How to ease your puppy into playing at the dog park.

1. dog park
dog park
Niccole Lee
coaching in
coaching in
5 easy steps!
5 easy steps!

2. 1. start by introducing
1. start by introducing
your puppy to the outside
your puppy to the outside
of the park first.
of the park first.

3. how does your puppy
how does your puppy
react?
react? scared?
scared?
nervous? not sure?
nervous? not sure?
wants to play?
wants to play?
Gets agressive?
Gets agressive?

4. 2. practice
2. practice
obedience
obedience
training so your
training so your
dog understands
dog understands
that you are still
that you are still
his pack leader
his pack leader
(outside of the
(outside of the
perimeter).
perimeter).

5. ready to go
ready to go
inside the
inside the
park?
park?

6. 3. keep your dog
3. keep your dog
onleash and walk
onleash and walk
around the
around the
perimeter inside the
perimeter inside the
park.
park. Let's make
Let's make
sure you have
sure you have
control!
control!

7. the leash is a
the leash is a
communication
communication
line to your puppy.
line to your puppy.
this is how you
this is how you
get them to listen
get them to listen
to you.
to you.

8. 4. when your dog is relaxed and
4. when your dog is relaxed and
more calm about being inside the
more calm about being inside the
dog park, take the leash off.
dog park, take the leash off.

9. Keep moving
Keep moving
around the park so
around the park so
your puppy follows
your puppy follows
you!
you!

10. 5. having a
5. having a
problem?
problem? Then get
Then get
your puppy on the
your puppy on the
leash and repeat the
leash and repeat the
process starting
process starting
outside the park.
outside the park.

11. the dog park is not
the dog park is not
for everyone
for everyone
take your time
take your time
be aware of other
be aware of other
dogs & people
dogs & people