Morning Wins: Easy Ways to Set Your Puppy up for Success

🐶Preventing accidents by being prepared and ready to take your puppy outside immediately in the morning.

🙌Teaching your puppy self-control and manners during mealtime by rewarding calm behavior.

🚪Training your puppy to have manners around the door to prevent jumping and rushing outside.

🎯Using management techniques, such as baby gates and house lines, to control your puppy's environment and limit potential mischief.

🏆Using positive reinforcement to reward your puppy for good behavior and create a positive association with desired actions.

How can I prevent my puppy from having accidents in the house in the morning?

—Make sure you are prepared and have your shoes on and leash ready when you let your puppy out of the crate. Consider carrying small puppies outside to prevent accidents while walking.

How do I teach my puppy self-control and manners during mealtime?

—Reward calm behavior and discourage jumping or begging. Use a leash or crate to limit movement, gradually transitioning to having them sit and wait for permission to eat.

What can I do to teach my puppy manners around the door?

—Reward your puppy for sitting calmly as you open the door. Gradually increase the challenge by walking through the door and reinforcing the sit behavior before allowing them to follow.

How can I manage my puppy's environment to prevent mischief?

—Use baby gates to contain your puppy in the desired area and close doors to restrict access to other rooms. Attach a house line to redirect your puppy and prevent undesirable behaviors.

How should I use positive reinforcement to train my puppy?

—Reward your puppy with treats and praise for desired behaviors. Create positive associations by offering rewards whenever your puppy makes a good choice or follows a command.

00:00Introduction and common frustrations faced by puppy owners in the morning.

00:38Strategy #1: Preventing accidents by being prepared and ready to take your puppy outside immediately in the morning.

03:13Strategy #2: Teaching your puppy self-control and manners during mealtime by rewarding calm behavior.

05:56Strategy #3: Training your puppy to have manners around the door to prevent jumping and rushing outside.

07:36Strategy #4: Using management techniques, such as baby gates and house lines, to control your puppy's environment and limit potential mischief.

09:35Strategy #5: Using positive reinforcement to reward your puppy for good behavior and create a positive association with desired actions.