Did you recently bring home a new puppy and have found yourself in the thick of puppy parenthood? Are your days consumed by potty accidents, nipping, chewing, crying and barking, and leash-pulling? Have you constantly searched online for answers and don’t know where to start with puppy training, or if you’re doing the right things? Then this online puppy program is for you!
Congratulations on choosing to embark on the rewarding journey that is puppy parenthood! It comes with lots of wonderful and life-enriching memories, and no shortage of wet kisses and wagging tails. One of the main responsibilities as your puppy’s new parent is to provide them with a level of structure and consistency so your puppy can achieve exactly what they deserve: a long happy and healthy life with you!
Puppy training provides you with the knowledge and tools to help shape your puppy’s drives and natural impulses, laying the foundation for good habits and behaviors they will carry for the rest of their life. It goes beyond the basics of potty training and learning the basic obedience commands. Puppy training builds a level of communication between you and your puppy, establishes you as your puppy’s leader, provides your puppy with the confidence and resilience to adapt to new situations and encounters, and overall helps create a fulfilled well-balanced adult dog.
If you just started looking into puppy training or have an idea of what your puppy training goals are, keep reading!
Online puppy training with The Puppy Academy!
The Puppy Academy Online School brings the best of what we’ve done to successfully train thousands of puppies and their owners at our physical school in Hermosa Beach CA, and has turned it into a simple blueprint for new puppy owners to follow along right from their own homes!
Designed specifically for new puppy parents, this program will guide you from the beginning stages of puppyhood and through adolescence, with video lessons tackling both command and behavioral training, weekly game plans so you keep seeing progression, step-by-step instructions so you always know what to do, and ongoing support from our trainers along the way so you’re never alone!
We understand the challenges puppy owners face when it comes to dealing with a new puppy in the home, and that when you need help, you need it NOW! That’s why we designed this training program to be done on your time, when you need it, and at your own pace.
Say goodbye to late-night google searches and hours of YouTube viewing! With The Puppy Academy Online School, you’ll have all the answers to your puppyhood questions right in one place with a clear path to follow to solve the issue you’re facing, and in a fraction of the time!
EASILY TRAIN YOUR PUPPY FROM HOME WITH THE PUPPY ACADEMY ONLINE SCHOOL!
What’s included in the online puppy training program?
The Puppy Academy Online School consists of 3 main parts:
1. Our signature 8-week Course of weekly lessons to teach your puppy all of their commands. (You can choose to go through this faster or slower, depending on your schedule and your pup!)
2. Our exclusive on-demand Video Library tackles the common puppy problems new owners face and how to work through them.
3. Weekly live group Q&A and Coaching sessions with our master trainers to dive deeper into any of your personal puppy issues you’re having.
Below, we’ll go into more detail about each of these parts!
Take a look at the 8-Week Online Puppy Training Course!
In just 8-weeks your puppy will learn all of their basic obedience commands, work through impulse control and confidence-building exercises, learn to listen even while working in distracting conditions, and begin the foundation of outdoor and advanced command training, including walking!
The breakdown of each week consists of one to two focus topics, accompanied by hands-on activities to work through with your puppy. Each activity is specific in teaching your puppy the correct responses to the commands and shows you the best way to communicate with your puppy to achieve results! Through the use of repetition and food rewarding, you will help your puppy create positive associations with listening and teaching them good behaviors!
During your 8-week course, you’ll receive weekly homework assignments to work through with your puppy. These are your game plans to continue work outside of the videos lessons, with tips on how to best communicate with your puppy through different obedience commands, and help your puppy develop lasting muscle memory, learn to check in with you for guidance, and establish good habits. Since so much of puppy training consists of repetitive practice, we made these homework assignments easy to work into your already busy schedule while still being effective. Train your puppy from home for just 15 minutes a day to achieve the best results possible!
Here’s the breakdown of these lessons:
Week 1 focuses on learning basic commands: Come, Sit, Crate & Break. You and your puppy will work on name recognition, eye contact, crate thresholds, how to lure, and introduce how to wait calmly for their food and water bowls.
Week 2 continues obedience commands with Place & Down. Your puppy will learn our puppy parents' most favorite command Place (aka "calm on command") along with participating in a fun confidence-building activity with items around your house.
Week 3 is all about learning to Stay. Through a combination of Sit-Stay and Down-Stay commands, as well as working on calmly waiting at door thresholds, your puppy will begin to learn to maintain impulse control!
Week 4 you and your puppy will move on to working on advanced Come (Recall) and add on to your puppy’s Place training by introducing Place & Crate patterning routines.
Week 5 your puppy will learn to start walking on a leash along with the command “Let’s Go!”, how to calmly stay on their Place while relaxing with the family, and staying on it for longer durations of time.
Week 6 begins advanced training where your puppy will build on their Sit, Down, Stay, Come & Place commands while adding in the 3Ds: Distance, Duration, and Distractions!
Week 7 reinforces good leash walking habits by introducing the command Heel, turning while remaining in the Heel position and maintaining focus while on walks.
Week 8 advances on Heel and listening to commands using a long line to add more distance. In this last week, your puppy will have learned all of their basics and be well on their journey into advancing their skills!
DON’T WAIT TO START YOUR PUPPY’S TRAINING! JOIN THE PUPPY ACADEMY ONLINE SCHOOL AND START TODAY!
Our Exclusive Video Library!
Along with the 8-week course, members of The Puppy Academy Online School will get access to our on-demand video library on how to solve the most challenging puppy problems with steps for how to solve them, and prevent them from happening! Choose to watch these videos from beginning to end, or jump right to the topic you want, when you need it.
Some of these topics include:
Potty Training Bootcamp: The Fast-Track to Potty Training Success
Nipping, Chewing & Jumping: How to Prevent & Stop It
Separation Anxiety: What Is It, How to Prevent It, & How to Fix It
Puppy Socialization: How to Properly Socialize Your Puppy with Dogs & People
Crate Training vs Playpen: How and When to Use Each Option and How to Get Your Puppy Loving Them
Puppy Expectations: What to Expect During Puppyhood so You’re Prepared
Surviving Puppyhood: How to Set You and Your Puppy up for the Greatest Success!
Puppy Handling: How to Get Your Puppy Used to the Harness & Being Touched by People
Grooming Basics: How to Brush Your Pup’s Teeth & Fur, Trim their Nails & Bathe Them While Getting Them Enjoying it
Creating Good Play Habits: Using Tug, Fetch & How to Teach Drop-It
The Calm Greeting: How to Keep Your Puppy Calm When Meeting New People
Calm Door Thresholds: How to Get Your Pup Not Bolt Out of Doorways
Noise Desensitization: How to Build Your Pup’s Confidence Around Loud Sounds & Household Appliances
Get on Schedule: How to Create a Customized Daily Puppy Schedule to Follow to See Big Results Fast!
Puppy Exercise: Dos & Don’ts of Exercising with Your Puppy
Puppies & Kid Interactions: How to Nature a Respectful and Wonderful Relationship
Puppy Mediation: A Routine to Help Calm Your Puppy Down
Outdoor Walks: How to Overcome Distractions & Calmly Pass Other Dogs Outside
Outdoor Commands: Getting Your Puppy Reliably Responding to Their Commands Outside Around Distractions
Dealing with Adolescent Puppies: What to Expect & What to Do as Your Puppy Grows Beyond Puppyhood
LIVE Real-Time Q&A & Coaching with Master Puppy Trainers
What sets us apart from other online training courses? With our online puppy training program, you don’t have to sacrifice the in-person learning environment where you can ask questions, learn alongside other puppy owners, and get support as your puppy grows in their first year of life. You'll get to participate in live group training and coaching classes, where you can engage in real-time question and answer sessions with our expert trainers are there to openly help work-through challenges and discuss troubleshooting!
“We’re celebrating Fiona’s graduation from Springfield IL! We’re so grateful for you guys as this training came at just the right time. We’re blown away by how comprehensive it was and how you patiently and thoroughly answered each of our questions. We eagerly awaited each session and truly hung onto every word! Thanks so much for helping with our now 6-month-old French Bulldog.”
Other FAQs about The Puppy Academy Online School:
How old should my puppy be to enroll?
This program is geared towards puppies from 8 weeks to 6 months old. We recommend starting pups in their training as soon as possible. It’s easier to teach good habits from the start, rather than spending weeks undoing the bad habits already learned. And if your pup has already picked up some bad habits, don’t worry! We’ll show you how to get back on track before they get worse.
I don’t have a puppy yet, should I wait until I get one?
Enrolling before you get your puppy can be a huge help in preparing for them and knowing what to do before they arrive home! We’ve had many clients start prior to having their puppy and have had even faster-training success because they were properly set up and knew what to do from day 1!
How long do I get access?
As an Online School member, you’ll have access to our entire virtual campus, including classes, live sessions, and resources for 1 full year from the day you enroll!
What if I want to work with an in-person trainer?
The Puppy Academy Online School can be used as your sole puppy training program, or in addition to another program, you are involved in to elevate and accelerate your pup’s results! It’s an incredible resource to be able to access and use as you need it :)
When does it start?
Now! We wanted to make sure new puppy owners get the help they need right, without waiting. You’ll get access to our virtual campus to get started with your puppy’s training immediately after you sign up, so you can start making puppyhood easy today!
Are you interested in enrolling your puppy in The Puppy Academy Online School? Join today! https://signup.thepuppyacademy.com/
Meet the Master Puppy Trainers!
Also, don’t forget to sign up for our Very Important Puppy mailing list to receive weekly puppy training tips and more! www.thepuppyacademy.com/viplist
Lastly, check out our trainers every week on our Instagram @thepuppyacademy for live Q&As at 1 pm PT! www.instagram.com/thepuppyacademy
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