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Puppy training manuals by breed
Start with the work the breed was built to do, then train the individual dog in front of you. Every manual is bilingual and follows the same 29-chapter plan, adapted to the breed.
8 functional groups · 23 breed manuals · English / 中文
How to choose
If your breed is not listed, choose the closest functional group. For a crossbreed, consider both parents and prepare for the side with the higher training needs.
Herding and cattle dogs
The core drive is to control moving objects, inherited from herding and cattle work.
From 8 weeks
Australian Cattle Dog (Blue/Red Heeler)
Training focus: Controlling movement · Endurance · Strong family attachment and guarding tendency
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From 8 weeks
Australian Kelpie
Training focus: Working endurance · Independent decision-making · Chase
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From 8 weeks
Border Collie
Training focus: Eye · Stalk · Chase
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From 8 weeks
German Shepherd
Training focus: Cooperation with people · Guarding · Endurance
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Training focus: Controlling movement · Heel gripping · Cooperation with people · Food motivation
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Gundogs and retrievers
The core drive is to pick objects up in the mouth and return them.
From 8 weeks
Golden Retriever
Training focus: Retrieving · Pleasing people · Social contact
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From 8 weeks
Groodle / Labradoodle
Training focus: Retrieving and carrying · Problem-solving · Cooperation with people
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From 8 weeks
Labrador Retriever
Training focus: Food · Retrieving · Social contact
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From 8 weeks
Poodle
Training focus: Problem-solving · Cooperation with people · Retrieving
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Terriers
The core drive is to hunt and kill small prey independently.
From 8 weeks
Jack Russell Terrier
Training focus: Small-animal hunting · Digging · Chasing
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Training focus: Tearing toys · Physical games · Interaction with people
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West Highland White Terrier
Training focus: Small-animal pursuit · Digging · Persistence · Alert vocalising
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Scenthounds
The core drive is to follow scent over long distances.
Sighthounds
The core drive is visual lock-on followed by a high-speed chase.
Sled and spitz dogs
Northern sled breeds bring distance movement and teamwork, while hunting spitz bring search and chase; independent decision-making is the shared training reality.
From 8 weeks
Samoyed
Training focus: Living closely with people · Running · Pulling
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From 8 weeks
Shiba Inu
Training focus: Independent decision-making · Chase · Small-animal hunting · Environmental vigilance
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From 8 weeks
Siberian Husky
Training focus: Running · Independent decision-making · Group howling
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Brachycephalic dogs
The drive is companion-oriented. Working drive is weak, but attention to people is high.
Toy and companion dogs
The core drive is to live closely with people. Working drive is weak, while sensitivity and attachment are high.
From 8 weeks
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Training focus: Living closely with people · Gentle social contact · Human attention
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From 8 weeks
Cavoodle
Training focus: Living closely with people · Human connection · Problem-solving where expressed · Retrieving where expressed
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From 8 weeks
Maltese
Training focus: Close companionship · Sensitivity · Environmental alertness
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Shih Tzu
Training focus: Living closely with people · Sensitivity · Playful engagement
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