NO. you should not bthe a puppy his first day home
If you are a first time puppy owner, then owning a puppy and eventually a dog will require a lot of time, work, and energy. You will have to plan your life around the puppy so that you are home to feed, bathe, walk, and love your puppy. However, as a dog owner myslef, I can assure that it is very rewarding.
In draught free room with washable floor eg kitchen, not in your bedroom.
I'll read books and articles on how to housetrain a puppy. The key to rock-solid housetraining is to start the day your pup comes home and stick with the program. Using a crate is the easiest method.
Like the rest of the developed countries, shower or bathe at home.
In Norway, we have to wait 2 months before we can take home a puppy. In the US, the puppies should stay with their mother for at least 8 weeks, or until they are weaned, whichever comes first.
Puppies should be taken home between 8 and 10 weeks of age.
When you bring home a puppy, give her an occasional bath even if she doesn't need it, just so she'll get used to it. If she's straight from the shelter, she'll most likely be stressed at all the changes, so be gentle and quick, use a lot of treats, talk to her gently but firmly, and make it as nice a bonding time as you can.
your puppy should be three months when you take it to puppy school, at puppy school they learn simple skills like socialization skills an sit, heel etc. Though at six months your puppy can start training for shows. The general answer is at home you can start working with your puppy at about three months.
Leave him at home while you walk the big dog and play with the puppy at home.
No, most likely, you got your puppy around 7 or 8 wks. If you got your puppy earlier than that, you really should not have, because it is too early to be taken away from it's mother. But if your puppy is only 11 wks, it probably has not been with you that long, or really devolped a special bond, so it should transistion into a new home smoothley. Good luck finding your puppy a new home!
First of all do you know what type of worms your puppy has? You should also weigh your puppy. Get on your scale and weigh yourself first, then get the puppy and weigh both of you. Subtract the weight of yourself alone from the weight of you and the puppy and you will get the weight of your pup. The instructions for how much to give your pup is on the bottle of the dewormer. They use terms such as ml which is the same as 1cc in a syringe. If you do not know what you are doing, take your pup into see your Veterinarian and also take in a stool sample from your puppy. If you do deworm at home, be sure to repeat the deworming in 10-14 days.
A five week old puppy that is throwing up clear liquid every five minutes or so should be seen by a vet. There is not much that you can do for the puppy at home. If this puppy is away from its mother, it is too young. Puppies can become dehydrated very quickly, it is important to get the pup medical care right away.