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Puppies are fuzzy bits of pure love. Puppies are energy in motion, they are either engaged in serious playtime or they are sleeping, puppies never seem to slow stop or stop unless it is nap time and then you are left to stare at your sleeping puppy wondering how something so small can have so much energy, and often, be so destructive!

With a little bit of knowledge and some patience your squirmy puppy will turn out to be a well-behaved, loyal, and loving companion.

Puppies are full of curiosity and it is that curiosity that normally gets puppies in trouble with their owners.

Puppies are not trying to be bad, they are just new to the world and trying to figure everything out the only way they know how to, which is usually be tasting it.

Puppies love to explore things with their mouths, if they can get it in their mouth, they will chew.

Playful puppies will also knock things off of tables, especially taller puppies that can knock things down with their tails

The best defense against puppy damage is to puppy proof your house or apartment. This will not only protect your things, but will be healthier to the puppy, sometimes they get into things that will hurt them.

A big danger to puppies is that they like to chew on electrical cords, because electrical cords are on the ground usually, and a puppy is not much taller, they make tempting things for puppies to chew on.

It is very common to see a puppy with burns on their mouth because they chewed through an electrical cord, not only will chewing on the cord burn or even kill a puppy, but it could start a fire as well.

If you have a room with lots of cords, such a computer room, or media room, you might want to just restrict access to that room so your puppy cannot get in.

Either keep doors shut or you can put up a baby gate. You can buy covers for electrical cords as well that will protect the cord from being chewed on.

If you have something breakable on a shelf that is at puppy height, move it higher. Just like toddlers, puppies will want to play with anything they can reach and if a puppy knocks over something that is breakable, the pieces can cut their paw pads, or if they try to eat the pieces, cut up their mouths.

Do not leave appliances like irons, curling irons, or straightening irons plugged in without you being in the room.

If the puppy goes to play with the cord, they will knock the hot object down onto themselves.

Another danger is the cords for blinds, mini-blinds, or drapes; a dangling cord will be an enticing toy to a puppy that can get caught and choke in the cord or chew part of it off and swallow it.

Never leave medication out where a puppy can get access to it. They will chew through the boxes and the foil packets and most human medication can be extremely harmful or fatal to puppies.

Same with cleaning supplies, make sure that all household chemicals and cleaners are out of reach of the puppy.

You might have to put child safety latches on your cabinets if your puppy has figured out how to get into cabinets.

Make sure that you have no toxic chemicals in your garage where the puppy can get to them, such as antifreeze, keep all supplies in a cabinet, or up out of reach.

Your puppy will need some basic supplies, such as toys, chew toys, food, a bed, crate, or kennel, a blanket, food and water dishes and puppy food.

You should already have these supplies on hand before you buy the puppy. You should get a puppy collar and a short leash as well and might want to consider getting a microchip in case your puppy is ever lost.