| It is now that exciting day when you are going to | | | | small toys need to be kept out of reach. |
| bring your golden retriever puppy home! Are you | | | | Electrical wires. |
| ready for this new arrival in a home where people | | | | Other very risky items that are so much fun for a |
| have been living, not giving very much thought to the | | | | playful puppy are wires from computers and TVs |
| safety of a small puppy that will be roaming around | | | | which hang down behind desks and table tops. Why |
| the house investigating all that is on offer? Before | | | | wouldn't a puppy want to swing on them and then |
| introducing your puppy to his new home a safety | | | | start chewing them when their feet are all caught |
| check should be made to ensure he does not end up | | | | up? |
| in any situation that could be harmful. | | | | Toxic products. |
| Sharp objects. | | | | An unfortunate part of living today is to have many |
| These are items that can cause an inordinate amount | | | | toxic items around the house in the way of cleaners, |
| of harm to a new puppy. It can be quite a shock to | | | | coolants, insecticides and the list goes on. Do make |
| realize just how harmful some items can be. The | | | | sure that these are all well out of reach because a |
| situation is worse when there are no small children in | | | | good spray from these into a little tummy could |
| the house because if there are, the parents are | | | | make a puppy very sick or even worse, kill it. |
| already tuned into possible problems. | | | | Before you make that trip out to fetch your new |
| Take for example, a paper clip on the floor. A playful | | | | golden retriever puppy, do a walk through the house |
| puppy could swallow that in no time at all and no-one | | | | and check to see that all is in order and it is best if |
| would probably notice until the puppy was in severe | | | | this can be done every day so that there is little or |
| pain or not eating because of a gut problem. | | | | no risk of the puppy having a disastrous experience. |
| Objects like broken glass which sparkles and very | | | | |