Davy’s Puppy Diary

Check out the video of Davy’s very first puppy training session

and Davy’s introduction to Boundary Games – puppy style

10 week old Davy is learning some agility foundations

Download my free guide: Tips for Puppy Potty Training

Download my free guide: How much Exercise do Puppies need?

Sadly, on Christmas Eve 2023, I lost my sweet buddy, Djin, to an unexpected illness that came out of nowhere. He was so many things to me: snuggle bug, sheep and duck herding dog, agility and dog parkour partner and, most important of all, my teaching assistant. Djin was my first puppy who I raised entirely through Games based Concept Training from day 1 and you may have heard me mention that I really, really loved how he turned out! He was born during Covid (April 2020) and completely home-schooled, yet when the world opened up again he was ready to tackle anything, without having had a lot of the experiences we may traditionally expose puppies to during their ‘socialization period’.
I was totally blown away how well this way of training works and before he was 3 years old, he was able to take on the role of becoming my demo dog for live classes and workshops. His job was to demonstrate the games and techniques to a bunch of strange people and their dogs and hang out on his boundary for the rest of the time, calmly minding his own business, while I was able to focus on teaching.

Djin has left a huge hole in my heart and also a vacancy for the jobs he was holding in my business. Because of this, I have added a new puppy to my household and I want to give YOU the opportunity to closely follow Davy’s puppy training:

From 8 weeks to 8 months

Follow me and my new border collie puppy Davy on his journey from the day he came home (April 9th) to when he turns 8 months old. I am sharing about:

  • Potty training – one of the most important things in the first few weeks
  • Crate training – sleeping through the night, regular nap times during the day, loving his crate
  • Ditching the Bowl – how to use his food for enrichment and training
  • Calmness training – overcoming biting, zoomies
  • Confidence training – games to grow his confidence as he grows up
  • Recall training
  • Introducing the leash and walking on a leash
  • Vet visits – how to prepare for them
  • Grooming, nail trimming
  • Trips into town
  • Eventually, introduction to sheep

I’m pretty sure things won’t always go smoothly, they never do, and I’ll be sharing how I deal with these situations too: the good, the bad and the ugly!

There are 4 types of posts:

  • Diary posts with pictures & videos
  • Posts from Davy’s perspective
  • Training videos
  • Tips & Tricks

Everything is posted in a private FB group where you can ask questions

If you’d like to become a member of Davy’s Puppy Diary group, just sign up below.

Membership is $105 (incl. GST) – one time fee with life-time access

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If you’re outside Canada, please use PayPal (CAD 105) to Gisela Griesser; email: pawsomeconnection@gmail.com

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