Get your new puppy sleeping through the night. In 3 nights.
The free night-by-night plan that settles a crying puppy, ends the 2 a.m. panic, and gets your whole house sleeping again.
Your puppy isn't broken and you're not doing it wrong. The first couple of nights are hard for almost every new owner. Here's the exact plan that turns them around fast — written in plain English and grounded in trusted veterinary sources.
What you get
- Tonight's 15-minute setup so the first night starts calm instead of frantic.
- A plan for Night 1, Night 2, and Night 3 — what to do, hour by hour, so the crying gets shorter each night.
- The one honest way to tell "I need to potty" from "I just want you," so you never reward the crying by accident.
- The single mistake that resets the clock back to Night 1, and how to avoid it.
- A quick nap-time routine that makes every night easier without any extra work.
- Print it or keep it on your phone and follow along at 2 a.m. when your brain is mush.
Get the free Sleep Plan (PDF) →
Free, and yours to keep on your phone for tonight. Prefer to read first? See the first-night guide.
An educational plan, not a substitute for veterinary care. Always follow your own vet for your puppy's health.
FAQ
Sleep Plan questions
For most puppies, the worst is the first night or two. With a steady, boring-and-consistent routine the crying gets shorter each night, and by the third night most puppies settle within a few minutes. Some need a night or two more, and that's still on track.
That's a want-company cry, not a potty need. Keep the crate near your bed at first, stay calm and boring, and reassure without taking them out to play. Taking a crying puppy out to cuddle teaches that crying works — the plan covers the exact tell for potty vs. company.
No. The New-Puppy Checklist covers week-one setup; the Puppy Playbook Kit is the full printable binder. The Sleep Plan is a focused, free guide for one specific problem: getting everyone sleeping again.
Once the nights are calm, here's the rest of the first 16 weeks.
The Puppy Playbook Kit puts the first-48-hours plan, potty and feeding trackers, a week-by-week schedule, and vet logs in one printable binder.
See what's in the Kit →