Tips for Introducing Your New Puppy to Your Family

Tips for Introducing Your New Puppy to Your Family

There is a lot to do and think about before you bring your new puppy home. Puppy proofing is essential, as well as compiling all of the essentials your puppy will need for an easy transition into their new and exciting life. One major step you need to consider, especially if you have children at home, is how you plan to introduce your puppy to their new family. To prepare you to begin your puppy into your family, Happy Pup Manor has accumulated a few tips to help you out. 

Observe Interactions and Monitor Behavior

Bringing a puppy home to your family requires careful preparation and management to ensure a positive and safe experience for everyone. Supervise interactions, teach children how to interact respectfully with the puppy, and provide the puppy with a safe space to allow them to rest and have alone time as needed.

Always keep your pup Contained to a Small Area

Investing in a Playpen to keep your new puppy safe during play and limiting potty accidents in the home is a great way to help introduce your puppy to your new home. Setting up a crate that includes favorite toys, comfortable items for them to lay on, and water and food dishes is a great way to not only get your new puppy used to being in their crate but will help calm the excitement for the family and will have a safe place for rest periods and naps

Keep Jumping and Nipping to a Minimum

Puppies nipping and jumping on kids is a common issue, often stemming from teething, overstimulation, or a lack of understanding about appropriate play. It’s crucial to teach both the puppy and the children how to interact safely, redirecting the puppy to appropriate toys and ensuring supervised play. Your new puppy is excited to start exploring their new home and get to know their new brother or sister, meaning they will likely run and jump on your family members. It is important to keep calm around your new pup and keep lots of chew toys and nylabones to keep chewing to a minimum. Keeping your new puppy on a routine will help your puppies training be successful and allowing family members to understand there are playtimes and rest times for your new puppy.

Want to Prepare Your Puppy Even More?

While there is no sure-fire way to prepare your puppy for the life of love and happiness they have entered into, there are ways to help your puppy develop skills that make this exciting transition easier on the entire family. The trainers at Happy Pup Manor are more than happy to welcome your pup into our home and provide expert training.

With programs ranging from 10-days to 8-weeks, we have something for your puppy. And, if your older pup is three years old or younger, we can offer foundational training for them as well. In our programs, your pup will learn simple commands such as stay, sit, and leave it, as well as manners training such as jumping, mouthiness, and leash walking. If you would like to discover more about what we can do for your pups, call Gabby! She is excited to learn about your pup and provide more information.