Coaching Call | March 8, 2022

Catch up on the March 8, 2022 Puppy College Coaching Call to find out what you missed!

Topics include:

00:00:15 Introducing new pup to resident, adult dog

- Hold pup or at minimum keep pup on leash

- Tandem, structured activities (name game, walks, etc.)

- Adult dogs should NOT be puppy sitters

- Expen for pup so adult dog can relax and have private human time

- Be Patient!!  Relationship take time, just like with humans!

00:13:00 Pup whining from boredom?  Not food motivated.

- Three, 2 minute training sessions per day are better than one, 15 minute session (for expending mental/physical energy & better training)

- Multiple toy boxes always accessible for pup to make good choices

- “Puppy Push Ups”

00:23:00 Pup is doing well in crate but screams in expen

- Put crate inside expen… then if temper tantrum, you can employ crate cover and earthquakes with pup in crate (Review Crate Training Modules)

00:27:30 Eleven m.o. is now slow to respond to commands

- “Stop the World” strategies

- The importance of intermittent reinforcement

00:34:30 Issues with neighbors new pup and their children

- “Back Aways” 

00:43:30 Group Training Classes after Puppy Socialization and Manners

- Scentwork, Canine Good Citizen, Tricks, Rally

00:47:30 Puppy Car Sickness?

00:50:00 Barking pup in an apartment

- crate cover

- white noises (fans, TV, music, etc.)

- squirt bottle

01:02:00 Pup inhales his food and is an aggressive chewer with appropriate dog gnawing options

01:18:00 Adolescent pup has forgotten his learning from Adventure Walks (see Modules) & is now unreliable offleash

- keep long line on pup to ensure stop, if necessary

- put honus back on the pup (their responsibility to make sure where we are at)

- change directions &/or hide for dog to find you

- are walks always the same route?