Dog trainer shares one thing you must do with a new puppy to prevent separation anxiety

Will explained: “If you can get a dog well crate trained, it means that separation anxiety doesn’t become a problem, you remove destructive behaviours, and it goes a massive way towards your toilet training.”

Addressing the topic of crate training, Will underscored the necessity of progressively extending the period a new puppy remains in its crate throughout the daytime.

Utilising a blanket from Reggie’s litter as a comforting scent marker, Will draped it inside the crate for the puppy’s comfort.

On their first day, Will succeeded in having Reggie relax in the crate for as much as 15 minutes before the pup drifted to sleep.

The expert elaborated: “We don’t have dogs fall asleep anywhere other than their crate, especially for the first few months.”

He additionally suggested serving the puppies’ meals within their crates and stressed that it is absolutely critical they “never sleep anywhere other than in the crate”.

He did mention, however, that the crate goes beside his bed in the very late evening.

For the vital process of toilet training, Will prescribes regular outdoor trips every hour while the puppy is awake, plus post-meal, drink, and nap times.