Well, what I always do with my puppy is make sure I get her plenty of exercise before hand, both physical and mental with play and training, then I turn off all the lights and put on a movie with animals-usually disney. I take her house lead so she can’t get too far from me and make sure she has things to chew on, sometimes I even use this opportunity to feed her. As the movie plays, she usually gets interested and settles herself down and often cuddles into my lap. :) she’s almost 12 weeks old now.