Puppy Training – 12 Week Puppy Training Plan Week-by-Week
From Arrival to a Calm, Controllable Dog Rule of the plan: Don’t rush weeks. Move forward when skills are reliable, not just attempted. The Most Important…
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Puppy Training Plans Week by Week
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…
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…