January 9, 2025 • 13 mins
What's the secret to ensuring your new puppy feels right at home from day one? Join me, Amy Jensen, as I unlock the essential tools and strategies you need to make your puppy's transition smooth and enjoyable. From selecting the perfect collar, harness, and crate to understanding the benefits of interactive feeding tools and chew toys, we're diving into the must-have supplies that will create a safe and enriching environment for your furry friend. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned puppy parent, you'll discover insights and recommendations to enhance your approach and set your puppy up for success.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Today I'm going to walk you through 10 things that
you absolutely need before youbring that puppy home.
Welcome to the Puppy TrainingPodcast.
I'm Amy Jensen, founder ofBaxter Bella, the online puppy
school.
Here we are all about helpingyou create the best possible
experience raising a puppy, fromtraining tips to practical
(00:22):
tricks, all aimed at fostering ahappy, well-behaved dog who
truly feels like part of thefamily.
So if you are ready to enjoythe journey and strengthen the
bond with your dog, let's getstarted.
Hello everybody, thank you fortuning into the podcast.
I want you to be prepared whenyou bring that new dog home, or
(00:43):
if you already have your dog,maybe check out this list and
see if there's some items thatyou don't have that might be
useful to you.
Now the audio for today'spodcast comes from my YouTube
channel, so you might hear somethings in the background.
It's me actually holding acollar or a harness.
If you want to see what'shappening, head over to my
YouTube channel at Baxter andBella, but if you just want to
(01:05):
listen, here you go.
First on the list are a collarand a harness.
These are pieces of equipmentthat your puppy's going to need
to get used to wearing, so werecommend you start it right
away.
And this is just a basic flatcollar.
Nothing fancy to it, simplebuckle, snap and closure.
It holds their ID tags.
We recommend your puppy wearsan ID tag so they don't get lost
, and then we start to put aharness on them just for body
(01:26):
awareness, just so that they getused to wearing it, and then
we'll start leash walking herein a few weeks.
But when your puppy first comeshome, it's more about let's
just get them used to wearingthis.
When you're shopping for aharness, I like to find one that
has a front clip and a backclip so you can change which
point you are attaching theleash, depending on which kind
of activity that you're doing.
(01:47):
In the beginning your puppymight not love wearing their
collar or harness.
So get a toy out, one that'sfun, squeaky, moves around.
They like to play with it andstart to play with your dog.
Play relaxes your puppy andthey'll forget that they're
wearing this thing.
So it'll take them a few daysto adjust to having that on, but
pretty soon they forget aboutit and it's no big deal.
Also, remember that we want toremove our dog's collar or
(02:09):
harness before putting them in acrate or pen.
Next on the list a leash and along line.
So you'll need a basic six footleash for all of your basic
puppy training, and then it alsoserves as a house line.
So when I first bring my puppyhome, they don't know the rules
of my house and I need to keepsuper close track of them.
So at times they're going to beon a tether or a house line,
(02:33):
which is just again a basic sixfoot leash.
The other piece of equipment Irecommend, along with the leash,
is a long line, so this is moreof a 15 to 30 foot line.
Again, it's lightweight, it'ssmall.
This one happens to bewaterproof.
Again, a small clip and this isgoing to hook to my dog's
harness on the back.
So I'll put the harness on mydog, clip this to the back of
(02:54):
them and now when I go outside Ihave a longer leash to practice
.
Some recalls and things likethat with this comes in super
handy once your puppy is able togo out in public so they're
fully vaccinated and you canhead to the park.
This is a great way to playwith them at the park where they
feel like they're off leash.
But we have some management inplace.
Next up we have crates.
This is a necessary tool forpotty training, making sure that
(03:17):
our puppy has a nice, safeplace to sleep, to relax, to
chew their toys.
This is the only place, withthis new puppy that's coming
into my home, that I can leavethem unsupervised.
So this crate is going to allowyou to get things done that you
need to get done on a dailybasis and not always have to be
watching your puppy.
I highly recommend starting outwith just a simple small plastic
(03:40):
crate.
Again, we want to size thisappropriately that our puppy can
stand up, turn around, lay down.
But that's about it.
We play lots of games withthese.
We teach our puppy to go in andout and eat their meals in here
.
This is where all of the goodstuff happens.
I like to call it my puppy'sbedroom.
So this is where they get thegood stuff.
This is where they get theirbones and their chews and their
meals.
Like we talked about, this isnot a go in there and be bored
(04:03):
kind of thing, and the wire onesgrow with your puppy.
So there's a divider that comeswith these so that you can
section it off a small part ofit and as your puppy grows, we
can move that divider back untilit's their full size crate.
Plastic ones don't have thatadvantage.
But again, this is nice in thebeginning, just to move around
(04:25):
really easily to keep that puppyclose to me.
So if I'm in the kitchencooking a meal, my puppy is
going to be in this crate nextto me and cooking a meal, my
puppy's going to be in thiscrate next to me.
If I'm in my office doingemails guess what?
This crate is at my feet.
If I'm on the sofa watching ashow, I'm going to also put this
crate up next to me and justlet my puppy get used to being
inside of something with abarrier.
They can't get to me directly,but they're safe because they
(04:47):
can see me, they can smell me,I'm right next to them and they
start to learn that, hey, I canrelax in here, I can fall asleep
in here, which is what we want.
So again, I love both options.
Again for a full size crate.
This is what I use for my dogs,but I do like to start out with
a nice movable plastic cratethat's easy to maneuver.
Another item you absolutely needis an exercise pen.
(05:09):
We want to create what we calla zenden.
When my puppy first comes home,they're pretty stressed and I
want to make this area feel likehome to them.
We're going to take their crateand attach an exercise pen to
it.
Or, if you have that smallplastic crate, you can simply
set that inside, but we want tocreate a space that is familiar
(05:29):
to them.
When we talk exercise pens,there's lots of different types
on the market, so let me giveyou a few examples and then you
can decide what will work bestfor you and your puppy.
If you have a smaller puppy,this is a good option for you.
It's simply a plastic pen.
There's a little door that yourdog can go in and out of.
You can lock that so they can'tgo in and out of that.
The only thing to be aware ofwith this one is that your puppy
(05:50):
might climb out.
So if you have a puppy that'sgoing to grow 10 plus pounds,
then this might not be the bestoption.
But if you're getting a smallerdog, it works really well.
This is a wire exercise pen.
It's one of my favorites.
I've used this for so manypuppies that I've trained.
It's 36 inches high, which isjust high enough to really deter
climbing, if any, and there isa topper, a lid, that you can
(06:12):
buy for this if you do happen tohave a puppy that is a climber.
But this one works really well.
It folds down really flat, it'slightweight, I can move it
around my home really easily andbut it's sturdy enough to
handle these puppies.
I mentioned that some puppieslove to climb, so a good option
that I found is this toddlerplaypen.
It has vertical slats.
(06:32):
You'll want to make sure thatyou have a bigger puppy,
obviously, that can't fitthrough those slats.
If you have a smaller dog, thenthe other style might be better
for you, but the vertical slatis a great option that prevents
climbing.
So notice that this exercisepen is wrapped around my
staircase.
I can open this pen up and makeit a room divider.
Another item I recommend you getis a dog bed.
(06:53):
Now, there are a lot ofdifferent types on the market
and what bed you choose willprobably change as your puppy
grows.
I might put something soft likethis in my puppy's end den,
give them a nice soft place totake naps and rest.
But if they do start to bite atit or chew at it or play with
it, then I'm just going toremove it for the time being.
A bed that I use for all of mydogs in training is a raised bed
, so this is a Karanda bed.
(07:14):
I like it because it's up offthe floor.
It gives my dog a very definedspace as to where I want them to
stay, and so I can use this fora lot of different purposes.
Because it's raised, thepuppy's going to have to take a
step off.
That really defines the spaceas to where I want them to
remain, right, if I'm sittingdown to eat dinner, I don't want
my dog begging for my dinner,so I send them to their bed.
(07:36):
They chill out here and theyget rewarded for doing so.
If I go plop myself down onthis, amy rewards me, and we use
this in a lot of differentcircumstances, whether it's
somebody coming over, like aguest ringing my doorbell, or
dinnertime, like I mentioned,meal prep time, and maybe I'm
helping my kids with theirhomework and I need something
for my puppy to do.
This is a great training tool.
Every dog needs food and waterbowls.
(07:57):
I recommend just a simplestainless steel bowl.
I like this option because it'seasy to clean, it's less likely
to harbor bacteria and my puppycan't break it.
In addition to a regular foodbowl.
I love puzzle toys, so this isa Kong wobbler.
You simply unscrew the top.
You're going to put the puppy'skibble inside and then put the
top back on, and now when Iplace this in my puppy's
(08:19):
exercise pen, they get to workfor their food.
So sometimes I might feed mypuppy out of their bowl, but
other times I'm going to put therest of their kibble after a
training session into a puzzletoy or something interactive.
Another option would besomething like this this is an
outward hound puzzle toy.
Your puppy eating food out ofhere is going to take a lot
longer than your puppy eatingfood out of here.
Make sure your puppy always hasaccess to fresh water.
(08:40):
Again, I recommend a stainlesssteel bowl, and then I like to
get the hook that goes to mycrate.
So you'll find a littleaccessory piece that you can buy
that hooks onto the bowl andthen you simply just attach it
to your puppy's crate.
This is nice because puppieslike water.
Bella here loves water, and byraising this water bowl up,
she's less likely to make it aswimming pool.
(09:02):
Another item you are absolutelygoing to need when bringing home
a new puppy is a chew toy.
Now I like to get my puppy avariety of things.
I like to get them somethingthat's a little harder.
This one has some textured nubson it that they get to sink
their teeth into.
This little rubber.
One's softer, so this one'snice.
It's a teething toy.
You can fill it full of water,put it in your freezer.
(09:22):
It's really cold on their gumsbecause puppies are teething and
so their gums are pretty sore.
There's chews that you canstuff with things like food that
there's their favorite.
You can put kibble in here.
You can layer it withapplesauce, natural peanut
butter, pumpkin puree.
These two go together.
These are Westpaw topples andyou can fit them together and
put their kibble inside and itturns into a nice little
(09:43):
interactive feeding toy.
Lots of different options Again, this is a holder that will
hold like a bully stick.
I like the holder because itprevents my puppy from
swallowing the last two inchesor so of that bone.
A simple hide.
This has no chemicalpreservatives in it at all.
It's just a simple hide that'sbeen dried.
This is really good forcleaning your puppy's teeth.
A lot of different optionsAgain, we want to make sure our
(10:05):
puppy has a variety of things tochew on.
Sometimes it might be a puzzlefeeder, sometimes it might be
something hard that they cansettle down and relax with.
You'll want a variety of thingsfor them to chew on.
Next on our list toys.
I like to find toys that havedifferent textures, some that
squeak, some that have a crinkle.
Puppies love sounds and theylove movement.
(10:26):
We call them movement magnets,so they're going to follow
whatever wiggles.
As you can see, pella's willingto follow this movement.
I like this toy because it hasthese long, dangly appendages.
That makes it easy for her tobite on the toy, me to wiggle
the toy, and she's not gettingmy hand.
So you want a toy that you canhold one end, your puppy can
bite the other end and you canwiggle it.
(10:48):
You can make it exciting.
We can hide it, we can pop itback out.
We can even practice simplethings like a sit to say please
to get the toy.
Another good toy option is thisfleece rope.
You can make this.
Just get a couple strips offleece and braid them together,
tie the ends in knots and nowyour children have something to
walk around with.
Because this is more wigglythan them, your puppy will want
(11:09):
to go for it, and then they cansimply move around the space
together with your puppy bitingonto this rope.
Grooming supplies are a must forany dog, whether they have
short hair or long hair.
The basic items you'll want toget for your dog are a metal
comb and a brush that'sappropriate for your dog's breed
.
Now, with young puppies, Istart out with these metal combs
.
I like them because I can laythis pretty flat across them and
(11:33):
just get them used to themovement of this going across
their bodies, versus reallydigging in and combing the hair.
So again, I like to start withjust a metal comb.
Another tool I absolutely loveis this fine tooth comb.
This is great for getting outyour dog's eye goobers every
morning, so you don't have touse your fingers.
I have doodles at my house.
They have longer hair and itgrows down into their eyes
(11:54):
pretty soon.
They can't even see, so I justhave a little pair of blunt nose
scissors that I can easily trimthe hair that grows in front of
their eyes, just so that theycan always have good vision.
You'll also need a good pair ofnail clippers.
After I clip my dog's nails, Ilike to take a Dremel and just
file them down so that there'sno rough edges.
But as far as basic groomingtools go, I suggest every
(12:17):
household has these items, inaddition to just a basic puppy
shampoo.
And the last item on the listtraining.
You're going to need a programto coach you through how to help
your dog live in a householdwith humans.
They don't know how to do that,but we're here to help you and
we can coach you through everystep of the way.
We offer do-it-yourselfprograms that you can do on your
own time.
We have live classes andcourses that you can come to via
(12:40):
Zoom.
You take everything from thecomfort of your own home, so
you're watching us on TV, you'regoing through the program and
practicing things with your dog,just like we are on screen.
If you have questions, you canemail us.
You can also scheduleone-on-one calls to talk to our
trainers.
We do live group Q&A sessionsthree times a week.
Really, we have so manyresources to help you train your
(13:01):
dog.
Whatever your goals may be,we're here to help you.
Thanks for tuning in to thePuppy Training Podcast.
I hope today's tips help youfeel more confident and excited
about raising your dog.
Remember, with a littlepatience and consistency you can
create a loving bond and awell-behaved pup who's a joy to
have in your family.
(13:22):
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For more resources, visitBaxter and Bella online.
Until next time, happy training.
Today I'm going to walk you through 10 things that
you absolutely need before youbring that puppy home.
Welcome to the Puppy TrainingPodcast.
I'm Amy Jensen, founder ofBaxter Bella, the online puppy
school.
Here we are all about helpingyou create the best possible
experience raising a puppy, fromtraining tips to practical
(00:22):
tricks, all aimed at fostering ahappy, well-behaved dog who
truly feels like part of thefamily.
So if you are ready to enjoythe journey and strengthen the
bond with your dog, let's getstarted.
Hello everybody, thank you fortuning into the podcast.
I want you to be prepared whenyou bring that new dog home, or
(00:43):
if you already have your dog,maybe check out this list and
see if there's some items thatyou don't have that might be
useful to you.
Now the audio for today'spodcast comes from my YouTube
channel, so you might hear somethings in the background.
It's me actually holding acollar or a harness.
If you want to see what'shappening, head over to my
YouTube channel at Baxter andBella, but if you just want to
(01:05):
listen, here you go.
First on the list are a collarand a harness.
These are pieces of equipmentthat your puppy's going to need
to get used to wearing, so werecommend you start it right
away.
And this is just a basic flatcollar.
Nothing fancy to it, simplebuckle, snap and closure.
It holds their ID tags.
We recommend your puppy wearsan ID tag so they don't get lost
, and then we start to put aharness on them just for body
(01:26):
awareness, just so that they getused to wearing it, and then
we'll start leash walking herein a few weeks.
But when your puppy first comeshome, it's more about let's
just get them used to wearingthis.
When you're shopping for aharness, I like to find one that
has a front clip and a backclip so you can change which
point you are attaching theleash, depending on which kind
of activity that you're doing.
(01:47):
In the beginning your puppymight not love wearing their
collar or harness.
So get a toy out, one that'sfun, squeaky, moves around.
They like to play with it andstart to play with your dog.
Play relaxes your puppy andthey'll forget that they're
wearing this thing.
So it'll take them a few daysto adjust to having that on, but
pretty soon they forget aboutit and it's no big deal.
Also, remember that we want toremove our dog's collar or
(02:09):
harness before putting them in acrate or pen.
Next on the list a leash and along line.
So you'll need a basic six footleash for all of your basic
puppy training, and then it alsoserves as a house line.
So when I first bring my puppyhome, they don't know the rules
of my house and I need to keepsuper close track of them.
So at times they're going to beon a tether or a house line,
(02:33):
which is just again a basic sixfoot leash.
The other piece of equipment Irecommend, along with the leash,
is a long line, so this is moreof a 15 to 30 foot line.
Again, it's lightweight, it'ssmall.
This one happens to bewaterproof.
Again, a small clip and this isgoing to hook to my dog's
harness on the back.
So I'll put the harness on mydog, clip this to the back of
(02:54):
them and now when I go outside Ihave a longer leash to practice
.
Some recalls and things likethat with this comes in super
handy once your puppy is able togo out in public so they're
fully vaccinated and you canhead to the park.
This is a great way to playwith them at the park where they
feel like they're off leash.
But we have some management inplace.
Next up we have crates.
This is a necessary tool forpotty training, making sure that
(03:17):
our puppy has a nice, safeplace to sleep, to relax, to
chew their toys.
This is the only place, withthis new puppy that's coming
into my home, that I can leavethem unsupervised.
So this crate is going to allowyou to get things done that you
need to get done on a dailybasis and not always have to be
watching your puppy.
I highly recommend starting outwith just a simple small plastic
(03:40):
crate.
Again, we want to size thisappropriately that our puppy can
stand up, turn around, lay down.
But that's about it.
We play lots of games withthese.
We teach our puppy to go in andout and eat their meals in here
.
This is where all of the goodstuff happens.
I like to call it my puppy'sbedroom.
So this is where they get thegood stuff.
This is where they get theirbones and their chews and their
meals.
Like we talked about, this isnot a go in there and be bored
(04:03):
kind of thing, and the wire onesgrow with your puppy.
So there's a divider that comeswith these so that you can
section it off a small part ofit and as your puppy grows, we
can move that divider back untilit's their full size crate.
Plastic ones don't have thatadvantage.
But again, this is nice in thebeginning, just to move around
(04:25):
really easily to keep that puppyclose to me.
So if I'm in the kitchencooking a meal, my puppy is
going to be in this crate nextto me and cooking a meal, my
puppy's going to be in thiscrate next to me.
If I'm in my office doingemails guess what?
This crate is at my feet.
If I'm on the sofa watching ashow, I'm going to also put this
crate up next to me and justlet my puppy get used to being
inside of something with abarrier.
They can't get to me directly,but they're safe because they
(04:47):
can see me, they can smell me,I'm right next to them and they
start to learn that, hey, I canrelax in here, I can fall asleep
in here, which is what we want.
So again, I love both options.
Again for a full size crate.
This is what I use for my dogs,but I do like to start out with
a nice movable plastic cratethat's easy to maneuver.
Another item you absolutely needis an exercise pen.
(05:09):
We want to create what we calla zenden.
When my puppy first comes home,they're pretty stressed and I
want to make this area feel likehome to them.
We're going to take their crateand attach an exercise pen to
it.
Or, if you have that smallplastic crate, you can simply
set that inside, but we want tocreate a space that is familiar
(05:29):
to them.
When we talk exercise pens,there's lots of different types
on the market, so let me giveyou a few examples and then you
can decide what will work bestfor you and your puppy.
If you have a smaller puppy,this is a good option for you.
It's simply a plastic pen.
There's a little door that yourdog can go in and out of.
You can lock that so they can'tgo in and out of that.
The only thing to be aware ofwith this one is that your puppy
(05:50):
might climb out.
So if you have a puppy that'sgoing to grow 10 plus pounds,
then this might not be the bestoption.
But if you're getting a smallerdog, it works really well.
This is a wire exercise pen.
It's one of my favorites.
I've used this for so manypuppies that I've trained.
It's 36 inches high, which isjust high enough to really deter
climbing, if any, and there isa topper, a lid, that you can
(06:12):
buy for this if you do happen tohave a puppy that is a climber.
But this one works really well.
It folds down really flat, it'slightweight, I can move it
around my home really easily andbut it's sturdy enough to
handle these puppies.
I mentioned that some puppieslove to climb, so a good option
that I found is this toddlerplaypen.
It has vertical slats.
(06:32):
You'll want to make sure thatyou have a bigger puppy,
obviously, that can't fitthrough those slats.
If you have a smaller dog, thenthe other style might be better
for you, but the vertical slatis a great option that prevents
climbing.
So notice that this exercisepen is wrapped around my
staircase.
I can open this pen up and makeit a room divider.
Another item I recommend you getis a dog bed.
(06:53):
Now, there are a lot ofdifferent types on the market
and what bed you choose willprobably change as your puppy
grows.
I might put something soft likethis in my puppy's end den,
give them a nice soft place totake naps and rest.
But if they do start to bite atit or chew at it or play with
it, then I'm just going toremove it for the time being.
A bed that I use for all of mydogs in training is a raised bed
, so this is a Karanda bed.
(07:14):
I like it because it's up offthe floor.
It gives my dog a very definedspace as to where I want them to
stay, and so I can use this fora lot of different purposes.
Because it's raised, thepuppy's going to have to take a
step off.
That really defines the spaceas to where I want them to
remain, right, if I'm sittingdown to eat dinner, I don't want
my dog begging for my dinner,so I send them to their bed.
(07:36):
They chill out here and theyget rewarded for doing so.
If I go plop myself down onthis, amy rewards me, and we use
this in a lot of differentcircumstances, whether it's
somebody coming over, like aguest ringing my doorbell, or
dinnertime, like I mentioned,meal prep time, and maybe I'm
helping my kids with theirhomework and I need something
for my puppy to do.
This is a great training tool.
Every dog needs food and waterbowls.
(07:57):
I recommend just a simplestainless steel bowl.
I like this option because it'seasy to clean, it's less likely
to harbor bacteria and my puppycan't break it.
In addition to a regular foodbowl.
I love puzzle toys, so this isa Kong wobbler.
You simply unscrew the top.
You're going to put the puppy'skibble inside and then put the
top back on, and now when Iplace this in my puppy's
(08:19):
exercise pen, they get to workfor their food.
So sometimes I might feed mypuppy out of their bowl, but
other times I'm going to put therest of their kibble after a
training session into a puzzletoy or something interactive.
Another option would besomething like this this is an
outward hound puzzle toy.
Your puppy eating food out ofhere is going to take a lot
longer than your puppy eatingfood out of here.
Make sure your puppy always hasaccess to fresh water.
(08:40):
Again, I recommend a stainlesssteel bowl, and then I like to
get the hook that goes to mycrate.
So you'll find a littleaccessory piece that you can buy
that hooks onto the bowl andthen you simply just attach it
to your puppy's crate.
This is nice because puppieslike water.
Bella here loves water, and byraising this water bowl up,
she's less likely to make it aswimming pool.
(09:02):
Another item you are absolutelygoing to need when bringing home
a new puppy is a chew toy.
Now I like to get my puppy avariety of things.
I like to get them somethingthat's a little harder.
This one has some textured nubson it that they get to sink
their teeth into.
This little rubber.
One's softer, so this one'snice.
It's a teething toy.
You can fill it full of water,put it in your freezer.
(09:22):
It's really cold on their gumsbecause puppies are teething and
so their gums are pretty sore.
There's chews that you canstuff with things like food that
there's their favorite.
You can put kibble in here.
You can layer it withapplesauce, natural peanut
butter, pumpkin puree.
These two go together.
These are Westpaw topples andyou can fit them together and
put their kibble inside and itturns into a nice little
(09:43):
interactive feeding toy.
Lots of different options Again, this is a holder that will
hold like a bully stick.
I like the holder because itprevents my puppy from
swallowing the last two inchesor so of that bone.
A simple hide.
This has no chemicalpreservatives in it at all.
It's just a simple hide that'sbeen dried.
This is really good forcleaning your puppy's teeth.
A lot of different optionsAgain, we want to make sure our
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puppy has a variety of things tochew on.
Sometimes it might be a puzzlefeeder, sometimes it might be
something hard that they cansettle down and relax with.
You'll want a variety of thingsfor them to chew on.
Next on our list toys.
I like to find toys that havedifferent textures, some that
squeak, some that have a crinkle.
Puppies love sounds and theylove movement.
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We call them movement magnets,so they're going to follow
whatever wiggles.
As you can see, pella's willingto follow this movement.
I like this toy because it hasthese long, dangly appendages.
That makes it easy for her tobite on the toy, me to wiggle
the toy, and she's not gettingmy hand.
So you want a toy that you canhold one end, your puppy can
bite the other end and you canwiggle it.
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You can make it exciting.
We can hide it, we can pop itback out.
We can even practice simplethings like a sit to say please
to get the toy.
Another good toy option is thisfleece rope.
You can make this.
Just get a couple strips offleece and braid them together,
tie the ends in knots and nowyour children have something to
walk around with.
Because this is more wigglythan them, your puppy will want
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to go for it, and then they cansimply move around the space
together with your puppy bitingonto this rope.
Grooming supplies are a must forany dog, whether they have
short hair or long hair.
The basic items you'll want toget for your dog are a metal
comb and a brush that'sappropriate for your dog's breed
.
Now, with young puppies, Istart out with these metal combs
.
I like them because I can laythis pretty flat across them and
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just get them used to themovement of this going across
their bodies, versus reallydigging in and combing the hair.
So again, I like to start withjust a metal comb.
Another tool I absolutely loveis this fine tooth comb.
This is great for getting outyour dog's eye goobers every
morning, so you don't have touse your fingers.
I have doodles at my house.
They have longer hair and itgrows down into their eyes
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pretty soon.
They can't even see, so I justhave a little pair of blunt nose
scissors that I can easily trimthe hair that grows in front of
their eyes, just so that theycan always have good vision.
You'll also need a good pair ofnail clippers.
After I clip my dog's nails, Ilike to take a Dremel and just
file them down so that there'sno rough edges.
But as far as basic groomingtools go, I suggest every
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household has these items, inaddition to just a basic puppy
shampoo.
And the last item on the listtraining.
You're going to need a programto coach you through how to help
your dog live in a householdwith humans.
They don't know how to do that,but we're here to help you and
we can coach you through everystep of the way.
We offer do-it-yourselfprograms that you can do on your
own time.
We have live classes andcourses that you can come to via
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Zoom.
You take everything from thecomfort of your own home, so
you're watching us on TV, you'regoing through the program and
practicing things with your dog,just like we are on screen.
If you have questions, you canemail us.
You can also scheduleone-on-one calls to talk to our
trainers.
We do live group Q&A sessionsthree times a week.
Really, we have so manyresources to help you train your
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dog.
Whatever your goals may be,we're here to help you.
Thanks for tuning in to thePuppy Training Podcast.
I hope today's tips help youfeel more confident and excited
about raising your dog.
Remember, with a littlepatience and consistency you can
create a loving bond and awell-behaved pup who's a joy to
have in your family.
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For more resources, visitBaxter and Bella online.
Until next time, happy training.
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