This is the puppy training podcast episode number 61, learning to be alone.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

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.

Hey everybody.

Today I'm answering questions that I get quite frequently like my new puppy cries in the crate.

Why does my new puppy cry when they can't see me? What can I do

about it? Should I do something about it? Why is it important? Should I crate train my puppy? How long

does it take? So I want to address some of these questions today because, you know, getting a new

puppy is super exciting, but it can also be stressful, especially if our puppy's barking or whining,

and we want to help them. So today, let's discuss the importance of helping your puppy learn

to be alone. It's a really important lesson that every dog needs to know because inevitably,

yes, we want them to live with us in our homes, but they'll have to be alone sometimes. It's just

how life is.

So there's things that you can start doing right away to help them succeed. First of all, I want

you to remember that your puppy has likely never been alone before. They've spent the first eight to

10 weeks of life with their mother, breeder, litter mates, and they're in a very close confined

area compared to the size of our homes. So, you know, litter mates, and they're in a very close confined area compared to the

size of our homes. So, you know, as we bring these puppies into our houses and we want them to

be part of our families, they're planning on being close to us. They want to be right next to us,

touching us. That's how close they want to be for most of the day. But again, it is realistic

to recognize at some point this dog will need to be alone and having the skills to handle that

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