Successfully Preparing New Puppies for New Homes

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As the breeder you should handle puppies often to get them comfortable to human touch. Getting them started on grooming is another excellent way of preparing new puppies for their new homes. In this article you will find a few tips for puppy new home preparation.

Start with nail care. Nail care is usually a huge challenge for many new puppy owners. You might even gift your new owners with a pair of nail trimming scissors. Most puppies receive their first nail trim from their breeder as early as just a few days old to prevent sharp nails from scratching mom's belly as they nurse. As a new puppy owner remember to check your puppies nail growth weekly and give them a trim. You will need to have on hand some nail blood clotting powder just in case you cut too close and a little blood appears, sometimes this blood can seem like a lot and is scary to new owners. Quickly apply some pressure with your clotting powder and all should return to normal. Try not to cut too close to the quick of the nail to avoid this problem. Usually you can see solid white material to cut and stop cutting when you see "pink" area of the nails as this is the part that will bleed.

For new owners always keep grooming sessions short so you don't overwhelm your new puppy. Teach new puppies to look forward to grooming sessions by providing them treats directly after a successful short grooming session. As time goes on you can make these sessions longer to suit your grooming needs. At first, just use a few brush strokes, then quickly hand them a nutritious treat. Life's Abundance treats are an excellent choice for this training. Try them all and see which ones your new puppy prefers. You can depend upon Life's Abundance products to add high quality nutritional treats to supplement puppy's diet.

Check puppy's ears and keep them clean. If there are hairs growing inside the ears, keep these hairs plucked out with normal tweezers and some ear powder. Just sprinkle the ear powder inside the ear; this will make holding onto the hairs easier.

Take time for your puppy to play around in the bath tub water and on grooming tables. Provide them with favorite toys and end sessions with a favorite treat.

Now is the best time to start puppies wearing collars and leashes. Just apply the collar and leash and let them drag it around under your supervisor. Once they get use to having the gear on, pick up the leash and encourage them to follow you. Use your treats as rewards at end of sessions. Soon you will have taught your new puppy to walk on a leash and you will enjoy many hours together on nature walks.

If you follow these suggestions you will start out on a good note with  your new puppy and will start to bond with them in a very special way.