13: How to Find a Good Trainer, Program, or Puppy Class for Your Doodle

The Doodle Pro® Podcast: Positive Training Tips for a Calm & Well-Behaved Doodle

🐾 Not all dog trainers or puppy classes are created equal! How do you know if you're choosing the right one?

Whether you have a Doodle puppy, teenager, or adult, finding a quality, science-based training program is essential for long-term success. But with so many options, how do you know what to look for—and what to avoid?

💡 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ What makes a good puppy class & when should training start?
✔️ Is puppy training worth it, and what should be covered?
✔️ How to train puppies at 8 weeks old—what’s realistic?
✔️ Is starting at 4 or 6 months too late?
✔️ How to evaluate a trainer or facility before signing up
✔️ Key red flags to watch out for in training programs
✔️ The dangers of outdated methods & how to spot humane, science-backed training

🐶 Puppy socialization is critical—but it needs to be done right.
"You have to balance the safety of your puppy with the development of their personality and their ability to take on what they’ll be exposed to throughout their life." – Kathy Thorpe

🐕 Dogs today are part of our daily lives more than ever before. Training should prepare them for that reality!
"Even 20, 30 years ago, they were really just in the backyard or in the neighborhood… but now your dog is almost a fixture everywhere you go. That’s why their socialization and training foundation is so important." – Colleen Tekamp

🎧 Want more training insights?
📢 Episode 14 → How to continue training your teenage & adult Doodle

📖 Full show notes & resources → Click here

🎧 Hit play now and learn how to find the right trainer, class, or program for your Doodle!

Send me a text- Corinne, The Doodle Pro®

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Bölümler

1. Who is this episode for? (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Kathy Thorpe and Colleen Tekamp (00:06:57)

3. How to identify a quality trainer or training program (00:10:10)

4. Vet Association's Position on Humane Dog Training (00:12:38)

5. Red flags (00:13:17)

6. We ALL love dogs and do the best we know (00:15:13)

7. Positive training methods do not equal permissiveness (00:17:18)

8. Fears about illnesses before fully vaccinated (00:18:30)

9. How to tell if a facility is safe for your dog (00:20:15)

10. Importance of early puppy socialization (00:22:54)

11. "Let them work it out" method (00:29:14)

12. Second Dogs (listen to Episode 2 for more) (00:29:50)

13. Classes are much more than playtime (and all playtime can be a bad thing!) (00:33:05)

14. Areas to build confidence (00:38:40)

15. Why classes are split by age (it's more than size!) (00:41:24)

16. Teenage dogs need practice too (00:42:18)

17. Denver Paw School (00:43:25)

18. Listen to Pt. 2 on Episode 14 (released 10/11/22) (00:44:01)