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HOMEWORK:

• Look at the list for the Puppy’s Rule of Twelve and create your own food puzzle to get your dog used to one or more of the items on that list.
• Video:  Record a short video of play or other interaction with a dog outside of your household. Take the time to write out all of the behaviors in at least 30 seconds of the video. I recommend playing it back for yourself in slow motion.
• Red flags: are you seeing anything in your puppy that concerns you about behavior later? What can you do to work on that now? Socialization and problem prevention are important than training tricks or even manners.
• Continue to socialize your puppy with dogs and humans outside of your household
• Practice the training skills, targeting and crate training
• Food for thought: Think of the specific behavior that you trained the most recent dog or puppy to join your household (before this puppy). Ponder that list through the lens of needs. How well was your dog able to meet his needs? Which behaviors were most helpful for that? What could you have taught that would have been more useful for the dog?

For example, I taught Peanut to spin, roll over, and sit pretty when he was 10 weeks old. Given another opportunity to train Peanut as a puppy, I would have spent that time and belly capacity to teach cooperative grooming sooner, like toothbrushing or nail trimming.

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