The book
The New Puppy: Is This Normal?
A Vet's Real Answers for Your Puppy's First Year
BY STEVE PELTON, DVM
Coming holiday 2026
It's 2 a.m. Your new puppy just made a noise you've never heard, and there's something on the floor you'd rather not describe.
Is this normal? Do you call someone? Who? And why do the three vaccine schedules you found online all disagree?
Dr. Steve Pelton has been a small-animal vet since 2000. The New Puppy is the book he wishes every new owner had before pickup day.
Funny enough to read on the couch with a puppy asleep on your feet. Useful enough to keep by the fridge.
You don't have to wait for it
Everything interactive lives right here on the site, free: the emergency check, the Poop-o-Meter, your puppy's roadmap, the fridge card and the playable guides. The book is for the couch and the kitchen counter. The site is for tapping.
Also by Dr. Pelton
The Itchy Dog
Why Is My Dog So Itchy? A Vet's Real Answers on What Actually Works