LEVEL ONE TRAINING

PLAYFUL PUPPY PROGRAM
PUPPIES FROM AGE 8 WEEKS
​TO 6 MONTHS

This is the most critical period of time for your puppy to learn the fundamentals of obedience and house manners. This time doesn't last long so this program is designed to cover everything your puppy needs to learn before moving into the next stage of their development.

FOCUS:

• Prepare for arrival of your new puppy
• Introduction to potty training, crate training and socialization
• Basic puppy needs
• Puppy proofing your home
• Discuss primary goals and concerns
• Preventing unwanted behaviours
• Biting, barking and begging
• House manners
• Handling for vet and grooming visits
• Introduction to the 7 essential commands (cues)​​

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ADORABLE ADOPTED PROGRAM
DOGS FROM AGE 6 MONTHS AND UP

It's important to help your adopted dog feel safe and loved. The best time to start is the moment you bring your new dog home. This program will help you bond with your dog, understand him/her better and set the pace for learning, trusting and growing together.

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FOCUS:

• The critical first few days
• Settling into the new environment
• ​Dog proofing your home
• Understanding their fears
• Learning to trust
• Behaviour modification
• Set the stage for your relationship
• Separation Anxiety
• Preventing unwanted behaviours
• Socialization
• The 7 essential commands (cues)​

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​TERRIBLE TEEN PROGRAM
​​DOGS FROM AGE ​6 MONTHS to ONE AND A HALF YEARS

During this period of time your dog will probably be acting like a human teenager. It will seem like they have forgotten everything you taught them. But don't worry, with lots of patience, this program will help you handle that extra energy your dog is exhibiting and bring them back to focus and calm. I call this time the terrible teen years, but don't worry, it doesn't last long.

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FOCUS:

• Establish expectations
• Reinforce basic obedience
• Behaviour modification
• Dealing with destructive behaviours
• Burn energy through physical and mental stimulation
• Socialization
• Loose leash walking (or heeling)
• Jumping up
• ​Barking
• The 7 essential commands (cues)

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AMAZING ADULT PROGRAM
DOGS FROM AGE
ONE AND A HALF AND OLDER

As time passes and your dog gets older, you and your dog may need a reset on your relationship. The dynamic has changed and things have become routine. The fun seems to be fading away. This program will help you engage with your dog again, re-establish the bond you once had and encourage you both to enjoy spending time together, learning and growing.

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FOCUS:

• Reset the dynamics of your relationship
• Teach or review old and new commands
• Behaviour modification
• Establish or re-establish expectations
• Jumping up
• Pulling on the leash
• Barking
• Fun new games for you and your dog to increase your bond
• New toys/treats to keep your dog stimulated
• The 7 essential commands (cues)

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LEVEL TWO TRAINING

​STEP IT UP PROGRAM
​FOR DOGS OF ANY AGE
AFTER COMPLETION OF ONE OF THE
​LEVEL ONE PROGRAMS

Learning advanced tasks challenge your dog’s mind. Your dog will learn to walk through a crowd without fear, deal with other dogs, work with distractions and follow cues at a distance.

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FOCUS:

• Review skills learned in Level One training program​
• Attention skills with distractions
• Longer stays
• Stays with distractions
• Recall from a distance
• Heel or loose leash walking with distractions
• Eliminating the treats
• Any old or new skills you want reviewed
• ​Any behavioural issues or bad habits that still need to be eliminated

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​BEST BEHAVIOUR PROGRAM
​​DOGS AGE 6 MONTHS AND UP
(PUPPIES SHOULD ENROLL IN THE PLAYFUL PUPPY PROGRAM)

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FOCUS:

• Go potty outside. (potty training)
• Quit biting you and your family. (bite inhibition)
• Stop chewing inappropriate items.
• Resource guarding.
• Jumping up.
• Stop pulling on the leash (loose leash walking)
• Stop lunging/growling at people/dogs passing by.
• Biting, barking, begging, digging
• Counter surfing.​
• Socialize effectively with family, strangers, men and children.
• Separation anxiety/crate training.​

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I BELIEVE IN
​POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT TRAINING.
Positive reinforcement training ​allows you to communicate clearly with your dog. When you reward your dog for doing things correctly, it's more likely they will repeat those good behaviours. If they're misbehaving it's likely they just don't understand what you want from them.
PUNISHMENT IS NOT ALWAYS CLEAR.
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LET'S TEACH THEM TOGETHER!