Start Here
Your launchpad for the Puppy Portal.
This is where you’ll find the big picture of what shapes your puppy’s behaviour, plus simple prevention strategies to help you get ahead of common challenges.
Puppyhood can feel overwhelming, but starting here will give you a clear sense of direction and set you up for success.
As puppies grow, their ability to focus, recover, and respond to their environment changes. Understanding these shifts helps you choose appropriate expectations and support at each stage — whether that’s rest, play, learning, or training.
Early Development & Learning
What’s happening:
Early experiences shape how puppies take in information, interact with their environment, and begin to learn.
Changing Needs Over Time
What’s happening:
As puppies grow, their needs for rest, activity, and stimulation change — and behaviour often shifts alongside them.
Adolescence & Independence
What’s happening:
Adolescence brings increased independence, changing motivation, and new social dynamics. Behaviour during this phase often reflects development, not defiance.
Growing Up Puppy
Early Development & Learning
Changing Needs Over Time
Puppy Training Made Simple
Building skills, shaping behaviour, and setting realistic goals. It’s not about —it’s about progress, practice, and most importantly, having fun with your puppy.
📹 Real-Life Example: Building Confidence in New Situations When your puppy encounters something unfamiliar, how you respond can shape how they handle the world for life. In this video you’ll see how patience, observation, and positive reinforcement help a dog work through uncertainty—building resilience, trust, and curiosity for future experiences.
✋ “Touch” Target
This quick, confidence-building game teaches your puppy to touch your hand with their nose — the perfect foundation for recall, leash skills, and engagement on walks. Plus, it helps your pup learn that checking in with you always leads to good things!
⏱ Short Sessions, Big Results
Short sessions mean training your puppy in quick, fun bursts instead of long lessons that can tire them out. When we keep training brief and spread it out through the day, we give their growing brain time to process and store new skills.
🍼 “The Name Game”
Your puppy’s name should be the best sound they ever hear!
This simple game teaches your pup that their name means something good is coming — attention, treats, or play. It’s the foundation of all communication and makes future training so much easier.
Quick Enrichment Ideas For Your Puppy
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Simple activities that support confidence, problem-solving, and calmer behaviour as your pup explores the world.
