Puppy care
When the puppy moves to a new home
The puppy usually moves to a new home when he is about eight weeks old. Sometimes the puppy can also be older. The breeder then takes care of the socialization of the puppy, so that the puppy knows how to deal with other dogs and people.
When the puppy moves to a new home, the breeder usually gives the new owner of the puppy advice of how to take care of the puppy. Persons buying their first bulldog puppy are wise to ask for advice already in advance so that they have time to learn how to take care of the new family member before he arrives.
Arriving at his new home the puppy can be a bit unsecure of himself especially if he travels a long way to very different surroundings from what he is being used to. If there are other dogs at his new home, it can make things easier. When the puppy is accepted as a member to his new pack, he feels himself secure from the beginning.
When the puppy arrives at his new home it is important to let him get acquinted with his new residence with no hurry. The puppy should have a peaceful, secure place to sleep where he can draw himself to rest when he needs it. If there are children in the family, they sould be taught before the puppy arrives how to be with the puppy. The puppy should be treated in a peaceful way, acting from his premises. Too much action stresses the puppy. At the age of two months he still usually wants to sleep for the most of the day. The puppy should not be woken up while he is sleeping because he needs a lot of sleep in order to grow to be an adult bulldog.
House-training the puppy takes it's own time. The best way to house-train the puppy is to take him out often enough. A good rule is to take the puppy out every time he has eaten and he has woken up. A puppy waking to squeak in the middle of the night usually wants to go out. It takes time for the puppy's metabolic system to develop so one can not expect the puppy to be as house-trained as the adult bulldog at once.
