A guide to navigating the challenge and adventure of life with your dogs.
Puppy care and training
Check out the resources on the Getting a New Dog page, too.
Puppy care basics
- What to do With a New Puppy: A Guide to the First Week
- 43 Tips for New Puppy Owners
- How to Not Screw Up Your New Puppy
- Is My Puppy CRAZY? A Short Guide to Puppy Behavior
Puppy training and problem-solving
- Puppy Training Games
- Puppies Behaving Badly: Jumping and Biting
- How to Get Your Puppy to Stop Harassing Your Cat, Older Dog, and Other Pets
- How to Train Your Puppy to Stop Biting the Leash
When things go terribly wrong
- Thinking of Returning Your New Puppy to the Shelter/Breeder? Please Read This First
- Is Your New Dog Making You Miserable? You’re Not Alone
- Help! My Puppy Has Taken Over My Life
Need more help than this? Check out the puppy survival guide
I Got a Dog – What Was I Thinking? – This guide focuses heavily on the most common challenges faced by new dog owners, like housetraining, puppy biting, and bonding.
But it also deals with the more complicated matter of fighting off the monsters in your head. It’s about what to do when sleep-deprivation and self-doubt makes you want to throw in the towel and put the puppy up for sale on Craigslist.
You’ll learn:
- How to housetrain your dog even if she’s had a lot of accidents
- How to stop your puppy from biting (with a training plan that actually works!)
- How to teach your dog not to freak out when he’s alone
- How to survive bedtime with a puppy who whines all night
- How to stop being stressed and overwhelmed all the time
- And more
It’ll help you overcome self-doubt and frustration, solve behavior problems, teach your dog good habits, and build that beautiful bond you were dreaming about before you brought your dog home.