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Insurance ensures all new policyholders
are provided with handy tips, as
recommended by its team of experts.

Dogs

Firstly, smell is very important to a dog,
so in its first week in your home, allow it
to sniff around family members, as well
as furniture and fixtures to help it feel
connected with them. Carefully offer
your hands to the dog for smelling
- this might sound odd, but it's like a
gesture of friendship in doggy world.
Once the dog and family are familiar
with each other there are some basic
ground rules, which will prevent any
difficulties for the puppy.
Teach younger children to respect
a dog's space and allow it to initiate
contact first. Make sure they know they
shouldn't take a dog's toys or food. This
is teasing - the dog will resent it and
may become aggressive.
Likewise, if your child is eating or
waving food around in front of a dog,
it may think the food is up for grabs
and could try to snatch it away.
Implement training early on to prevent
your puppy begging during meal times.

WELCOME RETREAT
Puppies usually like having a
space to call their own so
create a safe haven for it to
retreat to when it
needs to be alone.
Rather like young
children, they need
potty training - they
have poor bladder
control and need to go
to the toilet every hour
or so in the first weeks.
Positive reinforcement is
key but punishing the
puppy for making a
mess can make it scared
of going to the toilet in
front of you. During the
training phase, place
plenty of paper on
the floor and
don't get angry if
it makes a mess.

Don't blame me!
I'm only little...

KITTENS LOVE BEING
GROOMED, SO GET
YOUR PET USED TO
BEING STROKED
AND BRUSHED.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT FOR
LONG-HAIRED PETS

getting used to being stroked and
brushed is important. Gently brush your
kitten every day - they love the
sensation of being groomed and this is
a positive way for you to bond. In the
case of long-haired cats, a good daily
brushing is essential to keep their coats
from becoming knotted and matted.

NO TASTY TREATS

Argos Pet Insurance recommends you
continue feeding your kitten the same
food they had at the breeder or rescue
centre for at least the first few weeks
It is important you make sure your
after entering the home. Kittens can
puppy is healthy and has had all its
have quite sensitive tummies when
vaccinations when it's young (this is
subjected to changes in food or
something you can discuss with the
environment. In general, it's advisable
dog breeder or rescue centre).
to use a good quality dried food
The injections should
aimed specifically at kittens.
take place when the
Don't give your kitten
puppy is between six
too many tasty treats
and 10 weeks old
and avoid feeding it
Humans can be
depending on the
leftover food.
type of vaccine used
Unlike puppies,
recognised by their
- following this, they
kittens are very
fingerprints, but in the
should be given
clean and quickly
a booster jab every
understand litter
dog world, it's noses - no
12 months.
training. In general,
two
dogs
ever
have
the
Finally, since 6 April,
no toilet training by the
same nose print.
the law states
new owner is required,
that all dogs
as the kitten's mother has
in England
done that already - they
must be
are often toilet-trained before
microchipped.
being fully weaned.
Owners who don't
However, do ensure you provide a
risk a fine of £500.
decent sized litter tray containing good
If your precious
quality cat litter. Remember, a little
pooch wanders off
kitten may struggle to climb into the
too far or gets into a
tray if it has high sides. So start small
scrape, the microchip
and upgrade as your kitten grows into
will ensure he gets
a fully-fledged adult cat.
back home safe
and does not end
FOR MORE INFORMATION
up in a council
animal shelter.
Call 0800 107 1077
(Mon to Fri 8am-8pm; Sat 9am-5pm)

Now you nose...

Cats

Visit www.argospetinsurance.co.uk

The secret to a
happy, welladjusted and
friendly adult
cat is to
socialise them
as a kitten.
Meeting lots
of different
people and

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recorded. Argos Limited is an appointed representative of Home Retail Group Insurance Services Limited (HIS). For pet insurance, HIS acts as an intermediary to Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance plc
(RSA) which sells, administers and underwrites this policy, HIS is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. RSA is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and
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