Bajan Pomeranians
Coming Home
Coming Home -
Your new baby should not leave her breeder for at least ten weeks and preferably twelve. Small breeds need that extra time with their primary family. If you find a breeder willing to let a puppy go before that, you should probably wonder why.
When you do get your pom puppy home, the first few days will be stressful for her. She may be very happy with you and affectionate but she has no idea why she has just been taken from the only world she has known. This "stress" will come out in different ways depending on the puppy. Like people, no two are the same. She may have physical symptoms such as a lack of appetite, or loose stools. She may be withdrawn or nervous. It's important to be sure she eats as she is too small to allow her to not eat for a prolonged period of time. Offer her cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast with no spices and that ususally gets their attention. Not too much and gradually reintroduce her dry dog food by grinding in a blender with a bit of water and cooked chicken until she settles in. Dry dog food is preferred for the health of her teeth. For emotional symptoms, simply allow her time and space to come to you. Be careful not to coddle her too much as this tends to create what we call in layman's terms "small dog syndrome". It's that awful, aggressive, possessive toy dog that is afraid of everyone and won't let anyone near "her human". Allow her to learn the world is a safe place even when you aren't there.
Be sure to get her to your Vet as soon as possible. Most breeders offer a limited health garantee, usually for a year or two on certian issues. In any case the garantee becomes void if you do not see your vet within a specified time frame (2 to 3 day). By taking her to your vet, you have the opportunity to find out if there are any concerns you are not aware of before you have spent the emotional time getting too attatched. If there is a concern, contact your breeder immediately. She may not have been aware of any problem and even if you plan to keep the puppy, she needs to know so she can make a determination regarding whether or not continuing to breed the parents would be a wise course of action.
One other thing to do is to puppy proof your home. Particularly, electrical cords. Try to make sure that lamp cords, TV and electronics, and other cords constantly plugged in are not accessible to your puppy. Besides being a danger to your puppy, they can be expensive chew toys for you. The other concern is poison. Keep cleaners or anything that may be harmful out of your puppy's reach. With poms, that's not too difficult. :)