Puppy Proof Your Home
A new puppy is all fangs and paws and he is going to use all of them to test the environment. That means something will be chewed or swallowed, something will get broken or ripped, someone is going to get upset and someone is going to get told off. Believe me, this can happen but you can reduce the problem dramatically if you prepare your home before getting the puppy. Treat this exercise as a home coming for a newly adopted baby – which is what he is – only more so. He is going to want to explore because that’s what puppies do. He’s going to be clumsy and knock into things and he’s going to want to taste things. This is all fine and dandy but it can have consequences. It doesn’t need to happen if you get your house puppy proofed before he comes home. Use the preparation checklist of tips for making your home safe from disaster when the little tornado comes home. I have tested them all with great success. If you can think of any more, please email me and I will add them to the list. Don’t be put off by the length of the list. It is all common sense and if you restrict him to certain areas until he has completed his training, it will be so simple. Take a little time now, you are going to enjoy your new puppy all the more. First you need to decide which areas are out of bounds and which are not, then secure the non-restricted areas both indoors and outside. To make your home
puppy proof
, use the
puppy proof checklist
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before he knocked over the vase of flowers.
Was it Waterford crystal? Maybe not but was glass and it shattered in a thousand pieces which scattered everywhere. You’ll still be finding shards of glass weeks later - no matter how well you vacuum - and maybe in your new puppy’s feet. 
