By the time you take your puppy home, a few things will have happened...

Your puppy will have been through 2 deworming cycles and received the 1st of it's 3 puppy shots. You will receive a full record of both the deworming cycles and the shot so that you can show your vet during your initial visit.

We also start the night training process at around 7 weeks. This means that your puppy will begin sleeping on their own in their own crate. Why is this important? Puppies grow up with their litter mates and are very used to sleeping in puppy piles (which is the cutest thing ever). But, there is a time when it is appropriate for each puppy to separate from their litter mates and learn how to self sooth on their own. THIS IS A VERY GRADUAL PROCESS! It is important to remember that any sudden changes in daily life and routines can be very stressful for puppies. When we start separating them at night, we only do so for about 4-5 hours. This is important for two reasons: 1. sudden drastic change can be stressful. and 2. we want to avoid any accidents in the crate. Therefore we start with a small amount of time. As the puppies progress (meaning no accidents, sleeping on their own, etc.) the time spent in the crate can increase. A realistic goal is for a 9 week old puppy to be able to sleep anywhere from 6-8 hours through the night with no accidents. The key here is GRADUAL increases in time and if an accident happens, taking a step back to avoid a future accident.