When you first bring your dog home, you want him to have time to adjust to you and his surroundings before you start formally training him, but there is no need to wait to begin communicating with him – especially if you like clean carpets. You should start housebreaking your pup right from the beginning.
If you allow him to go “potty inside” because he is new, he is not going to understand a sudden change of social order and will take longer to adjust. He may even hold on to the old behavior longer as he will see that as how things are supposed to be since that is what he was shown. For this …

Congratulations! Your dog is expecting puppies! Not sure when they will arrive? Not sure what to do after the babies get here? What if something goes wrong? Here are a few helpful tips to help both you and your dog with whelping.
Pregnancy in dogs is approximately 60 days from conception to delivery. There will be a change in your dog’s behavior, either dramatic or subtle. Nothing to worry about, that’s just the nesting instinct taking over. Once gestation reaches about 58 days, start taking your dog’s temperature while she is calm and relaxed. Do this two to three times a day, at the same time every day. Normal body temperature for a dog is 100-101 …