Hi Everyone,
My boyfriend and I are getting our first puppy tomorrow and he will be 8 weeks old. Today i bought some treats especially for puppies but i have just noticed on the packet that it says suitable for puppies from 3 months. Is this very strict or will the odd one not matter while he's still 2 months?
Any advice would be great,
Thanks,
Hannah

When mine first came home at 10 weeks we only gave him is complete kibble as treats. Your pups tummy might be a little sensitve when he first comes home, so make sure you follow the guide lines of what the breeder has been doing - that is if the breeder has been sensaible and given a decent food like James Wellbeloved.

When you know hes all settled then you can try other treats, also you have to be carefull about the size of the treat compared to the pup and how chewy it is (choking hazard)

Good luck with your new family member and put some pics on!!!

Thanks for the advice! I think we'll probably just do as you suggest and just see how he gets on at first and give him some of his dry food as a treat.
We are so excited and cant wait to pick him up tomorrow!

What breed is he?

Do you know what he is currently being fed?

He's a King charles cavalier. I'm not sure what the owners have currently been feeding him but i have bought a small bag of the dry Iams puppy food and some sachets of wet puppy food. I suppose it might be best to buy what the owners have used as he'll be used to that?

You should keep him for there diet for a little while as it will help him settle, the move alone could be enough to upset his tummy, and giving him different food might make that worse. James Wellbeloved is a good complete food.
Mine was on it before he came home and and had canned tripe or fresh mince for a while. Your breeder should give you a feeding chart, if they don't there are plenty of breeders that come here that would be able to help you.

I would get yourself a DAP plug-in infusior, it gives off doggy phemones (don't worry people can't smell it!) and that will help him settle. You can get them in pet shops and vets.

Yes I think it is best to keep on the same food that they were weaned on to start off with then if you are going to change their diet you have to do it gradually. IAMS is not one of the best foods - which I found out after I bought it for my dog

Thanks thats a good idea i will try that. Do you have any good tips for training the puppy to use the training pads? i have got a book which gives a few tips.

Its always advisable to feed what the breeders have been giving , call them tonight to make sure you have his food before he comes tomorrow , if you search this site you will find previouse posts where food has been a much debated topic , if your not sure as to the quality of his food you can always ask and post on here later to get some advice , if the food he has been fed on isnt very good you must still feed that but you may change it gradually over a period of about 10 days gradually lessening his old food adding in the new food till you are completely new food . A change too quick will result in your pup having the runs because of the change in his diet . treats are best avoided at the moment and as said before use his kibble if needed to reward . always check the feeding guidelines on the back of the food as to daily allowance some foods will differ depending on quality but best to split his daily allowance into 4 small feeds then as he gets older you can reduce to feeding 3 times and eventually at about 6 months to 2 times a day .
The guidelineds on the pack are just that some foods will state too much and so adjust accordingly you dont want a fat puppy lol. He may have the runs for a day or so due to change of enviroment and being nervouse but he should soon settle , dont be worried if he isnt interested in feeding for a while he may just be getting used to his new home , but definately avoid anything else at the moment treat wise till at least 3 months and even then it may just be as good to take tip bits out of his daily allowance .
Good luck with your new addition any further questions dont be afraid to ask we will all help at the thought of seeing new pups photo .

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are you crate trainning? I know it seems cruel putting the puppy in a "cage" but it will help speed up the trainning.

I didn't used pads, we just used newspaper and then after he had his jabs moved the paper into the garden (we have a lot of foxes come into our garden and although its safe to let a un-jabed pup out you need to disinfect the area)