Course curriculum

  • 1

    Orientation

    • Developmental Stages

    • How Puppies Learn

    • Management Set Up

    • Schedule & Routine

    • Know Your Puppy's Outlet

    • Training Space Set Up

    • Motivators

    • Treat Tournament

    • Mastering Your Marker Timing

    • Marker Training

    • Introduction To Toys
  • 2

    Week 1

    • Intro To Sit

    • Enrichment, What Is It?

    • Human play

    • Enrichment- Cardboard Box

    • Name Game

    • Introduction to Leash & Harness

    • Field Trip- Your Neighborhood

    • Reading Dog Body Language

    • Jumping Up

    • Introduction to Collar

    • Pre-Vaccination Socialization & Exposure
  • 3

    Week 2

    • Scatter Recall

    • Enrichment- Cups

    • Get It

    • Intro to Down

    • Puppy Play

    • Field Trip- Pet Store

    • Potty Training

    • Nose Target

    • Puppy Biting
  • 4

    Week 3

    • Handling & Husbandry

    • Puppy Obstacle Course

    • Field Trip to the Park

    • Physical Exercise

    • Trash Bag Challenge

    • Chew Training

    • Crate Training

    • Introduction to Tug

    • Recall- Hide & Seek

    • Introduction to Settle

    • Introduction to Watch Me
  • 5

    Week 4

    • Exposure To Outside

    • Setting Up For Successful Walking

    • Field Trip - Coffee Shop

    • Using The Nose Target To Teach New Things

    • Enrichment- Muffin Tin

    • Preventing Separation Anxiety
  • 6

    Week 5

    • Exposure to Cars & Vehicles

    • Field Trip- Restaurant

    • Sleep & Night Time Routine

    • Enrichment Challenge

    • Introduction to Loose Leash Walking

    • Introduction to Leave It

    • Polite Greeting

    • Puppy Push Ups
  • 7

    Week 6

    • Socialization to Sounds

    • frozen

    • collargrab

    • countersurfing

    • take your training on the road

    • hardware store

    • wait

    • sniff n go
  • 8

    Week 7

    • digging

    • drop it

    • enrichment find it

    • field trip dog park

    • check it out

    • potty bells
  • 9

    Week 8

    • drop lead recall

    • exposure to water

    • costumes

    • enrichment DIY

    • field trip water

    • door dashing

    • intro to recall