Open Paw shows shelters how to harness one of their greatest resources: their community.
Prevent predictable behavior and temperament problems before they become reasons for surrender.
One of the best ways to reduce the number of dogs entering shelters is to help families succeed with their dogs from the very beginning. Many of the behavior, temperament, and training problems that strain the human-dog relationship are predictable—and preventable—but surprisingly few people realize how much can be done to prevent or resolve them.
Share our free puppy training courses, books, pamphlets, articles, and other resources with your adopters and community through your website, newsletters, social media, and adoption materials. A little education at the right time can prevent years of frustration, help more dogs stay happily in their original homes, and allow shelters to devote more of their resources to the animals and communities that need them most.
Free Puppy Training and Socialization Pamphlets
Prevent predictable problems and teach good habits from the very beginning
Simple solutions for the most common dog behavior problems
4 Free Books by Dr. Ian Dunbar
One of the best things you can recommend to new puppy owners is a good off-leash puppy class.
Browse hundreds of free articles on puppy/dog training, behavior, and socialization.
Listen to Dr. Ian Dunbar discuss puppy training, behavior problems, and other doggy topics with Kelly and Jamie Dunbar.
Watch free training demonstrations, tips, and lectures from Dr. Ian Dunbar and the Dunbar Academy team.
The more puppies who get a great start, the fewer dogs will need a second chance because of preventable behavior problems. We're on a mission to make sure every new puppy owner has access to the information they need to raise a friendly, confident, mannerly, happy dog.
Dr. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, dog trainer, and pioneer of modern reward-based dog training. He created and directed the first Shelter Animal Behavior Department at the San Francisco SPCA, founded SIRIUS Puppy Training and the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, and has authored numerous books on dog behavior and training.
