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.
Must watch:
How I Survived the First Three Months with a New Puppy (And You Can, Too!) – A “documentary” I made about my Belgian Malinois’s puppyhood. It’s a comprehensive look at what it’s really like to raise a puppy.
And here’s everything else we’ve got:
Puppy care basics
- Puppy Supplies Checklist: Everything Your New Puppy Needs (and What They Don’t Need)
- What to do With a New Puppy: A Guide to the First Week
- A Beginner’s Guide to Puppy Socialization
- 43 Tips for New Puppy Owners
- Is My Puppy CRAZY? A Short Guide to Puppy Behavior
Puppy training and problem-solving
- Puppy Training Games
- 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
- Ask 3LD, Puppy Edition: Chewing, House Training, Resource Guarding, and More
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
- Ask 3LD: Help! My Puppy Has Taken Over My Life
Need more help than this? Check out Puppy Survival School:
You’ll learn how to:
- FINALLY stop your demon puppy from biting you (even if you’ve tried everything!)
- Play a training game that quickly gets puppies to calm down and stop being obnoxious
- Teach your puppy to politely “say please” when they need something
- Get your puppy to sleep through the night
- Help your other pets accept the puppy
- Stop being stressed out and overwhelmed all the time
- And a whooole lot more more
All of this is taught using video demos of real puppy training, so you can see exactly how it works in real life. Click here to learn more.