28-Day Puppy Training Plan

A new puppy is wonderful, and a little bit of chaos.

Crying at night, puddles on the floor, needle teeth on your ankles, and a hundred bits of conflicting advice online. This plan gives you one clear lesson a day for 28 days, so you always know what to work on next.

Each lesson takes about 3 short sessions of 3 to 5 minutes. It's written for puppies from 8 weeks to 6 months old, and every method is positive and reward-based. No punishment, no shouting, no special equipment.

Before Day 1: get through the first week

• A shopping list, so you're not dashing to the store with a crying puppy in the car
• A room-by-room puppy-proofing checklist, including the foods that are dangerous for dogs
• A pickup-day plan and a sample daily schedule for 8 to 10 week olds
• A night-by-night First Night Plan to help your puppy settle without "crying it out" alone

28 daily lessons, one page each

Every day has one goal, two short exercises with numbered steps, a pro tip, and an "If you're stuck" box for when things don't go to plan.

Four weekly themes take you from the basics to the real world: Foundations, The Basics, Good Manners and Real World. Your puppy learns their name, sit, down, come, stay, leave it, loose-leash walking, polite greetings and calm alone time.

Most plans give puppy biting one day. This one has a short biting note on every page, plus an alone-time thread that starts at 10 seconds and builds toward a realistic workday routine. If you work away from home, the "Out all day?" notes cover midday breaks, puppy pens and calm goodbyes.

8 printables included

• 28-day progress tracker
• Potty log (all 28 days)
• Night log for the first two weeks
• Biting tracker
• Alone time ladder
• Socialization checklist with 48 new experiences
• "When to get help" guide
• Graduation certificate for your puppy

The details

• 49-page printable PDF, instant download
• US Letter size; prints on A4 too if you choose "fit to page"
• Print it all, print just the trackers, or follow along on your phone

This plan gives general training guidance and isn't a substitute for advice from your vet.