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First Days Home
Course Curriculum
Welcome to First Days Home
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Welcome to First Days Home!
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What is a Shelter or Rescue Dog?
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Thank You for Adopting!
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Create a Dog-Safe Home
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Management for Success
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What’s in a Name?
Arriving Home With Your Dog
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The 3-3-3 Guideline
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The First 24 Hours
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Daily Routines and Expectations
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Daily Routines
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Prepping Your Dog to be Home Alone
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Car Rides
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The Importance of Management
Health and Wellness
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Your Dog’s Veterinarian
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Nutrition and Care
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Health and Vaccinations
Dog Body Language
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How Dogs Communicate
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Safe and Successful Interactions
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Whines, Grumbles, Growls and Howls
A Kinder Way to Train
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What’s Positive Reinforcement?
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Corrections in Training
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Four Steps to Train a Dog
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Training Your Dog
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Setting Up a Training Session
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Getting Started
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TOUCH (Hand Targeting)
Welcoming a Puppy
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Welcoming a Puppy
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Your Puppy’s Development
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10 Ways to Help a Puppy Crying in the Crate
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Surviving Puppy Mouthing
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The Importance of Puppy Socialization and Gentle Exposure
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Tips from Puppy Raisers
Crate and House Training
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Crate Training Basics
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Crate Training Steps
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10 Ways to Help a Puppy Crying in the Crate
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3 Steps to House Training
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Our Best House Training Tips
Exercise and Enrichment
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Exercise Guide for Your Dog
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Basic Dog Walking Gear
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Basic Leash Skills
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Decompression Walks
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Cognitive Enrichment
Making New Friends
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Introducing the Resident Dog
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Introducing your Puppy to Adult Dog(s)
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Introducing Your Cat
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Building a Long-Term Relationship
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Dogs and Children
Behavior Concerns
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Basic Manners
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Fear and Anxiety
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Barking
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Leash Reactivity
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Resource Guarding
More Serious Concerns
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Human-Directed Aggression
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Dog/Dog Aggression
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Separation Related Behavior
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When it Doesn’t Work Out
Course Wrap Up
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Resources
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LevelAll Levels
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Last UpdatedNovember 21, 2025
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CertificateCertificate of completion
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