Ask A Puppy Trainer Show

Many puppy parents focus on teaching commands like Sit, Down, Place, and Stay right away. While that is awesome, the real focus at this age should also be building the foundations that make all training easier.

Think:
- balancing affection, play and training
- learning how to exist around you
- reward and maker word timing to encourage repeated good behaviors
- engagement with you

At 12 weeks, it’s less about perfection and more about learning how to learn and looking to YOU for guidance.

Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wednesday at 1pm PT on Instagram or TikTok to ask your questions live!

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday. To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list and we’ll email it to you directly!

Ep 235 Timestamps:
*1:13 - Any tips for a 12-week-old Golden working on Place, Sit, Down, Crate, Leash and Potty?
3:54 - How to fix potty training when a puppy only pees after coming indoors?
6:41 - Tips for grooming an 11-week-old Doodle who won’t stay still 
11:48 - How to train a puppy to communicate they need to potty?
14:30 - What to do if a puppy keeps grabbing and biting the leash while walking?
17:32 - How to stop a 20-week-old Cocker Spaniel from barking while you’re cooking?
21:01 - What training helps a 6-month-old Australian Shepherd become calmer around sudden loud sounds?
24:51 - How to handle constant biting and potty issues with an 8-week-old puppy?
26:32 - Should two labs (18 months and 9 months) be trained separately?
26:57 - What does play typically look like for a 12-week-old?
28:07 - Is training 2x/week enough for a 6-month-old puppy?
29:03 - How to start recall training a 1-year-old Berner?
30:18 - Do we have an online video account?
30:48 - How to stop a Cocker puppy from eating socks even though he knows “leave it” and “drop it”?
For more help with puppyhood, visit www.thepuppyacademy.com 🐶

Puppies go through so many phases — including fear phases. Things and people that didn’t seem to bother them before now can seem scary.

But it’s not ALWAYS a fear phase. Some pups genetically may be more fearful. So how do you know the difference and what can you do if your pup is afraid of a particular person?

Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wednesday at 1pm PT on Instagram or TikTok to ask your questions live!

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday. To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list and we’ll email it to you directly! 

Ep 234 Timestamps:
*2:36 - How to get an 11-week-old Aussie overcome fear of the teenage son?
10:06 - What to do with a 7-month-old puppy who hates being home alone and resists the crate?
18:21 - What is the difference between back tying and tethering?
19:25 - How to rebuild positive crate associations after a post-spay regression?
25:45 - How to get a 5-month-old Mini Bernedoodle to listen without always having a treat in hand?
For more help with puppyhood, visit www.thepuppyacademy.com 🐶

Potty accidents are an expected part of puppyhood when you first bring home your puppy. But after several weeks if your puppy still seems confused as to where to go and is consistently having accidents, it’s time to tighten things up!

The longer time goes where these mistakes are made, the more difficult and confusing it will be to get your pup on the right track. So how do you do that??

Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wednesday at 1pm PT on Instagram or TikTok to ask your questions live!

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday. To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list and we’ll email it to you directly! 

Ep 233 Timestamps:
*1:27 - How to reinforce consistent potty habits in a 13-week-old puppy
7:28 - Tips to handle food aggression
8:27 - What setup to use for a puppy when the owner is gone for several hours?
11:07 - Is it okay for a puppy’s crate to be in a completely different room during crate training?
12:45 - How to manage resource guarding in a seven-month-old Cavapoo involving food and objects?
22:20 - How to stop daytime crate crying when a puppy is fine overnight?
For more help with puppyhood, visit www.thepuppyacademy.com 🐶

Puppies go through regression phases, one of them being during adolescence! Your pup can be doing amazing with their crate schedule, be potty trained, respond wonderfully to their commands, then all of a sudden at 6-months-old it’s like you’ve never done any training with them.

If you’re in this window with your pup where they suddenly don’t like their crate, can’t seem to settle, and their schedule is all over the place — this episode is for you!

Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wednesday at 1pm PT on Instagram or TikTok to ask your questions live!

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday. To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list and we’ll email it to you directly! 

Ep 232 Timestamps:
*2:11 - How to get a 6-month-old puppy back on track with their crate/rest schedule during a regression phase?
10:32 - How to prevent a standard poodle puppy from barking at everything?
15:03 - How much time should a 5-month-old puppy spend in and out of kennel?
15:57 - How to stop two Shih Tzus from aggressively eating their poop?
17:08 - Is it normal for one littermate to struggle with crate whining while the other is calm?
19:54 - How to help a 5-month-old puppy on walks distracted by everything, even the wind?
22:40 - How to stop nipping with an 11-week-old German Shepherd?
25:18 - Are vibration or buzz collars recommended for training a Bernedoodle puppy?
26:38 - How to stop an 11-week-old Sheepadoodle from biting clothes, ankles, and hands when redirection isn’t working?
For more help with puppyhood, visit www.thepuppyacademy.com 🐶

For many pups, this is natural! They’re outside, they take a break, and they go potty! For others…this may not feel as natural and they need to be trained how to do it. (Aka help them feel comfortable, safe, encouraged and “shown” what to do.)

Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wednesday at 1pm PT on Instagram or TikTok to ask your questions live!

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday. To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list and we’ll email it to you directly! 

Ep 231 Timestamps:
*1:25 - How to get a puppy to pee and poop on walks
5:24 - Tips for helping a 10-week-old puppy settle in and get on the right track asap!
13:16 - How many minutes of training is appropriate for a 4-month-old puppy?
15:17 - How to get a 14-week-old Bernedoodle to go into the crate without needing a treat?
20:58 - How to get a 15-week-old puppy to listen the first time?
24:22 - What to do when experiencing the puppy blues?
For more help with puppyhood, visit www.thepuppyacademy.com 🐶