Updated May 09, 2016. Cecum cancer is a type of colon cancer, but the signs and symptoms of this disease are sometimes elusive. The cecum demarcates the beginning of your large intestine. This pouch-like section of intestine connects a portion of the small intestine, called the ileum, to the ascending colon.
Most good breeders don't let their puppies leave until around 8 weeks of age (and in toy breeds, 10 or 12 weeks), which means that your puppy may not have been leash trained prior to you picking him up. For large breeds, this may not be the case.
When do puppies start walking? A: Puppies usually stand up when they are around 15 days old and take their first steps by the age of 3 weeks. The first two weeks of a puppy's life are mostly spent sleeping, with puppies sleeping 90 percent of the day. Continue Reading. At around 3 weeks of age, puppies begin to develop some independence.