When it comes to raising a puppy, two things are important, training and management. We manage while we

teach the behavior that we are looking for, which takes some time. So today we are talking all about

Playpen's one critical piece of management. 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. Hi, you guys, welcome to the

puppy training podcast. We have Amanda here. She is a trainer here at Baxter and Bella. Hi, Amanda.

So glad you're here. Today,

we are talking about playpins. As trainers, we often get asked, what kind of playpen should I use,

and how long do I use it, and why do I use it? All sorts of things. So today, let's talk playpins.

So Amanda, I know this is one of the topics that you love to talk about, and you get asked

this a lot. So thanks for being here. Let's start with why we would use Playpins. So many reasons,

actually. We like to encourage clients to use Playpins for just basic management. We like to help

with behavior modification plans. We like to help with

house training. Play pens are just so valuable in so many different circumstances. We kind of think

about it more as like a little home for your puppy, like a bedroom, on apartment, whatever you want

to call it. That's kind of their space.

And we give this space to them when we can't watch them, when we can't structure our time

with them, we can't train with them. And we just need a little bit of a bigger space,

sometimes bigger than the crate, a place to put them where we know they're not going to

have accidents. We know they're not going to get

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