Puppy Proofing- Perfect tips
For the first couple days when you first bring your new puppy home, it probably won’t get into too many dangerous situations, but once he feels a bit at home, brace yourself,
the curiosity level will start to overcome your sweet little puppy.
Therefore, some preparations around your home need to be taken to insure safety for the pup and your belongings. Usually, a veterinary clinic can provide a list of poisonous house plants. Certain ones can be deadly to your puppy. The movement of the leaves of the plant is very motivating to your puppy, so it’s a best bet to move all plants out of his reach, especially in the rooms where the pup would be unsupervised.
Also, Place all breakable or valuable ornaments or treasures up out of his reach. Removing the items eliminates the possibility of frustration and destruction of these articles, however if you choose to leave them within reach, you must be prepared to make the appropriate corrections when the pup investigates.
For correcting the pup for handling inappropriate household articles, I have found that sound and voice corrections work the best.
When you see your pup interested or involved with an off limits item, stamp your foot, or clap your hands and use a very stern and growly “NO” command.
The pup almost always will immediately stop the behavior and look at you providing you do the correction properly. If he’s not leaving the item, then you must go to him and remove him from it.
Urgent tones in your voice are usually enough to distract the pup from his own curiosity interests. However, if you’re short on training time or patience, perhaps the prevention method would be best for the early stages of the pup’s home life.
