Originally posted by Giselle
Congrats!

Did you rescue him or was he an Oops litter? If he was from a "breeder", 7 weeks is way too young to be separated from his mother . Expect to teach bite inhibition and start potty training because Toy breeds are notoriously difficult to housebreak.
bah. thats what I thought, but a lot of people sell at 6-7 weeks anyway.. I don't expect it was an "oops" litter, the cross of shih's and poo's are pretty popular . I do know that puppies are supposed to be wormed every 2 weeks until they are 12 weeks old to prevent hookworm and parvo, and most reputable breeders don't sell until theyre 10-12 weeks.

wow! that's really cool, he must be such a sweetie! Be sure to take him for his first check-up and round of shots soon... I don't think he has been completely wormed and might not have his full round of puppy shots. You should definately ask the breeder and your vet, it would not be good for the new puppy and/or Casey to get sick! here's a good link about shots and ages and whatnot.. here!. Ask whatever you want about puppies... we went through about everything with little Benny brat ! Also, yeah, feed 3 or more small meals a day, look on the requested amount on the bag for amounts to feed. Take the puppy out after he eats/drink each time.. it is harder to train a younger puppy, so it may take him a while to get into the habbit of going to the door. and, definately, buy puppy pads!! They are training pads that attract the puppy, put them near the door so that he is used to going to the door when he has to potty, and wherever he has accidents put a puppy pad on the area