Adolescent
Foundations

Welcome to Adolescent Foundations

If your dog has started feeling harder to manage lately, you are not alone. Adolescence is one of the biggest transition periods dogs go through, and it is often the stage where owners start feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, or like things are suddenly going backwards.

Dogs that used to listen well may start pulling harder on walks, ignoring cues, jumping on people, struggling to settle, or getting distracted by everything around them. This stage can feel confusing because your dog may already know some skills, but using those skills consistently in everyday life becomes harder once excitement, distractions, and growing independence start kicking in.

Adolescent Foundations is designed to help bring structure, consistency, and better communication back into the picture. The goal is not just teaching commands. It is helping your dog learn how to focus, make better choices, and respond more reliably both at home and out in the real world.

This program is built for adolescent dogs that need guidance, clearer expectations, and continued training as they mature through this stage.

Is Adolescent Foundations Right for You?

This program is a good fit if your dog is around 5 to 18 months old and you want more than just “getting through” the adolescent stage.

Maybe you want your dog to become easier to walk, calmer in the house, more responsive around distractions, better around guests, or more consistent in everyday life without constant frustration.

Adolescent Foundations may be a good fit if:

  • You have a dog around 5 to 18 months old, and this stage is starting to feel harder than expected
  • You are dealing with pulling, jumping, overexcitement, selective listening, or trouble settling
  • You feel like your dog knows some things, but is not using those skills consistently
  • You want help understanding what your dog needs at this age
  • You want your dog to grow into an adult dog who can be part of your everyday life, not just behave during a training session
  • You have future goals like walks, outings, guests, travel, family life, or public spaces
  • You want private support instead of trying to figure everything out from videos, advice online, or a busy group class
  • You want to build better habits now, before frustrating behaviors become part of everyday life

Adolescent Foundations gives you a clear place to keep building now, so the habits you strengthen during this stage can support the adult dog you are hoping to live with.

Where Learning Starts

Adolescent Foundations starts with engagement, structure, and follow-through. At this age, many dogs already know some basic skills, but using those skills consistently in everyday life is often the hard part.

As dogs move through adolescence, distractions start mattering more. Excitement builds faster, impulse control can feel inconsistent, and everyday situations like walks, guests, greetings, or settling in the house may suddenly become more frustrating.

This program focuses on helping your dog become more responsive and easier to guide in real-life situations. Training may include leash skills, recall, impulse control, greetings, settling, engagement exercises, and obedience foundations that help improve communication and consistency over time.

 

How Adolescent Foundations Works

Adolescent Foundations is a 6-session private dog training program for dogs around 5 to 18 months old.

We meet once a week, and each session is about 1 hour long. This one-on-one program focuses on your dog, your home, and the challenges you are dealing with during this stage.

Each session builds on the last, helping your dog develop better habits, stronger skills, and more reliable follow-through over time.

Program includes:

  • 6 private adolescent dog training sessions
  • Weekly 1-hour sessions
  • One-on-one coaching
  • A training plan built around your dog, home, and goals
  • Training focused on engagement, leash skills, recall, manners, impulse control, and everyday obedience
  • Support for common adolescent challenges like pulling, jumping, overexcitement, selective listening, and trouble settling
  • Homework between sessions to help you continue practicing at home
  • A training log to help track progress, patterns, and consistency

Pricing

6-Week Adolescent Foundations Program
$750

Adolescent Foundations is a structured 6-week program for dogs around 5 to 18 months old.

During the program, we focus on engagement, leash skills, recall, impulse control, settling, manners, and common adolescent challenges like jumping, pulling, overexcitement, and selective listening.

This program gives you clear direction and step-by-step support during a stage that can feel frustrating and inconsistent.

Adolescent Foundations is only offered as a full 6-week program. Single-session training is not available.

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