Pom knowledge
Poms
They will agitate the first week at bed time use meditation music
Bed/anything high they will jump off furniture get a ramp or stairs prefer ramp less hard on there knees
They’re very prone to sugar issues use nutrical give once a day till 4-5 months depending on dog or if you know you’ll be gone more then 4 hours depending on age
Always have food out
Favorite treats dried fish and bully sticks and freeze dried treats or toppers there’s a value pack for bully sticks at petsmart for average to heavy chewers that’ll last a while for one dog even though it’s expensive it’s worth it
High protein diet when picking a dry food 30% protein is ideal or higher
Also high omega 3 so high fish diet is what we do
Sticker brush and stainless steal comb will be the best brush and a detangling spray
Cutting a Poms hair is optional personally I don’t do it because some say it effects there hair growth
Playpens are much better then crates
They are prone to separation anxiety
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH SQUEAKY TOYS just make sure your there if there’s a squeaky toy
They love small balls that squeak and rope and bones
During the summer put a little coconut water no flavor or Pedialyte no flavor in there water
There Poms so understand theyre independent meaning training especially potty training will not be the easiest I only recommend positive reinforcement training they will not listen to you yelling at them I can promise you
They will eat pee pads so have a holder for the pee pad there on Amazon and it also helps them learn the difference from pee pad and hard surface that is different than a rug
Best training for peeing outside is every hour at first then every two hours slow very slow move to less times
For pet odor odor ban and pet candles you can normally get at vets and sometimes pet stores normal candles are bad for them to breathe
These guys have big personalities so just keep that in mind
I don’t recommend Royal canine as there adult food but that’s a personal preference and based off things I’ve read
Understand they’re prone health issues make sure teeth are clean and joint are taken care of
Harness for walking because there a small dog
As puppies they love socks shoes and underwear and pants
What I call poopy butts easiest and safest way to clean a butt is under warm water not by cutting it out
Pom uglies some have them some don’t but look it up to understand it’s when there coat is changing to there adult coat it can take a while some times