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Coaching Call | Oct 21, 2021

By Sarah Hartwig

Catch up on the October 21, 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.

00:00:20 Transitioning from 3 to 2 meals per day (Why & When)


00:04:30 Puppy VS Adult dog food


00:05:30 Is puppy growing too fast?


00:08:00 Schedule vs Structure/Routine for meals


00:13:40 Teaching polite greetings

  • Management vs Training
  • People don’t have to touch or treat your dog for positive, polite interactions!

00:23:45 Bedding in crates

  • Primo Pads are a good option

00:28:00 Having household dogs crate or Expen together


00:30:00 Wire vs plastic crates

  • dogs view these completely differently

00:33:30 Mounting/Humping Behavior


00:41:00 How to determine if play between 2 dogs is appropriate


00:48:00 Appropriate crate sizing


00:51:00 Confining dogs together in vehicles


00:53:00 Canned dog food and canned cat food


00:55:00 Grain Free Foods and food/treats with high legume content


00:56:30 Pup takes a long time outside to do his business


01:00:00 Adolescent dog won’t potty outside without human right there


01:03:00 Puppy is constantly stealing human items

  • Puppy Proofing our homes is required management
  • Too much freedom allows pup too many opportunities to make bad choices and form bad habits

01:12:00 Holiday dinners at other people’s homes with your pup