Taking Puppy To The Vet

Some breeders take out insurance on their puppies which remains in force for the first six weeks they are in their new home. This means the new owner needs to have the puppy examined by a vet within 24 hours of arriving home (where possible have this done at home rather than at the vet's surgery as at this time the puppy is usually going to be too young to have had its injections) a certificate of health is then signed by the vet and returned to the breeder. Even when there is no such insurance policy in force it is good advice to have your puppy examined in this way for your own peace of mind because if you wait, even for a week, before doing this it makes the resolving of any problems more difficult as there may be no way of telling whether or not the ailment or infection was present at the time of purchase.