The first year, already planned.
One calm, week-by-week roadmap from week 8 to month 12 — and a page for every 2am panic.
Eleven open tabs is not a plan.
The First-Year Puppy System replaces the midnight googling with one calm sequence: what matters right now, what can wait, what’s completely normal.
68 PAGES · WEEKS 8–52 · PRINT & TRACKOne year. Every turn signposted.
Real pages from the book behind this blur — weekly chapters, trackers, checklists, panic pages.
The foundation weeks
Nine weekly chapters: arrival, potty rhythm, bite management, alone-time in seconds, the socialisation window — with red flags for when to call a professional instead of a PDF.
The teenager arrives
Hormones and brain-remodelling mean your sweet puppy temporarily loses your phone number. What’s normal, what’s not, how to survive it.
Consistency beats intensity
The unglamorous middle where habits are actually built. Short daily reps, adolescent setbacks, the enrichment library doing quiet work.
The dog emerges
Budget reality-checks, growth tracking, sitter handovers — and the moment the chaos gremlin becomes a companion.
Drag through the year.
Breathe first. Then read.
Eight Panic Pages — crate crying, biting, regressions, puppy blues. Each one answers three questions in order: Is this normal? What do I do today? When do I call my vet or a force-free trainer instead?
IS THIS NORMAL? → DO THIS TODAY → GET HELP IFSix tools. Zero guesswork.
Weekly roadmaps
Weeks 8–16 in detail, then monthly guides to month 12. Three priorities per week — never more.
Printable trackers
Potty, sleep and training logs that live on the fridge — the debugging tools of the first months.
100 Experiences
The socialisation checklist scored by body language, not headcount.
50 enrichment games
Towels, boxes and treats will do. Rated by effort, mess and what they train.
Records & budget
Vet visits, growth, first-year costs, sitter handover — the grown-up pages.
8 Panic Pages
One calm page per crisis — built for 2am, honest about its limits.
“This system will never replace your vet or a certified trainer — and it says so on every page where it counts.”