LAUNCH | Adolescent Dog Training Melbourne FL | Puppy Pros Training

LAUNCH · Adolescent Program

Real obedience that actually sticks.

Your dog isn’t broken. They’re a teenager. And right now, in this 6-week window, the habits you build are the ones you’ll live with for the next decade.

Your dog used to listen. Six months ago, “come” worked. “Sit” was instant. Then something shifted. Now they’re selectively deaf. They pull on walks. They test every boundary you set. You’re wondering if all that early training was pointless. It wasn’t.

4–12 months · adolescents 6 weeks in-home Melbourne, FL

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Private, in-home

Results guaranteed

85% real-world fluency

A young adolescent dog on a leash, in the middle of training

The window is now

Here’s What’s Actually Happening

Your dog’s personality is solidifying.

Their confidence is taking shape. The patterns they rehearse now — good or bad — are the ones they’ll default to for life.

Selective hearing. Pulling on the leash. Testing every boundary. Recall is hit or miss. Everything feels like a negotiation.

A dog who actually listens. Who walks with you, not against you. Who comes when called, even when it’s harder than “come.”

This is the critical moment. Not a problem to survive — an opportunity to shape exactly who they become.

How It Works

Six weeks to reliable obedience.

Each week builds on the last. No shortcuts. No drills that only work in a classroom. Skills that hold up in the real places where you actually need them.

Week 01

Foundation fluency

Sit and down become instant.

No lures. No bribes. Just a cue and compliance. We re-establish the basics with an adolescent brain that needs clarity more than complexity.

Week 02

Place mastery

Your dog settles on command — even with life happening around them.

The place cue is the single most useful skill an adolescent dog can have. Guests at the door. Dinner time. Kids running through the house. Place turns chaos into calm.

Week 03

Leash skills

Loose-leash walking that actually works.

Pulling gets them nowhere. We teach real walking — not the kind that falls apart the moment a squirrel shows up.

Week 04

Recall reliability

Coming when called, with distractions present.

First time, not the tenth. We build a recall that works when you actually need it — not one that only works in the backyard with no distractions.

Week 05

Integration

Everything chains together.

Place → walk → recall → sit. Real sequences, real distractions, real world. Your dog starts connecting the dots.

Week 06

Real-world proof — graduation

You’ll prove your new skills in a challenging environment.

Park, public space, actual life. By the end, your dog responds with 85% fluency in the real world. Not in your kitchen. In the places where it actually matters.

Is This The Right Program?

LAUNCH is for the in-between dog.

Not a puppy anymore. Not a fully grown adult yet. Somewhere in that messy, hilarious, maddening middle where everything feels like it’s falling apart — but isn’t.

If the checklist to the right sounds like your life right now, you’re exactly who LAUNCH is built for.

This Program Is A Great Fit If

Your dog is between 4 months and 1 year old
They used to listen — and now they don’t
You’re dealing with pulling, jumping, selective hearing, or teenage chaos
You missed the puppy window and want to get on track
You want real obedience skills, not just tricks

What’s Included

Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.

Weekly in-home coaching

Private sessions in your home, then we take it to the real world where your dog actually needs to work.

Daily homework plan

10–15 minutes per day. Structured reps that build fluency, not just compliance.

WhatsApp support between sessions

Check-ins throughout the week plus trainer feedback on your videos. You’re never guessing if you’re doing it right.

Progress tracking

Google Drive folder for milestone videos so you can watch the transformation happen week by week.

Obedience fluency guarantee

Complete the homework, attend your sessions, submit your video proof. If your dog isn’t hitting 85% fluency by Week 6, we keep working.

BUILD graduate discount

If you completed BUILD with us, you receive $50 off LAUNCH. Continuity matters.

Our Promise

A guarantee with real teeth.

You follow the plan. You do the homework. We work together. And if your dog isn’t hitting 85% fluency by Week 6, we keep working at no charge. Training is a partnership — and when you show up, I show up harder.

Miss a milestone and we extend at no additional charge until you have the result.

Still not there? Extra support session, on me.

No results after full effort? Full refund plus keep all resources.

We stand behind this.

Why In-Home Training

In-home training gets faster results.

Your dog doesn’t live in a training facility. They live in your house. They walk in your neighborhood. They lose their mind over that one dog on the corner. That’s where training happens.

I come to you throughout Melbourne, Palm Bay, Viera, and Brevard County so we can work on real life — your actual distractions, your actual challenges, building skills that stick where you need them most.

By The End Of LAUNCH

You’ll have a dog who actually listens.

A dog who actually listens — yes, even during the teenage phase

A solid understanding of what’s happening developmentally

The skills to guide them through the rest of Year 1 and beyond

The teenage phase doesn’t last forever. Let’s make sure they come out the other side as the dog you dreamed of.

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Adolescent Training FAQs

The questions most owners ask first.

What if we miss a milestone?

We keep working. If you’ve been doing the homework and submitting video proof, and your dog isn’t hitting 85% fluency by Week 6, I extend the program at no additional charge until we get there. That’s the guarantee. See the “Our Promise” section above for the full breakdown.

What about the second fear period?

Adolescent dogs often go through a secondary fear period somewhere between 6–14 months where things they were previously fine with suddenly become scary. LAUNCH is built with this in mind. We work around fear, not through it — and we never force exposure. If your dog hits a fear period during our program, we adjust the plan, not the timeline.

My dog already knows basic commands. Do we need LAUNCH?

Here’s the truth: “knowing a command” and “responding to it reliably in the real world” are two very different things. If your dog knows “sit” in the kitchen but blows you off at the park, that’s what LAUNCH fixes. We’re not teaching cues. We’re teaching reliability.

What’s the difference between BUILD and LAUNCH?

BUILD (8 weeks–4 months) focuses on confidence and socialization — the emotional foundation. LAUNCH (4 months–1 year) builds obedience on top of that foundation. BUILD teaches your puppy how to feel in the world. LAUNCH teaches your adolescent how to respond in the world.

What if my dog “forgets” everything mid-program?

Totally normal for adolescents — it’s called “the regression.” Hormones spike, attention wavers, and skills they knew last week seem to vanish. This is built into the program. We don’t panic and we don’t start over. We keep showing up, keep reinforcing, and by Week 6 the “regression” has passed and the skills are stronger for having been tested.

Do you offer e-collar training?

Every dog is different, so I don’t follow a one-size approach. We’ll talk on the consult about what your dog actually needs. If e-collar is appropriate for your dog and your goals, we introduce it correctly — humanely, clearly, with your full understanding. If it isn’t, we get results a different way.

What’s the daily time commitment?

10–15 minutes per day of structured homework, plus the normal care you’re already providing. Most clients find it’s less work than they expected because having a plan replaces the low-grade anxiety of “am I doing this right?”

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The Window Is Now

Six weeks to the dog you dreamed of.

Book a free consultation. We’ll talk through where your dog is right now, what’s actually happening developmentally, and map out what LAUNCH looks like for you.

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