Part 2

New Puppy Owner Guide

Now that your new puppy is home, it’s time for bonding, setting house rules, and enjoying every minute together.

Here is what to expect and what steps you need to take to ensure a smooth transition: 

Build Trust with your New Puppy

Build Trust with your New Puppy

Your new puppy’s first days at home can be overwhelming for a dozen reasons.

Build Trust with your New Puppy

New surroundings, new faces, unfamiliar sounds, being without their siblings for the first time, and sleeping in a different bed,

Build Trust with your New Puppy

can be a tough pill to swallow for a puppy in its new home in the first couple of days.

Comfort your Puppy at night

Comfort your Puppy at night

The first few nights after your puppy’s arrival home can be a bit intense and even intimidating for your new puppy.

Comfort your Puppy at night

Your puppy doesn’t know how to be alone yet and will likely miss his/her siblings, especially at night.

Crate Training  

Crate Training

 The way you present the crate to your puppy has the most impact on how he/she sees it.

Crate Training

Crate training can offer your puppy a sanctuary of its own where it can relax and feel safe, but it can also cause more damage than good if not done properly.

Establish Daily Routines for your Puppy

Establish Daily Routines for your Puppy

Daily routines are a must in the first few days with a new puppy in the house.

Establish Daily Routines for your Puppy

That is when you need to establish mealtimes, exercise routines, and nap time.

Establish Daily Routines for your Puppy

You should typically feed your puppy 3 times a day during breakfast, lunch, and dinner hours.

Establish Daily Routines for your Puppy

10-15 minutes of daily walks for the first few months will be all your puppy needs.

Set Boundaries for your New Puppy

Set Boundaries for your New Puppy

Your puppy is bound to test some limits in its new environment, especially in the first few weeks.

Set Boundaries for your New Puppy

Find a command word or phrase to use when you want to alert your puppy to an activity or an object that is off limits.

Let your Puppy Investigate

Let your Puppy Investigate

8 to 10 weeks old is when puppies start to acknowledge that they have excellent detective skills.

Let your Puppy Investigate

To explore their surroundings is a strong natural instinct in every dog. Every puppy does it, especially in the first week after arriving home.

Let your Puppy Investigate

This is something you should encourage your puppy to do. It helps them get accustomed to their new surroundings and relieves their fear of the unknown.