Setting your puppy up for success with Dr Nicole Rous
Update: 2025-11-04
Description
In this episode Dr Nicole Rous breaks down the process of bringing a puppy home and providing the optimal environment for physical and behavioral development.
Topics discussed include:
- Tips on selecting the right puppy from a breeder, shelter or pet shop.
- The benefits of finding a good breeder and maintaining a good relationship.
- How to get a good idea of the innate temperament of the parents.
- Puppy socialisation timeline and the value of positive socialisation.
- How the breed compatibility with the owner lifestyles matters to the development of the puppy.
- Dr Rous discusses how we should approach to puppy behavioural training and the common mistakes we make.
- Positive reinforcement training and understanding how to read behavioural signals.
- Common mistakes that pet parents make.
- Importance of the vet role in the fear free experience.
- Nutrition needs for puppies, the benefits to their trainability and the optimal puppy diet.
- Dr Rous describes the considerations behind choosing a good chew for puppies.
- Desexing considerations.
To listen to Dr Rous' podcast on desexing, go to this link https://omny.fm/shows/pure-animal-podcast/neutering-insights-with-dr-nicole-rous
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