Puppy Care.
A new puppy is a wonderful addition to your family and they bring so much joy and happiness.The Shih Tzu puppy is one of the cutest and hardiest of the small breeds and they are easy to take care of as long as you know what to expect ahead of time.
Shih Tzu's need lots of love and attention to truly thrive if you work all day and leave your Shih Tzu alone for long periods of time they may become depressed. If there can't be someone at home with your dog a big stuffed animal can keep it company just get one without eyes or plastic parts on them as puppies love to chew and they could choke. Remember a Shih-Tzu puppy is just like a baby they don't know any better until their brain starts to age and your training kicks in along the way. Shih-Tzu's are fast at learning commands just by a resonating firmness in your voice for "no", or "stop that" they seem to respond to the "EE" sound so if you name them something with e in their name they will respond faster and listen more when responding to a command where you incorporate their name.
Make sure you have plenty of rawhide bones around for during the teething stage as they tend to chew at wooden furniture. You can easily train them to stop doing this by introducing them to the bone each time they start to go after the furniture reprimanding them with your voice firmly. Shih-Tzu's are smart they learn fast. Puppy pads are one way to train your new puppy from not urinating all over the house and on the rugs where permanent stench can ruin your sense of well being, dogs are drawn to the puppy pads and you can train them to use them by putting them in the middle of the pad before they begin to urinate you will know this because puppies tend to run around or go in circles just before they are about to do this.
It is important to keep the hair out of your Shih Tzu's eyes for the hair around the face tends to grow faster than the body. Keeping their eyes clean is essential as well, take a clean cloth or ideally cotton wool wet with warm water and gently clean your dog's eye area careful not to poke their eye or press too hard repeat with clean wet towel two the three times for each side and comb until all dirt is wiped away Shih-Tzu's have sensitive eyes so this will help to keep them clean and healthy.
It is a good idea to get them spayed 6 months to a year old only because females have a tendency to develop cysts and spaying helps to alleviate this and also you dont want any unplanned pregnancys.
Food should be free of preservatives, you can even make your own dog food consisting of 75 percent pure lean meats and 25 percent vegetables like peas, celery, carrots mixed in. My dogs love Eukanuba puppy biscuits this is a complete food, i leave this in a dish for them to graze on throughout the day, then at 5pm they share a packet for Prize Choice Mince or some home cooked meat, just make sure they also eat their dry food every day for they will get their nutrition from that as well and it is good for their teeth.
Play catch with your pet for Shih Tzu puppies love to run and chase after cuddly small stuffed animals. Taking them for regular walks is good exercise as well, just be careful at dog parks for there are a lot of parasites that your dog can easily pick up. Make sure they have had all their vaccinations first. With proper care it is easy to take care of your new puppy they are easier to take care of than real babies and so if you would rather have a fur baby a Shih-Tzu is a good alternative! With love, proper care and exercise, your Shih Tzu will thrive.
WORMING
Weaned puppies should be wormed every 2 weeks until 12 weeks of age. Then every month until
6 months of age when they can then be treated as adults which is every 3 months.
Your puppy will be fully wormed upto 8 weeks of age so make sure the 10 week worming is done.
I use Panacur worming syrup either from the vets or now you can buy it from pet shops such as Pets@Home and also lots of online sites, so on your visit for their first vaccination pick some up so you have it to hand or let the vet worm him/her.
You will receive a worming card from me that you can make a record of dates so you don`t forget when worming is due and you can also take the card along to your vets when you go for injections so your vet can see when your puppy was last wormed and when next due.
Remember i am always here 24/7 if you ever need any help with your little Furbaby
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