Coaching Call | Dec 2, 2021

Catch up on the December 2, 2021 Puppy College Coaching Call to find out what you missed!

To do so, you can either watch the video or listen to and/or download the audio file.

Topics include:

00:03:00 Sassy and mouthy puppy

• Taglines
• Remember puppies can have “witching hours” (overly tired, need a nap time!)
• Verbal redirect of “NO” is overrated as pups don’t know what that means yet (your actions speak louder than your words)

00:08:50 Obstinate on leash (going on strike)

• is it really fear or being overwhelmed?
• is it because you are toward end of walk?

00:13:30 Crying in the crate

• crate training modules for structured, daily training sessions 2-3 times a day
• what to do when real life happens between training sessions and pup isn’t crate trained yet

00:21:30 Pup is obsessed with dropping toys into unfenced garden at edge of yard

• easy, inexpensive, temporary fencing
• use toys outside that need more interaction from humans (vs solo play)
• keep some toys as special, outside only toys

00:33:30 How to handle the morning energy of a 12 week old when everyone is busy getting ready for work and school?

00:38:30 Noisy in expen (aka how to incorporate our crate training methods of sheet cover and earthquakes with the expen)

00:43:45 Sixteen week old puppy & resident 4 year old dog are either zero or 150 mph (no in between)

• are both dogs enjoying the play and it’s human tolerance that’s the issue?
• how to interrupt/redirect inappropriate play positively
• is structure of segregation causing “forbidden fruit” syndrome?

00:57:00 Teaching multi-dog households to “take turns”

• the door
• receiving treats or toys 

01:00:00 Herding and nipping pant leg behaviors

• Tagline!

01:09:00 Lunging, pulling and etc. bad leash manners

• practice leash manners INSIDE the house and gradually shift to higher distraction and more challenging environments
• Instead of the stop and wait method for leash pulling, turn around/change direction
• The route and direction of leash walks depend on pup’s leash manners (I.e. leash training focus is the journey, not the destination or predetermined route)
• social outings can be stationary!  (You sit on park bench, pup is on leash and takes everything in from a distance)

01:15:00 Why we don’t recommend bells on the doorknob to teach pup to ask for outside potty trips

• how to shape a better “ask” from puppy