Potential Puppy- advice needed

My best advice for potty training is to kennel train the pup. Even a newborn pup will not pee or poo where it sleeps. Keep the pup in a kennel whenever you are not home and are sleeping. You may need to keep the kennel next to your bed for a while. If the pup whines during the night, just shake the kennel a little and the pup will be fine just knowing you are near. When you are home and the pup is out of the kennel, every hour for a while for his business. First thing out of the kennel is outside! Nothing else, outside directly. The BEST fastest and easiest way to potty train a new pup.

Congrats on adding a member to your family soon! You will soon figure out if your puppy is play motivated, food motivated, or both. This will really help knowing when training. Praise goes a long way! Sit is a very important thing to teach puppy when you first bring them home. I'm not sure how old your boys are, but there is a good book Puppy Training for Kids: Teaching Children the Responsibilities and Joys of Puppy Care, Training and Companionship. It works for adults too 🙂 I it has everything from Puppy supplies, first year, grooming, vet visits, housetraining, socialization, how dogs communicate, avoiding puppy trouble as well as training.

I'm sure, just like your toddler, keeping puppy on a schedule and structure helps tremendously. Have fun and keep us posted on how everything is going with the new addition!

Wanted to update everyone, the puppy is a go. 🙂 we will be getting her just before Christmas. We decided on a female yellow lab. Now i need to shop and learn how to train a dog! Very excited

Anyone have any vet recommendations? 🙂