It's critical when you get a puppy to come in right away, and then every three weeks until they're four months....
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There are a lot of varieties out there....
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Right now, we're working curbside, but generally, we will be allowing you to come in with your puppy....
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I don't know that I can give a 100% guarantee on that, but we can do an excellent job with the products on the market now....
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Yup that is the goal. Of course, there are always resistant types of fleas....
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Preventative medication used monthly, heartworm prevention in South Louisiana is my first, second, third, fourth, and fifth answer to that question...
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Preventative care is something that you can give your dog to prevent diseases that they otherwise would not be getting exposed to or affected by....
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That's variable as far as breeder preferences go....
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It halts diseases before they start, such as fleas, ticks, and heartworm.
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Yeah. So if you set up a whelping box, then it's best to do it about a week or so before so they can start getting used to it....
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Absolutely. Where else is she going to have it?...
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So once your dog has given birth and you make sure that mom's healthy and the puppies are healthy, the biggest thing you're going to want to do is ...
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Yes, you can feel the puppies move in the mother’s belly....
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I'm going to be honest with you; just from personal experience, I can tell you that this is a highly variable answer....
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During labor. The big four categories. If it's been more than two hours between a puppy....
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In a whelping box. So what does that look like? What's a whelping box?...
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So usually, they don't start showing until the last trimester, so that's the last two to three weeks....
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Once the dog's given birth, again, stay out of the way and let Mama do her thing as much as you can. But what does that look like?...
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Well, for obvious reasons, if we're preventing things like infectious diseases, for example, we give a rabies vaccination to prevent that dog from ...
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It depends. So dogs do very well on their own, and that's fine. And that's plan A....