Puppy Training Essentials, You Should Focus on First.br When getting a puppy, many people don’tbr realize just how hard training can be. .br Thankfully, there are a few things you can do br to help bring order back into your life. .br Here are the eight training essentials that youbr should focus on teaching your puppy first. .br 1. Condition your puppybr to love its crate.br 2. Immediately start positivelybr reinforcing outside bathroom breaks. .br 3. Get your puppy used tobr walking calmly on a leash.br 4. Socialize your puppy withbr anything and everything.br 5. Teach your puppybr the “sit” command.br 6. Help them understand whenbr their biting is too hard.br 7. Build their ability to be independent sobr they feel comfortable being left alone.br 8.