Free Training Guide
When puppy advice isn’t enough, watch someone do it
You’ve heard “be consistent,” “redirect the biting” and “reward the behavior you want.” But what does that actually look like when there’s a puppy attached to your pant leg and nothing you’ve tried is working?
Tell Scout what’s happening first. Then use the terms in this guide to find a free video that shows you what to do.
Start with: “My puppy keeps doing this…”
What’s happening with your puppy?
Find what your puppy is doing, then use the terms beside it to search the trainers’ channels.
What you’re seeing: My puppy is biting me constantly
Useful training terms: Puppy biting, nipping, mouthing
What you’re seeing: My puppy turns wild and bitey every evening
Useful training terms: Puppy witching hour, overtired puppy, overstimulation
What you’re seeing: We go outside forever—and then my puppy pees inside
Useful training terms: Potty training, house training, housebreaking
What you’re seeing: My puppy screams or cries in the crate
Useful training terms: Crate training, crate distress, crate anxiety
What you’re seeing: Walks feel like one long tug-of-war
Useful training terms: Loose-leash walking, leash pulling
What you’re seeing: My puppy hears “come” and runs the other way
Useful training terms: Puppy recall training
What you’re seeing: My puppy launches at every person we meet
Useful training terms: Puppy jumping, greeting manners, four paws on the floor
What you’re seeing: My puppy destroys anything within reach
Useful training terms: Destructive chewing, appropriate chewing
What you’re seeing: My puppy barks and lunges when another dog appears
Useful training terms: Leash reactivity
What you’re seeing: My puppy loses it behind a gate, fence, window or leash
Useful training terms: Barrier frustration, barrier reactivity, frustrated greeter
What you’re seeing: My puppy growls when I approach food, toys or stolen objects
Useful training terms: Resource guarding, possessive behavior
What you’re seeing: My puppy panics whenever I leave
Useful training terms: Separation-related distress, separation anxiety
What you’re seeing: My puppy barks, paws or whines until I give in
Useful training terms: Demand barking, attention-seeking behavior
What you’re seeing: My puppy is suddenly afraid of things that were fine yesterday
Useful training terms: Puppy fear period, puppy fearfulness
What you’re seeing: My puppy never seems able to switch off
Useful training terms: Capturing calm, settle training, puppy impulse control
Two trainers worth searching
There are thousands of puppy-training videos on YouTube, and they are definitely not all equally useful. These are two established trainers with large libraries of free videos that can help when you need to actually see a training technique instead of reading another explanation of it.
Raising My Puppy isn’t affiliated with either trainer and isn’t paid to recommend them. They’re here because their video libraries give you two good places to start instead of leaving you alone with a YouTube search bar.
Use the training terms above to search their channels. If one trainer’s explanation doesn’t click for you or doesn’t quite match what your puppy is doing, try the other.
Ethan McMahon Dog Training
A good place to start when you want a focused demonstration of a specific training skill and want to clearly see the steps being used.
Tom Davis Dog Training
A much larger video library covering puppy training along with walking, obedience and more complicated behavior problems. If your first search doesn’t find the right video, try several of the related terms above.
Independent recommendations: Raising My Puppy isn’t affiliated with or paid by either trainer. Their inclusion here doesn’t mean RMP endorses every method or opinion in every video.
Questions after watching?
Tell Scout what you watched, what you tried, and what your puppy actually did. She can help you figure out why it may have worked differently with your puppy and what to try next.
Raising My Puppy provides general puppy training and care guidance, not veterinary or behavioral diagnosis or treatment. Contact your veterinarian or a qualified behavior professional for any concerns.
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