Suggested Puppy Schedule
This schedule is what your puppy has been doing for the past few weeks. Once your puppy comes home, we recommend the below schedule for the first few months. You can adjust the time to fit your schedule as needed, but try to follow the same pattern.
7:00am Wake up & outside potty.
7:10-7:30am Playtime in puppy proofed area.
7:30am Breakfast and fresh water.
8:00am Potty as soon as pup walks away from food/ water dish.
8:15-8:45am Playtime in puppy proofed area.
8:45am Nap time in crate/pen.
12:00pm Lunch and fresh water.
12:30pm Potty time.
12:45pm Playtime in puppy proofed area.
1:15pm Nap time in crate/pen.
5:00pm Dinner and fresh water.
5:30pm Potty and play outside/walk outside.
6:15pm Nap time in crate/pen.
8:00pm Fresh Water.
8:15pm Potty.
8:30pm Playtime in puppy proofed area.
9:00pm Nap time in crate/pen.
Your Bedtime Potty and then crate/pen overnight.
We recommend crating your puppy anytime you are gone and overnight, you will want to crate for short increments at first and work your way up to longer times. We encourage you to have a puppy proofed area where you aren't needing to supervise your puppy at all times. (Bathroom, Kitchen, Mud Room) We do not recommend your puppy to have free run of the home until they are at least 9 months old. It takes time for puppies to learn and understand the boundaries and need to earn trust. Before allowing your puppy free range in your home, they need to be potty trained and they need to know what is theirs to chew on, eat, and play with.