New Pet Puppy/Dog Settling in Safely

Welcoming Your Pet Puppy/Dog

Into Your Home

Settling in to Your Home

Helping Your New Pet Puppy/Dog

Feel Comfortable and Safe

You have puppy/dog-proofed your house and outdoors.  You are ready to bring your new pet dog home.

1. Have Designated Safe Area

Have a pad/crate ready for a bed.  This will be your new pet dog’s den/home.

• Have clean/new soft blankets/pads for sleeping on and a new clean toy to play with
• Do not use anything previously rolled on/played with blanket/toy previously used by another dog/animal

Other puppy/dog scents will upset your new pet puppy/dog.

2. Calmness is Essential in the Beginning

You want to handle/cuddle/stroke/hold your new pet dog all the time.

• You must resist this loving/joyous feeling and give you new family member some space to settle in
• Limit your attention for the first few days
• Once your new friend feels comfortable your new pet puppy/dog will begin to approach you

Limit visitors and do not let them handle your new pet puppydog for the first couple weeks.

3. Establish a Daily Routine

For Feeding Walking Bedtime

Introduce your home to you pet gradually. Do not overwhelm with too many rooms.

• Begin with consistent meals by feeding at the same time with the same food each day
• Your veterinarian will suggest nutritional food and a feeding program
• A constant supply of fresh clean water is mandatory
• Clean the water bowl daily
• A daily routine builds confidence and security for your pet dog
• Calculate the treats you give your pet as part of their daily nutritional needs
• Do not over-feed as this leads to potential obesity medical issues
• It is advisable to avoid feeding human food to your puppy/dog

 

Seek dietary advice from your veterinarian.

 

4. Toilet Training Your New Pet Dog

Is Unavoidably Essential

You must take your pet dog outside at regular/frequent times

1. Establish a training time such as every 2-3 hours, after feeding before bedtime and while out walking
2. Reward and praise you pet dog for going outside and not in the house
3. Toilet accidents will happen!
4. Stay calm and do not punish your pet
5. Continue with positive praise each time your pet dog goes pee outside

Environmental suggestion is to clean accidents thoroughly to avoid obnoxious smells in your house.

5. House Behaviours

Activity Training

Begin training with simple commands every dog must learn – sit, stay, come to their name.

• Positive reinforcements for proper action
• You must learn to redirect your pet dog’s unwanted behaviours without punishment
• Be calm

Be consistent with rules such as staying off furniture and beds and no jumping in the house.

6. Introducing Activities

Exercise Routines

Daily walks at distances appropriate for your dog is essential/mandatory for your healthy friend.

• You can establish boundaries
• This provides the opportunity to socialize your new friend to environments
• This provides the opportunity to socialize your new friend to sounds
• This provides the opportunity to socialize your new friend other
• This provides the opportunity to socialize your new friend to other puppy/dog owners.
• It takes time to have your pet learn to fetch a ball that you have throow
• For emergency lost puppy/dog sign-up with Petrackers.com

Be patient.  Use positive reinforcements.

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Unconditional Love

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