New puppy? We can help!

A new puppy isn't all cuddles and puppy kisses...

Feeling overwhelmed by your new puppy? Is your pup's biting and chewing driving you crazy? In the Puppy Raising Blueprint, certified behavior consultant Kayla Fratt will show you how to raise a puppy right with for a happier, better-behaved pup!

Instructor(s)

Instructor Bio:

Kayla Fratt is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) and an ecologist. She's dedicated her entire adult life to working with dogs. Kayla spent years working in animal shelters with behaviorally challenging dogs before pivoting to training with conservation detection dogs. She now splits her time between her conservation detection dog organization, K9 Conservationists, and her dog behavior consulting business, Journey Dog Training. She shares her life with two crazy border collies who help protect wildlife by sniffing out scat, invasive plants, and more for scientists.

Kayla Fratt

Certified Dog Behavior Consultant

Kayla Fratt

Course curriculum

  • 01

    Welcome to the course!

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    • A message from your instructor - welcome!
    • How to use this course
    • Before we begin...
  • 02

    Section 1: Puppy Raising Basics & Survival Essentials

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    • Picking A Puppy: How to Choose
    • Video Lesson: Setting Up & Preparing for Puppy
    • Surviving the First 24 Hours
    • Canine Body Language
    • Video Lesson: Smart x 50
    • Smart X 50 (Expanded)
    • Video Lesson: Puppy Engagement
    • Puppy Engagement (Expanded)
    • Video Lesson: Socialization
    • Socialization (Expanded)
    • Dealing With Fear
    • Puppy Playtime
  • 03

    Section 2: Problem Behaviors

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    • How Puppies Learn
    • Humane Hierarchy
    • Chewing & Destruction
    • Resource Guarding
    • Demand Barking
    • Puppy Nipping
  • 04

    Section 3: Puppy Life Skills & Training

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    • Video Lesson: Hand Targets
    • Hand Targets (Expanded)
    • Potty Training
    • Sit & Down
    • Video Lesson: Stay
    • Stay (Expanded)
    • Leave It & Drop It
    • Go To Mat
    • Video Lesson: Leash Skills
    • Leash Skills (Expanded)
    • Crate Training
    • Video Lesson: Down
  • 05

    Next steps

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    • Congrats! Here's what's next...
    • Before you go...
    • More resources for you
    • How to Get Your Certificate of Completion!