5 Socialization Resources

Puppies Won’t Wait Dog training has changed a lot over the last decade or so, including how we approach our socialization strategy with young pups. But it hasn’t changed the fact that this stage of development ends early. The goal to create positive associations with a variety of people, places, surfaces, and sounds before they… View Article

What Now? Part 3

Kids & Puppy; Feeling Harangued? Right now most of us are feeling strange to say the least. Day to day changes and new routines at home can feel overwhelming. Adding kids and puppies to the mix makes it even more complex. To help with the flow of things at home as we all wade through… View Article

What Now? Part 2

Home Alone In Part 1 we looked at some of the ways to get creative with socializing our puppies during this health crisis. Now I want you to consider another important preventative measure. Preparing the pup to be comfortable with spending time alone. For obvious reasons, a puppy being raised right now, will not be… View Article

What Now?

It’s a whole new world for all of us right now and this includes our dogs. There are some specific ways that we will need to modify our puppy raising strategies in order to prevent fallout. Here’s What To help maintain our mental health and well being while apathy and/or panic reach out to grip… View Article

Don’t Touch My Stuff!

Our aim at Ultimate Puppy is to help you stay organized and focused on what matters in the early weeks and months. Since this can feel overwhelming it can be helpful to break down your puppy raising tasks into sub categories. A snapshot of priorities look like this. First an effective bathroom training plan. This… View Article