A golden retriever puppy walking on grass

6 weeks · 22 short lessons

Six weeks to a puppy who comes when called.

Clean floors, a slack leash and a recall you can trust. One foundation skill a week, with the exact drill for each step.

Week 1: clean floors

  • 6 weeks, 22 lessons
  • Potty routine to recall
  • Indoors first, then outside
  • Drills you can do at home

Right now

You love this puppy. Some days it's a lot.

Another puddle on the rug

Ten minutes after you came in from outside.

Every walk is a tug-of-war

And the puppy is winning.

Those needle teeth

They find your hands every time you hand over a treat.

Calling at the park

Watching them run the other way, getting smaller.

Good habits are easier to build than bad ones are to fix.

A small dog sitting calmly in a crate

Clean floors, week one

Week 1

A crate your puppy chooses to sleep in

Learn how to size your puppy's crate to prevent indoor accidents, and use positive association games to build a safe, calming den for stress-free self-settling. Then set the two-hour potty loop and reward the right spot outside.

A puppy looking up at a hand offering a treat

The 3-second drill

Week 2

Rewards in the right place, and no more nipping

Charge a marker word so your puppy knows exactly what earned the treat, build focus with the 3-second eye contact drill, and place rewards so those teeth never meet your fingers.

The six weeks

One foundation a week

  1. Week 1: Clean floors

    Crate sizing and den conditioning, the two-hour potty loop, marking and rewarding outdoors, and how to handle accidents and odours.

  2. Week 2: Focus and marker timing

    Charging the marker word, the 3-second eye contact drill, and reward placement that prevents nipping.

  3. Week 3: A slack leash, indoors

    Gear without thrashing or freezing, the leash pressure give, the living-room follow-me game and calm at the front door.

  4. Week 4: Leash manners outside

    The 180-degree direction reversal, the sniff break as a reward, passing other dogs without lunging and handling pulling surges.

  5. Week 5: The magnetic recall

    Choosing your sacred recall cue, the restrained recall sprint, the 15-foot long line, and why you never call your puppy for something unpleasant.

  6. Week 6: Recall in the real world

    Long-line recalls past high-value distractions, the emergency double-whistle protocol and fading food rewards without losing reliability.

  • Clean floors
  • Focus
  • Slack leash
  • Recall
  • Clean floors
  • Focus
  • Slack leash
  • Recall

Six weeks from now

From managing a puppy to enjoying one

Today

  • Mopping up after accidents
  • A leash that's always tight
  • Hands that get nipped at treat time
  • A puppy who ignores their name outside

After week six

  • A potty routine that runs like clockwork
  • Walks on a slack leash, past other dogs
  • Rewards taken gently, with eye contact
  • A recall you can trust, even around distractions

Every lesson

22 short lessons, in order

Module 014 lessons

Clean Floors: The Potty Routine

  • Crate Sizing and Den Conditioning
  • The Biological Clock: Setting the Two-Hour Potty Loop
  • Marking and Rewarding Outdoor Elimination
  • and 1 more
Module 023 lessons

Focus Mechanics and Marker Timing

  • Charging the Marker Word for Instant Understanding
  • The 3-Second Eye Contact Drill
  • Reward Placement Mechanics to Prevent Nipping
Module 034 lessons

Slack-Leash Foundation Indoors

  • Gear Introduction Without Thrashing or Freezing
  • Teaching the Leash Pressure Give
  • The Living Room Follow-Me Game
  • and 1 more
Module 044 lessons

Outdoor Leash Manners and Distractions

  • The 180-Degree Direction Reversal Technique
  • Using the Sniff Break as the Primary Functional Reward
  • Passing Other Dogs on Sidewalks Without Lunging
  • and 1 more
Module 054 lessons

The Magnetic Recall Initiation

  • Selecting Your Sacred Recall Cue
  • The Restrained Recall Sprint Drill
  • Introducing the 15-Foot Long Line in the Yard
  • and 1 more
Module 063 lessons

Real-World Recall Proofing

  • Long-Line Recalls Past High-Value Distractions
  • The Emergency Double-Whistle Blast Protocol
  • Fading Continuous Food Rewards Without Losing Reliability

Is it for you?

Built for new puppy families

This is for you if

  • You've just brought a puppy home

  • You'd rather build good habits than fix bad ones later

  • You can practise a few short drills at home

This isn't for you if

  • You want a trainer to do it for you

  • Your dog shows serious aggression (see a qualified behaviourist)

  • You're training for competition obedience

What people say

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Everything included

What you get

  • 22 short video lessons over six weeks

    One foundation skill a week.

  • The two-hour potty loop

    A routine that keeps floors clean.

  • The 3-second eye contact drill

    Focus before every reward.

  • The living-room follow-me game

    Leash manners start indoors.

  • The restrained recall sprint drill

    The start of a recall that sticks.

  • The emergency double-whistle protocol

    For the moment it really matters.

One payment

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The 6-Week Puppy Foundation

$197one payment

Lifetime access to all six weeks and every lesson.

  • 6 modules, 22 lessons
  • Potty routine and crate training
  • Focus, marker timing and gentle rewards
  • Slack-leash walking, indoors and out
  • A recall you can trust

Questions before you join

What gear do I need?

A crate sized for your puppy (week 1 shows how), a leash and harness (week 3), a 15-foot long line (week 5) and a whistle (week 6).

What if my puppy still has accidents?

Week 1 covers neutralising odours and how to respond to indoor accidents, alongside the two-hour potty loop.

My puppy pulls hard. Will this help?

Week 3 starts leash manners indoors, and week 4 covers the 180-degree direction reversal, sniff breaks and managing pulling surges.

Do I have to keep using treats forever?

No. Week 6 shows how to fade continuous food rewards without losing reliability.

When can I start?

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The habits your puppy learns now are the ones you'll live with for years.

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