Introducing A New Dog Into Your Home 

Before introducing a new dog into your home, you’ll need to make sure you’re well prepared first.

Here is a quick check list of the main things that you’ll need to have bought before his arrival:

·         A dog bed

·         A collar, leash and ID tag

·         Dishes for food and water

·         Dog food

·         Dog treats

·         Chew toys.

If you have enough room outside, you may want to consider buying him a kennel too.

Also, you will need to ensure that he has been micro-chipped ( in some areas this is a legal requirement), and you should by now have decided which veterinary practice you intent to use, and get him booked in for a check-up, and to discuss his immunisation programme.

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Before he arrives, make sure that you have removed any items which you really don’t want him to chew or break, or at least move them to a height where he will not be able to reach them. You will have to accept though, in the early stages especially, that your dog will want to investigate his new home and its contents, and they will often do this using their mouth!

He may also want to try his luck and see if he can claim some of these objects as his own – slippers, shoes, cuddly toys or even things with a scent like used socks are irresistible to some dogs ! This behaviour will disappear with time and consistent house training.

Introducing a new dog into your home requires time, effort and patience. When deciding which day to bring your new dog home, make sure you will be at home for a good few days afterwards to get him settled. This will help him gain a sense of security in his new environment, and give you an opportunity to establish the ground rules with him from the moment he enters the house.

These ground rules should be enforced from the first moment he enters the house so that he gets a very clear idea of what is expected of him. This on-going obedience training will also give him mental stimulation, as well as confidence in you as the pack leader.

On the chosen day, keep your dog on the leash whilst he familiarises himself with his new home. Allow him to wander and sniff where he wants – still on the leash – as he starts to explore his new surroundings. 

If you have an outside area, take him out to explore there too – it would be a good opportunity to show him where you want him to go to the toilet. Stay in this chosen area until he does so, and then give him lots of praise. This process takes patience of course, but is much more likely to succeed if you start it early.

 Spend time playing with your dog to strengthen the bond between you, but also to reinforce your position as pack leader. You must decide when the games start and end.

Moving into a new home can be overwhelming for a dog, so make sure that they are allowed to have some space on their own. Locate their bed in an area away from the main living space in the house, but close enough that they can still hear what is going on there.

Children should be taught to read your dogs body language. For example, just because a dog is wagging his tail doesn’t necessarily indicate that he is a playful mood – a stiff upright tail wag is usually an indication of a dominant state of mind in a dog.

They should also be taught to respect your dogs need to be left alone on occasions. It is usually easy to tell when a dog wants to have some time alone, as they will just simply go off to their bed area or somewhere quiet without being told to do so.

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