Coonhound puppies, like all puppies are incredibly cute with their large paws and lovely ears which means it is all too easy to spoil them when they first arrive in new homes. However, once a puppy is nicely settled, owners must start out as they mean to go on which means laying down rules and boundaries so that a puppy understands what is expected of them. It helps puppies understand good behaviour, and what is not. It also helps establish a pecking order and who the alpha dog is in a household.