Beginner
Beginner dog training
Everything every dog should know in its first weeks at home.
Beginner level is the foundation for everything else. This is where you build the relationship, teach your dog to pay attention to you and solve the first daily-life conflicts. If you skip this layer, every later trick costs twice as much work. Short sessions, kind pace, positive reinforcement.
Puppies, freshly adopted dogs and adults that never received any training.
5 to 10 minutes, 2-3 times a day
2 to 4 weeks
Goals of this level
- Recognize his name and look at you when he hears it
- Sit, lie down and come when called
- Walk next to you without pulling on leash
- Accept the crate or bed as a safe place
- Drop what he has in his mouth without growling
Tricks and exercises in this level
Teach your dog to sit
The first trick every dog learns. The gateway to obedience.
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Teach your dog to lie down
The calm cue. For terraces, cafés and quiet evenings.
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Teach your dog to come when called
The most important cue you will ever teach. Literally.
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Teach name recognition
The cornerstone of attention. Before any cue, comes this.
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Teach your dog to stay
Three variables: duration, distance, distraction. One at a time.
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Intermediate dog training
Street manners, self-control and the social tricks that impress your guests.