Pup Pup & Away Newsletter Archive
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Your Puppy at 8 Weeks
- Your puppy's adjustment period
- Getting started with socialization
- Pros and cons of pee pad training
- Making vet visits less stressful
- Vaccine timing
- Puppy proofing and more
Your Puppy at 9 Weeks
- Getting started with crate training
- Establishing a routine
- How to pick the right puppy class
- Getting started with training using a marker word
- Vaccines needed for puppy classes
Your Puppy at 10 Weeks
- Puppy socialization stages
- When puppy daycare is an option
- Teaching your dog name recognition
- Nail trimming tips
- Interactive food puzzles and more
Your Puppy at 11 Weeks
- Should you let your puppy sleep in bed with you?
- The important 16-week socialization window
- Setting up a long-term confinement area
- How to choose the right trainer
- Staying positive and more
Your Puppy at 12 Weeks
- Learning to speak your puppy's language
- Baby shark week is every week in a puppy household.
- Learn how to stop the nipping.
- Training the "touch" cue
- How to teach your puppy to use a doorbell or bells when they have to go potty, and more
Your Puppy at 13 Weeks
- Preventing resource guarding
- Playing tug without encouraging aggression
- Socializing your puppy to thunder
- Using a snuffle mat as a brain game
- Choosing non-toxic toys and more
Your Puppy at 14 Weeks
- Different types of barking
- How your body language can affect your puppy
- Say it, don't spray it, when correcting a behavior
- Teaching your puppy the "leave it" cue
- What your puppy's poo can tell you about their health, and more
Your Puppy at 15 Week
- Coming to the end of the socialization window
- How to greet a dog the right way
- Introducing your puppy to children
- Leash walking etiquette
- How to use "yes" in training
- Making bath time fun, and more
Your Puppy at 16 Weeks
- Using other rewards if your pup isn't food motivated
- The teething continues
- Keeping your cues consistent
- Mosquitoes and heartworm disease
- Treat recipe: Homemade Fluffernutter Kisses
- Veggies that you can share with your dog, and more
Your Puppy at 4 Months
- Your puppy is ready for (appropriate) play with friends
- The colors your dog sees best
- Teach come when called
- Getting your puppy prepared for the "cone of shame"
- Why some peanut butters are safer than others
- Alternatives to cones, and more
Your Puppy at 4-5 Months
- The humpty dance
- Teaching your puppy that it's ok to spend time alone
- Training an emergency recall
- When to switch from puppy to adult food
- How to choose the right chew toys for your pup's chewing style
- How to wash dog toys safely, and more
Your Puppy at 5 Months
- Socializing older puppies
- Finding training opportunities throughout the day
- Preventing door dashing
- When to consider spay/neuter
- Why mother nature makes bad toys
- Using gates to stop puppy jumping, and more
Your Puppy at 5-6 Months
- Playing tug
- Put an end to destructive chewing
- Using treats to train without bribing
- Training "stay"
- Preventing car sickness
- Caring for your dog's coat, and more
Your Puppy at 6 Months
- Your dog is a teenager, now what?
- Dealing with "bad" behavior
- Training "go to place"
- Dealing with mats
- What are dewclaws and do dogs need them?
- What you should know about grain-free food, and more
Your Puppy at 6-7 Months
- Why dogs eat poop
- An important time to focus on training recall
- Training your dog to stop using
- potty pads
- When your dog's anal glands act up
- Tips for keeping a dog out of the cat's litter box
- Nuts you shouldn't let your dog near, and more
Your Puppy at 7 Months
- Tips for bathing your dog at home
- Reasons your dog isn't doing what you want
- Why anesthesia is necessary for dental cleanings
- Essentials for hiking with your dog
- The dangers of ruby chocolate, and more
Your Puppy at 7-8 Months
- Keep your dog calm and carry on
- Dealing with digging
- Holding off before going on runs together
- DIY food tube puzzle, and more
Your Puppy at 8 Months
- Pros and cons of board and trains
- Why you shouldn't use shock and prong collars
- Creating a predictable pattern
- Slowing your dog's eating down
- The strange reverse sneeze
- Choosing the right leash, and more
Your Puppy at 8-9 Months
- What those certification letters mean after a dog trainer's name
- Some new training games
- Helping your dog get more comfortable with nail trims
- Automatic sit
- When NOT to clean your dog's ears
- How to break up a dog fight, and more
Your Puppy at 9 Months
- Proper play techniques
- What to know about going to the dog park
- Managing resource guarding
- The importance of training Drop It
- Happy visit weigh-ins, and more
Your Puppy at 9-10 Months
- What to expect if your dog is not spayed/neutered
- Putting an end to destructive chewing
- Why dogs kick up grass
- Teaching your dog to fetch and return
- What to train before hiking with your dog, and more
Your Puppy at 10 Months
- When you can start running with your dog... if you want to
- The dreaded humping
- All about growth plates
- Preventing arthritis, and more
Your Puppy at 10-11 Months
- Getting your dog started with cooperative care
- Muzzle training is for every dog
- Tips for brushing your dog's teeth
- Tips for give your pup a pill
- Tips for preventing ear infections, and more
Your Puppy at 11 Months
- Bathing tips
- Making positive associations with grooming
- Hot spots
- When things get itchy
- Choosing the right flea and tick preventatives, and more
Your Puppy at 11-12 Months
- Burning excess energy
- Canine separation anxiety
- How to keep your dog occupied when you work from home
- How much exercise your dog needs
- Stuffed Kong recipes, and more
Your Puppy at 12 Months
- Preventing excessive scavenging
- How to train your dog to do anything in 4 steps
- How many treats you can give your dog while training
- How much and how often to feed your dog
- When to switch to adult food
- How often to clean your dog's toys, and more
Your Puppy at 1 Year!
- Dealing with leash reactivity
- Preparing to travel with your pup
- Tips for moving with your dog
- Clear the air: steps to take if a wildfire were to break out
- Baking your pup a birthday cake, and more