Similarly, stick to the same morning and evening toilet routine with your puppy.Seek advice from a behaviourist if you feel that the puppy's behaviour is getting out of hand or dangerous and you really can't cope with the new puppy's behaviour.Understand that puppies are usually at their most manic when they are most tired, and will keep on going as long as they are being stimulated.Not only do young puppies need lots of sleep to grow properly, but owners also need sufficient daily breaks from their puppies, in order to stay sane. Set daily activity and rest time routines for puppies from day one, which they soon get used to.Understand that a young puppy has only just left its mother and what they need most is warmth, comfort, security, and a calm atmosphere - not an owner who is always stressed and pulling their hair out each time the puppy wees on the floor or when the puppy chews the carpet.Don't have really high expectations of your new puppy - all puppies are individuals and learn at different speeds.If you are particularly house proud, you may be frustrated by the mess that the new puppy is making of your house or garden.So do your research on breeds well before you get your new puppy. Be aware that how manic, energetic, challenging, destructive, bitey, or chewy, a puppy is can all be down to genetic factors. Your new puppy is a particularly challenging breed or breed combination.You feel your puppy is harassing or upsetting other dogs you may have (relax again - it nearly always works out between them in the end).You have read too many books or manuals on raising perfect puppies (relax - these don't exist!).

You feel that your new puppy is not living up to all the behavioural expectations that you had when you brought him home.

You are grieving the loss of an old dog and you think that the new puppy will never by like your old dog.

Either you have never owned a dog before getting your new puppy or have only had older dogs before getting your new puppy.

Why you might be stressed by your new puppy

Don't Name the Puppy by R.D. Hero