Puppy Biography Visit 1

Client Name*

Street Address

City, State Zipcode

Email

example@example.com

Phone #1*

Phone #2

Patient Name*

Breed

Age/Birthdate

1. Tell us about where and how you selected and purchased your puppy?

2. How long have you had your puppy?

3. Have you had a puppy before? When did you have your last puppy?

4. Did you sign a contract with the seller? If so, do you have a copy?

4a. What does your garantee include?

4b. What is excluded?

4c. Are you allowed to breed your puppy?

4d. What are the criteria about spaying and neutering? Age?

4e. Are there other health clauses we need to be aware of to prevent violating our contract?

5. Do you have a CVI (Certificate of Veterinary Inspection) (usually sent when working with a large scale organization)? If so, do you have a copy?

6. Did your puppy have a veterinary exam & health check prior to purchase? Do you have a copy?

7. Do you have registration papers? If so, do you have a copy?

7a. May we put a copy of all your puppy's paperwork in your file for future retrieval?

8. Describe your puppy's lifestyle: Indoors/Outdoors/Kennel/Crate/Farm

9. Describe what you plan for your puppy's future: Pet/Show/Agility/Hunting/Breeding

10. Describe your family? Adults?/Children?/Older Family?

11. Do you have other pets in the home? Species, breeds, ages, spayed or neutered? How are they getting along with the new puppy? Do you have any concerns?

12. What was the breeder feeding the puppy?

13. What are you feeding the puppy?

14. What is important to you nutritionally?

Here is a great resource for helping you select pet food: https://wsava.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Selecting-the-Best-Food-for-your-Pet.pdf

15. How much are you feeding? In a bowl or other?

16. What is your feeding schedule?

17. What do you use for treats?

18. May we make nutritional recommendations for your puppy?

19. What are you doing for dental care?

20. Describe your schedule of offering water:

21. What is the puppy's vaccination history? Do you have a copy? Vaccines due today?

22. Our vaccination recommendations based on lifestyle are:

23. What other vaccinations do you want for your puppy going forward?

Based on lifestyle, we may make recommendations for vaccinations including Canine Influenza, Bordetella, and Lyme disease. This resource may help you to determine which vaccinations your pet would benefit from:

https://www.aaha.org/aaha-guidelines/vaccination-canine-configuration/lifestyle-based-vaccine-calculator

24. What is the puppy's parasite control history - dewormers, intestinal, external? Do you have a copy?

25. What is the puppy's stool character? 1/2/3/4/5 Please describe:

Learn about fecal scoring here: https://www.proplanveterinarydiets.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/PPPVD-Fecal-Scoring-Chart-EN-FINAL.pdf

26. Did you bring a fecal sample with you today?

27. Do you have any health concerns about the puppy? If so, please describe:

28. Do you have any behavioral concerns? If so, please describe:

29. Is the puppy on any medications?

30. Is the puppy on any supplements including CBD oil?

31. Preferences for heartworm medications?

Don't worry - we will help you with this decision.

32. Preferences for flea and tick medications? Topical, oral, or collar?

Don't worry - we will help you with this decision.

33a. Does your puppy have a microchip?

33b. Do you want to put in one today ($35)?

34. Are you crate training your puppy? Sleeping/Daytime provisions/Stuffed Toys in Crate/Provisions while you are home/Provisions for sleeping at night?

35. Just so you know, this is normal: Hiccups/Dream Sleeping/Biting/Chewing/Zoomies at night

36. Are you interested in a Basic Obedience Class? Online?

36a. Skills: Housebreaking/Sit/Omega Roll/Stand/Emergency Down/Recall/Nail Trims/Ear Care/Leash Walks/Stuffed Kong Toy/Preventing Separation Anxiety/Managing Biting/Chewing/Attention Seeking Behaviors

36b. Are there any special skills you want your puppy to learn?

37. Tips for transporting puppy safely/teaching to ride in car: Crate/Seat Belt/ID Collar & Tag/Ginger Snaps

Do you have pet insurance for your puppy? What company and policy number?

If you have an emergency outside of our open hours here are the closest emergency clinics:

North - Fox Valley Animal Referral Center 920-993-9193
South - Lakeshore 414-540-6710 / WVRC in Waukesha 262-542-3241 / MECA 414-543-7387
East - Grafton 262-546-0249 / Port Washington 262-268-7800
West - UW Madison VMTH 800-386-8684 / MVS 608-274-7772

Shopping list for your new puppy:

1. Collar quick release buckle

2. ID tag with your cell phone number

3. Leash

4. Long line

5. Head halter

6. Crate

7. Dog bed – indestructible

8. Bowls

9. Poop bags

10. Pooper scooper

11. Food – Hill’s Science Diet, Purina, Iams, Eukanuba, or Royal Canin

12. Treats – string cheese, hot dogs, Cheerios

13. Liquid smoke to scent treats

14. Durable Chew toys

15. Kongs or other stuffable toys

16. Dog gates

17. Exercise pen – X pen

18. Pet odor eliminator

19. Carpet cleaner

20. Peanut butter or squeeze cheese