So the first thing we should talk about is a crate. You're definitely gonna want a crate for your puppy. It provides them with a location that they can go, they can relax, they can feel like it's a home-away-from-home, but it'll expedite your puppy house training.
Now a couple of things to keep in mind when you're choosing your crate, whether you want a plastic hard-sided crate, or you might want a wire crate.
The difference is would be with a hard-sided crate, there's no opportunity to put a divider in it, so you might have to create your own, which is something that we can pretty easily do. But putting a divider in the crate allows your puppy to not have too much freedom. It's nice to be able to buy a crate that they can grow into. But you don't wanna give them too many areas that they can have accidents inside the crate. So a wire crate, there usually more options for placing a pre-constructed divider in it.
The other great thing about the hard-sided crate is that if you have a dog that sheds a lot, you're less likely to end up with all sorts of hair on the outside of it. But your crate is going to be a really great training tool, so research it, spend some time choosing the right crate for your puppy.
And your next consideration might be bedding. It's nice to have a couple of places where you place bedding around the house so that your puppy can sort of chill out and relax when they're near you. But you want to keep in mind, if you're putting some bedding in your puppy's crate, you need to keep an eye on them.
The last thing you want is for your puppy to get in their crate and start chewing that bedding. It could be a real hazard.
The other challenge is that if you put bedding in your puppy's crate, it gives them a greater opportunity to have an accident in there, and sort of squish it over to the side and they're still comfortable. So keep that in mind. If you're having any challenges with your house training, and you have bedding in your puppies crate, then you might want to remove that bedding from their crate.
But if you have a couple of spots, you've placed little beds around the house and places that are nearby you, it provides your puppy with a great opportunity to have something comfortable to lay on as they, chew on their toy.
And let's talk about toys next. Toys are a great pastime for your puppy and it allows them to sort of relax and chew on something. But there are a couple of different options for toys when it comes to your puppy.
There are chew toys and then there are interactive toys. An interactive toy is a toy that your puppy can play with and play with you. You're not gonna want to leave your puppy with an interactive toy because it's something that, they can chew little bits and parts off of, but it's a great toy that you can, play tug with, and toss out and they can bring it back and you guys can both play with together. But remember to keep them apart because a chew toy, you can leave your puppy with inside their crate, a little bit less supervised. But an interactive toy is something that you're going to want to play with your puppy.
Now the one thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to puppy chew toys is something like these Puppy Starter Kits are a great option, but eventually, your puppy's gonna grow out of them. a puppy-appropriate chew toy is a great thing for your puppy when they'rea couple of months old, but you need to keep an eye on them because they can age out of a toy like that.
It can become a bit of a choking hazard as it reduces in size and as they get strong enough to bite larger parts off of that toy. Next, let's talk about food. Your breeder's likely to send you home with a little bit of food that your puppy has been eating, but you must know what kind of food they've been eating. That way, you've got a bag of food ready for their arrival at your home. That leads us to treats. You're gonna wanna take every opportunity that you can to reward your puppy for making great decisions.
And of course, you're gonna need a leash and a collar for your dog. Now, something we always recommend is a leash or a collar that has metal hardware you're gonna need a buckle that doesn't break and we've heard some horror stories of people that had their dog on a leash with plastic collars.
Sometimes they can just pop and then you have an off-leash situation that you might not want.
Now an important puppy hack is for your new puppy owners is to buy an inexpensive leash as well and then cut the loop off of it. That way, anytime your puppy's outside of their crate you can pop that house line on them and if they get into anything that they shouldn't be into, you can quickly step on that line and avoid any dangerous scenarios or unwanted scenarios, and it doesn't turn into a game of catch me if you can.
Now a couple of things to keep in mind when you're choosing your crate, whether you want a plastic hard-sided crate, or you might want a wire crate.
The difference is would be with a hard-sided crate, there's no opportunity to put a divider in it, so you might have to create your own, which is something that we can pretty easily do. But putting a divider in the crate allows your puppy to not have too much freedom. It's nice to be able to buy a crate that they can grow into. But you don't wanna give them too many areas that they can have accidents inside the crate. So a wire crate, there usually more options for placing a pre-constructed divider in it.
The other great thing about the hard-sided crate is that if you have a dog that sheds a lot, you're less likely to end up with all sorts of hair on the outside of it. But your crate is going to be a really great training tool, so research it, spend some time choosing the right crate for your puppy.
And your next consideration might be bedding. It's nice to have a couple of places where you place bedding around the house so that your puppy can sort of chill out and relax when they're near you. But you want to keep in mind, if you're putting some bedding in your puppy's crate, you need to keep an eye on them.
The last thing you want is for your puppy to get in their crate and start chewing that bedding. It could be a real hazard.
The other challenge is that if you put bedding in your puppy's crate, it gives them a greater opportunity to have an accident in there, and sort of squish it over to the side and they're still comfortable. So keep that in mind. If you're having any challenges with your house training, and you have bedding in your puppies crate, then you might want to remove that bedding from their crate.
But if you have a couple of spots, you've placed little beds around the house and places that are nearby you, it provides your puppy with a great opportunity to have something comfortable to lay on as they, chew on their toy.
And let's talk about toys next. Toys are a great pastime for your puppy and it allows them to sort of relax and chew on something. But there are a couple of different options for toys when it comes to your puppy.
There are chew toys and then there are interactive toys. An interactive toy is a toy that your puppy can play with and play with you. You're not gonna want to leave your puppy with an interactive toy because it's something that, they can chew little bits and parts off of, but it's a great toy that you can, play tug with, and toss out and they can bring it back and you guys can both play with together. But remember to keep them apart because a chew toy, you can leave your puppy with inside their crate, a little bit less supervised. But an interactive toy is something that you're going to want to play with your puppy.
Now the one thing you need to keep in mind when it comes to puppy chew toys is something like these Puppy Starter Kits are a great option, but eventually, your puppy's gonna grow out of them. a puppy-appropriate chew toy is a great thing for your puppy when they'rea couple of months old, but you need to keep an eye on them because they can age out of a toy like that.
It can become a bit of a choking hazard as it reduces in size and as they get strong enough to bite larger parts off of that toy. Next, let's talk about food. Your breeder's likely to send you home with a little bit of food that your puppy has been eating, but you must know what kind of food they've been eating. That way, you've got a bag of food ready for their arrival at your home. That leads us to treats. You're gonna wanna take every opportunity that you can to reward your puppy for making great decisions.
And of course, you're gonna need a leash and a collar for your dog. Now, something we always recommend is a leash or a collar that has metal hardware you're gonna need a buckle that doesn't break and we've heard some horror stories of people that had their dog on a leash with plastic collars.
Sometimes they can just pop and then you have an off-leash situation that you might not want.
Now an important puppy hack is for your new puppy owners is to buy an inexpensive leash as well and then cut the loop off of it. That way, anytime your puppy's outside of their crate you can pop that house line on them and if they get into anything that they shouldn't be into, you can quickly step on that line and avoid any dangerous scenarios or unwanted scenarios, and it doesn't turn into a game of catch me if you can.
But the most important thing you're gonna need when you're bringing home a new puppy is patience. Puppies can be naughty, but they can also be a lot of fun. So to be a good trainer for your puppy, you're gonna need a little bit of patience. I hope you spend some quality time with your four-legged family member.
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