The Whole Family Puppy Training Book
One puppy. One family. One plan. Positive-reinforcement training built for real households — because a puppy doesn't learn from one person, it learns from everyone. Ten minutes a day, with jobs sized to every member of the family, even the six-year-old.
- The C.A.L.M. Framework™ — Consistency, Attention, Leadership, Motivation
- The Daily 10 — short training blocks even a six-year-old can run
- Safety drills and the 4-Step Fix for the moments that matter
- Real photos and real stories from raising Tollers Crosby & Ember
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A complete framework, not a trick list
Most puppy books teach commands. This one teaches your household — four pillars that turn everyone in the family into part of the same plan.
Consistency
Same words, same rules, from every person — the single biggest predictor of a well-trained dog.
Attention
Reading your puppy's signals early — before the accident, the nip, or the zoomies.
Leadership
Kind, clear guidance — not dominance. Puppies follow people who make the world predictable.
Motivation
Rewards your puppy actually works for — food, play, praise — used at the right moments.
Written for real households, not perfect ones
210 pages, with real photos from raising two Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.
From day one to well-trained dog
- The Four Stages — what to teach when, from the first week home to adolescence
- The Daily 10 — a ten-minute routine any family member can run
- The 4-Step Fix — one calm process for every unwanted behavior
- Safety drills — emergency recall, "drop it," and door manners
- House training to loose-leash walking — the full journey, not just tricks
5 printable bonuses
Every copy includes download access to printable companions — job charts, tracking sheets, and the routines from the book, sized for the fridge door.
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The training book is one of a family — written from the same life with dogs.