This is a great article & I'm a firm believer. But as some have commented, understand that this puppy will not come with a routine - you'll have to program it.

This is a great article & I'm a firm believer. But as some have commented, understand that this puppy will not come with a routine - you'll have to program it. He/she will be predisposed to certain times & activities, and you'll have to compromise on some & break others. I mentioned elsewhere in the comments that I have a new 5 month old chocolate lab... for the first 60 days, I rarely had quality sleep more than 3 hours, was constantly cleaning up messes, and was generally highly stressed/ borderline depressed due to my startup stress + the new puppy stress. Be aware - I believe in all of the benefits & more, but they do come with some hefty initial costs.