Coaching Call | Sep 16, 2021

Catch up on the September 16, 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 Discussed on This Call

00:15 Thirteen week old pup is itching

• It’s all about “playing detective” and ruling out triggers
• Environmental, Topical, or Food?
• Benadryl & baths for environmental or topical
• If food, limit all food intake to one kind of protein and monitor (kibble and treats)

06:15 Does the Tagline stay on puppy during potty trips outside and while training leash manners?

08:30 Playing “Hide N Go Seek” to practice recalls

• great activity to involve the kids
• great rainy day activity to burn off puppy energy

12:20 When to start Adventure Walks

15:00 Feedback from student how Adventure Walks translate over to general training for obedience/manners

18:00 Scent work and Truffle Hunting

19:30 New puppy watching resident 3.5 y.o. dog?

• monkey see, monkey do!
• pups will learn vicariously from resident adult dogs (all the good,*&* the bad)

22:00 Managing multiple dog household & training sessions

• Train 1 dog at a time (1 actively working with owner), the others in crates)
• Teaches good impulse control (wait your turn)
• Can help training motivation (“sibling rivalry”)

25:45 Fourteen w.o. isn’t “asking” to go potty yet

• Potty trips outside are still primarily human responsibility
• How to “shape”/encourage puppy to “ask”
• Why we don’t recommend bells on the door

30:00 How to minimize infectious risks during Adventure Walks

34:00 Hunting Seasons & Adventure Walks/Off Leash Hikes

• Blaze orange for you & your dogs!

35:00 Teaching “stay”

43:00 “Resources” in your Puppy College course menu = your search tool

45:00 When and why to remove the potty pan, or continue its availability

51:00 Jumping on the counter/ “Counter Surfing”

• “manage” & prevent!
• how to redirect