Coaching Call | Nov 18, 2021

Catch up on the November 18, 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:

00:00:20 Is puppy alerting to danger or just having a “zoomie” session?

00:04:15 Puppy Mouthing on hands, pants, etc = review your Tagline module and “Tagline does work” video on the FB page 

00:09:25 Accessing modules for previous Avidog students and new Good Dog students

00:12:45 Getting puppy from breeder — tips for car travel

00:18:45 Tips for getting the most possible sleep the first night home with pup;

• blanket/towel that smells like mama dog and littermates
• snuggle puppy
• put crate up on a chair or etc. so you can put fingers into crate, pup can smell, hear and see you while you are attempting to sleep
• review crate modules for methods of crate covers and “earthquakes”

00:24:45 Is crating forever? (I.e. pup sleeps in bed with me)

00:29:30 Pup is shredding bedding

• do more structured crate training steps 
• remove all bedding to keep pup safe from GI impact 
• Primo Pads are a great, durable solution

00:34:00 Girlie dog had finished her first heat cycle… when to schedule her spay (shoot for anestrus)

00:42:00 Puppies have a lot of core vaccines they need to get!  How do we safely schedule and space them out?

00:57:00 Distemper and Parvo outbreaks across the country

00:58:00 Kennel Cough and Bordatella Vaccines

01:00:40 Safely balancing socialization with pups not being fully vaccinated

01:09:00 Science to date on COVID and our dogs