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Week 9: names, hands, and the crate

The name game, handling every day, and the crate as a good place.

By Olivia Marsh, Editor.

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A puppy at 9 weeks old

Week 9. The name game, handling every day, and the crate as a good place.

The name

Say it, the puppy looks, pay. Ten times a day.

Handling

Touch paws, ears, mouth, and tail for a second each while the puppy eats.

The crate

Meals in the crate, door open. Then door closed for a minute. Build it slowly.

Olivia Marsh

Editor

Olivia leads the Eva Journal. She has raised three golden retrievers and fostered more puppies than she can count.

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