Tips for raising a puppy
  1. Try to make a routine for your puppy as soon as you collect him.
  2. Ensure that you leave your puppy in its crate/room/kennel for short periods early on in its life to prevent separation anxiety at a later stage.
  3. Take your puppy out for short journeys in the car as soon as possible to prevent car sickness.
  4. It is extremely important that your puppy gets plenty of rest while he/she is growing. If you have children, an indoor crate or kennel is very useful.
  5. Enrol with a puppy socialisation class as soon as possible. Your vet may have details of classes or hold classes themselves. Through training we build a fantastic bond with our puppy. This is an ongoing process throughout the dog's entire life.
  6. Your puppy must NOT be over exercised and allowed to run free excessively in park or on beach or to jump (in and out of cars or over fences) until its hips are fully formed and grown at 12 months.
  7. Set boundaries for your dog and ensure the whole family adheres to doggie house rules.
  8. Groom your puppy from the moment you take him home so that it is a pleasurable experience for you both.
  9. ‘Remember, this is your puppy. Its education, safety and sanity are in your hands. It only takes a few days to ruin an otherwise perfect puppy’ (Dr Ian Dunbar)

   Health Issues
Hips for Hip Joint Dysplasia (HD) both parents
How: x-ray taken by a vet and the plates are forwarded for analysis and scoring at the British Veterinary Association.
When: after first birthday. Performed once in the dog's lifetime.
Where: Veterinary practices where radiographers are available.
Each hip scored separately, ideally the hip score should be fairly even. The perfect hip score is 0/0. The worst 53/53.

Elbows for elbow dysplasia both parents
How: x-ray taken by a vet and the plates are forwarded for analysis and scoring at the British Veterinary Association.
When: after first birthday.  Performed once in the dog's lifetime.
Where: Veterinary practices where radiographers are available.  Each elbow is scored separately.  The perfect elbow is 0/0.  Overall grade possible is a maximum of 3.

Eyes for Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) both parents
How: Eye examination.
When: After 4/6 months of age and then annually.
Where: By a veterinary ophthalmologist.
Skin for Sabaceous Adenitis (SA) in poodles only
How: Two small skin biopsies done in the midline near the shoulders.
When: After the second birthday and annually thereafter.
Where:  Your veterinarian can take the biopsies; these are then sent to a certified veterinary dermatopathologist.

Von Willebrand's Disease (vWd) in poodles only
How: Cheek swab sample or blood test.
When: Anytime after birth for DNA
Where: VETGEN for DNA, your own vet for blood test.

Our success in raising healthy, well socialised puppies started with the mother and father of the puppy. If the adults are not in optimal shape physically and emotionally the puppies they produce will not have the best start in life and many of the imperfections, whether emotionally or physically, will be passed down to the puppies as the mother displays her emotional traits to her puppies while raising them.
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