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We would like to congratulate you on the acquisition of your new puppy. Owning a dog can be an extremely rewarding experience, but it also carries with it some responsibility. We hope these…
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Socialisation is the name given to the process whereby the puppy learns about itself, its own species and the other species with which it will live. During this process the puppy develops…
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In order to teach any command it is important to start by using the word as a label for the required action and to reward the action with something that the puppy finds worthwhile, such as…
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You will be training your puppy from the moment you pick him up since puppies start learning as soon as they are born and are learning even when we do not realise it! It is therefore important…
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Teaching your puppy to "come" reliably on command can take a little time but it is an essential task, since a dog that comes when it is called is much safer and poses far fewer…
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Dogs are a highly social species and in the wild will normally live in social groups, called packs. Each pack has a social structure that enables its members to live in harmony. When puppies…
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As a result of considerable discussion regarding the use of vaccines in 2007 and work done by the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) and the American College of Veterinary…
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Aside from birth control there may be other issues: Male rabbits do not normally require castrating unless They are to be kept with entire females (though see below). They are kept with other…
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Permethrin is an antiparasitic agent prescribed by your veterinary surgeon for control of fleas, ticks, lice, and blowfly larvae (fly strike) on rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters,…