Grooming and food advice for your puppy


Fur: It’s important that you start practice to brush your new little puppy, soon after he/she has been used to you and the new family members. You have to train the puppy to lie on the back in your knee. This will make it easier for you to brush the fur especially in the armpit and groin. Try to brush the fur once a day and it is usually easier in the evening when the puppy is tired.
After the puppy is accustomed to be brushed, every two or three days is enough. If you brush the puppy less often, mats could occur rather quickly especially in the armpits and groins and under the ears.
Begin to brush the paws and work your way up along the legs. Continue under the stomach and up to the back. Place the puppy on the back and brush the armpits and groins. Finally, do the head, ears and back. When you are done with the brush, unravel any remaining mats carefully and use the comb and never cut them since it takes a long time for the fur to grown out again. Always use a steel comb. Give the puppy a bath once a month and be sure always to use a mild shampoo, for example “Fluffy Puppy – shampoo”. When the Puppy is 6 month old, you have to use a conditioner too. Dry the puppy with a hair dryer. When the puppy is 7 months old, it will loose the puppy-fur, and at this time it’s usually difficult to keep the fur in a nice condition and mats will occur frequently if you don’t brush and comb it every day. The fur will be like this until the puppy is about 14-months of age after which the fur will be easier to maintain in a good condition.

Ears: You have to remove fur from the inside of the ears by pulling it away.

Teeth: It’s recommended to brush the teeth twice a week. Use a regular baby toothbrush and a toothpaste for dogs. I recommend dog treats, no cookies and sweets; it´s not good for the teeth.
It is also very important to give the puppy rawhide treats, which are good for the teeth. It’s also important that the puppy has a couple of toys to play with.

Claw: Cut the claws every second week. You have to look carefully on each claw so you don’t cut the quick. If that happens, don’t comfort the puppy! The puppy will learn that cutting claws is something unpleasant, which could give you a hard time when you try to cut them in the future.

Trimming: You only have to trim the fur using a scissors are around the anus and for the paws. The paws have to be trimmed also between the foot pads. You can also use a Groomer for a "puppy cut", it’s convenient.
 

Good shopping for your little puppy.
www.petedge.com / USA
www.ryanspetsupplies.com / USA
www.petsupplyhouse.com / Canada


Coton de Tuléar with Wolfgang Knorr, a very good book about our breed. This book + this things below, also comes with the puppy:
1)Brush,
2)Comb,
3)Clipper for the claw- Doggy Man.
4)Shampoo: BIO GROOM- Fluffy Puffy
5)Conditioner:BIO GROOM-Silk créme Conditioning Rinse.

 


De-worming: The puppies have all been de-wormed when they are 7 weeks old.

Shots: The puppy had one shot after 7 weeks. The puppy will need to have 3 more shots: after 10, 13, and 17 weeks of age.

Socialization: is important for the Puppy. If you join a puppy-class, your puppy will have good opportunities to meet other dogs.

 



              
I give my Cotons  Nature's Variety

Begin with two table spoons of dry food, tree times a day and increase the amount as the puppy grows. Free feeding during puppy hood is not recommended.  Allow about 15 minutes for your puppy for eating the food and then remove remaining food until the next meal. After a couple of feedings the puppy will realize that it needs to eat while the food is there.

If the puppy is very eager when the food is served and eats very quickly, it is probably time to increase the amount, of the food.

When your puppy is about 3½ - 4 months old he/she just needs 2 meals a day. You can give him/her a dog biscuit in the middle of the day.
T
he adult dog should eat twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

Raw frozen diet  Nature's Variety

  

Always fresh water!!!

With this food you don't get any yellow spot on your lawn!






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