Here we are approaching Christmas - soon my phone will ring off the hook and my email inbox will be full of people wanting puppies for Christmas. Not recommended - get a puppy a few days after. Go visit the puppy as a surprise a couple of days before Christmas and then pick up after the craziness settles down. Or, get a puppy at the beginning of Christmas so it gets to know you, your family, your yard, and your house BEFORE the craziness begins. Potty training is hard enough and then if you add instant chaos - ugh!
ALSO, if you DO insist on getting a puppy during this holiday season, please please please remember to never take your puppy to a park, a pet store or even a house with another dog (if you aren't sure they are completely vaccinated) until one week after their 12 week shots. Dogs can transmit illness from nose to nose, and people who pet their dog and then pet yours - if they have slobber or anything worse - can transmit their dog's problems to yours. It isn't worth it.
Dress up puppy and post pics online instead - it will be a happy healthy puppy for the New Year!!
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