You’ve made the exciting (but nerve-wracking) decision to take on a foster puppy! Congratulations! Now, let’s puppy-proof your home, setup the puppy playpen, and get everything ready for their arrival. How to Puppy-Proof Your Home It’s important to puppy-proof any of the areas that you expect your puppy to be in! It will be easier […]
Christine Mielke
Christine Mielke has fostered over 100 dogs and puppies and assisted with countless more through volunteering at local rescues and shelters. She is an experienced medical foster who has worked with cleft palate puppies, dying and premature newborns, and critically ill and injured puppies. She has worked side-by-side with veterinary professionals in nursing newborn and young puppies back to health, which has given her renewed purpose in life.
She has logged thousands of hours of on-site volunteering from assisting with adoptions, intakes, vaccinations, deworming, emergency transporting, and creating and writing documentation to be used in the shelter and rescue environments.
With her fosters, she loves to be creative in their puppy photoshoots to show them at their cutest and improve their chances of adoption! She is incredibly proud of being able to get the majority of her fosters adopted within 48 hours of being available.
How to Start Potty Training a Litter of Puppies
For the first two to three weeks of their lives, newborn puppies are unable to eliminate on their own and have to be stimulated to go potty by their mom or human caretaker. As soon as you notice your newborn puppy starting to go potty on their own, you can introduce the concept of potty […]
Bottle Baby Puppies: Common Issues + Solutions
The most common issues (but not typically life-threatening) that pop up when caring for bottle baby puppies include: suckling/urine scalding, crying excessively, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. These issues tend to be related to being under- or over-fed, the equipment, and the milk replacement formula. Suckling and Urine Scalding in Newborn Puppies When bottle babies have […]
KinderPUP: Weeks 10-12 Lesson Plan
Puppies should largely be through any early fear period, which means we can continue desensitization, socialization, and familiarization at full speed! Remember, the process is a marathon, and each week builds on the prior week. Your puppy should have better control over its bladder at this age and be able to be crated for longer […]
