| Kanine Kisses ~ Helpful Information |
Click here for valuable new puppy tips and information. Food and Supplements: We feed all our dogs Nutro Natural Choice. The adults get Lamb and Rice Small Bites and the pregnant females, lactating females and puppies get Chicken, Rice and Oatmeal Puppy Formula. Click below for more information. We have personally researched and tried many brands of dog food. We have found Nutro products to be excellent for all our dogs and have been extremely happy with it. Our dogs and puppies are free-fed which means they have dry food available to them at all times. If you continue to feed in this manner, experts say that this will help alleviate a dog's chances of over-eating and becoming over-weight later in life. All our dogs beginning at 8 weeks of age receive a daily supplement of "Omega 3 Plus" - an Omega 3 fatty acid supplement. This aids in healthy coat, teeth and skin. Our pregnant and lactating females receive Thomas' Veterinary Holistic Health "Whelp Help" as well the breeding bitch vitamin supplement. These are natural herbal and vitamin supplements to aid in pregnancy, lactation and delivery of healthy puppies. Wormer and Vaccinations: All our puppies are given de-wormer every two weeks. Up until 6 weeks, they are given Nemex-2. After 8 weeks, they are given Safe-guard and Ivermectin for Heartworm prevention. After 12 weeks, they are wormed on a once-a-month schedule. Our adults are wormed each month with Safe-guard and Ivermectin for Heartworm prevention. Each puppy receives a 5 way vaccination at 6, 9 and 12 weeks. At 12 weeks, they are also vaccinated for rabies. Our adult dogs are vaccinated for rabies and given the 5 way shots once a year in March. Products We Use and Reccomend: Chews and Treats: Greenies and Nutro treats. Goat and cow hooves and bbq'd cow femurs. Gross, I know, but they love them! Grooming Supplies: Andis professional clippers - if you get a Schnauzer or any dog who requires coat clipping - these are priceless to you! They are worth the extra money and will save you so much time. A good pin brush with natural bristles on one side and pin brush on the other. Fine toothed comb. Curry Comb. Pointed end scissors. Any brand of ear cleaner and cotton balls. Finger toothbrush. Biogroom Flea Shampoo Oster Show White Whitening Shampoo Tomlyn Nova-Pearls Dry Skin Shampoo with Salycilic Acid Housebreaking supplies: Puppy pads Enzyme Odor Eliminator - "Kids 'n' Pets" from Walmart is great. Puppy Specific: Nutri-cal - for toy or very small puppies to help with hypoglycemia. Cottage cheese in case they're picky about eating. Small infant nail trimmers. Puppy pads. I reccomend buying a pack of cheap hand towels to use as bedding. That way you have several of them to wash and have on hand in case of potty accidents. Water bottle for outside of crate. It works well to have fresh water available that your puppy can't play in or knock over inside his cage. Bowl that attaches to inside of crate or "coop cup" (used in bird cages) for food inside the crate. Beds: We use inexpensive cat litter pans with micro-fiber blankets inside. It is very easy to wash the blankets often and disinfect the pan. |
