This is the puppy training podcast episode number 24, the first few days home.

This podcast is for those looking to train their own dog, whether as a family companion,

a service, or a therapy dog, and I'm here to help you every step of the way.

This is the puppy training podcast, and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

Hi, everyone. It's a beautiful fall weather here in northern Utah. I am loving

the temperatures. I'm loving the colors starting to change. It's been a really good week here.

Thanks for listening today. I am flattered by the number of listeners that we have on this podcast,

and I thank you all for tuning in. Today we are going to talk about the first few days home

with your brand new puppy.

I've gotten a few questions this past week on how do I spend that first day or two when I get my new puppy?

What should I do?

What should I not do?

And so I thought it would be fun today on the podcast to talk about this.

But first, I want to give you an update on Boots. So if you're new to the podcast, Boots is our service dog in training. He hit 20 weeks

this week and he's now fully vaccinated, which is really exciting news. That means he can walk

around in public on his own forepaws. No more carrying him and that's a good thing because he's a whopping

20 pounds now. So that's been a good thing for me this week, a very momentous occasion, let's say.

And he loves to go places.

This little puppy, when we head out to the garage to get in the car, he'll run around to his side of the car and wait patiently until I open the door.

And just this past week he's learned load up, so he jumps in the car all by himself and sits on his seat.

So he's learning lots of great things.

Another one that he loves is the lap cue. I've taught him lap and that means he puts his paws in

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