This is the stage and timeframe where it’s incredibly important to introduce your pup to other people and dogs. By five weeks, puppies are aware of their surroundings and start really enjoying playtime. Good experiences with people from weeks 5 to 7 will play a large role in how they continue to interact.  This is why your breeder has incorporated a safe early socialization and neurological development program.  When your puppy has positive experiences to build on, it makes a world of difference in the long run. Even though a puppy starts being influenced by people after about a month, ideally you want puppies to remain with their mother and litter mates for eight weeks to learn inhibited play biting and other dog socialization cues.  By week eight, you can begin to start house-training your puppy. From weeks 8 to 10, your pup will go through a normal “fear” period that can be helped with training that is positive and encouraging. But the true training “golden time” is from 9 to 12 weeks, because your pup is actively working on social skills and paying attention to both people and litter mates.  Many people are under the assumption that it is too early to start basic commands at this age.  However, this is actually the time to start with the 5 basic commands.  There are lots of amazing YouTube videos that can guide you through this early training, as well as so much more!  You can also start basic hygiene practices, such a teeth brushing, combing, bathing, and nail filing. Your breeder has already been doing these things, so you are further building your puppies foundation.  Again, positive experiences are what we are going for here.  So make the sessions short, with lots of praise.