Critical Info for Your Puppy's First Day and Night at Home #70
Shaped by Dog with Susan Garrett
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4.8 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
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The first day with your new puppy is a critical start your relationship. When a puppy comes into your home, they are fully capable of learning the moment they arrive. It's super important to be intentional about how your puppy goes about life from the moment they join your family.
In the episode you'll hear:
• The essential things to do during your puppy's first 24 hours at home.
• What to avoid doing with puppies in the first few days.
• Why to talk to your puppy's breeder or rescue organization.
• What to know about what your puppy has been eating, their potty training experience and if they have had any crate training.
• What I feed my puppies and how to select dog food.
• Why to plan to be home for a few days when your puppy arrives.
• About the importance of protecting your puppy's mental and physical health and how to create positive associations with you.
• How puppies explore with their mouths and five ways to set your pup up for success.
• Where to create puppy zones and what they are.
• About the importance of creating a schedule for a puppy to thrive and the schedule I use for a pup.
• How to make your puppy's first week one of comfort and confidence.
• The games to play with puppies and the toys I use.
• Why your puppy needs to know who is safe and about socializing with people and dogs.
• What not to do with your puppy.
• Why to write to us wag@dogsthat.com with the subject line "I am committed".
Resources:
• Ex-Pen: Rover Modular Pet Enclosures-http://dogsthat.com/roverpanels
*Ex-Pen: Plastic 8 Panel - https://geni.us/ex-pen-white
*Ex-Pen: Folding Metal - https://geni.us/ex-pen-metal
• Gunner Crate Crash Test-https://gunner.com/pages/crash-tested
• Blog Post: A Day in the Life of a Susan Garrett Puppy-https://susangarrettdogagility.com/2020/09/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-susan-garrett-puppy/
• Video: 5 Games for Puppies-https://youtu.be/Hxd1sVEQp2Y
• 4MyMerles Creations Toys-https://www.4mymerles.com/product-category/say-yes/
• West Paw Toppl Treat Toys-https://www.westpaw.com/dog-toys/puzzle/toppl-treat-toy
• Podcast Episode 10: What to Know Before Getting a Puppy or Dog-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/10/
• Podcast Episode 17: Help! How do I STOP Puppy Biting?!-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/17/
• Podcast Episode 18: 4 Puppy and Dog Training Games for Acquired Bite Inhibition-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/18/
• Podcast Episode 26: Pro Dog Training Tips to Get Your Puppy to Sleep All Night-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/26/
• Podcast Episode 30: Why Dog Crates Are Not Dog Cages-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/30/
• Podcast Episode 32: 20 Easy Ways to Exercise Your Dog at Home-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/32/
• Podcast Episode 41: Get a Behaved Dog by Celebrating Milestones!-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/41/
• Podcast Episode 44: Using Coincidences and Positive Associations in Dog Training-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/44/
• Podcast Episode 48: Potty Train Your Puppy in a Week (Easy 3 Step Process)-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/48/
• Podcast Episode 58: How to Create Kid Friendly Dogs and Dog Friendly Kids-https://dogsthat.com/podcast/58/
• Watch this Episode of Shaped by Dog on YouTube - https://youtu.be/rUIX5qW85tU
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is so exciting. You are getting a new puppy. |
| 0:14.6 | Or maybe it's somebody you know that's getting a new puppy. |
| 0:17.7 | It's so exciting. |
| 0:18.5 | Do you know that when a puppy comes into your home, |
| 0:21.9 | they are fully capable of learning the moment they arrive? And that is a double-edged sword |
| 0:28.0 | because they can pick up all the bad things to do as quickly as they can pick up the good |
| 0:35.2 | things to do. And that's why it's really super important |
| 0:37.8 | for you to be intentional about how that puppy goes about life the moment they step into your |
| 0:43.7 | house. And that's what today's podcast episode is all about. Hi, I'm Susan Garrett. Welcome to |
| 0:49.7 | Shape by Dog. I'm really excited to be talking about puppies because it's kind of one of my |
| 0:53.8 | favorite things to talk about. But before we dive in, if you're watching this on YouTube, Bye dog. I'm really excited to be talking about puppies because it's kind of one of my favorite |
| 0:54.1 | things to talk about. But before we dive in, if you're watching this on YouTube, go ahead. |
| 0:59.2 | Give me a big thumbs up if you like puppies. Give me a big thumbs up if you like talking about |
| 1:04.2 | puppies. I'm going to share with you today the things that I would absolutely avoid in the |
| 1:09.0 | first couple of days when you get a new puppy and the things that you absolutely need to set yourself up so that these are going to happen |
| 1:15.9 | in that first 24-hour period. I mean, there's so many past podcasts that I could refer to that |
| 1:21.8 | are going to help you. Basically, if you started at podcast number one and just binge watch here |
| 1:26.7 | on YouTube or binge |
| 1:27.6 | listened to your car, probably not as good in your car because you really should be taking notes |
| 1:31.9 | here. There are so many great podcasts that I've already talked about that are going to set you up |
| 1:36.5 | for success. I promise you, if you listen to these podcasts, plus at the end of today's |
| 1:43.2 | podcast episode, I'm going to give you a way to get into |
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