Puppyhood Course | N°1 Online Dog Training Courses

All at home

You spend most of your time with your dog at home. It's where the errors start and the biggest changes can be made.

Building foundations

We help you build the right relationship and make sure your dog looks at you as their kind, fair and loving leader.

In your own time

No pressured timescales or deadlines to meet, just commitment from you to the process to make it work.

Force free

No punishments involved - just some ground rules and boundaries for your dog to follow.

You don't get this time back. From when you bring your Puppy home until they are 16 weeks old is a crucial time in their development and it’s your window to set your relationship with them up in the right way. Learn how to become your Puppies kind, fair and loving leader so they look to you for guidance and support. Help them be confident and well rounded by leading from the front.

Learn With Elvis

Throughout this course you will meet Elvis the Border Terrier Puppy and follow him through his first ten weeks of life at home.

At 4 months old Elvis is –

Confident and sociable off lead
Has excellent recall
Is friendly with people
Can go anywhere with his family

Why take this course?

Prevent Behavioural Issues: Early training sets the foundation for a well-behaved dog. By enrolling in our online puppy training course, you'll learn how to address common behavioural issues before they escalate, creating a harmonious relationship with your pup.
Build Strong Bonds: Training your puppy fosters trust and strengthens the bond between you and your furry friend. Our course emphasises positive reinforcement techniques, ensuring a positive and enjoyable learning experience for both you and your puppy.
Avoid Future Challenges: Untrained puppies can develop problematic habits that are challenging to break. Our course equips you with the skills to address issues like toilet training, mouthing and biting, excessive barking and chewing, and so preventing long-term challenges that may strain your relationship with your dog.
Enhance Safety and Socialisation: Proper training enhances your puppy's safety and promotes positive interactions with other dogs and people. Our online course teaches essential commands and socialisation skills, creating a well-adjusted and confident dog that can navigate various environments without causing stress or problems.

Preview this course

Watch these 3 sample clips from this course to see what it's like before you buy

Training the dog owner

Importance of training yourself as the dog owner to do the right things to ensure your puppies success

Toilet training your puppy

How to get your puppy house clean in the quickest and most effective way possible

Mouthing & biting

How and why your new puppy bites and mouths and how to deal with it in the best possible way

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Course Syllabus

Intro:
- Getting to know your puppy
The principles of puppyhood:
- Becoming the leader
- Realistic Expectations
- Equipment and crate set up
Preparation and early days:
- The journey home
- Puppy body language
- The first 24hrs
- Toilet training
- Mouthing & biting
- Puppies and kids
- Socialisation
- Reverse training
First walk and early training:
- Commands to train
- How to reward your puppy
- How to meet other dogs
- Typical park situation
- Quartering - why you need it
- Quartering demo
- Steady exercise
- Puppy health
BONUS:
- Recall training
- Spencers first outdoor training session
- At home with Poppy

Meet Your Trainer

Allan Ritchie MGoDT (MPDTI)

Allan has over 40 years of experience working with dogs. Becoming obsessed with dogs from a young age he joined the RAF as a dog handler and learnt his trade. Then moving into the Police force as part of the rapid response and hostage rescue team, there’s not a lot that phases Allan Ritchie. His ability to keep calm, understand and help people are key to his success and well deserved excellent reputation as a dog trainer.

After retiring from the Police force he built a kennel and dog training centre and realised that he should be concentrating on the other end of the lead, teaching and helping people to learn the skills they needed to live in harmony with their dogs.

Never far from his side is Otto his Labrador who you will certainly meet in Clan Dog’s training videos and events. They can often be found floating down the Tweed in a kayak together.

View Allan’s profile on the Guild Of Dog Trainers website here.

Allan Ritchie

Master Professional Dog Training Instructor

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Puppy Training Course

Want to know how to start your new furry friend on the right path to becoming a well trained dog?

£68.99

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have any questions that are not answered here, please reach out to us at hello@clandog.co.uk

The Puppy Training Course is designed to guide dog owners on the right way to build a fulfilling, caring, and loving relationship with their new puppies. The course aims to help shape puppies into confident, happy, and adaptable dogs, creating a positive addition to the family.

The course operates with compassionate strategies. There are no punishments involved; instead, the program instills some ground rules and boundaries for your pup to follow. The approach is in your own time, meaning there are no pressured timescales or deadlines. The course centers on making changes in the home environment, where most time is spent with the dog.

The Puppy Training Course covers a variety of areas geared towards building foundations for a healthy relationship with your puppy. It includes: Understanding your puppy, Becoming the leader, Setting realistic expectations, Preparing for early days of puppy's arrival, Understanding puppy body language, Training your puppy for the first walk, Teaching important commands, Rewarding your puppy correctly, A bonus segment covers recall training and provides insights into a typical outdoor training session.

There are no prerequisites or specific requirements mentioned to enroll in the Puppy Training Course. As long as you have a puppy and are keen on building a strong, healthy relationship with them through training, you are encouraged to take the course. However, it's beneficial to have access to a suitable space for practicing the techniques taught.