Congratulations, you've decided to have a puppy! But and now? Will I manage to get through this phase without too many problems? In this text, we will answer the main doubts of first-time mothers and fathers!

Where can the puppy's corner be?

For the first few weeks, ideally, the puppy is confined to a reasonably sized space, with access to the entire house only when under constant supervision. Why that? This time coincides with toilet training, where we don't want any accidents to happen.

We don't mean that the puppy has to be confined, without human contact, far from it! They really need our company and education at this stage to become great companions.

Its corner can be a kitchen and service area (if the environment is larger) or living room, kitchen and service area (if the environment is small). That's when he's home alone, without human company.

With you at home, he'll have access to everything, as long as you're always keeping an eye on him, not busy using a computer, reading, and so on.

In this corner have (in the places where you don't want him to use it as a bathroom) the bed, the water pot and toys. On the opposite side, do his bathroom, with lots of sheets of newspaper (or sanitary mat) at the beginning, because he doesn't really know where to pee yet (and isn't even aware that it's tight).

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The dog is a social animal, just like the human being. Your instinct tells you that, to be safe, you must live with your group, which will guarantee your survival. When his group of “humans” leaves and leaves him alone, the feeling that the animal instinctively has is that its survival is threatened. He just doesn't understand that nothing will happen and that the situation will be short-lived. From the perspective of the dog, he is being abandoned.

In addition to being ingrained in their instincts that it's not good to be alone, many dogs are extremely attached to their owners. This often occurs because of the dog's temperament, but also because of the owner's attitude, who encourages and likes to have his pet always around, very close.

We, in general, end up creating situations that we are not even aware of: we demonstrate, in an emphatic way, that we feel sorry and we say goodbye to him effusively when we leave the house. Of course, the dog will start to notice the slightest signs every time we go out and anxiety will set in from this moment on... Or, we call the dog all the time to be by our side, even if he is in his corner gnawing a bone.

On the other hand, there are also some other factors that can trigger the so-called separation anxiety syndrome: abrupt change in the dog's routine (examples - owner was on vacation, or spent more time with the furry one and, suddenly, absent more); Home moving; loss or arrival of a new family member that changes the furry's routine.

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