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Back to home Home Blog Puppy Kindergarten: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods on Raising the Next Generation of Working Dogs Back to all posts Books The Genius of Dogs Education Puppy Kindergarten: Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods on Raising the Next Generation of Working Dogs Dognition September 10, 2024 Share this story X LinkedIn Facebook Copy link Out this fall from Random House: Puppy Kindergarten , the third book from Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods. It follows a single cohort of eight-week-old puppies through Duke's research nursery — the same program that has helped Canine Companions place more confident, more cognitively flexible service dogs in the homes of people who need them. The argument The first weeks of a puppy's life are not a blank slate to be filled with obedience drills. They are a sensitive period for forming a working theory of humans. Get that theory right, and almost everything else falls into place. Get it wrong, and even a brilliant dog will struggle with the cooperative tasks we ask of them. What's portable You don't need a Duke research budget to use the curriculum. Two ideas in particular travel well: structured exposure over flooding, and rest as a training tool. Both are covered in detail, with the kind of footnoted, study-backed reasoning Hare and Woods are known for from The Genius of Dogs and Survival of the Friendliest . Puppy Kindergarten is available wherever books are sold. Related stories Cognitive Insights How to Test Your Dog's Intelligence: 7 Cognitive Games You Can Play Today Read “ How to Test Your Dog's Intelligence: 7 Cognitive Games You Can Play Today ” Cognitive Insights Puppy Kindergarten at Home: Essential Science-Backed Training Tips Read “ Puppy Kindergarten at Home: Essential Science-Backed Training Tips ” Cognitive Insights Inside the Mind of a Clever Canine: Tracking Your Dog's Cunning and Memory Read “ Inside the Mind of a Clever Canine: Tracking Your Dog's Cunning and Memory ” More from the blog