Our amazing Puppy Socialization and Manners Course now in an online, self paced format! You get all the great content from our renowned puppy trainers as well as safe socialization activities to do at home. This self paced course allows you to go a pace that is comfortable for you and your puppy! Need some extra time with training? Great! Take all the time you need! Have a superstar learner? Move forward as quickly as you'd like. You'll get live access to our trainers once a week to ask questions and get help with training via Zoom during weekly open "office hours".
This class focuses on creating a strong foundation of manners and training to help prevent those unwanted behaviors in the future. As well as helping you to create ideal socialization experiences to insure your puppy will grow up to be a more confident and easy-going dog. A puppy's socialization period lasts from approximately 7 to 16 weeks of age. During this time, a puppy develops the seek-avoidance blueprint she will use for the rest of her life when encountering novel items. Since fear is the underlying emotion for most forms of aggression in dogs, this class is designed to help you expose your pup to as many environmental factors as possible in a safe and fun way. By forming a strong association with novelties (the scary new things) and good stuff (i.e. play, treats, & affection) during this critical period, you are helping to insure your puppy will grow up to be a more confident and easy-going dog.
Module 1 | Lesson One | |
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Unit 1 | How Dogs Think and Learn | |
Unit 2 | Getting Ready to Train! | |
Unit 3 | Mouthing and Chewing | |
Unit 4 | Chew THIS not THAT! A puppy Kongaholic | |
Unit 5 | Socialization | |
Unit 6 | Name Recognition | |
Unit 7 | Sit | |
Unit 8 | Positive Interrupter | |
Unit 9 | Puppy Massage and Handling | |
Unit 10 | Things to remember!!! | |
Unit 11 | Lesson One Live Video | |
Module 2 | Lesson Two | |
Unit 1 | Preventing and Breaking Bad Habits | |
Unit 2 | Potty / House Training | |
Unit 3 | Adding Verbal Cue to Sit | |
Unit 4 | Down or Lay Down | |
Unit 5 | Come and Let's Go | |
Unit 6 | The Choice Game/ Leave It: Stage 1 | |
Unit 7 | Socialization Activity #2 | |
Unit 8 | Lesson Two Live Video | |
Module 3 | Lesson Three | |
Unit 1 | Adding the Verbal Cue to Down | |
Unit 2 | Activity: Puppy Push Ups! | |
Unit 3 | Preventing Jumping Up- Polite Greetings with People | |
Unit 4 | The Choice Game / Leave It: Stage 2 | |
Unit 5 | Starting Stay / Duration in behavior | |
Unit 6 | Socialization Activity #3 | |
Unit 7 | Lesson Three Live Recording | |
Module 4 | Lesson Four | |
Unit 1 | Exercise | |
Unit 2 | Canine Enrichment | |
Unit 3 | Recall: TAG you're it! | |
Unit 4 | Loose Leash Walking | |
Unit 5 | The Choice Game / Leave It: Stage 3 | |
Unit 6 | Socialization Activity #4 | |
Unit 7 | Lesson 4 Live Recording | |
Module 5 | Lesson Five | |
Unit 1 | Appropriate Puppy Play | |
Unit 2 | Dog Language Guide | |
Unit 3 | Look/ Watch Me | |
Unit 4 | The Choice Game/ Leave It: Stage 4 | |
Unit 5 | WAIT! Step One: The Hors d'oeuvres Game | |
Unit 6 | Loose Leash Walking: Step 2 | |
Unit 7 | Socialization Activity #4 | |
Module 6 | Lesson Six | |
Unit 1 | Puppy Attention Spans and Motivation ** | |
Unit 2 | Building Focus and Attention | |
Unit 3 | Distractions | |
Unit 4 | Hand Targeting | |
Unit 5 | Activity: Running Recalls | |
Unit 6 | WAIT: Step Two * | |
Unit 7 | Relax/ Settle * |