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What is the Pup'prentice Project?

First of all, it’s really fun! It's is our hope that people who sign on with the Pup'prentice Project will train and prepare their puppy not only to be a great family dog, but also a community service dog--that being a dog they can volunteer with in programs such as Reading With Rover. If your puppy is enrolled into the Pup'prentice Project, s/he will have a training vest to use while training in public places. You will wear an ID badge that identifies you and your puppy as a registered Pup'prentice team member.

You will meet-up with your project manager several times each month and have continued email support regarding training. Some of your meet-ups will be in public places such as a bookstore or a mall, a nursing home and sometimes we actually have flied trips to fire stations! You will be introduced to the therapy test and learn what is expected of you and your dog. Each month you and your project manager will practice the elements of the test so when your puppy is age one, you will be prepared to take and pass the Reading With Rover D.R.E.A.M.® team test or the Delta Society® Pet Partner® test. Or both! It’s great to work with and around a group of people and dogs who are all on this journey together and makes for great practice.

We require a three-month commitment to start. After that, you may pay month-to-month until you are ready to take your pet therapy test. Your dog must be age one to take the test.

We started our puppy, Jett, in the Pup'prentice Project when he was 6 months old. We are hoping for him to be a therapy dog like our other dog, Si. We plan to take them both to Reading with Rover. As teachers, we have experienced the benefits of the Reading with Rover program. The Pup'prentice Project has been a fabulous experience for our dog and for us. The field trips and classes have made all the difference in the world and we are confident Jett will pass his therapy test at age one. And, as a bonus, it's given us a wonderful, well-rounded puppy at home. That alone is worth joining the Pup'prentice Project!

Brian and Cathy Daly

Being a part of the Pup'prentice Project is not a replacement for training. We want you to be enrolled in puppy/dog training classes also. The Pup'prentice Project is in addition to your regular basic obedience training. We are excited to help coach you along this journey and it should be a lot of fun! We meet up the first Sunday of each month so we can practice the exercises on the test. And we usually have one or two field trips a month that are on a Sunday or Monday evenings. Holidays may affect our meet-up days.

If you are interested in your puppy or young dog entering Puppy Manners' Pup'prentice Project, please call 425.482.1057 or email becky@puppymanners.com or annemarie@puppymanners.com for more details.