---
title: "Week 20: what your puppy should know by now"
description: "A checkpoint for skills, habits, and gear that needs replacing."
url: https://evapup.com/journal/week-by-week/puppy-week-20
category: "Puppy Week by Week"
author: "Sam Okafor"
published: 2026-07-09
updated: 2026-09-13
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# Week 20: what your puppy should know by now

A checkpoint for skills, habits, and gear that needs replacing.

Week 20. A checkpoint for skills, habits, and gear that needs replacing.

## Skills

Name, sit, down, come on a line, settle on a mat, walk on a loose leash for a block, and go to the crate on cue.

> **Gaps are normal.** Pick the two weakest skills and work them for a week. Do not try to fix everything at once.

## Habits

Sleeps through the night, holds it for four hours, chews toys not furniture, greets people with four feet down most of the time.

### Gear

Measure for a new harness. Check the crate divider. Retire toys with missing pieces.

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