Teaching Your Tiny Poodle
Like Duolingo, but for Teaching Your Tiny Poodle. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Teaching Your Tiny Poodle
- The name as an attention signal
- Name as a precursor to commands
- Name must precede the reward
- Eye contact confirms processing
- Using a name for punishment creates a negative association
- The primary function of a dog's name in training
- Overusing a name without follow-through leads to 'name poisoning'
- The sequence of creating a positive association with a name
- Identifying behaviors that lead to name poisoning or ignoring
- Rewards are defined by the dog's preference
- The marker must occur at the exact moment the behavior happens
- High-distraction environments require higher-value treats
- The treat delivery follows the marker
- The precise sequence of events for reinforcement
- Dogs associate rewards with the behavior occurring at the exact moment of delivery
- How to identify high-value rewards based on a Toy Poodle's specific preferences
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Teaching Your Tiny Poodle the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you call your Toy Poodle, what is the most effective way to view the function of their name?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
Where Teaching Your Tiny Poodle takes you
Turn your smart little poodle into a well-behaved companion. Learn how to communicate clearly and build a strong bond through simple, fun training steps.
- 1
The Basics of Listening
- Learning Their Own Name
- How to Use Treats and Praise
- Making Eye Contact on Command
- The Power of the 'Yes' Word
- 2
Essential Daily Skills
- Teaching Your Poodle to Sit
- Lying Down and Staying Calm
- Coming Back When Called
- Walking on a Loose Leash
- Waiting at the Front Door
- Leaving Unwanted Items Alone
- 3
Good Manners at Home
- Greeting Guests Without Jumping
- Going to a Quiet Bed Space
- Dropping Toys During Play
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Teaching Your Tiny Poodle is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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