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Puppies

A puppy is a baby dog. Some puppies can weigh as little as 1% of their body weight, while larger ones can weigh up to 20% of their body weight. After birth healthy puppies grow fast. A puppy’s coat color can change as the child grows older.

Puppies from Puppy Adoption

Puppies Stage of Life

Puppies begin to nurse in a short period of time. If the litter is more than six puppies, human intervention in hand-feeding the stronger puppies is necessary to ensure that the runts get proper attention from the mother. When they reach one month of age, puppies start to eat solid food. The mother may let the puppies eat some of her food that is partially digested.

The mother is usually unwilling to nurse at this stage, though she may allow them occasionally to nurse for comfort.

Puppies spend the bulk of their time sleeping and the rest eating. If separated from their littermates by even a short distance, they pile together into a heap, and become distressed.

Puppies have a sense of smell from the time they are born. Unable to open their eyes, they are unable to see anything. A puppy’s senses are developed quickly during their first two weeks of life. The nose is the primary sense organ used by puppies to find their mother’s teats and to locate their littermates if they become separated by a short distance during this stage. Nine to eleven days after birth, puppies open their eyes. Their vision is poor, and their retinas are not developed well. Puppies aren’t able to see as well as adult dogs.

In addition, After thirteen to seventeen days after birth, puppies’ ears are sealed, and they respond more actively to sounds. Puppies typically start to growl, bite, wag their tails, and bark between two and four weeks old.

Puppies develop quickly after their eyes and ears open, and they are no longer dependent on their mom. They improve their coordination and strength, they spar with their littermates, and begin to explore the world outside the nest. They play various sports like wrestling, chase, dominance, and tug-of-war.

Puppies Socialization

Puppies spend most of their waking hours interacting with their parents or their littermates. Puppy Training is necessary specially potty training!. Puppies who are socialized with humans at a young age develop social skills around people. Dogs that don’t receive enough socializing may show fear around humans as adults. Puppies should be introduced to ” 100 people by 12 weeks” and have encountered a wide and varied selection of people, according to professional animal trainers and the American Kennel Club.

Adopting a Puppy

If you choose to become a puppy parent through an animal shelter or rescue group, you’ll find step-by-step guides on the process of dog adoption, as well as how to find, feed and care for the animal. 

Other puppy parents constantly check online for puppies for sale, providing them more option which breed to get plus they can be made sure that the puppy that they’ll be adoption have all the vaccines up tp date.

Where to find a puppy for adoption

Finding a place to adopt a puppy in your area will be your next step after you’ve made the important decision to welcome a new puppy into your family. Bringing a new puppy home is an exciting time,rewarded with wonderful memories and a lifetime of friendship, and shelters and rescue groups are able to help perfectly match dogs to new owners, and dog parents.

There are two types of organizations that you can contact if you want to find your best bud and place your pet into a loving home. When considering where to adopt a dog or puppy, both shelters and rescue groups are excellent resources.

What to Expect When Adopting Puppies

Adding a dog to your family is a lifelong commitment, so it’s a good idea to ask the adoption organization a few questions about your puppy’s health and behavior, among other things.

You can add the following at the top of your list:

  • Is the puppy up to date with the vaccinations?
  • Has the puppy been neutered, dewormed, or microchipped?
  • Is there anything wrong with the puppy?
  • What is the return policy of the organization?
  • Is the organization able to provide post-adoption support?
Puppy refers specifically to young dogs, while pup may be used for other animals such as wolves, seals, giraffes, guinea pigs, rats, or sharks. (Wikipedia)