Overwhelmed by Conflicting Puppy Training Tips? Here’s How to Know What Will Actually Work for Training Your Puppy
Update: 2025-09-23
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Feeling overwhelmed by all the conflicting puppy training tips?
You’re not alone - and you're definitely not doing anything wrong. In this episode, I’m helping you cut through the noise so you can feel confident, calm, and clear when it comes to training your puppy.
As a professional dog trainer and registered vet tech with over 20 years of experience, I know how frustrating it can be to hear 10 different puppy training tip in one day - and not know which to follow. You just want to do what’s best for your dog, and that’s exactly what we’re diving into.
In this episode, I break down why there’s so much conflicting advice online and offline, how to evaluate it, and how to know which puppy training tip are worth your time - and which ones to ignore. Whether you're brand new to puppy training or knee-deep in chewed-up shoes and midnight potty breaks, this episode will help you feel more empowered, educated, and connected to your pup.
Here’s what we’ll cover in this episode:
- Why everyone - from your vet to your neighbor to TikTok - is giving you different puppy training tip (and how to know who to trust)
- The surprising danger of trying too many methods at once when you're training your puppy
- How to recognize red flags vs. green flags in advice, especially when it comes to the puppy basics you truly need to know
- Why the best puppy training tips always come from science-backed, relationship-focused methods - and how to spot them
- A 5-question filter you can use to instantly sort good advice from bad when it comes to puppy training.
Whether your puppy is 8 weeks old or heading into their teenage phase, this episode is packed with the best puppy training tips to help you avoid overwhelm and focus on what really works. Because the truth is, training your puppy doesn’t have to be chaotic.
With the right guidance, clear puppy basics, and some well-chosen puppy training tip, you can enjoy a calmer, more rewarding relationship with your dog.
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