5 Ways To Make Your New Puppy Comfortable


The first nights in a new home for a puppy are much like a baby's first few nights at home. The best way to get your new puppy to sleep through the night quietly is to:

1. Make sure his last play period is a good, hearty one that ends about one hour before you feed him his last meal, which should be about an hour before your bedtime.

2. Take him out to potty as soon as he is done eating and about fifteen minutes before you go to bed.

3. Leave a very small quantity of water with him when you put him to bed.

4. Try to make your bedtime and his getting-up time no more than six hours apart until he is four to five months old. With this schedule and proper containment, a healthy puppy should both sleep and housebreak easily.

5. Make him a proper bed. The puppy's "bed" can be a rug at the end of your bed (tie him to the bedpost), a box or crate or pen, or any other small area that restricts his movement. You want him sleeping while you are sleeping!