Training & Behavior · Dogs
The Impulse Control Academy
Teaching Tiny Pups How to Wait for Good Things
Patience unlocks the universe. 12 modules on the puppy brain with no brakes, the airborne food bowl, the doorway threshold, drop-it-take-it, be-a-tree on leash, the car-gate rule, the dropped-treat game, the mat settle, the three Ds, the Premack Principle, and what to do when a puppy screams at you.
About this course
A puppy is an accelerator with no brakes — the prefrontal cortex that makes an adult dog pause simply isn't built yet. If every demand is met instantly, you raise an entitled, explosive adult; if you teach pausing as a game, the brakes grow in. This course is the game, applied to every place a puppy wants something: the food bowl that floats away when it lunges, the door that opens only while paws stay down, the toy that gets traded instead of wrestled, the leash that goes slack before anyone moves, the car door that waits for a sit, the dropped cheese that pays better when ignored, and the mat that means 'chill'. Then it teaches you to make it harder the right way — one D at a time — and what to do the day your puppy throws a screaming tantrum at you.
What you'll learn
- Why puppies have no brakes (the undeveloped prefrontal cortex) and why instant gratification builds entitled adults
- The airborne bowl game, the 'okay' release word, and the doorway threshold with the hand-on-knob test
- Drop-it / take-it as a value loop, leash pressure with be-a-tree, and the car-gate sit before exiting
- The dropped-treat game (blocking, disengagement, better payout) and the mat settle under household chaos
- The three Ds — duration, distance, distraction — raised one at a time in micro-steps
- The Premack Principle ('grandmother's rule') and riding out frustration tantrums in golden silence
Course outline (12 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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Pass the quiz and earn a shareable certificate of completion.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 12 lessons