The Curious Puppy
A veterinarian-developed journal for puppies • Based on international veterinary guidelines and scientific evidence • Designed to make professional guidance understandable and actionable for pet owners
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Get your copy on Amazon →What you notice at home is often missing at the appointment, simply because no one wrote it down.
The Curious Puppy turns everyday observations into usable information. It shows what matters in the first months, helps you record what changes, and carries veterinary recommendations into daily life.
In the first months, everything changes fast. A puppy grows week by week, loses its milk teeth, meets the world and learns what is safe. On its own, each small change is easy to forget. Noted regularly, they show you what is normal for this puppy — and what needs a closer look.
The journal was developed by a practising veterinarian and is based on recognised international veterinary guidelines (AAHA and WSAVA). Over the first months it builds a structured picture of your puppy's individual development — so at the appointment your vet has both the current impression and the observations of the weeks before.
Inside
- Weekly entries for growth, feeding, teething, socialisation, sleep and more
- A growth curve and a tooth chart
- Vaccination records, a medication overview and vet-visit preparation
- Monthly reviews and space for your own notes
Veterinary foundation
This Journal draws on established veterinary guidelines, clinical tools and selected scientific sources.
Care frameworks
Clinical tools
- Body Condition Score (1–9)as used by WSAVA
- WALTHAM Puppy Growth Charts
- Faecal Scoring Chartstandardised stool assessment
- ESCCAP Parasite Guidance
Selected evidence
- Vaterlaws-Whiteside & Hartmann (2017)Socialisation programme outcomes · Applied Animal Behaviour Science
- Howell, King & Bennett (2015)Puppy socialisation review · Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports
- Stolzlechner et al. (2022)Early training and later behaviour · Animals
The guidelines, instruments and scientific sources named here were used as professional foundations for the development of this journal. Their inclusion does not imply official endorsement, authorization or collaboration with the organisations named.
Design for everyday life
Designed for everyday life.
Beautiful enough to keep within reach. Structured enough to become part of your routine.
The Curious Puppy covers the first six months, from week eight. Six months marks a natural milestone — the milk teeth are gone, the puppy vaccination series is complete, and the socialisation window has closed. That is where puppyhood ends and the adolescent stage begins. It is part of the House of Tails Care Journals, which follow every life stage. A companion volume for six to twelve months is coming soon.
The approach behind it, the Veterinary Mindset, is set out in full in the book of the same name — currently available in German, with an English edition coming soon.
The best moment to begin is now.
By T. Abend, veterinarian. A companion to veterinary care, not a replacement.