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Potty Accidents: Should Your Puppy Signal You? | Ep. 256

Barking, whining, ringing a bell, scratching at the back door — shouldn’t your puppy be able to tell you when they need to potty? That would be wonderful for many of us,

Is Your Puppy Frustrated In Their Crate? | Ep. 255

Some puppies love their crate from day one, and others can seem super frustrated that they’re being put in there and act out by barking to communicate their frustration.

How To Stop Potty Accidents In The Crate | Ep. 254

The crate usually helps puppies learn to hold their potty as they grow…typically dogs don’t like to soil where they sleep. But, there are some dogs who just don’t seem

Can A Puppy Stay In A Playpen For 8 Hours? | Ep. 253

Leaving your puppy alone at home is something you will most likely need to do at some point — and for some puppy owners is for much longer periods of time and quite soon.

How Many Times A Day Should You Train Your Puppy? | Ep. 252

Technically…whether you like to hear this or not, you are training your puppy ALL day everyday. Every moment is a learning moment, even when they are just resting. But f

Is It Ok For Your Puppy To Sleep In The Bed? | Ep. 251

We get asked this ALL the time and it’s usually a question pup parents can feel very passionate about! Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d

Teaching Your Puppy To Be Calm on Place | Ep. 250

Place command is probably our FAVORITE command — it’s essentially “calm on command” — BUT you do have to teach your puppy HOW to be calm to be able to use it as it’s inte

How To Get Your Puppy To Settle Down Before Bedtime | Ep. 249

Why is it that puppies seem to get a burst of manic energy right before bedtime?! Even after a full day of activity, walks, training and playing?! It’s the witching-hour

Is Your Puppy Barking Back At You? | AAPTS Ep. 248

Kids talk back…but did you ever think your puppy would?! When puppies get frustrated, want attention, or disagree with something, they can use their voices to tell you

Why Your Puppy Is Acting Worse After Naps & Exercise | Ep. 247

You’ve walked them, played with them, trained them, basically have been entertaining them 24/7, AND they’ve been having naps — and your puppy is still acting wild?! Ugh.

How to Manage Jumping, Barking & Nipping! | Ep. 246

If you have a new puppy you are probably dealing with at least one (but most likely all three!) of these issues: jumping, barking and nipping. It’s what puppies do, so i

Does Your Puppy Bite You When You Pet Them? | Ep. 245

Ahhh the dream of relaxing on your couch with your puppy and petting them as you chill together… Be honest: it doesn’t QUITE work out that well does it?! Oh the idea is

Why NOT To Redirect When Your Puppy Bites | Ep. 244

One of the parts of puppyhood new puppy parents seem to be the most unprepared for is: puppy biting. Ouch. And that’s because you usually don’t know what you’re in for (o

Have A Clingy Puppy? Here’s What To Do! | Ep. 243

It can feel so sweet to have a puppy that follows you around everywhere and doesn’t want to go anywhere without you…until you really CAN’T go anywhere without them and th

Puppy Suddenly Not Liking Their Crate As Much? | Ep. 242

If you’ve been using a crate with your puppy and they’re comfortable and have been doing a great job in there, ahhhh life is good! But what happens when things start to t

Should A Puppy Get Freedom In The Home? | Ep. 241

We want our pups to be comfortable around our home and we also want to be able to trust them not to get into trouble… So should we let our pups roam free? Or should we k

How To Ditch The Potty Pads! | Ep. 240

Puppy pads can be a super helpful part of the potty training process for certain breeds and lifestyles. But if you’re looking to get your puppy OFF from being reliant on

How to Teach Your Puppy Calm Greetings | Ep. 239

Puppies are happy, jumpy, and super excitable — especially when meeting new people! So how do you teach them to be calm when they’re doing one of their most favorite thin

How To Get Your Puppy To Listen Without Treats | Ep. 238

Using food to train your puppy is an incredible tool — food is motivating, rewarding, draws focus, we can go on and on! And we encourage EVERY puppy owner to keep a treat

Why Your Puppy Wakes Up Early and Won’t Go Back to Sleep | Ep. 237

You take your pup out for an early morning potty to avoid an accident…only to be rewarded with nonstop barking when they go back in crate? 😵‍💫 Not the most zen start to