My Daisy is 19 weeks old and I have found the trick to lots of tangles with her but I also rescued a s**tzu and a cocker spaniel in my past. Use a human wide tooth pick and kids No More Tangles. It works wonders. I bathe Daisy in Kids shampoo, not baby shampoo but kid shampoo that has the conditioner in it. The wide tooth pick doesn't pull her fur as bad as the brush. Daisy HATES being brushed but she will literally go get her pick at night and bring it to me.
Don't worry about the poop for a few days. Daisy went thru that too. You may have changed her food but even if you didn't, the vet told me that these little furbabies are easily stressed out and their digestive tracts are usually where they show their stress.
As far as the shots go, I am only getting Daisy the required shots because I agree with the other person that dogs tend to be over vaccinated. But, then again, my husband is a naturalist, too.
Hope I helped some.
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