Yay! You have a new puppy joining your life - bringing indescribable joy and love. And of course, also bringing plenty to do on your part to make sure your new puppy gets the best start and foundation for your lives ahead.

We all want our puppies to feel comfortable, calm, safe, at ease and happy at home in their new environment and in the larger world. It can feel like a lot to new puppy parents to know what to do when and how to do it - and juggle everything successfully so you can also enjoy every moment with your puppy while you're at it!

That's why we've brought together our Dogly Training Advocates (all certified positive reinforcement dog trainers) to give you what you need to know now to set up your puppy and you for success with 12 step-by-step guides taking you through puppy training tips on what matters:

• Preparation before your puppy arrives
• Skills to teach now - why and how
• Socialization
• Addressing nipping, jumping, and excessive barking positively
• Potty training

Here's a quick look at each of the 12 guides in the Puppy Channel here on Dogly...

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Puppy Training Guide 1: How to Prepare for Your New Puppy

Welcoming your new puppy into your home is an incredibly exciting time. For that first day and the days that follow you want to be able to focus on giving your puppy all the love and attention for the happiest start and best foundation. Amid all the excitement, it's easy to forget an essential or two you'll wish you remembered to get before your puppy arrived.

That's why positive reinforcement dog trainer Ruby Leslie created this puppies 101 checklist of 13 tips - for all the puppy supplies, puppy food, enrichment toys, and crates/gates new pet owners should have ready before you bring your new puppy home. You'll get a trainer's eye-view on the what and why of specific recommendations to make your life easier.

Want to get started with this guide? You can jump in here to prep all the must-haves for your new pup.

Puppy Training Guide 2: How to Teach Your Puppy to Pay Attention to You

Of the many things you'll want to teach your puppy, what's one of THE most versatile behaviors you'll want to help your puppy learn from a young age? That paying attention to you is a wonderful thing!

You'll be surprised how many situations this life skill comes in handy to keep your new dog comfortable, safe, and out of trouble of all kinds. In this guide and accompanying video, positive reinforcement trainer and Dogly Advocate Melissa Dallier takes you through the 5 simple training tips to teaching your puppy to pay attention to you and why it matters.

Check out this guide here if you're ready to start teaching your new puppy this essential and endlessly useful skill now.

Puppy Training Guide 3: How to Socialize Your Puppy

Socializing your puppy is a critical part of development in setting new puppies up to be comfortable, confident, and happy in the world. Why now? You have a lifetime to teach your puppy new behaviors but only a 12-16 week window to start training your dog to be at home in the world of other dogs, people, sights, and sounds.

In this guide and video, you'll learn what to do and what not to do in socialization and the 7 things you'll want to introduce positively to your puppy and how to do it.

To get started socializing your puppy, see the full guide here with positive reinforcement trainer and Dogly Advocate Tressa Fessenden-McKenzie.

Puppy Training Guide 4: How to Teach Your Puppy to Walk on a Leash Nicely

It can be tempting to hold off on leash training till your young puppy is a bit older, but it will never be easier than now to start training to teach your puppy to walk nicely on a leash. Why now and exactly how can you begin working on this with a puppy?

In this guide, force-free trainer and Dogly Advocate Brooke Fagel takes you through why and how to teach your puppy 3 simple exercises to learn to walk on leash without pulling. You can also watch Brooke go through each step with her puppy Spirit in the accompanying video.

To start teaching your puppy to walk on a leash nicely, jump in here in this guide.

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Puppy Training Guide 5: How to Teach Your Puppy to Take Treats Gently

Is your puppy almost biting off your fingers with his/her sharp teeth for every treat? Learning to take treats gently is another one of those cases of manners better to acquire early in the puppy teeth stage vs when your puppy is an adult dog with a bigger chomp.

Again, Dogly Advocate (and puppy mom) Brooke Fagel makes it simple in this step-by-step guide and video taking you through the 5 steps to teaching your puppy to take treats nicely. You'll also learn pro tips like how to keep things calm and polite when you have more than one dog to treat.

More than ready to teach your puppy to take treats gently? Check out this guide here to get started.

Puppy Training Guide 6: How to Stop Jumping, Barking, and Biting

Has your puppy been taking every opportunity to channel all that puppy energy into jumping, barking, and nipping? That's what puppies do! The fact that it's normal puppy behavior doesn't make it any less annoying - despite our puppies' adorableness.

That's why force-free trainer and Dogly Advocate Aislynn Ross takes on each of these behaviors with answers to what to do to redirect your puppy to better behaviors you want to see and how to make the replacement behaviors rewarding so your puppy learns to embrace them as a regular habit.

Along with step-by-step training to improve and replace these behaviors, you'll also learn useful pro tips like how to prevent different types of barking and teaching a "quiet" cue.

To help your puppy learn to stop jumping, barking, and biting, get started with this guide here.

Puppy Training Guide 7: 2 Tips to Make Play-Biting Stop

Mouthiness, from play-biting to chewing, is normal puppy behavior. That doesn't mean it's not annoying and sometimes even painful and dangerous no matter how adorable our puppies are. How do you address an instinctive behavior positively and successfully?

First you'll learn the two main reasons why puppies nip in this guide and video from Dogly Advocate Brooke Fagel, then what to do to preempt mouthiness and channel your pup's energy into better behaviors. Brooke takes you through engaging exercise plans and 5 simple steps using treats and basic manners to redirect your puppy to behaviors you want to see.

To get started with your puppy, check out this guide here and watch Brooke go through each step with her puppy Spirit.

Puppy Training Guide 8: How to Stop Your Puppy from Nipping

Many puppy parents are surprised to find (or be reminded) that sweet, playful puppies are also little nipping machines. You may already know all too well that even tiny puppy teeth can break skin and tear up toys and shoes. How can you teach your puppy to stop when it's a natural puppy behavior? And why is it important to teach it now?

Positive reinforcement dog trainer and Dogly Advocate Melissa Dallier shares how to help your new pet learn what dog trainers call "bite inhibition." You'll learn how to use the window when your puppy is 6-18 weeks old to allow your puppy to bite when playing as long as it isn't too hard. Your puppy will be learning impulse control and what's appropriate.

Get started with why and how to teach your puppy bite inhibition in 5 simple steps in the full guide here.

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Puppy Training Guide 9: Common Puppy Biting Questions Answered

So many pet parents have questions about biting/nipping/chewing - what's normal, what isn't, when it's too much, and what to do about it. That's why Dogly Advocate Ruby Leslie created this round-up of answers to the most common concerns.

You'll learn what to do when your puppy bites, how to puppy proof your home and use management to prevent chewing and biting, how to use the "consent test" to give your dog a say in handling, and tips for meeting exercise and sleep needs to preempt biting behaviors.

You can dive into this guide here for answers to all your questions and pro tips on biting behaviors.

Puppy Training Guide 10: 3 Tips for Potty Training Your Puppy

Potty training can seem overwhelming but it doesn't need to be! With these 3 key tips and step-by-step guidance from Dogly Advocate Brooke Fagel, you'll learn how to help your puppy potty train easily and successfully. In the process, Brooke shares a simple how-to on crate training to give your puppy a safe, happy place and to give you a useful tool you'll appreciate beyond just house training. You'll also learn how to react positively when accidents do happen and the best way to reward your puppy for every success.

To get Brooke's pro tips and guidance on potty training your puppy and watch her demonstrate in the accompanying video, check out the full guide here.

Puppy Training Guide 11: 4 Must-haves to Make Potty Training Easier

You can make potty training and your life a whole lot easier by having the right tools on hand. Dogly Training Advocate Ayelet Berger takes you through the 4 must-haves and how to use them to support your pup on a smoother road to being fully house-trained. Ayelet also includes specifically recommended trainer favorites.

You can jump into this guide here to get yourself all set for potty training.

Puppy Training Guide 12: Potty Training Pro Tips

Whether you're new to potty training or it's been a while since your last experience, it always helps to get insider tips from a pro who knows how to make it easier, faster, better for your puppy and you. In this guide, positive reinforcement trainer and Dogly Advocate Aislynn Ross shares 5 key things to do for successful potty training.

Included is why and how to use one door, one cue, plus a bell for your puppy to ring to go out (you'll be surprised how easy it is to teach and how much your dog loves it). You'll also learn why and how to set up a log of feeding times, take-out times, and any accidents - another secret game-changer to accelerate your progress.

To get started, check out the full guide here.

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That's the Puppy Channel here on Dogly!

Once you've gone through each guide in the Puppy Channel, your puppy should be off to a good start with a smooth and happy puppyhood and foundation for everything to come. Congrats on all you've accomplished together!

If you're just getting started, that's ok too! Start with How to Prepare for Your New Puppy or 3 Tips for Potty Training Your Puppy Easily or any of the 13 puppy guides that resonates most for you and your pup at this moment.

The Puppy Channel is just one of many channels here on Dogly. Be sure to check out the other channels like Dental Health in Wellness or Feeding for Life Stage in Nutrition to learn everything you need to know about your puppy's training, nutrition, and overall wellness.

And, as always, you can work with any of the Advocates on Dogly through your dog's plan if you ever need more personalized help. Don't go through stuff alone with your dog - we're here for you!