Raise a confident puppy to become the future assistance dog, therapy or a competition dog.  
This easy to follow training sesison is also highly useful to anyone who would like to raise a puppy to become your happy and confident best friend and a companion.
 
You are purchasing access to the recording of the live session
The training video is over 2.5 hours long
A percentage of your video purchase will go to Canine Companions to support their vital Assistance Dogs Training Programme. 
 
The training video covers:
1) Why raising a confident puppy is so important
          - Prevention of common issues such as separation anxiety, reactivity etc
          - Key ingredients for a confident puppy 
 
2) Bringing the puppy home
        - Key preparations before the puppy arrives
          - Helping the puppy to settle in the new place, using scent to help with the transitions
          - Preparing the puppy for stress-free vet visits
        - Introducing the puppy to your older dog(s) and other pets
        - Housetraining the puppy, including discussion of the common issues. Differences in    housetraining between a service dog and a family dog.
          - Your feelings in the early puppyhood stage and coping strategies
 
3) Stages of the puppyhood and the changing needs of the puppy
          - Adolescent puppy- what to expect and how to manage the common challenges
          - Trainining the adolescent puppy
          - Revisiting the foundation skills at the Adolescent stage 
 
4) Raising puppy as the future service dog
        - Overview of a service dog training,
        - Different roles of a service dog
        - How to help the puppy to become a successfull future service dog
        - Key aspects of service dog training at the puppyhood stage
 
5) Puppy socialisation (detailed with lots of practical info)
        - What sociallisation is and what it is not
        - How to make socialisation a sucess
        - Common pitfalls and how to avoid them
        - Practical solutions to socialising and travelling with the puppy
        - Changing socilalisation needs and socialisation activities as the puppy grows
        - Involving other people in training the puppy- pros and cons
 
6) Games and development activities for the puppy
       - Lots of practical examples of games you can play with the puppy with videos. 
         Covering fetch games and their safe variation for puppies, fitness and balance, developing      problem solving skills, intro to trick training, enrichment activities
      - Motivating and rewarding the puppy
      - Buildng the bond 
 
7) Questions and Answers
 
Who is this session for:
- Are you raising a puppy to become the future assistance or therapy dog?
- Are you interested to voluneer as a puppy raiser for a charity that trains assistance or therapy dogs?
- Are you raising a puppy to become your future top level competition dog?
- Or are you looking to raise a happy and confident dog who will become your best friend and a companion for many years to come?
 
If you answered yes to any of the questions above -we think this session is exactly what you are looking for! 
 
The webinar is developed in partnership between Dog Talent Association and Canine Companions.