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title: "Week 9: names, hands, and the crate"
description: "The name game, handling every day, and the crate as a good place."
url: https://evapup.com/journal/week-by-week/puppy-week-9
category: "Puppy Week by Week"
author: "Olivia Marsh"
published: 2026-07-31
updated: 2026-09-13
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# Week 9: names, hands, and the crate

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

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.

> **Alone time.** Two minutes alone in the crate while you are in the next room, several 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.

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