An 8 week Comprehensive Blueprint to Puppyhood
8 week Program For Dogs Age 2-6 Months
Current research shows that the primary and most important time for puppy socialization is the first three months of life. During this time puppies should be exposed to as many new people, animals, stimuli, and environments as can be achieved safely and without causing over-stimulation, as per the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. Incomplete or improper socialization during this important time can increase the risk of behavioural problems later in life including fear, avoidance, and/or aggression. Behavioural problems are the greatest threat to the owner–dog bond. In fact, behavioural problems are the number one cause of relinquishment to shelters.
What to Expect From Your Course
Training and socialization for young puppies is critical for their healthy development. We equip your pup with everything they need to be a confident, relaxed, and well-mannered adult dog that you’ll be proud to take anywhere. Our course is designed to help reduce the stress of raising a well mannered puppy, and give peace of mind you have an expert just a phone call away.
You will be guided through weekly class presentations packed with tons of activities and a weekly field trip!
Each Week you will also be provided with 6-10 tutorial videos and corresponding downloadable handouts!
What You and Your Puppy Will Achieve
ROCK SOLID FOUNDATIONS
To reach our puppy's full potential we first need to build amazing foundations. In this course we'll help you to understand your puppy's innermost motivators, how to supercharge play, build an incredible connection and perfect key skills to help you expertly navigate your puppy's first weeks and prevent problem behaviours from arising.
FUN TO FOCUS
Build unwavering focus from your puppy. We'll walk you through ensuring your puppy engages enthusiastically and loves looking at you. Through fun games, we'll help you teach your puppy how to not only look at you when you ask but to offer focus around even the biggest distractions!
MAGNIFICENT MANNERS
Help your puppy to become their perfect selves by teaching them self-control and the art of asking nicely. Amaze your friends and family as your puppy masters polite greetings without jumping up, waits patiently whenever you ask, ignores dropped food and settles calmly in various situations.
THE CONFIDENT CANINE
Boost emotional confidence and body awareness. (And in the case of very confident pups, learning to slow down and think more!) We'll guide you through how to properly socialize your puppy so they develop into a robust, resilient individual, while avoiding common pitfalls which can cause issues later on.
TIME FOR TRICKS
Tricks are a great way to strengthen the canine-human bond, build confidence, enhance connection and enrich our puppies' lives even more. Unlock the fun and enjoy watching as everyone in the family wants to perfect these fun, puppy-appropriate tricks!
SUPERHUMAN SKILL BOOST
Training is definitely a joint effort between us and our dogs. But don't worry; we'll give your skills a level up so that training your pup becomes easy! From developing expert timing to understanding how dogs learn and communicate, you'll learn how to problem solve and build brand new behaviours from scratch. But don't worry, we'll be here to support you every step of the way if you need us!
AND MORE!
Choose the option that works best for you!
Puppy Blueprint Maverick
Self-Directed
Enjoy the benefits of having a professional guide you through teaching your puppy all they need to know without having to commit to a set class time every week. With our step-by-step video tutorials, you can watch and train at your own pace, whenever it works best for you.
You have the flexibility to watch and digest the video content first, before introducing your puppy to an exercise, setting you both up for success. You can play, pause, rewind and revisit the videos as much as you like and will be able to enjoy 6 months of access to step-by-step videos and a lifetime access to your downloadable Blueprint Handouts.
We all know that being consistent is one of the most important aspects of training your puppy and our course makes it easy! You no longer need to become the teacher, bringing other members of your family up to speed on what was covered at training class... With your course login you can sit back, relax and let us do the teaching for you!
Puppy Blueprint Comrade
Weekly Private Lessons (Virtual or In-Person)
We self-directed learning is not for everyone. Some of us need a little more support and accountability to stay consistent and interpret and apply the information. If this sounds like you this is the perfect option for you! We will assign you a qualified behaviour coach who will work with you to schedule a 1 hour weekly appointment either virtually or in-person (for Ottawa and surrounding areas only) for the 8 weeks of your program.