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Just got a new puppy: What shots, food, and care does she need?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | unspayed | 1 month and 16 days old | 1lb

Bought a Jack Russell Terrier Shih-Tzu mix for $300 last night I need to know what shots she needs and what type of food would be best and anything else you think I should know. :) thanks

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Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS

Veterinarian

Published on February 5th, 2018

She will need a full course of vaccination, you can see the full schedule here: http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/puppy-shots-complete-guide/ I recommend a high quality food such as Orijen or Acana for example. She also need to be dewormed, this is something you can start right away, it will need to be repeated 2 weeks apart until the age of 3 months.

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