Your puppy’s training started here. Don’t let it stop at our front door.
Every puppy we raise begins on the Baxter & Bella curriculum the week they are born. This is how you pick up exactly where we left off — professional trainers in your own living room, for the life of your dog.
Become the trainer
This is a complete Baxter & Bella class, recorded live — one of the 30-plus that come with the membership, and it runs well over an hour. Watch as much of it as you like; it is as much about coaching you how to train as it is about teaching your dog how to act. The code is right underneath whenever you are ready.
Use code DOODLES&DOXIES at checkout for 25% off the one-time fee.
Baxter & Bella is an outside program we partner with as a vetted breeder.
The first week home decides the next ten years
Your puppy starts on the Baxter & Bella breeder curriculum from the time they come into this world — early neurological stimulation, litter tray training, a potty-training schedule, a proper introduction to the crate. That work is already done and already paid for by us.
Then they get in your car. Puppies are situational learners: everything they know is tied to our crate, our door, our schedule. There is always some revert in the first few days — and what you do in that week is what sticks.
Ask Baxter & Bella when to start and the answer is “prior to picking up your puppy whenever possible.” Their first program exists to get your house, your family and your routine ready BEFORE the drive home, so day one is a continuation instead of a reset.
A dog you can take anywhere
Not 75 lessons. A calm, well-mannered dog, and a family who knows what to do — what Baxter & Bella call becoming best friends through love and learning.
- Potty training that holds in YOUR house, not just ours — Housetraining
- A crate they settle in instead of scream in — The Crate
- Needle teeth that stop before biting becomes a habit — Puppy Biting
- A walk where the leash stays loose — Loose Leash Walking
- Guests at the door without the jumping and the lunging — Reactivity & Greetings
- A dog who lies on a mat while you eat dinner — Mat Work, Patience & Impulse Control
- Kids and puppy who are genuinely safe together — Kids & Puppies, Babies & Dogs
- Nail trims and brush-outs at home without a wrestling match — At Home Grooming, Cooperative Care
- Adolescence that does not undo everything you taught — Adolescence
- And, if you want the title, an AKC Canine Good Citizen — AKC CGC Prep
Every line above is a class inside the membership — not a promise we made up.
Everything that comes with the membership
The step-by-step programs
Five-plus sequential programs, over 75 individualised lessons and hundreds of video demonstrations, plus games to play, activities for socialisation, and printable charts and checklists. You are never guessing what to work on this week.
Live classes and courses
More than 30 classes and over 35 weeks of courses, broadcast live through the year and available on demand afterwards. Miss one and you watch the recording — and re-watch it as many times as you need.
One-on-one help from real trainers
Book a phone call or a video session with a professional trainer, as much as you want and as often as you need, plus the Ask the Trainer area for the questions that come up at 10pm. Included — never an extra charge.
And everything around it
The Puppy Training Podcast, the blog, the resource library, a private members’ group, and a just-the-videos area — on your laptop, your tablet or your phone, anywhere you have internet.
You are never wondering what comes next
The programs run in order, each one picking up where the last finished. You move at the pace that fits you and your dog.
- Preparing For My Puppy — the one you start BEFORE pickup day
- The First Week Together — from the moment they come through your door
- Basic Training, a.k.a. Puppy Kindergarten
- Games & Activities
- Intermediate Training
- AKC Canine Good Citizen prep
- Advanced Training
- Plus Junior Training for the kids, Just For Fun tricks, and The Training Toolbox
Minutes a day, on the phone in your pocket
- A few minutes here and there throughout your day — not an evening you have to block out
- You and your dog set the pace: go in order, or skip straight to the thing that is driving you mad
- Laptop, tablet or phone, anywhere you have an internet connection
- Built for first-time owners as much as for people on their third dog
- Not just for puppies — the same skills work on an adult dog, and old dogs do learn new tricks
We are not guessing about this program
We are a vetted and verified breeder who works closely with Baxter & Bella — your puppy is already on their curriculum. That partnership is why we can hand you 25% off instead of a coupon anyone can find.
“I thought I could figure out how to train our puppy on my own, but after a couple of weeks I realised how mistaken I was.”
“I love it so much more than the in-person classes — and you can replay the videos as often as you want.”
“I feel 100% supported in training my puppy now and for years to come.”
Member reviews published by Baxter & Bella. Read the rest of them
One fee. Then it never costs you again.
- A one-time membership fee — not a subscription that renews every month
- Lifetime access that never expires, for the whole life of your dog
- Classes, courses, live Q&A and one-on-one trainer time all included at no extra cost
- It covers any dog at any age, so it is still there for the next one
Pricing and terms are set by Baxter & Bella and shown on their own site before you pay.
The questions families ask us
Is this only for brand-new puppies?
No. Baxter & Bella is great at heading off puppy problems before they grow into behaviour problems, but the skills work for any dog at any age — and the sooner you start, the faster you see it.
Is everything really included in the one-time fee?
Yes. You pay one membership fee and get unlimited lifetime access to the whole curriculum, the games, the socialisation activities and the live one-on-one help. Their reasoning is simple: people put off asking for help when every question costs money, and the little things are exactly what turn into big things.
Do the live sessions, classes and courses cost extra?
No. The membership never expires, and the live Q&A events, the classes, the courses and the Ask the Trainer replies are all included at no additional cost — recordings included, on demand.
Are the one-on-one appointments really one-on-one?
Yes. You book an appointment on their Live Help page and get a personal phone call or video session with a trainer. The video ones are the most useful — they can watch what you are doing and correct it on the spot.
Do I need a computer, or does my phone work?
Your phone works. The program is built for any device with internet and reformats itself for whatever you are holding.
I have never trained a dog in my life. Is it too advanced?
It was designed for brand-new owners first. It is as much about coaching YOU how to train as it is about teaching your dog how to act, which is the part most puppy classes skip.
When should I actually start?
Their own answer: prior to picking up your puppy whenever possible. The first program exists to get your house, your family and your schedule ready before the drive home.
Baxter & Bella is an outside training program, not ours. We are one of their vetted breeder partners, which is how we are able to give you a code that takes 25% off instead of a coupon anyone can find. Their price, their terms, shown on their site before you pay.
Want us to do the first weeks for you instead? See our Puppy Preschool program