Thank you for all the great advice everybody. I was a little unsure at first what to do once the puppy arrives, but now I have a clear-ish plan. I ordered a decent sized soft side playpen. This will be where the puppy will spend most of her time until potty trained. Once she's consistent, we will let her explore other areas of the house more frequently. We will be interacting with her while she is in the pen as well so it will be her little world until she's more mature. I will put her bed on one side and her potty pads on the opposite.
I think I'll keep her food and water outside the pen and bring her to that area to eat drink at specific times. Or is it OK to put that in her pen? Away from her pee pee pad of course. |