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Congratulations on the purchase of your new puppy. Your puppy has been raised with love and affection and will give
you many years of happy companionship.
FEEDING
A well-fed puppy is a happy puppy. The following diet is a suggested guide only to the feeding of your new baby and of
course may be added to as you discover items your puppy may particularly enjoy. Remember that as in humans a
varied diet is important with no particular item in excess.
At the time of purchase your puppy has been on 3 meals per day, small but often being the best way to go. Try and
keep feed times as regular as possible while at the same time working around your own lifestyle.
The above meals have basically consisted of one of the following, taking care to alternate these items:
Dried Food –
Royal Canin (Mother and Baby,small puppy breed in the sky blue bag). Most puppies enjoy them dry however for
variety they can also be soaked in hot water to soften and allowed to cool. A little grated cheese or raw mince may
also be added to enhance the taste. There are many brands of dried dog food on the market and the quality varies
tremendously. Always make sure that puppy has access to clean water as dried food makes him very thirsty.
Chicken hearts (cooked or raw) and sheep hearts (raw). You will need to cut the sheep hearts into small pieces and
the chicken hearts into at least halves. Don’t feed either of these until puppy is at least 4 months old as they can cause an upset stomach, introduce very slowly to their diet.
Chicken Necks – your puppy will love these, after the age of 4 months, feed raw and chopped into 1 cm pieces, only feed this about once or twice a week as they can cause constipation if fed too often.
Fresh Meat – Your puppy has enjoyed fresh meat warmed in the microwave, or cooked if you prefer. Small amounts of gravy beef or chuck steak once or twice a week is ideal (diced). I usually wait until rump steak is on special and “buy up” as it is often cheaper than gravy beef or similar. Introduce slowly as can cause an upset stomach in some dogs. We generally make it a rule that once or twice a week when puppy has raw meat a calcium supplement is added (Calipup or similar). This is best obtained at your vet or pet shop – add
about a quarter of a teaspoon (mixed well in). Well cooked liver in moderation is also enjoyed by most puppies.
Chicken – Puppy also loves his chicken in his time with us – I usually buy large quantities of chicken breast when it is on special and slice and cook in the air frier.  Also dice and fry and add cooked rice, In fact chicken and rice cook-up has been the stable diet of your puppy in his first few months of life.
Dog Biscuits – Small puppies find these a little difficult to deal with, however as time goes by puppy will enjoy
these more and more and in fact by the time he is an adult you will probably only be giving him a couple of biscuits
for breakfast. There are many brands on the market, experiment a little until you find his preferred choice. We feed
our adult dogs “Pedigree Meaty Bites” they really like the “with Chicken” flavour and others such as “Tux” dog
biscuits (Small breed)  because of their superior nutritional value. Other preferred brands include “Bonny” and “Pal”.
Dog Rolls – Do not feed any type of dog roll until puppy is at least 12 weeks as they may cause loose motions
in a youngster. However good quality dog rolls supply further variety for puppy as he gets older. We find our older
dogs love the “Possyum” and “Chunky” brands, in fact these are the only 2 we use. These do not need to be kept in the fridge until opened. Don’t feed this type of dog roll too late at night (we generally feed at about 3 pm) as they are extremely dry and puppy will drink a tremendous amount of water after his meal.
Grated or sliced cheese – great for a snack and rich in calcium.
Tined Food – When puppy is small the tinned food I find they enjoy the most is a cat food “Fancy Feast” always the “Classic Pate” and it come in many flavours but avoid the fish flavours.
Many other items that baby will enjoy include a beef brisket bone to chew on, rabbit (all bones removed) and just
about anything that you enjoy for dinner. Always ensure puppy has access to clean water.
Warning : do not feed any of the following : pigs ears or rawhide, chop, chicken, fish or rabbit bones.
As your puppy gets older, gradually reduce the number of meals per day so that at adulthood he is on just biscuits (a
couple of Tux/Bonny/Eukanuba) in the morning and a more substantial meal at night.
House Training
The golden rules in house training your puppy are Always take him outside to the grass the moment he wakes from his nap etc
Always take him outside after each meal Keep puppy reasonably confined for the first month or two at night – for instance sleep him in a large travel case or purpose built box with his blanket etc.
Always take him outside to the toilet immediately before putting him to bed
Use the same encouraging words when taking him out to the toilet (eg “go wee-wees”) and praise him when goes
During the day take him out at regular intervals, at least every hour or so for the first 3-4 weeks
Try not to growl when he has an “accident” (at least not for the first few weeks)
When trying to get him to go don’t play with him until he has gone to the toilet.
Many owners try to house train their puppies onto newspaper, we have found it more successful to train directly onto
grass. However it is advisable to leave a few sheets of newspaper on the floor for puppy.
Fleas
There are several brands of flea control on the market which are available from vets or pet shops. The ones we prefer
are either “Advocate” or “Frontline”. Some brands cover worm treatment as well. While rather expensive, it really does
work and one application lasts about 3 months
There are new ones on the market each year, just watch that they don’t upset him if it’s a pill.
Vaccinations
At the time of purchase of your puppy at about 9 weeks, he will have had one vaccination and for a strong immunity
against diseases it is imperative that a full programme of vaccinations is completed. Your puppy is due for another
vaccination at 12 – 13 weeks and then annually. As your puppy’s immunity is not particularly strong until at least two
weeks after his 2nd inoculation, it pays to be on the cautious side and keep him confined to your own property with
limited exposure to other dogs.
Worming
Most flea applications now cover for worming as well however should you decide to use one that does not provide this
service it will be necessary to worm puppy regularly throughout his life. A suitable worming regime is as follows:
Up to 6 months of age…………….worm monthly
6 months onwards………………….worm
every 4 –6 months
The best worming products are obtained from your vet, we use MIlbemax, follow his advice on what to use.
We hope that you enjoy your new puppy, should you have any queries or problems please do not hesitate to contact
us. Please remember that your puppy can be returned any time up 7 days after purchase no questions asked and full
refund will be given as long as pup is in good health and well cared for. Vet check may be required before any refund
is made. After this time if you can no longer keep him/her we will still take him/her back and rehome.
CHEAT SHEET:
Although most of this is else where on our website we have added it all together for quick reference.

GOLDEN CAVOODLES CHEAT SHEET FOR NEW OWNERS.

Congratulations on your new family member, your puppy has been raised with love and kindness. Below are a few tips to help your new family member feel safe and loved.

1st off, the next few days are your puppies worst days of their life’s, they have lost their mother and siblings and everything is strange and smells different, their “care person” is a stranger and sometimes there are noisy little people running after them.

Normally there are 2 types of puppies, those that don’t bat an eye and fit in, eat, sleep and poop well from day one and those that take a few days to settle in.

Those with puppy number one are very lucky and the envy of everyone else!

But with puppy number two, his whole world has fallen apart, he will take longer to settle and to eat normally again. Most of what is below is for owner’s of puppy number two.

FOOD

We provide a small bag of kibble, this is Royal canin mini starter, this is NOT puppies stable diet, it is a snack food, normally made available for puppy over night. You can use it as one of his 3 feeds a day if he will eat it. Half a cup is considered a meal. Feel free to mix it with other food or perhaps soak it in hot water then mix. For the other 2 meals he can be given a range of other foods.

Roast chicken ( your go-to food if puppy isn’t eating)

Grated cheese as a snack

Royal Canin wet food (puppy) comes in sachets

Chunky (original) dog roll or Wag (garlic and rice) dog roll (cut up small and make sure water is available afterwards)

Cooked chicken mince and rice (wonderful food for any age)

Chef cat food Fine Cuts sachets

Oscar cat food sachets

Red meat such as chuck steak or gravy beef diced

Jimbo’s Chunkers (comes in 3 flavors, they seem to prefer the Kangaroo and Vegetable).

When puppy is about 5 months old you can introduce him to raw chicken necks, chopped up into one cm pieces. They usually love this food, only give once a week as it can make puppy a bit constipated.

At any stage you can start giving puppy part of what you eat as well along the lines of meat and vegetables, they will eat it if they want to, if not it’s not a bother.

Your puppy may only pick at his food for a few days, don’t panic, he will eat when he feels like it and will not starve. This is where the roast chicken comes it.  If he is one that doesn’t eat right off then don’t expect him to toilet much. Sometimes even just the stress of a new home can make your puppy a bit loose, normally nothing to worry about and things will improve once he starts eating properly again.

We do not recommend a straight dry food diet, no matter what your vet says, they make a huge profit on selling you dry foods. Remember we have bred your puppy  and as his breeder know what is best for him.

NIGHT TIME.

PLEASE DONT LOCK YOUR BABY IN A CRATE, this will only terrorize them. We recommend,  yes have a crate and attach a puppy play pen to the sides of the crate or you can get a round puppy play pen from Kmart and sleep puppy in that. You should have enough room for his bed, water, plate of kibble and a pee pad or newspaper.  If using a crate have his bed in here so it becomes his safe zone to sleep and make sure the door stays open. This is what your puppy has been used to. Sometimes no matter how comfortable you had made puppy he may still cry a little for a few nights. This is natural. Do you let puppy cry? Normally we don’t, we will get up and toilet him outside and them put them straight back to bed.

TOILET TRAINING.

Your puppy was well on the way to toilet training when he left us, regular outside toilet stops are best, when taking puppy outside to toilet don’t, play or even talk to puppy except to say “go pee pee” or what ever words you want to use, try not to even look at them, just keep saying “go pee pee, go pee pee” when u see him go, then it’s time to clap your hands and tell him what good puppy he is. Also you can start saying his name at these times, “Harry, go pee pee” it’s amazing how quick they learn they names when said a lot.

Puppy’s normally poop and then pee, but make sure you give them time for both. Regularly is the key.

Remember, we are your puppies first parents, if you have any worries please contact us first.

Monty 021111 3021.