The Puppy Academy

The Puppy Academy Puppyhood made easy. Puppy Boutique & Drop-off Training School The Puppy Academy is the only elite drop-off training school and boutique exclusively for puppies!

We help take the stress of puppyhood away by training your puppy FOR YOU and providing fantastic support and help for new owners. Puppies join us for a semester at our Academy, and graduate as fully trained pups in household etiquette, proper leash walking, potty training, learn useful commands like Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Heel, and SO MUCH MORE! Schedule your FREE consultation with us to find out

more about our program, or stop by the Academy to check out our specialized puppy products, treats, toys and tools to make puppyhood easier in our Campus Boutique.

08/30/2026

If your puppy hates to leave your side here’s some things to start implementing:

➡️ A structured daily schedule of crate time vs out-of-crate aka activity time

➡️ Activity time is intention activities that work your puppy physically and mentally to help tire them out

➡️ Supervised separation after activity time helps them to learn to exist around you, but not with your constant attention

➡️ Avoid heavy affection before they go back into crate. If you are giving affection, do some matter-of-fact training routines before they go back into crate to take the emotion out of it

➡️ Cover the crate, play some noise, and have it in a part of the house away from you to help them settle

Let us know how it goes! 🐶

08/29/2026

🚨TORRANCE locals: please be on the lookout for Charlie Brown!

He went missing by his home this morning in Torrance by Hawthorne Blvd & Talisman Street 90503.

Charlie is a grad of ours — he is very friendly and responds to Charlie or Charlie Brown. He is microchipped, no collar on.

We appreciate you spreading the word and being on the lookout to return him safely home! 🙏

08/28/2026

Lots of puppies don’t enjoy the playpen. But is it true separation anxiety? Here’s some things to try to test if it is! 🐶

08/27/2026

Happy National Dog Day! 🐶🎉

Taking a long back today over some of the 2000+ pups we’ve gotten to work with over the last decade! 🥰

Love our pups and love our community! Give your pup an extra kiss from us today! 😘

08/26/2026

Does your puppy bite for attention?

There may be more behind it…

Are they getting enough mental and physical exercise? Have you taught them how to settle and be calm yet? Are they overstimulated? Are they getting enough rest?

When you set up your puppy’s day for success with good structure, everything becomes easier and good habits start to shape quickly. ☺️

Have a questions for our trainers? Join us live every Wed at 1pm PT right here on TikTok to get your puppy q’s answered! 🐶

08/25/2026

Saturday School was in session. 🎓🐶

The offenses? Questionable.
The Place work? Impeccable. 😂👍

08/23/2026

Ep. 256: Potty Accidents: Should Your Puppy Signal You?

Barking, whining, ringing a bell, scratching at the back door — shouldn’t your puppy be able to tell you when they need to potty?

That would be wonderful for many of us, but the truth is most pups do not give a natural cue to alert you that they need to go.

As they grow you may start to pick up on their “signs”, or even begin to teach them a signal for you BUT there’s other things we would recommend first to get control of those potty accidents at home and get them potty trained quick!

Bethany and Sparky go over all this in Episode 256 of the Ask A Puppy Trainer Show!

Check out the time stamps to find what other puppyhood help you’d like answers on and join us every Wed at 1pm PT on IG to ask your questions live! (Or submit them early via DM ☺️)

Full episodes can be viewed on our YouTube channel every Monday and listened to in our new official AAPTS Podcast! To get notified when it’s ready, sign up for our VIP (Very Important Puppy) list through the link in our bio and we’ll email it to you directly!

Looking for even more puppy training help but don’t live near us? Join our Online Puppy School! 💻 (link in bio)

Episode timestamps:

*1:36 - How to teach a 5-month-old Shih Tzu to hold it during the day and signal when they need to potty?
6:16 - How to stop a 5.5-month-old Golden Retriever from eating her own p**p?
8:08 - How to manage biting with a 7-month-old Cocker Spaniel?
10:09 - When to know your 1-year-old crate-trained Lab can have more freedom in the house?
12:55 - What’s the best way to teach a 10-week-old Lab to settle in a playpen?

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Hermosa Beach, CA
90254

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