Potcake Training Tips

Potcake Training Tips

This page is a growing amalgamation of Potcake tips and tricks. Contributions have been made by real life Potcake adoptive parents. If you've newly adopted a Potcake, or if you're having some challenges with your new family member - this is a great place to come to and find advice and ideas. 

If you would like to contribute please drop us an email with any material you think relevant.

Fear

Identifying fear

Tina from 'Sit Happens' introduces the issue she needed to deal with for her puppy Marco:

Beginning to overcome the puppies fear:

Introducing categories of behaviour signalling:

Amber (Yellow) light signals

Whale Eye - A warning

When you see this, don't force them to do anything, but you can encourage and reassure them.

Fear and Fear Aggression

Sleep

Puppies need to sleep! Don't underestimate how much they need!

Getting enough sleep?

The average puppy needs between 18 & 22 hours of sleep a day!

Things to look out for as symptoms of lack of sleep

Should puppy play or sleep?

Read the body language to determine what kind of state the puppy is in.

Give them the option when they wake up to play or to go to the toilet

Difference between resting and sleeping

Potty Training

Urinary Tract Infection

Resource Guarding

What Resource Guarding is......and isn't

Setting the Stage

Calm

Prepping and Planning

Bowl Work With Dexter

Resource Guarding - Part 5

Resource Guarding Toys