Get through the first week home
Set up a predictable routine and start the name game, so your puppy settles in and learns to look at you when you call.
Free 30-page guide
What to Teach Your Puppy and When, From the First Week Home to One Year Old
A plan from the trainers at K9 Academy that starts the week your puppy comes home and tells you what to work on at every age.
- A potty training routine that starts the day your puppy comes home
- How to crate train, and what to do when your puppy whines or barks in the crate
- Which commands to teach at each age, from their name at 8 weeks to stay, leave it and heel
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Turn the timeline into a daily plan
The guide tells you what to teach and when. The Puppy Handbook gives you the 10 steps and the daily schedule to make it happen, whatever your working week looks like.
- Make your puppy work for their food, and four exercises to earn it
- Crate training do's and don'ts, from day one
- Daily schedules for working 9 to 5, working from home, or self-employed
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Potty train from day one
Take your puppy out every 2 to 3 hours, use the same spot every time, reward straight away and supervise indoors.
Teach sit, down and come
Lure the positions first, keep sessions to a few minutes, and add the words once your puppy knows the motion.
Build impulse control
Sit before every door, wait at the food bowl, and start short walks that stop pulling and door rushing before they become habits.
Make commands hold up outside
Use the 3Ds, distance, duration and distractions, so your puppy listens in the park and not just in the kitchen.
Get through the teenage months
Know what to expect when your puppy tests boundaries and stops listening, and what to keep reinforcing until it passes.
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