Daisy

This month’s pet is a bit of an inside job! Our Head Nurse Lisa has a new arrival in the house – a little black puppy called Daisy.

Daisy is almost all Black Labrador (7/8) with 1/8 English Pointer from her father.

Lisa saw her advertised by one of our customers here at Cogges and had to go and have a look. She went down to the farm nearby to see Daisy playing with her mother and sister. It is really important to check that her mother is healthy and secondly to try to see her temperament; Daisy was playful and not very shy at all for such a young puppy (she was 8 weeks old at the time). This is good, as it means that she is not likely to be too scared of the crazy and loud big wide world that she’s about to meet!

Lisa might be our Head Nurse, but there’s still a lot to think about when you bring home a new puppy for the first time.

First of all you have to remember that at that young age she hasn’t been fully vaccinated yet so she can’t walk outside.

All puppies need somewhere comfy to sleep so Lisa bought her a bed and some nice absorbent pads as all new puppies are bound to have the odd little accident!

Add a food bowl and a drinks bowl and you’re almost set – puppies get very thirsty so should always have some water to drink!

Lisa has to take Daisy out every couple of hours and always gives her a little treat when she does something good.

Being mostly Labrador , Daisy is a really clever puppy and learns very fast, especially when there are treats involved! (Although she is very biased!)

The first week she had her, Lisa brought Daisy to one of Cogges’ free puppy parties run by our other nurses. Daisy had a great time meeting other puppies and learning new tricks for the evening. All puppies should meet other puppies early on so that they can get used to different types of dog without getting too scared.

Now that Daisy has had her second vaccination, she goes out for short walks with Lisa so that she can build up her bones and muscles slowly. She loves meeting other dogs – even the giant ones.