Puppy training schedule generator
Tell it how old your dog is and how much time you actually have. It gives you a week of sessions. No signup, no email, nothing to install.
8-9 weeks, 10 minutes a day
Routine first. Almost no formal training. Predictability matters more than obedience right now.
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Monday
Name recognition
Say the name once. The instant they look, mark and feed.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Tuesday
Potty routine
Out after waking, eating, playing, and every 30-45 minutes awake.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Wednesday
Crate is good
Feed meals in the crate with the door open. No forcing.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Thursday
Handling
Touch an ear, a paw, the collar, one second, then food.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Friday
Name recognition
Say the name once. The instant they look, mark and feed.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Saturday
Potty routine
Out after waking, eating, playing, and every 30-45 minutes awake.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
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Sunday
Crate is good
Feed meals in the crate with the door open. No forcing.
2 sessions × 2 minutes, plus one repeat later in the day
The rule that matters more than the plan: stop while your dog is still getting it right. Ending on success is what makes tomorrow's session easy.
How to use this
Pick one skill per day rather than cycling through four. Dogs learn faster with repetition of one thing than with variety, and you'll remember what you're doing.
If a day goes badly, repeat it tomorrow instead of moving on. There is no schedule worth following that requires your dog to have understood something they haven't.
The full reasoning behind the order is in the week-by-week puppy training schedule. Two of the skills above have their own write-up worth reading before you start: stopping leash pulling and how long the biting phase lasts.