Should I start basic commands in the first week?

The goal in the first week is not rapid progress but simply introducing the idea that training is a calm, rewarding activity. Two or three minutes at a time, a few times a day, is plenty for a very young or newly arrived puppy.

As the puppy settles over the following weeks, session length and complexity can increase naturally, but starting the habit of short, positive training early sets a useful foundation for everything that follows.

Name response and a simple sit for a treat are genuinely enough for the first week, and trying to layer in more, a full sit stay, loose lead walking, is generally better saved for once the puppy has had a few days to decompress from the move itself.

Fold training moments into everyday routine rather than only formal sessions: asking for a sit before a meal bowl goes down, or before a lead goes on for a garden trip, builds the same skill through natural repetition without needing extra dedicated time carved out of an already busy first week.

If a puppy seems too tired, overwhelmed, or simply uninterested in even a two minute session during the first couple of days, that is a completely reasonable reason to skip training that day entirely and simply let it rest, picking training back up once it shows more natural curiosity and energy. There is no real downside to waiting a day or two if the puppy clearly needs rest more than a lesson right now.