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Your puppy’s first year, month by month

Month-by-month guides for new puppy owners: vaccines, socialization, training, spay or neuter timing, and a record for every vet visit.

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Short versionThe first year goes fast. The big decisions are vaccines, socialization before 12 weeks, spay or neuter timing and building routines. This site walks through each one with sources and a record you can keep.

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The three things that matter most in the first weeks

  1. Start the vaccine series with your vet. AAHA recommends at least 3 doses of the core combination vaccine between 6 and 16 weeks of age, 2 to 4 weeks apart.
  2. Socialize safely and early. The AVSAB says the first three months are the primary window and that classes can start as early as 7 to 8 weeks.
  3. Keep one record. Weights, deworming, vaccines, questions and odd moments, so every vet visit is easy.

A puppy question, answered for your puppy

Select your puppy and ask about vaccines, socializing or the first vet visit. The answer is built around their age and breed, with a schedule you can take to your vet.

The demo pets are fictional. Answers are general information, not veterinary advice.

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Where to go next

Everything for the first year

Puppy socialization passport: a checklist of first experiencesA printable checklist of people, surfaces, sounds, handling, places and animals to meet in the puppy window, going at your puppy’s pace.Puppy vaccine schedule: what AAHA recommendsAAHA recommends at least 3 doses of the combination vaccine between 6 and 16 weeks, 2 to 4 weeks apart, plus rabies and leptospirosis. Your vet sets the schedule.Puppy socialization before vaccines are finishedThe AVSAB says the first three months are the primary socialization window and classes can start at 7 to 8 weeks. How to do it safely.Your puppy’s first vet visit: checklist and questionsWhat to bring and what to ask at the first appointment, from records to questions on vaccines, parasites and food.Spay and neuter timing for puppiesAAHA’s 2019 canine life stage guidelines suggest different timing for small and large breeds. What the table says, and why your vet decides.Puppy first-year timeline: weeks 8 to 52A simple timeline of what usually happens from 8 weeks to a year, with the milestones to put in your log.Puppy-proofing: poisons, cords and winter hazardsCommon toxins and what to do: call your vet or poison control right away. Hotline numbers and winter dangers such as antifreeze.Ticks and parasites: puppy basicsCDC guidance: check pets daily, ask a vet about preventives, and never put dog products on a cat.Printable puppy first-year logA one-page printable for weights, vaccines, parasite prevention, socialization and questions for the vet.About Puppy Year One and our sourcesWho publishes Puppy Year One, how guides are written and sourced, review status, and every source we cite.

Frequently asked questions

When can a puppy go home?

The Merck Veterinary Manual says puppies can leave their mother at about 7 to 8 weeks old, when they can feed themselves. Breeders and shelters have their own policies.

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