Bringing Your German Shepherd Home

The best time to bring your new German shepherd puppy home is when the house surrounding is gentle and quiet. Prevent friends and other quests from stopping by. Overnight guests are not recommended. Establish a daily normal routine and follow these steps each day after.

1. Before bringing your German shepherd puppy in the house, take your puppy to the area in your yard that will be the designated "bathroom area" and spend a few minutes there. When your puppy goes to the bathroom, praise your puppy with lots of affection and "good boy/girl". If your puppy does not go to the bathroom, proceed into the house. Be sure to take your puppy to this spot each time your puppy needs to use the bathroom.
2. Take your puppy to his/her room (where the crate is). This select area will serve as your puppies new "home" for several days. Bedding and chew toys in the crate will help your puppies confident level and boredom, be sure to leave the door open. Spread the area outside of the crate with newspaper in case of an any accident. Let your puppy explore the crate and the room. If your puppy chews or urinates on the bedding, remove it from the crate permanently. If your puppy urinates or soils in the crate use special products to remove the stain and the odor (this is very important).
3. Observe your puppies behavior and interact with your puppy while he/she is getting established to his/her new home. This will help build a sense of pack and establish you as the leader.