Ask A Puppy Trainer Show

Potty Training Tips for a New Puppy | Ep. 264

What’s the best way to potty train a new puppy? For starters, we love a good SCHEDULE! One that includes structured crate time and out-of-crate time and helps your pup le

Does Your Puppy Bark at EVERYTHING Outside? | Ep. 263

It’s natural for puppies to want to “protect” the home and have those instincts — but when the occasional alert bark starts morphing into loud bursts of barking at every

Determining How Long Your Puppy Can Be Home Alone | Ep. 262

How long your puppy can be left alone for depends a lot on your pup’s age, temperament and potty training status. So what can you do when you need to leave your puppy ho

Is Your Puppy Refusing To Potty? | Ep. 261

Most puppies seem to pee too much! But there are others that will keep holding and holding it and almost never go. Which brings a whole new problem to potty training! Ch

Does Your Puppy Have Excess Energy? | Ep. 260

Even though puppies are supposed to sleep 16-20 hours a day, some pups can seem to have endless amounts of boundless energy, making it difficult for them to settle and re

Will Submissive Peeing Go Away On Its Own? | Ep. 259

“Excite” pee, “happy” pee, “affection” pee — these are all versions of submissive pee. It can be somewhat endearing when they’re young — they’re just so happy to see you

Jumping & Counter Surfing! | Ep. 258

If your puppy is a jumper on all things and especially the counter, this episode is for you! How do you get your puppy to stop? Why are they doing it so much? Will the ov

How Much Time Should Your Puppy Spend Out Of Crate? | Ep. 257

We talk about puppies going in and out of crate throughout the day to help with potty training and much needed rest. But when your puppy is out of the crate, how long sho

Potty Accidents: Should Your Puppy Signal You? | Ep. 256

Barking, whining, ringing a bell, scratching at the back door — shouldn’t your puppy be able to tell you when they need to potty? That would be wonderful for many of us,

Is Your Puppy Frustrated In Their Crate? | Ep. 255

Some puppies love their crate from day one, and others can seem super frustrated that they’re being put in there and act out by barking to communicate their frustration.

How To Stop Potty Accidents In The Crate | Ep. 254

The crate usually helps puppies learn to hold their potty as they grow…typically dogs don’t like to soil where they sleep. But, there are some dogs who just don’t seem

Can A Puppy Stay In A Playpen For 8 Hours? | Ep. 253

Leaving your puppy alone at home is something you will most likely need to do at some point — and for some puppy owners is for much longer periods of time and quite soon.

How Many Times A Day Should You Train Your Puppy? | Ep. 252

Technically…whether you like to hear this or not, you are training your puppy ALL day everyday. Every moment is a learning moment, even when they are just resting. But f

Is It Ok For Your Puppy To Sleep In The Bed? | Ep. 251

We get asked this ALL the time and it’s usually a question pup parents can feel very passionate about! Check out the timestamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d

Teaching Your Puppy To Be Calm on Place | Ep. 250

Place command is probably our FAVORITE command — it’s essentially “calm on command” — BUT you do have to teach your puppy HOW to be calm to be able to use it as it’s inte

How To Get Your Puppy To Settle Down Before Bedtime | Ep. 249

Why is it that puppies seem to get a burst of manic energy right before bedtime?! Even after a full day of activity, walks, training and playing?! It’s the witching-hour

Is Your Puppy Barking Back At You? | AAPTS Ep. 248

Kids talk back…but did you ever think your puppy would?! When puppies get frustrated, want attention, or disagree with something, they can use their voices to tell you

Why Your Puppy Is Acting Worse After Naps & Exercise | Ep. 247

You’ve walked them, played with them, trained them, basically have been entertaining them 24/7, AND they’ve been having naps — and your puppy is still acting wild?! Ugh.

How to Manage Jumping, Barking & Nipping! | Ep. 246

If you have a new puppy you are probably dealing with at least one (but most likely all three!) of these issues: jumping, barking and nipping. It’s what puppies do, so i

Does Your Puppy Bite You When You Pet Them? | Ep. 245

Ahhh the dream of relaxing on your couch with your puppy and petting them as you chill together… Be honest: it doesn’t QUITE work out that well does it?! Oh the idea is