St. Bernard breeding methods and precautions:
Puppies are generally dogs that have been born for 45 days to 3 months. In this stage, the puppy due to weaning, life, environment and other sudden changes, often easy to cause mental and operational disturbances, loss of appetite; at the same time, the body’s maternal antibodies continue to decrease, the immune function is not sound, highly susceptible to disease. However, this stage is also an important period for puppies to enlarge their trunks and increase their weight, so special attention should be paid to feeding and management. Young St. Bernards should be allowed to drink water before being fed food. The first few days usually let the puppy eat 7-8% full. The best food to feed is the puppy food sold in the market. This kind of food is both rich in nutrition and the right proportion, which is conducive to the digestion and absorption of the puppy. It is also a good idea to consult an experienced person or animal doctor when you first get a puppy, and to take them to an animal hospital for a health checkup and a vaccination and deworming program.
In life the St. Bernard doesn’t like to bark but is an exceptionally large eater. Some people have exaggerated that it can eat 7 chickens at once, although a little exaggerated but also a side reflection of the St. Bernard dog’s fitness is very large. So, if you want your St. Bernard to grow strong and sturdy, then enough food is a must.
The St. Bernard has a sturdy and strong body, and it needs a lot of exercise in its life in addition to enough food. This is not only to fulfill its essential needs, but also the main way to avoid obesity in St. Bernard dogs. Therefore, it is important to provide a spacious place for the St. Bernard to play and entertain. If possible, it is also necessary for parents to take their St. Bernard outdoors to run around on the grass for exercise during the weekends.
The St. Bernard is very tolerant of small children and has a high level of endurance. The St. Bernard also has only two words for its owner, loyalty and obedience. So owners of St. Bernard dogs don’t have to worry too much about how it gets along with its family. Of course, I still have the responsibility to remind all parents. If you want the St. Bernard to be obedient and get along harmoniously with your family, you can’t do without the training of habits and life attitude from childhood.
deworming
There is no rule for deworming drugs and time, the most commonly used drug is levamisole, which is usually dewormed once after 20 days of puppy’s birth, then for three days in a row in 30-35 days, and then once again before 60 days. At present, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Hong Kong often adopt the following deworming protocol: the first deworming is carried out 2 weeks after birth, and deworming is carried out every 2 weeks from 2 to 8 weeks of age; deworming is carried out once a month from 2 to 6 months of age; deworming is carried out once every three months after 6 months of age. For dogs at 6 months of age who are not sure whether to be dewormed or not, the deworming should generally be repeated after the first deworming, and then every three months thereafter.
Adult dogs every three months deworming, depending on the situation can be appropriate to lengthen the interval, deworming roundworms, such as levamisole, deworming tapeworms to use arsenic quinolone, trichomoniasis with metronidazole, different parasites should be used to choose different deworming medication, in general, if the parasites are more, the feces from the dog can be seen in the type of certain parasites, but trichomoniasis, coccidia need to be determined by microscope laboratory, so deworming must be The right medication should be given to the right person.
vaccinations
Immunization of puppies is critical and is usually done at 28 days of age with a puppy diphtheria or at 45-60 days of age with the first multiplex vaccination, followed by the second and third multiplex vaccination every 25-30 days thereafter. The other way is to do the first multiplex vaccination on the 50th-60th day of life, the second multiplex vaccination on the 80th-90th day, and the third multiplex vaccination at the sixth month. Vaccination should not be done too early, otherwise it will interfere with the immunity of the mother that the puppy carries (except for the Duplex for puppies), and two vaccinations at an interval of less than 15 days will cause the puppy to accumulate too many viruses in the body and lead to serious consequences. Adult dogs should be immunized once a year, or once every six months for kennels with high breeding density.