The First Days with Your New Puppy in Your Rental Apartment in Gainesville, Florida

Puppies are fun, loveable creatures that have boundless energy and show great affection. A puppy can bring its owner many smiles and lots of laughs. However, owning a puppy is a great deal of work and the first few days are crucial in your puppy’s development.

The first step in training your puppy is to make a schedule and stick to it. Having a routine is very important in the development of a puppy. If there are multiple people living with you, figure out who is responsible for feeding the puppy, taking the puppy outside, and cleaning up after the puppy – and stick to that plan.

Your puppy will likely be very scared and uncomfortable at first. After all, she has just been taken away from her mother and litter mates. So establishing an area where your puppy can feel secure for the first few months is essential. Set up a small room just for the puppy. Make sure you paper the whole floor so accident clean-up is very simple. Put her food and water bowls and bed in one corner. Don’t forget to provide her with plenty of puppy toys to play with.

It will be very tempting to spend every waking minute with your new puppy, but you have to start conditioning her to be alone early on. If you know you will not be around during the day or night, let your puppy get used to it right away. Resist the temptation to run and comfort your puppy every time you hear her whine.

If you are looking to get a puppy for your rental apartment in Gainesville, Florida, we invite you to look at the pet-friendly units at Bellamay Grand. Please call our office for more information on deposits and breed and size restrictions.