Some breeders may include a new toy in their puppy packs, such as a ball, a tug toy, a squeaky toy or something to help when teething. Other breeders sometimes give a plush toy to help reassure the puppy.

Just like a newborn baby, there are must-have items a new puppy needs at home - a bed, a collar and leash, food and water bowls, toys, and grooming supplies. The Puppy Starter Kit features products from the top brands in the pet industry and has everything you need to make sure your puppy feels at home.

Complete and balanced food for puppies of all breeds and sizes up to 6 months old. ND Puppy Starter has been made for those puppies requiring a natural, nutritious, healthy diet, biologically adapted, to provide an optimum growth.

The top ingredients to look for in dog food are high-quality proteins (named meat sources - chicken, beef, fish, and lamb), natural carbohydrates (whole fruits and vegetables), and healthy fats (animal fats or plant-based oils).

The top 10 puppy starter foods

Puppy Food. Puppy Training Treats. Water Bowls and Other Puppy Essentials for Home and Traveling. Toys for Your New Puppy. Puppy Gates, Playpens, and Crates.

The puppy starter category of food is ideal to be fed up to 2 months of age as per specifications given on the pack, but it can be given till 3 months of age. As your pup is already 3 months of age you can rather start shifting him/her to Royal Canin Maxi Puppy food from the starter.

• Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food.
• Farmina N&D Ancestral Grain Chicken & Pomegranate Recipe Mini Puppy Dry Dog Food.
• Royal Canin Small Puppy Wet Dog Food.
• Purina Pro Plan Focus Puppy Large-Breed Formula Dry Dog Food.
• Hill's Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food.

Five Beneficial Ingredients in Dog Food

• Meat. As a general rule of thumb, meat should be the first ingredient listed on the dog food bag.
• Vitamins and Minerals. We all know that vitamins and minerals are good for hoomans, but they're also good for doggos!
• Healthy Carbohydrates.
• Healthy Fats.
• Grains.

Handled by owner (& family) 12 times a week: hold under arm (like a football), hold to chest, hold on floor near owner, hold in-between owner's legs, hold head, look in ears, mouth, in-between toes, hold and take temperature (ask veterinarian), hold like a baby, trim toe nails, hold in lap, etc…

At 8 weeks of age, your puppy's primary focuses are basic needs like eating, drinking, sleeping, eliminating, and playing. At this point, a puppy can remember which behaviors are allowed and where and when they are fed. They can even begin housetraining and start feeling comfortable with being groomed.

Once your puppy is weaned (between 3 and 6 weeks) and has transitioned to solid food, it is best to feed them 4 times a day from ages 6 - 12 weeks. When your puppy is between 3 - 6 months old, reduce meals to 3 times a day. For ages 6 - 12 months of age, you can begin feeding them twice a day.

around 3 - 4 weeks When do puppies start drinking water? Before you even bring your puppy home, they will have already been introduced to to drinking water. Puppies start drinking water at around 3 - 4 weeks of age, at the same time they switch from milk to solid food and once their teeth have started to grow.

At 3 to 4 weeks of age, a dish of water and dish of gruel should be introduced to the pups. Feed a high quality dry puppy food, softened with warm goat milk or water to make a gruel. This can be fed in a low heavy dish 4 times daily. “Flying saucer” dishes, pie plates, ashtrays or rabbit dishes work well for this.

I like to go by the general 2:1 rule. So for every 1 hour of supervised and structured time out of the crate (mini 5 minutes training sessions alternated with walks and play), they should have 2 hours of rest in the crate. And this 2 hour rest can be crashed out sleeping or simply calm and awake.

Very young pups fulfill their hydration needs from their mother's milk. As they are being weaned and starting to eat solid food, they will need a fresh supply of water. Generally, young puppies need about one-half cup of water every two hours.