Puppy Training word search
The first handful of cues most puppies learn, from sit and stay through to loose lead and release. If you are in the middle of teaching them, this doubles as a quiet reminder of what is worth practising — and it is a decent way to get a child involved in the training without them handling the puppy.
A4 · 2 pages · 61KB · answer key included
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The twelve words
- COME
- DROP
- FETCH
- HEEL
- LEAVE IT
- LOOSE LEAD
- MARKER
- RECALL
- RELEASE
- SIT
- STAY
- WAIT
Words run in all eight directions, including diagonally and backwards. The answer key is on page two of the PDF.
While you're here
Short and often beats long and occasional. Three two-minute sessions across a day will teach a puppy more than one twenty-minute session that ends with everybody frustrated.
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