Puppy Socializing and Training: Starting off Right
Set your puppy on the path to becoming a confident, well-behaved, and reliable service dog with our Puppy Socialization and Training course. Specifically designed for puppies aged 8 to 16 weeks, this course harnesses the critical developmental window when your puppy is most open to learning and new experiences.
Module 1: Starting Out Right with Your Puppy
Lays a solid foundation for your puppy’s training. You will be guided through essential planning and preparation for success, tackling common challenges such as play biting, house manners, and managing kitchen and meal times. A well-structured start ensures your puppy learns the right habits early.
Module 2: Introduction and Socialization
Emphasizes the importance of early exposure to different people, dogs, and environments. You will learn how to socialize your puppy safely and positively, fostering their confidence and adaptability in various settings. This module equips your puppy to face the world with trust and composure, ensuring they are well-prepared for their future role as a service dog.
Module 3: Basic Puppy Commands
Focuses on foundational training techniques. Here, you will teach essential commands like sit, down, and recall, as well as start leash walking and instill the calming auto-settle behavior. These lessons enhance focus, obedience, and calmness—skills crucial for a service dog’s success.
This course offers a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to training, employing positive reinforcement and proven methods. Your puppy will enjoy learning while developing vital life skills. Whether this is your first puppy or you're preparing a future service dog, this course is the perfect opportunity to cultivate confidence, self-control, and adaptability in your puppy. Don't miss the chance to set them on the right path today.
Join us today and take the first step toward raising a well-rounded service dog that's ready to assist and thrive in any situation!
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Welcome, and Course Guidance
Learn expert tips to make training effective, fun, and manageable, including how to maintain consistency and set realistic expectations.
Learn expert tips to make training effective, fun, and manageable, including how to maintain consistency and set realistic expectations.
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Setting your Puppy up for Success
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear roadmap for creating structure, encouraging positive behaviors, and addressing challenges with confidence. This comprehensive approach ensures your puppy develops into a well-behaved, happy, and adaptable companion, ready to take on their future role as a service dog.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear roadmap for creating structure, encouraging positive behaviors, and addressing challenges with confidence. This comprehensive approach ensures your puppy develops into a well-behaved, happy, and adaptable companion, ready to take on their future role as a service dog.
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Play Biting
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have practical tools to manage play biting, ensuring that your puppy learns appropriate behavior and builds positive interactions with you and others. Teaching these boundaries early will help your puppy develop into a well-mannered and reliable service dog.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have practical tools to manage play biting, ensuring that your puppy learns appropriate behavior and builds positive interactions with you and others. Teaching these boundaries early will help your puppy develop into a well-mannered and reliable service dog.
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Puppies at Home
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have practical strategies to teach your puppy polite behaviors in everyday situations, creating a strong foundation of self-control and focus. These skills are critical for preparing your puppy for advanced service dog training and everyday life as a dependable companion.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have practical strategies to teach your puppy polite behaviors in everyday situations, creating a strong foundation of self-control and focus. These skills are critical for preparing your puppy for advanced service dog training and everyday life as a dependable companion.
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Introduction to Puppy Socialization
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce your puppy to new experiences and teach them key foundational skills while making the most of their “sponge-like” capacity for learning. These weeks are critical for shaping a well-rounded, confident, and dependable service dog that is ready to take on their future role.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce your puppy to new experiences and teach them key foundational skills while making the most of their “sponge-like” capacity for learning. These weeks are critical for shaping a well-rounded, confident, and dependable service dog that is ready to take on their future role.
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Socializing with Other Dogs
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to provide your puppy with positive social experiences, setting the stage for a well-adjusted and sociable service dog. These early interactions will give your dog the skills to remain calm and focused around other dogs in any situation.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have a clear understanding of how to provide your puppy with positive social experiences, setting the stage for a well-adjusted and sociable service dog. These early interactions will give your dog the skills to remain calm and focused around other dogs in any situation.
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Socializing with People
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to create meaningful, positive interactions for your puppy with people in different environments. These experiences will ensure your puppy grows into a confident and adaptable service dog, ready to handle any social situation they encounter.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to create meaningful, positive interactions for your puppy with people in different environments. These experiences will ensure your puppy grows into a confident and adaptable service dog, ready to handle any social situation they encounter.
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Environmental Socialization
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to provide structured and positive exposure to different environments, from quiet parks to busier urban settings. These experiences will help your puppy become a well-rounded and adaptable service dog, ready to handle the challenges of their future role with ease.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to provide structured and positive exposure to different environments, from quiet parks to busier urban settings. These experiences will help your puppy become a well-rounded and adaptable service dog, ready to handle the challenges of their future role with ease.
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Teaching Sit and Down
By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to help your puppy master sit and down with patience, positive reinforcement, and consistent practice. These skills will set the foundation for a well-behaved and attentive service dog.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to help your puppy master sit and down with patience, positive reinforcement, and consistent practice. These skills will set the foundation for a well-behaved and attentive service dog.
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Introduction to Leash Walking
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to make leash walking a positive and enjoyable experience for your puppy. With patience, consistency, and reinforcement, you’ll set the foundation for a confident service dog that walks calmly and attentively in any environment.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to make leash walking a positive and enjoyable experience for your puppy. With patience, consistency, and reinforcement, you’ll set the foundation for a confident service dog that walks calmly and attentively in any environment.
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Teaching Recall
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce and reinforce the recall command in a way that keeps your puppy engaged and excited to respond. With consistent practice and positive reinforcement, your service dog will develop a dependable recall that serves as a cornerstone of their training.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce and reinforce the recall command in a way that keeps your puppy engaged and excited to respond. With consistent practice and positive reinforcement, your service dog will develop a dependable recall that serves as a cornerstone of their training.
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Teaching Recall Part 2
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce and reinforce the recall command in a way that keeps your puppy engaged and excited to respond. With consistent practice and positive reinforcement, your service dog will develop a dependable recall that serves as a cornerstone of their training.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll understand how to introduce and reinforce the recall command in a way that keeps your puppy engaged and excited to respond. With consistent practice and positive reinforcement, your service dog will develop a dependable recall that serves as a cornerstone of their training.
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Teaching Auto Settle
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have the tools to guide your puppy toward developing a calm and relaxed mindset that becomes second nature, even in distracting environments. This essential skill ensures your service dog will be able to stay calm, focused, and ready to assist when needed.
By the end of this lesson, you’ll have the tools to guide your puppy toward developing a calm and relaxed mindset that becomes second nature, even in distracting environments. This essential skill ensures your service dog will be able to stay calm, focused, and ready to assist when needed.
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