Introducing Your Puppy to His New Home

I ment to post this sooner but things got crazy with shipping all the puppies. This may still be helpful.

When you get your little guy home for the first time their is a lot of excitement. Usually you have been waiting weeks to take your puppy home and it is finally the day! Their are just a few things you will want to be mindful of. This is a new place with new people to him so he may be shy or anxious. He has never been away from his mom and litter mates before so this is all new to him. Try not to overexcite him at first and give him a chance to get to know his new home.

I recommend giving him a potty break when you first get home then take him into the house. You will want to give him a tour and show him around. Take him to his kennel and were he will be eating. Give him a chance to relax a bit. Potty training starts right away so during this whole process keep an eye out for signes he may need to go.

We had to ship both of our dogs so when we got them home they needed a bath. This was a great opportunity for us to get to know our puppy and for them to relax and enjoy being pampered. They loved being washed and getting dried and spending some special time with us.

Puppies are very curious and explore with their mouths so be very watchful that they don't chew on anything that could be dangerous like cords and such.  You really do need to go through and puppy prof your house just like with small children. Make sure he can't pull anything down on top of him or get into things that are dangerous etc. You can even start with some of the rules you will have for your puppy. Such as using the word Off when he gets on something you don't want him to.

Most importantly enjoy the day and getting to know one another!