I'm Amy Jensen and this is the puppy training podcast episode number 11, the puppy problem.

This podcast is for those looking to train their own dog, whether as a family companion,

a service or a therapy dog, and I'm here to help you every step is away.

This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

Hi everyone. Today I want to address something that I consider the puppy training podcast and I'm your host amy jensen hi everyone today I want to address something that I consider the puppy problem I want to talk a little bit about what it is why it's a problem

and what I'm doing about it to help solve that problem so basically when I say puppy problem

I'm talking about that critical lapse in puppy training. That's some of the

most important learning phases in a dog's life. And it occurs when a new pet owner transitions the animal

from a breeder's home into their own. And initially, they just don't know what to do. They're not

understanding why it's important and what's important. And then deciding to wait and see if it's really necessary, and then subsequently only choosing to seek a professional trainer to come in and help in the way of courses and classes later after their puppy begins causing problems.

So it's already picked up some bad behaviors, and then it's now entering the challenges of doggy

adolescents and families start to panic and think, oh, I do need some help, let's get some help.

So I believe that that gap in between the breeder's home and then when the family finally decides

to get some training help, there's a gap in there that could be closed.

And that's what I consider the puppy problem.

And today we're going to address that and how I'm going about trying to fix that problem and how that can benefit you,

especially if you're planning on getting a new puppy in your home sometime soon. So what I've

learned through the years of watching, learning, teaching, coaching, and finally putting all together was that dogs go through

various vital developmental phases as they grow up, and there are lasting consequences.

They are either good or bad, that are the outcomes of their experiences, both positive and negative.

And this collectively impacts the overall healthiness and eventual happiness of our dogs and our

relationship with them. So things that need to happen at certain points of time are not always

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