German Shepherd Health and Wellness
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Dog Food:
When selecting your choice of food for your puppy, only look for brands that state the first ingredient as meat. Avoid meat by-products, corn, soy, wheat and grain-free for puppies. Do not feed puppies grain free. Check out Dog Food Advisor to find out if you are feeding a quality brand of dog food. |
We recommend the following brands of food:
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Dr. Karen Becker - Website
Exercise: Mental and Physical Stimulation
It is important that your dog receive daily exercise to maintain healthy joints and muscles. Mental and physical stimulation are important to keep your dog fit. Walking your dog is a great way for your dog to work off excess energy. You want your dog to feel good and live a long healthy life. Dogs get bored. They tend to develop destructive behaviors if they do not receive adequate amount of exercise daily. They need an outlet for their minds. A few destructive behaviors can be chewing on furniture, shoes, digging, and excessive barking.
Some good ways to give your dog more mental stimulation are: A puzzle toy, snuffle mat, West Paw Toppl Treat Dispensing Toy Puzzle, teach your dog a new trick, make an obstacle course for your dog and have your dog work for their food.
Visit our 'Sports for the German Shepherd Dog' page for more ways you can engage your dog to fulfill it's mental and physical needs.
Articles on Growth Plates in Puppies
It is important that your dog receive daily exercise to maintain healthy joints and muscles. Mental and physical stimulation are important to keep your dog fit. Walking your dog is a great way for your dog to work off excess energy. You want your dog to feel good and live a long healthy life. Dogs get bored. They tend to develop destructive behaviors if they do not receive adequate amount of exercise daily. They need an outlet for their minds. A few destructive behaviors can be chewing on furniture, shoes, digging, and excessive barking.
Some good ways to give your dog more mental stimulation are: A puzzle toy, snuffle mat, West Paw Toppl Treat Dispensing Toy Puzzle, teach your dog a new trick, make an obstacle course for your dog and have your dog work for their food.
Visit our 'Sports for the German Shepherd Dog' page for more ways you can engage your dog to fulfill it's mental and physical needs.
Articles on Growth Plates in Puppies
Teething: Beware of the landsharks! Your puppy has razor sharp teeth. During this short phase your puppy will bite everything, your hands, your legs. Keep a toy on hand to give him/her to distract them from unwanted behavior. It's important to redirect. At around 4 months, your puppy will start losing those razor sharp puppy teeth. It's important to NOT play tug with your puppy during this period.
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Bordetella - We do NOT vaccinate for Bordetella
Read Dogs Naturally - Does Your Dog need the Kennel Cough Vaccine? 
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Supplements
You can begin giving your puppy supplements at 6 months of age, only add one at a time. Too many new supplements in the gut can cause loose stool. You will want to wait a full week between adding additional supplements. We recommend giving at meal time.
Prozyme helps maintain a good gut Coconut oil start with pea size and work up to ¼ tsp over time Fish oil (human grade) Glucosamine/MSN (human grade) Studies show starting young can help prevent future joint issues Probiotics Probiotic Miracle is a good brand and great for gut issues/maintenance Vitamin C (human grade) – start with 250mg and break in half (125mg) work up to 250mg over a couple of weeks and gradually move to 500mg. | ||
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