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Train a puppy

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to train a puppy: 8 steps, about 3.3 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to train a puppy but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Agree the rules everyone will stick to20 min
2. 2Set up the crate, bed and feeding spot30 min
3. 3Start the toilet routine on day onetime block · 30 min
4. 4Teach name and sit in short sessions20 min
5. 5Book a puppy class20 min
6. 6Start socialisation once vaccinations allow45 min
7. 7Practise being left alone, five minutes at a timetime block · 20 min
8. 8Review what still needs work at week 615 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.