Your pup's immune system is not fully developed until he's about 12 weeks old.  To help protect him from several serious canine diseases, it's crucial during this time to keep up with his vaccine schedule (his "puppy shots") as recommended by your veterinarian.  It's also very important to keep him away from other dogs, and from areas where other dogs may have soiled the ground, until he's 12 weeks old. 

Resist giving your pup "people food," but be sure to feed him four times a day with a...

Like any baby, your young puppy needs to sleep for much of the day.  Keep playtimes short and give him lots of "down time."  Don't force him to keep up prolonged activity, and resist the urge to show him off to everyone right away!

As your puppy shifts his dependence to you as his owner and leader, you'll become the center of his world.  He'll probably like to lie down on top of or beside your feet!

He is curious about everything around him.  He has a very short attention span at this age, and is easily distracted.

Although he had little sense of fear in earlier weeks, at some point between 7 and 9 weeks he may be suddenly cautious of anything new in his environment.  This "fear period" is normal.  He may be fearful o...