I received an e-mail with a few questions today and while responding I decided my response may serve to answer some questions many of you have or will have in the future. As a result, I decided to alter the response slightly to fit the group as a whole, do a simple copy and paste to save time... and post it here.
If any of you have questions, please don't hesitate to attach them to one of the posts long the way. I always receive notice of blog comments and will address any and all questions there. That way, others who share your questions will have an opportunity to read the answers too. Of course, if you have questions or concerns of a more personal nature requiring a personal response, e-mails and phone calls are always welcome!
Below you'll find some basic information regarding cropping, vaccinations, visits and health certificates. I hope it helps address some questions you might have.
It’s far too early to start talking about dates with the exception of the cropping dates which are set for the 16th and 18th of June. I schedule the appointments early in the game because Dr McBride books up and it’s a pretty big job. Deciding which pups go in on which day is yet to be determined and is based to some degree on everyones schedule and when people can arrive to claim their pups. Post crop, the pups are generally ready to leave the office, recovered and rearing to go around 3:30 - 4:30. I bring them home and watch them overnight to make sure all is well. Typically they are ready to join their new families the next morning. On occasion I have people request to take their pups home directly from the office post crop. I prefer to hold them over night because I know them best and can quickly identify normal v.s. abnormal behavior. I've been known however, to make exceptions.
Regarding vaccinations, in the past I've scheduled my first cropping appointment just prior to a given litter reaching 8 weeks of age. In doing so, I then had to take those pups to my local vet to obtain their health certificates once they turned 8 weeks. My 2nd cropping appointment was always scheduled just after the pups turned 8 weeks allowing that group to receive their health certificates the same day as the crop.
I’m doing things a bit different this time around in order to simplify. I’m waiting to crop until all pups are 8 weeks old allowing each of them to get health certificates along with their crop. The pups will receive their first set of vaccines, administered by me, when they are 6 weeks old. Most Vets stick to a six, eight, twelve and sixteen week vaccination schedule but for some reason Dr McBride likes to wait until they are 9 weeks to administer the 1st booster. Since the pups will be close to that when they’re cropped I’ll request they all receive their booster along with the certificate.
As the days turn into weeks, I’ll keep everyone updated via the blog regarding what’s going on on a day to day basis as far as visits etc go. I encourage everyone to comment, to read each others comments as well as the answers provided. Often the same questions are shared by all. It’s early yet and I haven’t done a whole lot of blogging but there lots more to come! I promise.
If any of you have questions, please don't hesitate to attach them to one of the posts long the way. I always receive notice of blog comments and will address any and all questions there. That way, others who share your questions will have an opportunity to read the answers too. Of course, if you have questions or concerns of a more personal nature requiring a personal response, e-mails and phone calls are always welcome!
Below you'll find some basic information regarding cropping, vaccinations, visits and health certificates. I hope it helps address some questions you might have.
It’s far too early to start talking about dates with the exception of the cropping dates which are set for the 16th and 18th of June. I schedule the appointments early in the game because Dr McBride books up and it’s a pretty big job. Deciding which pups go in on which day is yet to be determined and is based to some degree on everyones schedule and when people can arrive to claim their pups. Post crop, the pups are generally ready to leave the office, recovered and rearing to go around 3:30 - 4:30. I bring them home and watch them overnight to make sure all is well. Typically they are ready to join their new families the next morning. On occasion I have people request to take their pups home directly from the office post crop. I prefer to hold them over night because I know them best and can quickly identify normal v.s. abnormal behavior. I've been known however, to make exceptions.
Regarding vaccinations, in the past I've scheduled my first cropping appointment just prior to a given litter reaching 8 weeks of age. In doing so, I then had to take those pups to my local vet to obtain their health certificates once they turned 8 weeks. My 2nd cropping appointment was always scheduled just after the pups turned 8 weeks allowing that group to receive their health certificates the same day as the crop.
I’m doing things a bit different this time around in order to simplify. I’m waiting to crop until all pups are 8 weeks old allowing each of them to get health certificates along with their crop. The pups will receive their first set of vaccines, administered by me, when they are 6 weeks old. Most Vets stick to a six, eight, twelve and sixteen week vaccination schedule but for some reason Dr McBride likes to wait until they are 9 weeks to administer the 1st booster. Since the pups will be close to that when they’re cropped I’ll request they all receive their booster along with the certificate.
As the days turn into weeks, I’ll keep everyone updated via the blog regarding what’s going on on a day to day basis as far as visits etc go. I encourage everyone to comment, to read each others comments as well as the answers provided. Often the same questions are shared by all. It’s early yet and I haven’t done a whole lot of blogging but there lots more to come! I promise.
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