1-4 weeks

• Take to vet at one or two days to check for congenital malformation
• Dew claws can be removed 2-5 days old
• Ask vet to show you how to clip pup's nails
• Eyes and ears open at about day 10-14
• Day 15-18 puppy can stand up
• Day 20-22 pup begins to walk
• Puppy is learning by the relationship with its mother
• Puppy should be weaned by 4 weeks

8 weeks

• It is now save to de-worm and administer the puppies first series of vaccinations
• First teeth start to come in.
• Puppy needs contact with litter-mates to learn social skills
• You can start house training at this early age – the earlier the better

8-12 weeks

• Second in series of vaccinations will need to be administered
• Puppy needs lots of human contact
• Puppy should be ready to leave its mother by week 10-12
• Puppy Learns to develop closeness with people.
• Lots of human contact at this age is beneficial
• Introduce collar and puppy should be doing good with house training

12-16 weeks

• Third series of vaccinations are now required
• Can start puppy on heartworm prevention program
• Puppy's size increases rapidly and motor control is developed
• Puppy likes to enjoy the outside world
• Puppy learns confidence and how to handle new situations, (such as going up and down stairs, going through doors)

4-6 months

• Spay and neuter dogs at six to eight months
• Puppy begins to lose puppy teeth - be prepared with chew toys

6-12 months

• Yearly vaccination is due at 12 months
• Test blood for heartworm each spring and maintain preventive medicine
• Six to twelve months a female comes into heat
• Males start to lift leg, Leg lifting and shows the start of a males sexuality