Online Puppy Support

The program runs from the day your puppy comes home through to around 8 months old. The 4-week in-person Puppy School happens once your puppy has had their second vaccination, usually from around 11 weeks, with 6 months of dedicated support throughout.

The program runs from the day your puppy comes home through to around 8 months old. The 4-week in-person Puppy School happens once your puppy has had their second vaccination, usually from around 11 weeks, with 6 months of dedicated support throughout.

The puppy school is 4 consecutive weeks and sessions last up to 1 hour. You will be in a class with up to 10 puppies which gives a good balance between socialisation and session control. The puppy school covers 4 main areas: dog behaviourism, command training (sit, stay, down, walk, recall), socialisation and finally owner education. Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to attend — most puppies start group school between 11 and 13 weeks old, though this can shift depending on your puppy's breed and size for the current class.

Week 1

• Behaviourism: Introduction to Code
• Command Training: Sit, Down, Stay and Structured Walking
• Common Puppy Issues: Toileting, Barking and Chewing
• Socialisation: Puppy Introductions
• Adult Problem Behaviours: Barking For Attention
• Q&A and Introduction Photo

Week 2

• Behaviourism: Rule 1 and 2
• Command Training: Down, Stay and Walking, Early Recall
• Common Puppy Issues: Mouthing and Biting
• Socialisation: Socialisation and Play Time
• Adult Problem Behaviours: Jumping Up, Barking For Attention
• Q&A

Week 3

• Behaviourism: Rule 3 and 4
• Command Training: Stay, Recall and More Walking
• Common Puppy Issues: Stealing and Crying When Left
• Socialisation: (continued from previous weeks)
• Adult Problem Behaviours: Separation Anxiety
• Q&A

Week 4

• Behaviourism: Rule 5: The Walk
• Command Training: Recall and Loose Leash Walking
• Common Puppy Issues: Digging and Recall
• Socialisation: Managing Playtime in the Park
• Adult Problem Behaviours: Poor Recall, Leash Pulling
• Q&A and Final Graduation Photos

It is really important that your dog meets lots of other types of dog's when they are you. I do see some specific "cavoodle" schools cropping up but I cannot stress how bad an idea this is. Now, it is important that if you have a large breed (eg Bernese Mountain dog) who starts a course at 13 weeks old and a Pomeranian (who starts the course at 12 weeks old) this can make things unfeasible. We will match dogs based on their relative size and age, but we also want to maintain a good mix of breeds in all of our classes

We help support clients all over the world through our online training. We even have clients in Sydney who prefer to learn online only. Please join our community to see what is available.

Our Community

1. Orientation
   Welcome and Day 1, why the TBC method works, how the course works, and common puppy myths.
2. The Big 8
   Front-loaded before the Weekly Journey begins — biting, toileting, routine, crate training, crying, sleeping, home set up, and socialisation.
3. The Weekly Journey
   Individual sections for every week from Week 8 through Week 24. Puppy School (weeks 12–15) is folded in here. Week 16 is the critical mouthing transition. Week 17 links out to Recall Training Mastery.
4. The Problem Library
   A standing reference, open anytime — husbandry and cooperative care, command training foundations, recall training mastery, health and first aid, working with your vet, common puppy problems, common dog problems and solutions, the breed-specific behaviour library, and practical life living with your dog (coming soon).
5. Beyond The Spine
   Adolescent workshops, middle adolescence (months 6–9), late adolescence (months 9–12), and the closing capstone.

Absolutely. You can join the course at any time. There may be elements that you are unable to do but plenty of owners join later on and really value having us there to help.

Our course is divided up in to different age brackets to help you get the most out of what you are looking for

There are a few ages where certain things happen but other than that there are no limitations:

• Puppy School: Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to join — we're able to take puppies from around 11 weeks once this has happened. This is for safety

You can still view the online puppy school videos if you would like to see what we do.

We recommend that your puppy starts training as early as possible. Our program runs from day 1 at home with your puppy up until they are 8 months. We recommend taking your 1:1 session early into their time at home to get you set up, and we have plenty of support in the weeks that follow. For the group puppy school element, your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination — we're able to take puppies from around 11 weeks once this has happened.

You can start our puppy program at any age. We recommend starting as early as possible and have online and one to one support to help you through the early weeks at home. Your puppy needs to have had their second vaccination to join group Puppy School — we're able to take puppies from around 11 weeks once this has happened.

Absolutely not. We have owners from all different backgrounds. Some are first time puppy parents and others are seasoned veterans of dog ownership. We welcome all.