Our Puppy Calendar Plan

Our Puppy Calendar Plan with preventative and prophylactic  measures looks like this.

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Week 0

• Puppy birth: June 19

Week 1 - 2 -  3

• Feeding puppies with prepared milk supplement, as mother's milk alone is often not enough.

• Regular cleaning of puppies, massaging, nail trimming, etc.

• The first two weeks (from the 3rd to the 16th day), when the puppies' eyes and ears have completely opened, will be carried out:

  • Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS), which is a special sensory stimulation of puppies that improves a puppy's ability to cope with stress later in life by affecting the endocrine system and creating stronger resilience to stressors.

  • Early Scent Exposure (ESI) involves introducing puppies to a variety of scents early on, which helps puppies develop their sense of smell and build self-confidence.

Weeks 3 - 6

• From the age of three weeks, puppies will begin to be accustomed to special puppy food and eating and drinking from a bowl.

• From the age of three weeks, regular (every 14 days) preventive deworming of puppies and mother (because the mother is included in the same cycle).

• Puppies will be started to be trained to go to the puppy toilet.

• The gradual socialization of puppies and their familiarization with different situations, objects, sounds, people, etc. will continue.

• The puppies will be introduced to a specially designed puppy playground, various toys and activities according to their age and physical abilities.

Week 4 - 5

• Around this time we could plan to start welcoming guests.

Week 6

• Immunization of puppies or first vaccination. Puppies at this age are vaccinated against:

  • Canine Distemper Virus;

  • Canine Parvovirus Enteritis;

  • Infectious Canine Hepatitis.

• Along with vaccination, the puppies will be microchipped and will receive European Union vaccination passports.

• The puppies will be registered with the Latvian Agricultural Data Center (LDC).

Week 7

• Around day 49, puppies will be given the Volhard Puppy Attitude and Temperament Test. This test is used to assess a puppy’s suitability for a variety of owners and activities. It includes 10 tests that assess different aspects of a puppy’s temperament, including social attachment, following ability, restraint, and sensitivity to touch, sound, and sight. The test is designed to help breeders find the best family for each puppy that best suits their individual temperament.

• Puppies will be identified by microchips, their passports will be issued and they will be registered in LDC.

• Around this time we could plan a return visit and get to know the puppies.

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Week 8

• Puppy first immunization - vaccination, in which puppies will be vaccinated against:

  • Canine Distemper Virus;

  • Canine Parvovirus Enteritis;

  • Canine Infectious Canine Hepatitis caused by Adenovirus Type 1;

  • Canine Respiratory Disease caused by Canine Parainfluenza Virus and Adenovirus Type 2

  • Leptospirosis (Leptospira interrogans canicola, Leptospira interrogans icterohaemorrhagiae)

• Eye examination of the each puppy of the litter performed by certified veterinary ophtalmalogist.

• Representatives of the kennel club will come to visit to act the litter, i.e. to look at the litter, evaluate each puppy and write up the documentation of the puppies and the litter, which is related to the puppies' pedigrees and registration in the Latvian Cynological Federation's studbook. Each puppy will have a "puppy card" created by the club, which will then be handed over to the new owners.

Week 9

• From the full 9 weeks of age, one week after 8 week vaccination and puppy screening, the puppies will be able to start going to their new homes.
   

To new puppy parents/owners we will give a future plan with preventive measures and recommendations, and will always help with questions. :)

And, of course, we will take lots of pictures and videos throughout the puppies' growth, which we will share and tell you how the little ones are doing. :)