As the holidays approach, our puppies tend to get overwhelmed or overly excited, especially when new people are around or other dogs that they're excited to meet.

So on today's episode, we are discussing how to help your puppy settle while playing and interacting with others.

Welcome to the show.

Welcome to the puppy training podcast.

I'm Amy Jensen, founder of Baxter and Bella, the online

puppy school. Here we are all about helping you create the best possible experience raising a puppy,

from training tips to practical tricks, all aimed at fostering a happy, well-behaved dog who

truly feels like part of the family. So if you are

ready to enjoy the journey and strengthen the bond with your dog, let's get started.

Whether you're preparing for guests during the holidays or you're trying to manage your puppy's

energy when you're at the park, it's important to lay the foundation for good behavior early. Here at Baxter and Bella, we are all

about coaching you and your dog on achieving the best behavior possible. And we start early. We start

while these puppies are young or when they first come to you at whatever age they are. Now,

here are some tips for managing your puppy's energy and helping them

settle during playtime as well as strategies for introducing them to new situations, like socializing

with other dogs and having people over in your home. Tip number one, how to help your puppy

settle during playtime with people. Puppies are naturally excitable, and they tend to express this excitement through play however teaching

them to calm down during play sessions is really important this can prevent overly rough or

chaotic behavior especially as they get older and bigger so a lot of this will depend on the

size of your dog for example a five pound puppy is probably not that annoying if they were to jump up on

you or get that excited.

But if you have a puppy that's 30, 40, 50 pounds or a dog that's going to be that big,

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