
09/17/2025
🐾✨ Welcome to the New Era Dog Training family, Sandra and her sweet 4-month-old puppy Rosie!
Today we talked all about what puppies truly need at this stage of life. While physical exercise has its place, we often forget that if we only focus on tiring our puppies out physically, we’re actually conditioning them to crave more and more of it.
That’s why mental stimulation is so important — giving puppies outlets for their natural behaviors like sniffing, chewing, licking, problem-solving, and making choices. These activities help build calm, balanced dogs while preventing overstimulation.
We also worked on engagement and building value in the behaviors we want Rosie to repeat, setting her up for long-term success. 🌟
I’m so excited to see Sandra and Rosie grow together on this journey. 💜🐶