Puppy Care

The most important thing is to have food and water available for your puppy at all times. Due to their small size, teacup and tiny toy poodle puppies must replenish their energy more frequently than larger puppies. They are very energetic little dogs and don't have a lot of fat reserves. Teacup and tiny toy poodle puppies have very tiny stomachs and can't eat very much in one sitting. They need to eat four meals a day to keep up their energy levels.  Also, do not change your puppy's food for the first 2 weeks after he arrives at his new home. Your puppy needs time to adjust to his new surroundings before you make the change or the extra stress could upset his little tummy. Then, make the change gradually by slowly adding more of the new food to his old food each day, until you have switched over totally to the new food. 

Hypoglycaemia is a condition where the blood sugar level drops to an extremely low level, usually due to lack of food or using up all stored energy without it being replenished. Teacup poodle puppies are very small dogs with very little fat. Fat helps keep them warm and it is where extra energy is stored.  Hypoglycaemia can occur without warning to a healthy puppy. When your puppy arrives in his new home, he may become stressed and may not want to eat. He may become chilled or feeling unwell from a long drive or plane flight. If your puppy shows signs of Hypoglycaemia (convulsions, weakness, head tilting, shivering, disorientation, drooling, wobbling when walking) you need to take him straight to your closest emergency vet. This is a life threatening event.

Our puppies begin their toilet training on 'piddle pads' at around three weeks of age, when they venture out of the whelping box and start walking around. Once your puppy arrives home, keep the piddle pad in the same place in your house. If you move it, your puppy may become confused and keep going in the same area where the piddle pad was before. Remember, teacup and tiny toy poodle puppies have tiny bladders and can't hold their bladder for long periods of time. A 12 week old puppy can hold its bladder for about 4 hours.  It is important to let your new puppy follow you outside or to the piddle pad to go to the toilet. If you pick him up and take him there, he will not learn to go on his own. Do not hit your puppy for making a mistake but praise him and give a little treat when he goes in the right place. Poodles respond best to positive encouragement.