got a new puppy?

f you are thinking of getting a new puppy you should first take steps to puppy proof your home. Young puppies love to get up to all sorts of mischief so first make sure your home is a safe place for your new puppy so he will come to no harm.

I have to admit that when I got my puppy, I was totally unprepared to have a new puppy in the house. I blame my wife! I was not planning on getting a dog but one day she came home and surprised me with a new puppy. When I saw puppy I was totally smitten and have never regretting having her for a minute, but as I said, I was totally unprepared.

She was such a gorgeous and lovely little puppy dog, but it soon became apparent that puppy obedience training and puppy toilet training would need to begin immediately. But it wasn't until she had jumped on the coffee table and ate all my multivitamin pills that I realised that I needed to puppy proof my home. The pills were in a plastic container but she had managed to chew through it and eat the pills. I was so worried, but luckily there were no ill effects. But I shudder to think what would have happened if there had been paracetamols in that bottle instead! I had only left my puppy alone for 5 minutes.

So please make sure you puppy proof your home before your puppy gets up to any mischief and suffers the consequences.

Make sure any medicines are stored away and harmful cleaning fluids are put away in a safe place out of your puppy's reach.
Use baby gates to keep your puppy confined in safe areas and to keep him from exploring unsafe places like garages where harmful chemicals may be stored.
Put all house plants out of puppy's reach. Some plants can be poisonous and your puppy may get curious and want to chew them.
Make sure there are no small items left laying around the house, such as jewellery, money, remote controls, paper clips, rubber bands etc. Puppies love to explore with the their mouths and could easily choke on small items.
Make sure all rubbish and waste paper bins are out of your puppy's reach. Puppies have a strong sense of smell and they love to rummage through bins.
Always keep a close watch on your puppy because you never know what he will get up to next.
If you follow the above suggestions and puppy proof your home you will greatly reduce the risk of your puppy getting up to mischief and running into potential danger.