Responsible new owners of puppies need to collect a wide range of information on pet care, including how to care for their health and see to their training needs in Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Wesley Chapel 33544 and Tampa 33647.
The owner of a new pup should make sure to pay attention to crate training and housebreaking.
Crate training teaches a puppy to feel comfortable while staying in a secure enclosed space without human supervision for a few hours, whether during the day or at night. This is important to keep the puppy safe whenever it has to be left alone at home. It also keeps the rest of the house safe from the puppy which will inevitably go exploring and will scratch and chew objects.
Housebreaking is just another name for puppy toilet training. The owner should teach the puppy to go only on a certain spot, either indoors or outdoors. To accomplish this, the puppy should be brought to that particular area at particular hours of the day.
The proper vaccination of a puppy at the right time is another very critical responsibility that the pet owner should comply with. An appropriate veterinarian should immediately be consulted as soon as the puppy is born or, alternatively, as soon as the puppy is received by the pet owner. Ensuring compliance with the required shots and their prescribed schedules will protect the puppy from distemper, parvovirus, rabies and heartworm.
The pet owner should also protect the puppy from fleas, ticks and other parasites that pose a danger to its health. A veterinarian should again be consulted on how to best prevent infestation or how to eliminate these pests if they are already present. It should be noted that many commercial repellents for fleas, ticks and other parasites that are available over the counter are toxic for puppies. Only a veterinarian can advise the pet owner on what is really safe for the pup.
Aside from health care, puppy obedience training is another major responsibility of the pet owner. This is important for the safety of the puppy and of the people it may come in contact with. A puppy should be taught how to socialize properly with other people and other dogs, as well as how to obey commands meant to keep it safe from harm and to prevent it from harming others. The value of such training will be most evident when the owner takes the puppy outside.
Most of all, it is crucial for the owner of a puppy to be able to find a reliable veterinarian in a well respected full service veterinary clinic or animal hospital in Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Wesley Chapel 33544 and Tampa 33647. The chosen veterinary clinic should have the capacity for emergency medical care as well as routine check ups, consultations, medical diagnostics and laboratory analysis. If at all possible, the chosen animal clinic should also be able to ably perform animal surgical procedures and laser surgery. Such an animal hospital should of course be expected to have all the necessary services for different types of pets such as dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, rodents, fish and rabbits.
If a puppy owner wants to have more peace of mind, it is best to choose a veterinary clinic that likewise offers pet boarding. This will come in handy if ever the pet owner needs to leave the pup for any reason.
There is nothing else a lucky puppy in Hillsborough County, Pasco County, Wesley Chapel 33544 and Tampa 33647 will ever need in terms of the best pet care if its owner learns all of the above information and more for its sake.
