New puppy? Start with the right support.

Bringing a new puppy home is exciting, but it can also feel exhausting and overwhelming. Broken sleep, toilet accidents, biting, barking and constantly wondering whether you are doing the right thing can make those early weeks feel like a lot.

This is also an important stage in your puppy’s development. Their routines are forming, they are learning how to respond to new experiences, and everyday habits are beginning to take shape.

The right support during this time can help your puppy feel safer, calmer and more settled, while giving you a clear plan to follow at home.

Get personalised support with toilet training, sleep, crate confidence, biting, alone time, routine and everyday puppy challenges.

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Why early support matters

The early weeks are an important stage in your puppy’s development. During this time, they are learning what feels safe, how everyday routines work and how to respond to new people, places, sounds and experiences.

The support and experiences your puppy receives now can shape their confidence, behaviour and ability to cope as they grow. Starting with clear routines, positive training and safe exposure gives your puppy strong foundations for everyday life.

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The Puppy Development Program

Puppy support that focuses on what matters first.

Bringing a new puppy home comes with a lot to think about. Sleep, toileting, biting, crate training, routines, socialisation and teaching them how to listen can quickly feel overwhelming.

The Puppy Development Program is designed to simplify those early weeks and help you focus on the foundations that matter most right now.

We work on building your puppy’s engagement with you, both inside and outside the home, so they begin learning to check in, respond and feel confident following your guidance in everyday situations.

Training is personalised around your puppy, your home and your routine. Rather than trying to teach everything at once, we prioritise what your puppy needs first, review how they are progressing and adjust the plan as they develop.

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A training session guide detailing the follow-up stage of personalized training support, including points on creating a personalized plan, providing guidance, addressing challenges, and building confidence.
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Support that continues between sessions

Whether you are local or further away, puppy support is available in person or online, so you can get guidance that fits your puppy, your home and your everyday routine.

You will receive clear action plans after each session so you know exactly what to practise next without feeling like you need to do everything at once. You will also have access to relevant puppy resources covering areas such as sleep, toileting, crate confidence, biting, routine, alone time, training and safe exposure.

For online clients, sessions are adapted to your home and puppy through video coaching, with practical guidance you can apply between sessions and support as new questions or challenges come up.

The goal is to help you feel confident raising your puppy, build strong engagement and foundations at home, and prepare them to handle the world around them as they grow.

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The Puppy Development Program at a Glance

Puppy life can quickly feel overwhelming when you’re dealing with constant biting, overexcitement, toilet accidents, disrupted sleep and a puppy who simply won’t settle. It can be difficult to know what’s normal, what to address first or whether you’re doing the right thing.

This personalised three session program gives you practical, tailored support to take away the guesswork. Together, we’ll establish a routine that works for your household, address the behaviours making everyday life difficult and build the foundations for a calmer, more confident and well adjusted dog.

What’s Included?

  • Three personalised one to one training sessions

  • A training plan tailored to your puppy and household

  • 12 practical puppy development PDF resources

  • Guidance covering routines, biting, settling, toileting, sleep, socialisation and everyday skills

  • Between session access to Hayley for questions and support

  • Personalised feedback on video updates

  • Adjustments to your puppy’s plan as they develop

  • A clear summary and recommended next steps

How the Sessions Work

Session One — Understand and Plan

We discuss your puppy’s routine, behaviour and your immediate concerns. You’ll leave with clear priorities and a practical plan to begin implementing at home.

Session Two — Review and Develop

We review your puppy’s progress, troubleshoot any challenges and develop their calmness, confidence and practical everyday skills. Review behaviours and make adjustements

Session Three — Real-World Confidence

The session is tailored to your puppy’s individual behaviour whether they become excited, distracted, or overwhelmed we teach you how to support them.

Our Puppy School

Puppy School Foundations is designed to help you understand your puppy, build strong early skills and guide them through this important stage of development in a calm, structured way. It gives both you and your puppy the support, confidence and practical tools to start off on the right foot.

What your puppy will learn

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What are the benefits of Puppy School?

  • Learn how to better understand your puppy’s body language, needs and development

  • Build a strong relationship through clear, positive communication

  • Support your puppy through calm, structured socialisation and new experiences

  • Gain practical guidance and confidence to continue training successfully at home

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Give your puppy a clear and supported start

The early weeks with your puppy can feel overwhelming, but you do not have to work everything out on your own.

Whether you need personalised support with sleep, toileting, crate training, biting and routines, or you would like to build early skills in a structured group environment, Coached Canine can help you choose the right starting point.

Our private Puppy Starter Foundations Program provides individual guidance based on your puppy, your home and your everyday routine.

Puppy School offers a supportive group setting where you can learn about puppy behaviour, communication, safe socialisation and practical early training skills.

Both options are designed to help you feel more confident, give your puppy strong foundations and make everyday life together feel calmer and more manageable.

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