Coming Home
Congratulations on your new puppy! When you arrive home with your puppy be calm and place him/her
on the kitchen floor. Sit with your puppy and allow for exploring. If you have small children make sure they sit calmly and
allow puppy to come to them. Never chase the puppy. Offer a soft toy if pup play bites. Place newspapers in tray and show
puppy. Your puppy is a BABY and it is up to you to learn the signals for needing to potty. Offer food and water. When puppy
seems tired place in crate and close door. Turn on sound machine or place ticking clock very near. If puppy cries allow some
time for self calming, if puppy continues to fuss try taking potty then hold for a few minutes. Repeat crate time. If you
allow puppy to cry it should learn to settle down in crate and sleep. Puppy may have one or two accidents in crate, but should
soon be able to hold it for up to 4 hours. As soon as pup wakes, take pup to the potty spot. Praise! After
pup is 12-14 weeks it can hold it for about about 6 hours. I use an animal water bottle attached to the crate for
supplemental water. Always keep plenty of fresh water for puppy when out of the crate. Your puppy will sleep about 75% of
the time at first. Puppy should eat 3 times a day, and be playful when awake.
It will take about 3 days for your puppy to adjust to coming home. You will see the personality
of your puppy coming to life. Have fun! Play biting is normal but must be discouraged. Give a soft
toy when play biting. Use a firm "no" then offer toy. Always monitor your puppy. Puppies will chew anything as well as eat
unsafe objects. Be sure to secure cords, buttons and any small toys. When the puppy starts
to potty, calmly place on papers and praise. When an accident happens react calmly with a "no" and place puppy on papers while
praising. Absorb with papers and place the soiled papers on the tray. The scent will help train the pup to use the papers
or outdoor potty area.
A crucial step is to teach your precious bundle what you expect in a firm loving manner. Find reliable
training information on raising small dogs. Also feel free to e-mail me for tips and talk. Bichons
are gentle souls. Training them properly is essential to a long, happy relationship with your new pet.
I hope this basic stater information is helpful. E-mail with specific questions and I will do my
best to help you.
Your New Puppy will be eating Life's Abundance Top Quality Dog Food. I have shopped
extensively for the best dog food. Human Grand ingredients. No Fillers, No by-products. Many dogs have allergies to beef,
wheat, corn etc. that may cause skin problems. Cavachons thrive on high quality, nutritious food. All puppies come with
a starter pack of this food for a healthy start. Click the link on the Food and More page to order you food BEFORE puppy comes
home. Use the Auto Ship option to save money. You can change or cancle autoship at any time so start with this
optioin for a discounted price. Please visit the section on pet food!
