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title: "Week 8: the puppy comes home"
description: "Sleep, potty breaks, and keeping the first days small."
url: https://evapup.com/journal/week-by-week/puppy-week-8
category: "Puppy Week by Week"
author: "Sam Okafor"
published: 2026-08-02
updated: 2026-09-13
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# Week 8: the puppy comes home

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

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.

> **First vet visit.** Book it for the first few days. Bring the breeder's records and a stool sample.

## 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.

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