Socialising your puppy

The socialization period for your puppy is one of the most important times. It’s when they learn how to interact pleasantly with people, dogs and other animals. It’s the owner’s job to guide the socialization period by encouraging your puppy to discover new environments, smells, sights and situations.

When your puppy grows into a confident sociable dog, it is clear your hard work has paid off. For more information about socialization and fear prevention in puppies, click here.

Shortly after your kitten opens their eyes and raise themselves up on their tiny paws, they will begin to play.  This playful behavior may seem innocent and cute at the beginning, but if they are not taught at an early age what is appropriate behaviour, your furniture and other parts of your home may be destroyed.  If your kitten is an indoor one, you will need to alter their hunting and exploring behavior to inside the house. To learn how to teach your kitten to play nice, click here.

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Do you notice your puppy walking around anxiously or in circles and start to sniff in a certain area?

This is one of the most prominent signs that your puppy is about to relieve themselves!

Toilet training your puppy should be one of the first things you try to get under control when your puppy comes home. Your pup will urinate quite regularly and the greatest success to toilet training is trying to predict when they need to go. The puppy should be given the chance to eliminate approximately every two hours.  To learn how to toilet train your puppy, click here.

Depending on what age you get your kitten may determine if they are trained to use a litter box.  Although in general cats prefer to go to the toilet on a surface such as soil, which is quite similar to the materials used in kitty litter trays.  Click here to read more about litter box training.

For other training tips, Pet Universe offer the service of Kitten Kindy. For more information about Kitten Kindy please click here.

Bringing a new puppy into a household will be a scary experience for your pup and it will result in a period of adjustment for them. Your job as the owner is to make them feel at home at their new place of residence, they will be leaving their mother and siblings so they will most likely feel uncomfortable and miss them. Your families efforts will pay off when you witness your puppy grow into a sociable, confident and affectionate dog.

Checklist of what to buy before your puppy comes:

• Food and water bowls
• Food
• Crate with crate pad
• Chew appropriate toys – puppy kongs, chew bones
• Puppy collar and leash with identification tag – pets name, your number and your vet’s number
• Bite sized treats for training and rewards
• A baby gate or play pen to confine where your pup goes
• Disinfectant sprays, carpet cleaner ( things that mask the smell so your puppy doesn’t continue to eliminate in the same spot inside)
• Poop bags
• Brush, nail clippers

For more information about bringing a puppy into your home, click here.

The kitten will rely on you completely to help move them from their mother’s side to an unknown new home.  Your kitten won’t just be leaving their mother they will be leaving their sibling’s side and familiar surroundings.

Everyone in the family must contribute to the planning of how to make your kitten feel comfortable in your home. Your efforts will pay off when you see your baby grow up into a friendly, outgoing and loving kitten. To enable your kitten to become comfortable in the surroundings of your home, there are a range of things you as an owner can do. Click here to find out how.

 

Did you know we are the First Cat Friendly Practice in Adelaide? Click here to read more about being a cat friendly practice! 

Pups must be between 7 – 13 weeks of age and up to date with their puppy vaccinations when starting the course. During this age it is vital that puppies are appropriately socialized in order to prevent future behavioral issues, such as anxiety, fear etc. It is also detrimental to their confidence and learning that they experience as much as possible in the safety of our clinic.

After 16 weeks of age, they enter another distinct phase of their development which is not suitable for this class. If in doubt about your dog’s eligibility, please call us. Different breeds and individual pups develop at slightly different rates.

Click here to learn more about Puppy Pre-School!

 

• Our course has now changed from 4 to a 5 week school, this allows for more time to inform your puppies and owners!
• No puppies allowed in the first week, this enables our trainers properly inform all the owners with no distractions of all your cute puppies!
• We are now providing each puppy with a Pet Universe bandana which is sprayed with Adaptil, this is a dog appeasing pheromone, which allows your dog to stay calm and enables peaceful socialization between puppies.
• Lastly, We are now using food puzzles and treat balls for teaching purposes!

Click here to learn more about Puppy Pre-School!

Raising Kittens

 

This time of your kitten’s life will be quite unknown and you will find yourself asking questions if certain things are normal for your baby to experience. It is important to note that for the early weeks of your kittens life, they will spend a lot of their time sleeping, so don’t be alarmed if they seem lazy.

For some frequently asked questions for new kitten owners, click here.

You bought your child a kitten for Christmas, so what comes next?

Bringing a cuddly, bundle of joy home is an exciting and stressful time.

The transition from your kitten’s home to their new home takes planning and patience, everyone in the household will need to contribute and be a part of it. Your families efforts will pay off when you witness your kitten grow into a sociable, confident and affectionate cat.

Checklist of what to buy before your kitten comes:

• Scratching post

Cats enjoy a good scratch and need to do this. Making a scratch post available will provide them with a substitute instead of destroying carpet and furniture

• Litter boxes and cat litter
• Bedding
• Food and water bowls
• Toys and treats
• Kitten Food
• Cleaning supplies
• Cat collars , leashes and carriers (for trips to the vet and other adventures)

For more information about bringing a new kitten into your family, click here

 

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