New Puppy Parents - Raise Them Right!

Unlike most puppy preschool classes, in just 8 modules with us you'll learn how to raise well rounded puppy, who will become the happy go lucky dog you dream of having. You'll have a comprehensive understanding of: obedience without bribes, how to teach manners & boundaries, and what strategies you should be implementing for socialisation & behavioural problems. You'll be amazed at how far you & your puppy will progress together. Let's set them up for life!

  • Raise Them Right - Eight modules of online learning

  • World of puppy stuff - Join our dedicated Facebook group for course participants only

  • Let's connect - Fortnightly live sessions with your certified dog trainer

  • Seeing is believing - Weekly video topics

  • Feedback loop - Weekly homework

  • Support central - Email or private message for additional help

  • Your satisfaction guaranteed!

  • Bonus Module - Trick Training for Puppies

Let's start guiding them today!

How good will it feel to know that you have all the right tools and your puppy is responding to what you would like them to do! So awesome!

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week One: Learning to Listen

    • Course Introduction

    • Introduction to Week One

    • How obedience gives freedom

    • Teaching Sit without food reliance

    • Is it ok to say no to my puppy?

    • Puppy biting

    • My puppy doesn't care when I say no!

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

    • Copy of Ebook: Tips on dealing with Puppy Overstimulation

    • Talking about tone

  • 2

    Week Two: A Pleasure to Live With

    • Introduction to Week Two

    • Handling Skills

    • How tone works

    • Developing my tones

    • Teaching the long sit - adding Duration & Distraction

    • Teaching the Sit Stepaway - Adding Distance

    • How much practice should I do?

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 3

    Week Three: Creating My Well-Rounded Puppy

    • Introduction to Week Three

    • What is Socialisation?

    • What to do with adverse reactions?

    • Socialisation to Dogs

    • Appropriate Play

    • Puppies & Kids/Elderly/Strangers

    • Puppy Socialisation Checklist

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 4

    Week Four: Teaching Confidence & Independence

    • Introduction to Week Four

    • Separation Anxiety vs Separation Confidence

    • Jumping up and demanding attention

    • Spending time outside alone

    • Crate training

    • Tethering

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 5

    Week Five: Introduction to Trick Training

    • Introduction

    • Types of Trick Training for Dogs

    • What equipment & treats should I use?

    • Allowing experimentation but not naughty behaviour!

    • Loading the marker/clicker

    • Let's teach them to "Shake Hands"

    • Let's teach them to "Spin"

    • Guide to Trick Training for Puppies

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 6

    Week Six: The No Go Zone

    • Introduction to Week Six

    • How to set boundaries for your puppy

    • Don't barge into the house until I invite you

    • Not rushing out the front door or side gate

    • Some rooms of the house are off limits

    • Don't leap out of the car until I invite you

    • Teaching New Boundaries

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 7

    Week Seven: When I need you to listen!

    • Introduction to Week Seven

    • Do you need some new equipment to give you more control?

    • Loose Lead Walking - don't drag me everywhere

    • Come when I call you - every time

    • Staying on your mat until I release you

    • Mine or Give - Learning to relinquish things when I ask you to

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

  • 8

    Week Eight: Creating my happy-go-lucky puppy

    • Introduction to Week Eight

    • Food Refusal - No snatching or stealing food

    • It's ok to be handled all over

    • Getting used to objects, experiences, noises, movements etc

    • Dealing with barking and other unnecessary vocalisation

    • Conclusion

    • Homework

    • Course Conclusion

Let's get started now!

Now is the time to guide your puppy through their cheeky experimental stage into an adolescent with awesome manners