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If new puppy is not eating:

1/2 cup puppy milk

1/2 boby rice cereal

1 whole jar Gerbers baby meat ( no Turkey)

1 tsp of any the followinng Karo, Maple syrup or honey

Keep for 3 days in a refrigrator

Feed puppy every 4 hours or as needed.


Males Vs Females:

All puppies are sweet, both males and females!  Who can say they are not the most adorable companions you could ask for?  For same reason, however, many times people have a pre-determined idea that female puppies are easier to train and exhibit less aggressive behavior than males, but in actually boys are just as easy.  If fact, female puppies are very independent and territorial and will often rule the roost.  Females will let you know who is boss right away and will try to establish dominance.  They are much more likely to fight with another female than a males is with another male.  Males are very playful, attentive, affectionate, and want to please you.  They are also motivated by food ( remember the way to love is through the stomach or something like that) and so males are quite easy to train.  Males love to play games and they are fun loving all their life.  Females, as they are, are a little more reserved.  While the independent spunkiness of the female is attractive, so is gentle, attentive, calmness of a male. 

One myth that need to be debunked is that males are always " humping " or lifting their leg to potty on everything.  But if a male is neutered early, he rarely exhibits these traits. In fact, boys who are neutered by 5 months of their age, usually don't ever raise their leg to potty. So when yoou considering a puppy, don't forget these boys.  They wil win your heart and keep it! 


Feeding Your New Puppy:

Our puppies and dogs eat Science Diet Small Bite Puppy or Dog Food.  Althought bringing your new puppy home is the most exciting day for you, it is not exciting for the puppy.  The puppy is leaving everthing that it has known, including its dam and litttermates.  Except your puppy go through a period of stress.  Signs of stress could include crying, refusal to eat, or loose stools.  Please give the puppy some time to adjust.  Please keep the puppy's new inviroment quiet and calm the first few days.  This will make the adjustment easier for the puppy and hasten bonding between you and your new puppy.  Treats are of Casea's can food, chicken jerky's and dental care rawhide.  We suggest that toys be of soft, that machine washable.