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Leash Training Basics: When Your Puppy Refuses to Walk

If your puppy hits the end of the driveway and suddenly transforms into a stubborn garden statue, you are not alone. I have fostered plenty of perfectly sweet puppies who were brave indoors and then absolutely baffled by the concept of: walking while attached to a string . The good news is that...

Potty Training a Puppy in an Apartment

Apartment potty training is its own sport. You have distance, doors, elevators, neighbors, weather, and a puppy who believes gravity is optional. The good news is that puppies do not need a yard to become reliably housebroken. They need clear rules , predictable timing , and a fast route to the...

Stop Puppy Crying in the Crate at Night

If your puppy is crying in the crate at night, you are not failing. You are simply living through the part of puppyhood nobody puts on the adoption photo. Crying is a normal response to a huge life change: new home, new smells, new routine, and suddenly sleeping alone instead of in a warm puppy...

7 Proven Ways to Stop Puppy Biting and Nipping

If your puppy is biting your hands, ankles, sleeves, shoelaces, and occasionally your soul, you are not failing. Puppy biting is normal. Puppies explore with their mouths, they play with their mouths, and when their gums hurt during teething, their mouth becomes their whole personality. Your job is...

About Chloe Masterson

Hi, I’m Chloe Masterson, and I’m really glad you’re here. If you landed on Puppy Loom with one hand on your phone and the other hand trying to gently remove a sock from a puppy’s mouth, welcome. You are among friends. I’ve fostered and raised enough wiggly, sharp-toothed little chaos gremlins to...