Intermediate Training
Below is a detailed video describing Canine College & showing typical graduates!
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House Training Goals
- Crate trained-be crated 6-7 hours at night without having an accident.
- Potty trained– able to hold restroom for 2 hours during the day.
- Chew trained– understand the word “no” quickly when chewing something they shouldn’t.
- Bite trained– to rarely bite hands, and understand the word “no” immediately when play biting too hard.
- Jump trained– to hesitate to jump up, and if they do they respond to the word “off” quickly.
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Obedience Training Goals
- “Sit“- to obey verbal command alone and hand command alone.
- “Stay” – to stay from a distance of 10 feet for a duration of 10 seconds.
- “Down“- to obey verbal command alone, as well as combined with the hand command.
- “Come“- to respond to command given in peppy voice from a distance of 20 feet.
- “Off“- to respond quickly to the word “off” and know it means to not jump up.
- “Sit/Stay“- to hold a “sit” position from a distance of 5 feet for a duration of 5 seconds.
- “Down/Stay“- to hold a “down” position from a distance of 10 feet for a duration of 10 seconds.
- Place Trained– to go on command to our designated “place”…a Kuranda Dog Cot and stay there at a distance of 5 feet for a duration of 5 seconds.
- Stair Trained– to be able to go up and down stairs at a reasonable pace.
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Socialization Training Goals
- Stranger Trained– accustomed to being picked up and handled by various people that work with us. Since pup is not yet inoculated they still won’t leave our facilities but will experience regular socialization from employees and guests.
- Child Trained– all pups continue to be played with by my young daughter, client’s children and my niece and nephews.
- Cat Trained– since they are not inoculated we limit exposure to other animals…even our cat.
- Vet Trained– capable of walking into the vet slowly without incident.
- Noise Trained– accustomed to a television at louder levels and have improved level of comfort with the blow dryer. Still may have some issues with very loud new sounds.
- Grooming Trained– accustomed to baths, ear cleanings and being dried. Will have fewer issues with blow dryer and very few issues nail clippings.
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Outside Training Goals
- Leash Trained– to walk on the left side with moderate distractions and rarely pull. They will also “auto-sit” when we stop walking with few mistakes.
- Car Trained– capable of riding without any potty accidents for up to 3 hours and rarely get car sick.
- Spot Trained– consistently using a specified potty area on river rock .
- Thunderstorm Trained– never have any issues with thunderstorms whatsoever.
Canine College is the next level of training after Puppy Academy. Even though every Puppy Academy puppy is worked with for an average of 250 hours, no puppy is perfect. Canine College is another intense 4 weeks where each section of training (House Training, Obedience Training, Socialization Training & Outside Training) is reinforced daily.
As mentioned earlier, most of our pups are required to be enrolled in Canine College because it gives the puppies an extra 4 weeks to mature, solidify each command, be even more potty trained and grow emotionally and mentally stronger. Every puppy has a different “light bulb” moment when the pup realizes it is being trained. Once that happens we see enormous growth in their training. An average Golden will have that moment when they are around 10-12 weeks old. This usually makes the additional 4 weeks of training in Canine College crucial for pups to retain all the commands they have learned.