Founder and editor
Oleh Onysko is the founder of Puptoday. He is a software engineering manager who builds the schedule logic and edits every guide against the published sources cited on each page. Puptoday gives general, reward-based puppy routines and is not veterinary advice.
19 guides
Potty, crate and sleep · 13 min
Crate training a puppy starts with an open door and seconds, not hours. Open-door first steps, a crate training schedule from 8 to 16 weeks, playpen vs crate, and when to reset.
Potty, crate and sleep · 11 min
A puppy sleep schedule built around naps: how much a puppy should sleep, sleep and night stretches by age from 8 to 16 weeks, and a full 10 week sample day.
Potty, crate and sleep · 12 min
A full 10 week old puppy schedule, hour by hour: potty every 2 hours awake, two quiet night trips, three meals and planned naps, plus how 10 weeks compares with 9 and 12.
Potty, crate and sleep · 11 min
A full 12 week old (3 month old) puppy schedule: potty about every 2.5 hours awake, three meals, night trips at 1:30 and 5:00 am, naps and crate practice, compared with 10 and 14 weeks.
Potty, crate and sleep · 12 min
Your 8 week old puppy's first routine, by the hour: potty every 90 minutes awake, three quiet night trips, 20 minute crate practice, and how to keep it going when you are tired.
Potty, crate and sleep · 12 min
A full 9 week old puppy schedule: every potty trip, meal and nap by time of day, night alarms at 12:45, 3:30 and 6:15, and how week 9 compares with 8, 10 and 12 weeks.
Potty, crate and sleep · 12 min
How to potty train a puppy with set potty moments, rewards on the spot and a four-column accident log. Includes potty reminders by age and a full sample day.
Puppy SOS: biting, crying, blues · 9 min
The puppy blues are common and usually pass. Why the first weeks with a puppy feel so heavy, how long it lasts, and the small changes that help this week.
Potty, crate and sleep · 7 min
How to bell train a puppy in three stages, what age to start, and how to keep the bell meaning potty instead of playtime.
