Bringing home a new puppy is an exciting and heart-warming milestone. To help you feel confident and prepared, we’ve put together an educational overview of what those first days and weeks typically look like. Every puppy is unique, but these are the common stages families experience as their new little one settles in.
1. The First 24–48 Hours: Adjustment & Decompression
Your puppy is leaving everything familiar — their mother, littermates, and the routine we’ve created for them. It’s normal for them to feel unsure at first.
Common behaviors:
These first days should be quiet, slow, and comforting.
2. Eating & Drinking
Puppies thrive on small, consistent meals. Please continue feeding the same food we send home and transition slowly if you plan to switch brands.
Tips:
A skipped meal decreased appetite the first 1-3 days is normal.
3. Puppy Sleep (It’s A LOT!)
Puppies sleep 18–20 hours a day, and rest is essential for healthy growth.
Expect:
An overtired puppy often acts hyper — rest is training!
This topic can catch new owners by surprise, so we want to provide honest education from the start.
It is extremely common and completely normal for young puppies to test positive for internal parasites early in life — even in clean, carefully managed breeding programs like ours. Puppies have brand-new immune systems and a natural exposure to parasites that is simply part of biology.
Why Parasites Are So Common
Even with routine deworming, it’s not unusual for a puppy to test positive at their first vet visit.
What You Might Notice
Many puppies show no symptoms at all, but if they do, the signs are usually mild:
These are common and easily treated.
What You Should Do
At your puppy’s first vet visit (which should take place within the first few days), your veterinarian will:
Parasites in puppies are not a sign of poor care or poor health— they are a normal, treatable part of early puppyhood.
Our Commitment
We follow a strict deworming protocol, maintain clean environments, and work closely with our veterinarian. And we promise to support you with transparent education every step of the way.