Puppy Fostering Guideline and Routine
Puppies are really cute and a lot of fun but they are incredibly dirty and a lot of work!
This guide and routine will help you to keep your puppies healthy and happy while they are in your care.
Night 1
Night one is always the hardest. It’s messy and stressful. The puppies were just traveling 28 hours to get to you. Please be patient.
Puppies will either be picked up from the ranch or transported to your home.
Prior to their arrival have a bedroom or a gated off area in your basement set up with puppy pads, towels, and crates. We recommend covering the floor with towels and puppy pads for accidents.
Upon their arrival, they will all need bathes, food and water, and lots of free time to go potty. Please try to keep an eye on each dog’s fecal and urine. Things to watch for are blood in fecal or urine and\or diahreah.
We always over water and over feed the puppies the first night.
We do not take puppies outside the first 2 days, because they need to be quarantined indoors for 48 hours to observe their fecal and health. If you do take them outdoors make sure to sanitize after every session outside and do not let your animals cross through the same area outdoors.
We recommend you use a pair of washable shoes that are only worn in the living space and outdoor space you provide for the dogs. This way you aren’t tracking around any parasites or worms
Day 1
Day one is also very hard. Expect the puppies to be really wound up, and have lots of accidents. They are not bonded to you yet, they aren’t settled in, and they just had a huge cross country trip yesterday. Give them time to settle in before you start any training. Being consistent with routine will help them settle faster.
The first morning you will take each puppy out of their crate and clean their crates. Expect accidents.
Each puppy may need to be washed again. We want the puppies to be squeaky clean. Clean their ears and check their spay\neuter incisions. Take pictures to document.
After everyones crates are cleaned, put puppies back in crate to feed and water. The quantity to feed the puppies will be provided in email. We don’t want puppies to share food and water yet since we’re trying to watch for behavior and health.
Let each puppy out of their crate individually to poop and pee on their pee pads or towels OR to go outside.
Clean up after everyone.
They can have some play time together but make sure to close crates. They can share some water together. If anyone seems sick , that dog needs to be separated. Please notify Kristin at the first sight of a concern (lethargic dog, diarrhea, not eating or drinking, bloody stool , etc.
At lunch time, if Kristin instructs you to deworm your puppies - please give the puppies dewormer and parasite medicine provided with wet food. Instructions were provided to you in email.
The puppies will need lots of play time, constant cleaning, and tons of water. Please keep up with cleaning and never let them walk or sit in their fecal or urine.