Week 3 of Puppy Training

This is Week 3 of Puppy Training. Can you beleive how time is flying! How are your social expereinces coming along? You and your puppy should be racking up as many unique encounters as is possible. All while ensuring your puppy is not stressed by the expereince.

Socialization


Exposure to: – people in strange uniforms, costumes	Go to: Socialization, Page 2
Introduce pup to: – Strange sounds and smells	Watch: Youtube Socialization – Surface and Sound
Review: – How many dogs has pup met? – How many different kinds of people?

In Week 3 of Puppy Training we have some video for you watch, plus some extra exercises to help you carry on with your preventative work. Grab some popcorn and your puppy and snuggle up for some how-to video.

Prevention

Learn how to prevent guarding	Watch: YouTube 2 Puppy Games To Help Prevent the Grab, Guard and Gobble!
Review 100% Management	Go to: How Dogs Learn, “100% Management” & House Training, “Daily Routine — Why Structure is Important”
Learn about Destructive Behavior & Chewing	Go to: Getting Started, “Toys” & How Dogs Learn, Page 1
Learn an alternative to Jumping Up (lure a “Sit” instead)	Go to: Prevention, “Jumping Up to Greet: Teaching an Alternative”

Games include toys. Be sure to watch our Youtube puppy Toytorial for some great ideas.

Games

Learn about toys	Watch: Youtube Toytorial
Learn how to play Retrieve	Go to: Games, “Retrieve”
Also learn “Puppy Out of the Gate!”	Go to: Games, “Puppy Out of the Gate!”
And “Round Robin Recall”	Go to: Games, “Round Robin Recall”
Review Hide and Go Seek: Variations	Go to: Games, “Hide and Go Seek: Variations”

Life Skills

Learn the best way to call your pup to Come (the golden rules)	Go to: Life Skills, “The Golden Rules”
Work on Come (Recalls) away from distractions – Note: this week’s Games strengthen a good recall	Go to: Life Skills, “Come Away from Distractions”
Learn about Longlines	Watch: Youtube Longline Tutorial
Review Leash work	Go to: Life Skills, Page 4