Puppy Raiser Resource Page

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Puppy Development Contacts

Puppy Development Manager
Kaity Fishbough, Puppy Development Manager
[email protected]

Onboarding/Prison Program Contact:
Jessie Hopper, Puppy Development Coordinator
[email protected]

Puppy Training:
Anna Pardikes, Puppy Development Instructor
[email protected]

Puppy Training:
Ali Matez, Puppy Development Instructor
[email protected]

Puppy Health:
Heather Tarner, Health Manager
[email protected]

Puppy Health:
Andrea Serrano, Puppy Health Coordinator
[email protected]

Tiny Tots Health:
Dawson Atwood, Health Coordinator
[email protected]

Emergency Contacts

Section Links

Reports, Sign Ups, and Request Forms

General Forms, Reports, and Sign-Ups

  1. Puppy Health Concern Form Please use this form for General Health Concerns, to Request an appointment to get a Health Certificate for Traveling with your Puppy, Heartworm Preventative Refill Requests, or for any other non-emergent, health related request. If you are requesting more Heartworm Preventative, please include your puppy's current weight in your request.
  2. Puppy Sitter Request Sheet Puppy Raisers, please submit two weeks in advance. Puppy Sitters, please reach out to the Puppy Raiser after you sign up. 
  3. Lesson and Outing Sign-Up Form
  4. Monthly Report Please do your best to submit your monthly report on the first day of the following month. (e.g. your report with details about February would be submitted on March 1st. )
  5. Checkpoint Sign-Up Form
  6. Satellite Puppy Raiser Reimbursement Form
  7. Puppy Raiser IFT Report

Puppy Enrichment

Enrichment Activities for Puppies (All Ages)

  1. Puppy Enrichment PowerPoint
  2. Approved Puppy Enrichment Foods

“Go Be a Dog” Activities

  1. Sniffy Walks Using a Long Leash Video

Puppy Socialization

Tiny Tot Specific Socialization (8-16 Weeks Old)

  1. Proactive Exposure Training
  2. Car Exposure
  3. Exposure Checklist (8 - 16 Weeks)

Puppy Socialization

  1. Proactive Exposure Training
  2. Puppy Training and Socialization Timeline
     *Make sure to view all four tabs in the document. There are socialization red zone charts, worksheets, and resources for raisers to refer back to.
  3. Suzanne Clothier: Relationship Centered Training and Socialization Video
  4. Riding in Vehicles Video
  5. Exposure Checklist (16 Weeks and Older)
  6. The Engage - Disengage Game

Puppy Training

Do’s and Don’ts

  1. Puppy Training and Socialization Timeline  Make sure to view all four tabs in the document. There are socialization red zone charts, worksheets, and resources for raisers to refer back to.
  2. FSD Basic Dog Handling and Training Dos and Don'ts

Relaxation Protocols

  1. Relaxation Protocol - Instructions 
  2. Relaxation Protocol - Audio 

Training Default Attention Behaviors (8-16 Weeks Old)

  1. Clicker Loading for Puppies
  2. Training Default Attention Behaviors

Primary Cues, Behaviors, & Expectations

Training Primary Cues (All Ages)

  1. Teaching Puppies Basics of Primary Cues
  2. Sit - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  3. Down - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  4. Place - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  5. Recall - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  6. Heel - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  7. Kennel - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  8. Get Dressed - Verbal and Visual: Video 
  9. All Done: Video 
  10. Loose Leash Walking: Video 

Loose Leash Walking and Handling (All Ages)

  1. Left Hand: Video
  2. Two Hands: Video
  3. Treat Delivery: Video
  4. Treat Delivery (4 mo old): Video
  5. Walking Up Stairs: Video

Silky Leash and Yielding to Collar Pressure (All Ages)

  1. Silky Leash and Yielding to Collar Pressure: Video and Instructions
  2. Silky Leash and Yielding to Collar Pressure
  3. Impulse Control Activities Using Silky Leash: Video and Instructions
  4. Impulse Control Activities Using Silky Leash: Instructions

“Heel” Positioning and Hind End Awareness (All Ages)

  1. Shaping Hind End Awareness: Video
  2. Shaping Hind End Awareness for Dogs
  3. Training Default Attention Behaviors 

Checkpoints

Local/Onsite

  1. 4 Month Old Checkpoint
  2. 6 Month Old Checkpoint
  3. 10 Month Old Checkpoint

Satellite/Remote

  1. Satellite 4 Month Old Checkpoint
  2. Satellite 6 Month Old Checkpoint
  3. Satellite 10 Month Old Checkpoint

Example Videos

  1. 4 Month Old Checkpoint
  2. 6 Month Old Checkpoint
  3. 10 Month Old Checkpoint

**STOP: Pass the 6mo Checkpoint before moving to Additional Cues!**

Additional Cues