Health, Food & Care Info... Must read... to purchase.
WHAT COMES WITH MY PUPPY ?
1. A Health Guarantee for 1 year..... for genetic or hereditary problems.
Also a 10 day guarantee on any "clinical illness" with the exception of failure
to eat and drink on its own after moving (hypoglycemia). Clinically ill
means.... that your pup had to be left at the vets office overnight or for a few
days....because of an illness it came with. Our 1 year Health guarantee is for
Honorable customers that do not violate any of our requirements. For those who
violate our requirements they will only receive the state required 30 days for
genetic or hereditary problems and also a 10 day guarantee for disease.
2. A "Good Health Certificate" will also be given guaranteeing your pups health.
3. A copy of "Puppy Lemon Laws". We give you a copy of these laws so that you know..... that you have rights to a refund if there is something wrong with your puppy. Alot of people do *not know that puppy buyers have rights.
4. A Health Record is given to you. All of your pups shots and wormers will be on it. Date-of birth and the parents of your puppy will be listed on it as well. Also the Breeders/Sellers home address and home phone number will be on it. Also the amount you paid for your puppy and the date of purchase. *Your name, address and phone numbers will also be on your health record.
5. A two day bag of "Royal Canin Puppy food # 33 ".
6. A 4-6 ounce bottle of supplement/stress formula $11....info below.
7. A small ziplock bag of woodchips for your yard.
8. Information packet that includes...written/created by us. We know dogs !
A. How to housebreak B. How to crate train,
C. Most common occurences after getting a new puppy.
D. The difference between Toy breeds and Large breeds
E. A stress list for puppies moving from one location to another
F. A list of poisonous plants and foods, also famous dog quotes from famous people and the benefits of spaying and neutering and Funny dog jokes.
CAN I CHANGE MY PUPPIES NAME ?
Yes, your new puppy will learn it's new name the first day in your home.
DOES MY PUPPY COME WITH SHOTS & WORMERS ?
1st wormer Pyrantel or Nemex given @ 3-4 wks of age
2nd wormer Pyrantel or Nemex given @ 6 wks of age
3rd wormer Panacur given @ 8.5 wks of age.... some pups leave before this age and it has not been issued.
1st shot Neopar (3-day guarantee Parvo) is given @ 6 wks of age
2nd shot Galaxy-5 is given @ 8.5 wks of age
Their yearly Intratrac is given @ 6 wks of age.
please note...because they're many different breeders here at our site, dates can vary a little... but it will be listed correctly on your health record.
Do you understand that your pups still needs wormed one more time. Would it shock you.... if we tell you that we usually get one-two customers a month that gets upset cause they have to worm their dog one more time. Maybe they missed this paragraph ??
Also...your new puppy will still need further shots and a rabies shot ? This is normal when buying a new puppy.
If you are purchasing a puppy , You must purchase a bottle of supplement called L-CARN from *us at the same time as your puppy purchase. This will help you with your pups environmental change. Instructions will come with the supplement. This supplement is a $11.00 cost to you.
No Puppies are outside in a kennel, they are in our homes in a puppy playpen. No cages or crates are used! Playpens are 5 by 5 feet, in the shape of a square. (plenty of space for a litter of 4-5 small breed puppies). Playpens are two feet high and made out of metal with *no top or bottom. We put a tarp on the bottom and wrap up the ends and clip them on the ouside of the playpen. Inside the playpen we put woodchips for them to pee and poo on.
Puppies have never peed or pooed on newspapers, floors or carpets, cage or crate trays. Just their woodchips, which by the way is an outdoor smell...helps you house break faster. Newspaper by the way.... will stain your pups feet, coat and your floor when used for house breaking, it also smells bad when peed on. Pee pads are better, but taking your puppy outside alot .... is best.
Here is an example of the playpens we use. As you can see, their playpens are very roomy for playing & romping. We dont suggest you do it like this after you get your puppy. But it is a clean, easy way for breeders to raise a litter of pups in their home.
WE WILL GIVE YOU A SMALL ZIPLOCK BAG OF THESE WOODCHIPS. DUMP THE BAG IN ONE SPOT IN YOUR YARD. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR PUPPY OUTSIDE TO GO POTTY HE/SHE WILL SEE & SMELL THE WOODCHIPS & KNOW WHAT THEY ARE OUT THERE TO DO...GO POTTY !!
Leon's Pomeranians
The most valuable info we could share with you is listed below. A must read for purchase. ! ~ !
TOY BREED PUPPY ~ VERSES ~ BIG BREED PUPPY
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE ?? ?
When you bring home a new puppy, a Toy Breed puppy only weighs between 1 and 3 pounds at 8-10 weeks of age. Larger breeds will weigh 2-5 times more at the same age. Anything above Toy Breed would avarage 5-15 pounds at 8-10 wks. Why does this matter so much ???
When puppies move from one environment to another they do things like not eat and drink right away, or maybe a little less for as long as 1-4 days,.... or worse, not at all. It is perfectly natural for a dog/puppy to do this when moved from one home to another, its completely normal. But very dangerous for the puppy that only weighs 1-4 pounds. Larger breed puppies do not suffer dire consquences as fast as the Toy Breed puppies do. Its a weight issue. Its all about weight.
So, while A *Large Breed puppy may not send you to the vet with low sugar, lethargic weak behavior, a seizure, dehydration, kidney damage or failure, The Toy Breed Puppy you are thinking about buying just may.... if it chooses not to eat or drink when moved from our home to yours.
How common does this happen....
About 1 in 25 will stop eating and drinking all together.
About 86 % puppies will eat and drink just a wee little less over a period of 1-3 days...doing no harm.
About 1 in 10 puppies will not eat or drink enough, but still be eating and drinking on their own...just not enough. This is when you step in with a back-up plan...like the one we have listed below.
How long does it take to dehydrate a Toy Breed puppy ???? 8-16 hrs. Yep thats it !!! The less it weighs..the faster it happens.
So what can you do ?? There is no guarantee that you can
avoid this issue completely... but you can certainly take steps to help your
puppy make this environmental change as smoothly as possible without
complications. It does require a caring person to do so. If you aren't fond of
the idea of helping your new Toy Breed puppy eat manually or are the type to
just stand and do nothing about your new non-eating puppy...then you shouldn't be
considering a toy breed puppy. Go buy a bigger breed.
1. You must make sure your new puppy eats and drinks 4-8 times per day
depending on its weight and stomach size.
2. Make sure your puppy knows where its food and water bowls are and please
take the puppy to the bowls several times through out each day.
3. Have a heavy supplement bought and ready to use before your puppy arrives.
One that caters to Toy Breeds and environmental change. We do offer you the
L-carnitine vitamin which is an additional cost of $11. When its gone you can
either order more or buy a different brand of vitamin at your local pet
store.
4. Instead of just plain water, add clear (no food coloring) Pedalyte to your
pups drinking water. Make it half and half. Use a small bowl and change it
every morning. When your container of pedalyte is gone, you do not need to
purchase anymore.
5. Use Royal Canin puppy food #33 dry. Depending on your puppy's weight,
breed and stomach size you will be putting down between 1/4 cup and a 1/2 cup
every morning..it should last the entire day. Monitor how much the puppy is
eating. If the puppy eats it all...give it more. Do not mix anything with the
dry food.
6. Wet or soft food which comes in can, tray, and or pouch. Breeders
here
use Iams puppy in a can, puppy Cesar in the white tray, Beneful in the plastic
tupperware dish, Nutro puppy in the can, Mighty dog in the mini can,
Michaels
all natural in the mini can, and Cycle Natural radiance in the can. When
you
sign up for your puppy, the operator should tell you what type of wet
food your
puppy is currently eating. The reason why there are so many types is
because we
are all located in different areas, some of us in isolated areas and
what our
stores offer as far as wet food varies. When feeding wet food, it
should be
3-4 times per day, a puppy should eat about a teaspoon to a tablespoon
at each
serving depending on puppy size.... not heaping spoon fulls.
7. Cottage cheese. What a
wonderful food for toy breeds. Full of nutrition.
Tasty. Most breeders use cottage cheese when breeding. Cottage cheese is
sometimes the first meal a young puppy will be offered (around 4 weeks)
and its
not just for puppies but for the mothers too, before and after birthing.
Don't
buy fatfree cottage cheese. When feeding Cottage Cheese, it should
be
3-4 times per day, a puppy should eat about a teaspoon to a tablespoon
at each
serving depending on puppy size.... not heaping spoon
fulls.
8. Activia Yogurt...wow what a great invention !!!...a
pro-biotic yogurt
developed for intestines. Did you know that when humans feel stress and
suffer
from stress it is in our stomachs that we do so. But in dogs it is in
their
intestines that they feel and suffer from stress. Via.....ever notice
when you
bathe, blowdry, travel, go for a long run or walk, visit a vet, and a
groomer
that you puppy will get a little soft stool after wards. So it would
make sense
that Activia Yogurt is a very nice weapon to have when a puppy moves
from one
home to another and is enduring lots of stress whether from
environmental change
and or from transportation. So, if you get a stubborn puppy that does
not want
to eat and drink properly those first few days, you can manually feed
your new
puppy with a syringe. Just suck up the yorgurt with the syringe we
give
you and put the syringe in the front of
your pups mouth, (not the
side it will drip or pour out) just squeeze out the yogurt and since its
liquid
your puppy has no choice but to swallow. Make sure you hold the pup's
head in up
right position until it swallows it. Yogurt has everything that puppy
food has
so it can replace a meal if the puppy has missed a meal or has refused
to eat.
Usually two full syringes of yogurt will replace a meal along with 1/2
syringe
of water. Remember that we give you the syringe so you don't need to buy
one. If
after the first day your new puppy still doesn't want to eat full meals
you can
also purchase baby food, like chicken and rice or chicken and
vegetables, no
pasta please. Baby food in a jar, another food replacement that can be
manually
fed through a syringe. You cannot suck up dry dog food or wet food in a
syringe...... So Yogurt and baby food are your best weapons against hypoglycemia
when purchasing a new toy breed puppy. Other healthy enticing foods you
can give
your puppy are...boiled chicken, scrambled eggs, brown rice...no white.
Under no circumstances should you stand back and do nothing
about your
new puppy not eating and drinking enough that first week. You have
purchased a
toy breed, they cannot skip meals or continuously eat too little over a
period
of 2 or 3 days.
9. Keep your puppies stress level down. We have listed below a bunch of
things that cause puppies stress. Some of these things cannot be avoided, its
just part of a new puppies life
10. If you are doing delivery, Toni your delivery driver will check to see if
you have these foods. If you are doing pick up, you will have to show a receipt
showing the purchase of these
items. Also, if you are doing pick-up... you must bring along for your return
trip home, a cooler, ice, pedialyte, wet puppy food, Activia Yogurt, cottage
cheese, baby food, a blanket, paper towels, a towel and a crate. The breeder
will make sure you have all the correct supplies.
HOW BIG IS A TOY BREED PUPPY'S STOMACH
A 1 pound-2.5 pound
puppy needs to be fed 6-8 times
per day. It's stomach is the size of
a golfball, yes that's tiny huh ?. Not only can you NOT fit alot of food
in a
golfball, but it goes thru the food quickly, about 4 hours. It only
takes a 1
pound-2.5 pound puppy
to burn thru all of its food's nutrients and energy supply
in about 4 hours.
A 2.5 pound - 4 pound puppy
should eat about 4-5 times per day. A 2.5 pound - 4 pound puppy will
burn thru
their food nutrients and energy every 6 hours. A 2.5 pound-4 pound puppy
has a
lil bigger stomach, the size of a tennis ball.
We do not issue
pedialyte
to our puppies when on delivery route and also suggest for customers to
use the
first few days of the pup's new home because of dehydration. We ask you
to use
it because if your puppy does happen to eat and drink a little less
those first
2-4 days. The extra calories, sugar and electrolytes will make up for
that
little bit that the puppy missed and maybe save you from a trip to the
vets
office with a case of hypoglaucemia
PUPPY STRESS LIST....ITS REAL !!
IF YOUR PUPPY COULD SPEAK OUR LANGUAGE...THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD SAY STRESSES THEM OUT WHEN YOUNG AND MOVING OUT INTO THE BIG NEW WORLD. Did you know that when humans feel and have stress it is in our stomach that we suffer. When dogs feel stress it is in their intestines that they suffer.
1. CHANGE OF FOOD
2. A BIG HOUSE OR TOO MUCH AREA TO RUN FREE IN
3. IF WATER AND FOOD BOWLS ARE HARD TO FIND
4. YOUNG CHILDREN, THAT ARE BEING LOUD, RUNNING, GRABBING AND OVER HANDLING THE PUP.
5. LOUD NOISES, MUSIC, TRAFFIC, YELLING, ALOT OF PEOPLE AROUND, VACUMES, KITCHEN APPLIANCES
6. NEW SMELLS, SOUNDS, AND ENVIRONMENT
7. NOT ENOUGH FLOOR TIME...ALWAYS BEING HELD
8. ABUSE, HARSH PUNISHMENT
9. THIER FIRST VET VISIT, SALON APPT, DAYCARE, DOG PARK, STORE
10. SHOTS AND WORMERS.
11. SLEEPING ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME
12. MISSING THEIR LITTER MATES AND MOM
13. GOING UP AND DOWN STAIRS
14. OTHER DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS
15. BATHS, BLOW DRYERS
16. GOING TO WORK AND LEAVING YOUR PUPPY HOME ALONE
17. NEW COLLAR, NEW LEASE AND LEARNING TO WALK WITH THEM
18. A DIRTY ENVIRONMENT, A COLD ENIVIRONMENT, A TOO HOT ENVIRONMENT
19. NO PLACE TO SLEEP, NO BED, LEFT OUTSIDE.
20. FIRST TIME IN A CRATE OR CAGE, which it will be if you buy one of our pups. They will cry a little and sometimes a lot !!
21. GOING OUTSIDE FOR POTTY TIME WHEN ITS COLD.
COMMON OCCURRENCES
Our ratios of common occurrences. These ratios change depending on the season for instance....kennel cough rises in the summer due to air conditioning in vehicles and in our homes. Giardia and coccidia rises when we have more deliveries verses pick-up and during holidays when stress levels are higher for the puppies. The things listed below are normal for anyone who is breeding and transporting puppies.Of course they would be much higher if you were let's say buying from a large kennel or petstore.......We update our ratios due to different times of the year. For instance we deal with kennel cough in the spring and fall more than any other times due to the large difference in night and day tempature's in the spring and fall. So if you see our ratios change we are alerting you to our common occurrences and their rise and fall at different times of the year.
Kennel cough: 1 out of 20
puppies... above average !!
Uri: 1 out of 60 puppies... excellant !!
Walking
dandruff: 1 out of 80 puppies... excellant !!
Earmites: 1 out of 15
puppies... average !!
Coccidda: 1out of 15.... above average !!
Giardia: 1 out of 10... average !!
Below: very important stuff you should
read!~!
The stuff you are about to read is meant to be educational &
informative, So that more puppy buyers are aware that toy breed pups are
more
common known to deal with more puppy issues than larger breed
pups due to
lower weight. The issues below are definately part of breeding and
raising
puppies. Every breeder carries their own percentages of common
occurrences. You will find our groups to have low percentages compared
to pet
stores and large breeding kennels.... We do not refund for common
occurrences.
1...... Kennel cough:
Some of our pups will have ~or~ have had ~or~ can
still get kennel coug , Also know as uri. There's nothing we can do to
prevent
or stop this puppy kennel cough. It's sorta similar to preschool for
kids until
they are immune to their new environment they all share, They will catch
preschool colds. Its the same thing with puppies sharing the same area
of air
space, which they do when we deliver. If you have another dog in your
home.....
It hardly ever spreads to them. ( Just like preschool cold, your child
does not
give it to you.) Some vets will treat kennel cough with an antibiotic
& some
will say... That it will go away on its own in 2-3 weeks. Kennel cough symptoms
are the same as a human cold... runny nose, watery eyes, will last 3-5 days. Low
grade fever will last about 36 hours. Coughing and hacking last about
1-3 weeks
& coughing is the sympton that goes away last. The good news
is....Our group
only has a low percentage because we are in-home private breeders.
Usually pet
stores, large kennels, & puppy mills deal with a 70 % percent, that's
alot
of kennel cough!!! Sometimes after a puppy has been transported kennel
cough can
take an unexpected turn and turn into an upper respiratory infection, which is
worse and we would offer a refund if this be the case. How common is
it?...If
100 puppies have kennel cough, about 10 will turn into something worse.
That's
an honest ratio.
2...... Worms: Most of our pups usually only need one more
wormer after
arriving at their new home. We worm our pups two-three times before you
get your
new puppy. Your chosen vet should check for worms before issuing a
wormer. Why
worm your puppy if it does not have worms!! Remember that once your new
puppy
goes into new yards, sidewalks, dog parks, salons, vet offices, doggy
daycare,
and other areas where the pads of other dogs feet walk....You will have
to
continue to worm your doggy. Maybe twice a year, depending on where your
puppy
ventures
3....... Ears & Skin: Some of our pups will have ear mites, fleas, or
skin dandruff. Its common in kennels, pet stores & puppy mills but
more
common with small in-home breeders...Why?....Cause they have dog beds
&
blankets & dogs are going to the bathroom out in a yard....Verses in
a cage
or on concrete flooring in a kennel, pet store. About 10% of our pups
will have
this..If you lyme dip your puppy/dog twice a year will will keep
everything off
your dog skin except fleas. If your puppy has ear mites....You can buy ear mite
medicine for $4-$8 at petco, petsmart, walmart, or similar place that
sells pet
supplies. Lyme dip you can buy on-line or from your vet's office. Toy
breed pups
that have long coats, hair, or heavy long ears will need to be cleaned
often
& checked for ear mites, especially if your dog shares a house with
cats.
Some of the breeders here do have cats. Why can't we treat fleas and ear
mites
before the pups leave?? Mommy doggy can't have any flea medicine on her
while
nursing. Pups
can't have it on them while the litter is still together in their
playpen, playing, chewing, and biting on each others neck area. They
must be
treated after the litter has separated and gone into their new homes.
Please be
careful using flea medicines on the back of your puppy's neck. Use the
proper
weight application. If the application says up to 10 lbs and your pup
weighs 3
or 4 pounds... don't use the whole application, use 1/3 instead. If you
purchase
ear mite meds, shampoos and flea meds, dips from your vets office. You
will be
paying 4 times more. If you allow them to apply it to your puppy instead
of you
doing it yourself, you will pay for it... Sometimes a vet wont tell you
until
you get to the counter to pay. You can buy all these products in a pet
store or
off line. Things you should have in your home related to doggy care if
your
choose to own a dog.... ear mite medicine, ear solution & cleanser
and also
a ear drying powder. All of these things can purchase at your local pet
store or
off-line pet store . We have on-line pet stores listed on our link page.
4.....Giardia: What is it? Its a protozoan or type of
parasite-bacteria
that comes from well water, spring water or transport. Its is common
when you
choose to buy and transport a new puppy. The symptoms are runny or soft
stool
and sometimes will have drops of blood in their stool. Panacur & or
Flagyl-Metrozinole will rid your pup of it. About 20 % of our pups get
it. If
left untreated for more that a month, It can cause anemia. It is common
among
everyone who breeds puppies, small or large kennels & small in-home
breeders
& anyone that transports dogs and puppies. About 70% of adult dogs
in the
united states carry giardia in their intestines. Giardia wakes up when
stress is
present. Metro is the best medicine to clear it up and we do not
reccommend anything else. Ask a vet for it. It is not expensive. Do not
buy a
puppy here and have it transported if you think you might get upset
about this
giardia.. Its common, Its easy to treat.
5....Coccidia: What is it? It is a type of protozoan that
comes from
stress & is located in the intestines of dogs. It causes diarrhea ,
&
bloody stool. If left untreated , it will also cause vomiting, fever,
lethargy,
and dehydration. Environmental changes & stress will cause your
puppy to get
this coccidia protozoan. Cocci wakes up when stress is present. about 20
% of
our pups will get coccidia. Pay attention to your pups stool. It can
develop
immediately or sometimes as much as two weeks after you get your puppy.
Clear
pedialyte, yogurt, acai juice {pure} will help with the situation if
your pup
gets it or has it. The medicine that clears up this coccidia is called
"Albon".
Any vet's office will have it. It is not expensive. after giving Albon
to the
pup, it's stool will start to clear up immediately. Within days you will
see
improvement. Coccidia is really no big deal unless it goes unnoticed. It
is
extremely common in puppies moving from one location to another
or being
transported. About 90% of toy breed puppies in the United States treated
for
this by a vet has moved from one home to another. Do not buy a puppy
from here
and have it transported if you think you might get upset about this
Cocci. Its
common, Its easy to treat.
6. We have given you this information to be helpful and upfront.
Please
understand that all breeders deal with these matters at one time or
another. if
you are the type of buyer that will read this over, buy a puppy and then
get
upset with us later on about one of these subjects, We would rather you
not
purchase a puppy from us or from any of the breeders on our site. Or any
breeder
at all, its not fair to dog breeders.
Sorry, other breeders
websites you
have been to does not have all this info. It doesn't mean that they do
not deal
with it, It means they aren't educating you about common occurrences.
Usually
cause of fear. That you maybe not buy a puppy from them. We have no
fear, It
doesn't matter if you buy a puppy from us or not. What matters to us is
that we
educate and be honest about breeding puppies and common occurrences that
happen
when doing so. There is a good chance that some of you have already
purchased a
puppy from, elsewhere in the past and have dealt with one of these
common
occurrences already. Let's hope you didnt reem your breeder for it
:)
We offer a 1 yr guarantee on hereditary and genetic
health to
customers that do not harass us about common occurrence or ask us for a
refund
for silly things like these common occurrences. We will honor this one
year
guarantee as long as you do not display any bad or rude behavior towards
us and
also follow all our requirements listed on page three. So, honorable
customers
get a one year guarantee on their puppy's health for genetic or
hereditary
problems that need to be repaired. Refund cannot exceed the cost of the
puppy.