puppy care

Congrat's to you for adding such a fantastic addition to your family!

Here are some helpful hints for you the new owners;

Please don't feel bad.... Crating a puppy is a MUST while your gone! Although they may make a lot of noise, leave them in and ignore them...You will thank me when your house isn't distroyed while at the grocery store.

Don't let your puppy sleep in bed with you if it's possible, this can cause confusion to your dog on who is boss, Which is YOU....Give the dog a mat, or a crate. When its 175+ pounds you will not want to share blankets with him or her anyways!

Some Neo's go threw a fear period while maturing, typically during the dogs "teen" stage. Keep socializing and do not make a big deal of it, the dog will see that what ever is scaring it didn't scare you and move on. If you comfort the dog you will be telling the dog to fear it...So Don't!

This will pass as quickly as it comes give the dog time, do not baby the dog.

Keep your puppy lean, the dog will fill

out with time and age..Do Not Force more

weight on the dog to make it seem bigger.

Infact studies have been done that shows

a prolonged life on a dog that is kept on the

lean side, up to two more years!

At 3/4 months of age please switch your dog to adult

food. Due to the fast growth spurts with Neo's

most find that puppy food only makes this

worse and growth can become uneven, adult

food helps slow the growth process a bit.

Two vitamin's I strongly recommend putting

your dog on at the time of changing over to

adult food are;

Glucosamine with msm 1500 mg

Ester C 1000mg daily.

**If you find that the dog is suffering from

Pano (Growing pains) Contact me for a

different amount of vitamin's which can help! **

If possible do not start leash training till 4-6

months of age, infact I do not even snap a leash on

a dog myself till 6 months. I find starting this

training too early can have the opposite effect

then what most are looking for. Have the pup

follow you, this the dog is used to and it is

natural for the dog to understand.

Exercise the puppy, do not treat it like it is

made of glass. BUT if it is tired then do not

push it! Puppies need to sleep to grow properly.

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