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Week 8: the puppy comes home

Sleep, potty breaks, and keeping the first days small.

By Sam Okafor, CPDT-KA. Fact checked by Dr. Priya Raman, DVM.

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A puppy at 8 weeks old

Week 8. Sleep, potty breaks, and keeping the first days small.

Settling in

Keep the house quiet and the circle of people small. Everything is new, and the puppy is tired.

Sleep

Crate beside the bed. One night potty break. Eighteen hours of sleep a day is normal.

Food

The breeder's food, on a schedule, three or four meals a day.

Sam Okafor

CPDT-KA

Sam is a certified trainer at the Eva flagship and writes the training and behavior guides.

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