Puppy Program Guide

Times below are approximate.

01 Week Old

  • ENS & Weigh daily
  • Supplements

02 Weeks Old

  • ENS
  • Loud Noise Exposures
  • Deworming

03 Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Designated potty area
  • Loud Noise Exposures
  • Try water to see if they lap
  • Puppy shake 1x a day (remove Mom during mealtime)

04 Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Open door crate training in toddler area
  • Place puppies in toddler kennel during the day and return to kennel with box at night
  • Poultry Waterer
  • 2x potty trays, depending on litter size
  • Remove extra whelp blankets (closer to 5 weeks)
  • Puppy shake 2 times a day, mush 1 time a day (remove Mom during day, return at night)
  • Deworming

05 Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Larger playing area
  • Sponge bath
  • Remove whelping box
  • Soaked kibble (remove Mom during day, return at
  • night)
  • Vax

06 Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Crate training in 1 hour increments
  • Hard kibble (begin keeping Mom away at night once everyone eats kibble well; return in lengthier increments/slowly increasing increments as her milk dries up)
  • First water exposure if weather permits
  • Deworming

07  Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Outside playtime if weather permits
  • Evaluations & Vet check-up
  • Vax

08  Weeks Old

  • Gentle Handling Exercises & Whelping Box Novelties
  • Go home!
  • Deworming (3 days) for any remaining puppies