8 Puppy Tips for the First Week

You’ll need a few things before you bring home your new pup:

1. Puppy food.
2. Leash and collar with tags that include your phone number and your vet’s.
3. Water and food bowls.
4. Dog bed.
5. Grooming brushes.
6. Folding gate or crate to keep your puppy in one area.
7. Chew toys.

Three-month-old puppies can wait for three hours, four-month-old puppies for four hours, and so on. After 6 months: An older puppy, like most adult dogs, has the ability to hold it for up to six hours.

1. Get Your Supplies Before You Bring Your Puppy Home.
2. Puppy Proof Your Home.
3. Socialize Your Puppy Right Away.
4. Start House Training in the First Week.
5. Visit the Veterinarian.
6. Reward Good Behavior.
7. Start “Play Training”
8. Stay Together at Bed Time.

Puppy’s First Night At Home

1. Your puppy’s sleeping quarters should be in a small crate.
2. Keep the crate in a draft free area next to your bed.
3. Under no circumstances take the puppy to bed with you.
4. Give the puppy a stuffed dog toy to snuggle with.

Some puppies and dogs prefer a night-light. They find it comforting. But for others, the light can provide too much stimulation and keep them awake and busy. For those dogs, make the house dark and quiet.

Give them positive reinforcement through calm verbal affirmations. After letting them play for a while, put both dogs in a “sit” or “stay”, then let them interact again. Finally, take them on walks together, allowing them to sniff each other along the way. 3) Play close attention the both dog’s body posture.

7 Tips To Stop Your Puppy Crying At Night

1. Never underestimate the power of the potty! Not a literal potty, of course, but potty training.
2. Crate train your puppy.
3. Provide comfort, but not attention.
4. Wear your pupper out – every day.
5. Keep a routine.
6. Limit access to distractions.
7. Check for other issues.

The Comforts of a Crate Don’t leave your puppy in his crate longer than he can hold his bladder or bowels. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals suggests the following time frames for leaving a puppy in his crate: 8 to 10 weeks old — up to one hour. 11 to 14 weeks old — up to three hours.

Wrap a hot water bottle in a blanket or soft towel and place it in the crate. This reminds the puppy of his mother and siblings. Some owners take an old-fashioned, ticking clock and put it near the puppy’s crate. The sound simulates the mother’s heartbeat, helping him to settle.

~ Go to the pet store (or order online) and purchase a bunch of really yummy high value bones and/or toys on hand so you can give him something else to do when he gets really bitey, especially during the Witching Hour. You will likely need to give him a new one every 20 seconds, over and over- keep rotating them.