Puppy Training: WEEKS 1–2: Safety, Trust & Orientation
(“Welcome to the World” Phase) Welcome to life with a puppy. Everything is new. Everything is confusing. Your puppy has just been: removed from their…
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Puppy Training: WEEKS 3–4: Calmness & Basic Structure
(“How to Exist in a House” Phase) Congratulations.Your puppy now understands that this is home. Unfortunately, they have not yet learned: how furniture works why…
Puppy Training: WEEKS 5–6: Basic Positions & Engagement
(“Learning How to Listen” Phase) Welcome to the moment where your puppy begins to realise something important: Humans are not just furniture. Humans have information.…
Puppy Training: WEEKS 7–8: Recall & Impulse Control
(“Safety first” phase — because chaos on legs is still chaos) Welcome to the phase where your puppy begins learning two very important life skills:…
Puppy Training: WEEKS 9–10: Loose-Leash Foundations
(“How to Move With a Human” Phase) Welcome to the phase where your puppy discovers something shocking: The leash is not a tow rope.And you…
Puppy Training: WEEKS 11–12: Socialisation & Real-World Exposure
(“The World Is Safe” Phase) Welcome to the stage where your puppy starts discovering that the world is: loud unpredictable full of moving things and…
Puppy Training: MONTHS 4–6: Proofing & Adolescence Prep
(“Make It Stick” Phase) Welcome to the stage where your puppy begins experimenting with a bold new personality called: “I know the rules… but what…
Puppy Training: MONTHS 6–12: Reliability & Refinement
(“Adult Dog in Training” Phase) Welcome to the phase where your dog looks grown up…but still occasionally makes choices you did not approve of. By…
How Dog’s Think (EP 001) Deploy the Puppy Eyes
Deploy the Puppy Eyes (Snack Acquisition 101) Listen up, rookies — today we study the most powerful weapon in the canine persuasion arsenal: The Puppy…
How Dogs Think (EP 002) Midnight Zoomies (The Nighttime Chaos Ritual)
Midnight Zoomies (The Nighttime Chaos Ritual) Greetings, fellow canines. Tonight we discuss a sacred tradition known across the land as The Midnight Zoomies — also referred to…