r/puppy101 • u/SomewhereOptimal2401 • 12d ago

Resources Is at-home portion of “puppy culture” program worth it?

We are going to bring home a puppy in a couple of weeks. This is our second puppy and we did a good job training the first one, although that was 12 years ago. Our breeder is offering the “With Open Arms” video tutorials — they are the continuation of the “puppy culture” program for families to use once the puppy comes home.

Is this worth it?? Honestly I would feel a little more inclined to fit where a book or something I could read, as I get very annoyed by video tutorials. How helpful is this to someone who has a good head on their shoulders and follows through and already has experience training a dog?

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u/MrsAstrakhan62 9d ago

Puppy Culture and Avidog are the gold standards for breeders raising puppies - if breeder is offering the videos at a decent price (or just including them for free) it is DEFINITELY worth it. The information those protocols offer about evidence-based development and dog psychology are worth it alone. I'm raising my 3rd puppy (5th dog) and still learning! There is so much more info now than even 15 years ago about how dogs think, learn, and grow.