Keeping Your Puppy Safe

Areas such as the back garden, yard or basement aren't places for your puppy to be. Kitchens and bathrooms are the best areas to place your puppy as it easier to puppy proof these rooms. If you have anything your puppy can chew and spoil it's better to remove it from the room. Secure any cabinets that have dangerous cleaning products within, as some puppies will open them. Remove any electrical wires you can, and coat the rest with Bitter Apple furniture cream or a similar deterrent.

If you work or need to leave your puppy out of its crate for long periods of time, you'll have to set up a restricted area. To do this you'll need wire mesh baby gates because wood or plastic will be chewed through by your puppy in no time. Use the gates instead of closed doors as doors will frustrate your puppy and they'll end up scratching and barking for attention. If you're scared of the puppy climbing the gate, put some cans on the top of the gate filled with light stones or gravel, that way if they attempt to climb, the cans will fall and shock(but not injure) your puppy. Place the newspaper your puppy uses as a toilet at the back of this area so it's easier to enter instead of walking through their mess each time. At the front of the area place the crate, toys and bowls because that's where your puppy will spend most of their time.

The rest of your home needs to be secured by clearing away breakable and toxic items. Worry about what they can chew instead of what they might chew. Puppies will be interested in anything that you have touched and has your smell on it.