Welcoming a new puppy into your home? Congratulations!! What a wonderful new adventure you’ve embarked on!
Knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. Everyone has advice to share, and online resources such as Google and YouTube are a hive of conflicting information. Even if you’re reading a good book on the topic, chances are your puppy may have read completely different books!
YOU’VE LANDED IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
For over 20 years I’ve been helping new puppy parents sort through all the noise and taking the overwhelm out of the process for them with a clear step-by-step plan to grow each puppy into the best dog they can be!
Puppy Head Start clients have peace of mind knowing they are getting the benefit of the very latest knowledge and best practices regarding puppy development combined with over 20 years of experience. Unparalleled support alongside a clear guide as to what to work on each week are why we are the #1 recommended puppy training program by VCA Canada Toronto-based hospitals.
SETTING YOU AND YOUR PUPPY UP FOR SUCCESS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY!
When To Start Puppy Training?
The sooner you start working with your puppy, the easier it will be. Teaching your puppy what you’d like them to do is far easier than trying to correct bad habits and problem behaviours later on.
The beauty of our puppy training program is that you can start immediately! No need to wait for vaccines or for your local puppy classes to open up for their next intake.
IT’S FAR EASIER TO GROW A PUPPY, THAN TO FIX A DOG!
How can I socialize my puppy online?
People often worry that online training means their puppy will miss out on puppy socialization opportunities. But I promise you, the opposite is true!
The goal of socialization is to create a wide range of CONFIDENCE BOOSTING novel experiences and interactions for your puppy without making them feel overexcited or nervous.
Imagine walking into a pumping party and being asked to focus and learn something new while all that fun and commotion carries on around you. Or maybe you are a little shy – that party would be an overwhelming and scary environment and cause more social anxiety.
In-person puppy training classes can create a world of nerves, over-excitement and distraction which actually make your training HARDER! This is what I saw happening at traditional puppy training classes for years before I decided there had to be a better – and EASIER – way.
Online training makes it easy to learn new skills at lightning speed – so that you’re ready to get out there and start getting compliments.
- Crate training, housetraining and separation anxiety prevention
- Puppy biting and chewing solutions, so your furniture (and you)| remain in one piece!
- How to prevent your dog from feeling the need to guard food, toys and other items they think are awesome!
- How to get and hold your puppy’s attention (even around exciting distractions)
- How to teach your puppy to walk nicely on the leash (so your arms stay in their sockets!)
- How to install your puppy’s off switch and teach them to settle (and relax!)
- How to teach your puppy to come back when called so they can safely enjoy off-leash fun!
- How to teach vital safety skills to keep your puppy safe - like ‘leave it’ and ‘emergency stop”
- Games that’ll make sure your dog knows you’re the best hooman in the world!
Our puppy training program is available in 3 formats, to suit different needs and budgets.
The content inside your online library of training resources is the same whichever package you choose, but the group and private programs offer more customization and personal support, where you’ll be signposted to the content that’s relevant to you as you progress through your training and you’ll have direct access to me to share videos, questions, and worries.
In the group and private programs you’ll have me there alongside you to help you overcome struggles as they arise and make great strides with your training. No need to wait a whole week until the next lesson!
Private Puppy Training
8 Week ProgramThis is a 1-2-1 coaching program tailored entirely to you
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8 Private 1 Hour Sessions
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24/7 Lifetime Access to online library of 80+ Video Tutorials and 120+ training tip PDFs
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Detailed & Customized lesson notes
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Video Analysis & feedback to help troubleshoot and progress your training between lessons
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Phone & Email support between sessions to answer questions and support you on your journey
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Ongoing support for 30 days following program conclusion
Virtual Group Puppy Program
6 Week ProgramGet the best of both worlds with a program that blends personalized support with group puppy classes
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6 Weekly Group Sessions (virtual)
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TWO 30-minute private virtual lessons to provide more tailored support for you and your puppy. (students within my service area may opt instead for a one hour in person lesson)
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24/7 Lifetime Access to online library of 80+ Video Tutorials and 120+ training tip PDFs
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Detailed & Guided Lesson Plan + training trackers
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Video Analysis & feedback to help troubleshoot and progress your training in between group sessions
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25% discount on private one-hour consult (virtual or in-person depending on location)
View the upcoming class schedule and registration info.
Online Self Study
At your own paceAccess an expertly designed training plan to follow at your own pace, whenever you need it
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Personal library of 80+ Video Tutorials and 120+ training tip PDFs
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24/7 lifetime access to online tutorial library of over 80 video tutorials and training tip PDFs
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25% discount on private one hour virtual consult
WANT TO SUPERCHARGE YOUR PUPPY TRAINING?
The following are available to all Puppy Head Start students regardless of which program you enrol in!
1-hour private lesson covering everything you need to ace those first 24 hrs with your puppy and give them a nice soft landing! Includes shopping list, puppy proofing the home, detailed plans for housetraining and crate training, getting through the first night and what to do about those puppy teeth! ($200+ tax – available only as an add-on to another program)
Two 1-hour lessons in the first week after pup’s arrival designed to take the overwhelm out of having a new puppy! We’ll use this time to prioritize needs, create a detailed and realistic plan for early socialization and prevent the common mistakes that lead to problems down the road. We’ll get your puppy sleeping soundly through the night, starting to spend some time their own each day and reliably asking to go outside to do their business. You’ll also have my tried and true strategies for dealign with puppy biting and chewing – they don’t call them “land sharks” for nothing! ($350 + tax)
BOTH PREP + PRIMER are also available in a Self-Study Option!
I’ll take care of the heavy lifting and come work with your puppy myself to TURBO-BOOST your training program. (minimum 10 hours, $1650 + tax)
What my puppy clients say!
Caroline has been a life-saver. She taught, trained and advised me through the first 6 months of "Puppy-hood" with my yellow Lab, Maya.
We started online by prepping my home (and my brain) for Maya's arrival and ended 4 months later by learning tricks on walks surrounded by other dogs.
In my opinion, a great trainer must not only be good with dogs but also with us humans. Caroline spoke both languages fluently. Besides that, she was caring, fun and incredibly skilled.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND - but book her soon! She is in great demand.
We did a 6-week puppy class and were pleasantly surprised by how much our puppy learned from the comfort of home.
She made the class engaging and enjoyable, and the training and homework were effective and fun!
Raising Rover is the first place I suggest to anyone that comments on Louis' skills or wonders where to start with their new pup. Thank you Caroline!
We hired Caroline to help us a few weeks before we got our puppy Golden Retriever; Truffle. She came highly recommended by basically everyone we asked and I know why!!! She’s incredible!!! 💫
Caroline would give us activities to do each week... without question we did what she said. Sent her lots of videos to critique, which she did, and it helped a ton.
We learned with Truffle in baby steps which is why it’s so successful. But also Caroline is simply put... amazing with dogs. She’s a dog whisperer.
To say I recommend her is an understatement. You need to hire Caroline and I recommend you get her before your new puppy comes home.
Thank you Caroline for helping Truffle grow into the mature little teenager she is today. She still digs up the garden but oh well she’s allowed one vice!
Truffle says thank you too and she misses and loves you.
