Train your dog yourself — and actually get it right
Paws & Progress Academy gives everyday dog owners a proven, step-by-step marker training system — from name recognition to rock-solid obedience commands — so you can build a focused, well-mannered dog at home, no professional trainer required.
"I don't just want your dog to behave — I want you to understand exactly why they do, so you never feel lost with them again."
— Michele Beauvoir
What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Train your dog to snap their attention to you instantly on name recognition, even in high-distraction environments.
- Build solid, reliable obedience commands — sit, down, place, heel, and recall — using marker training and food luring mechanics.
- Design and execute short daily training sessions that progressively proof your dog across different durations, distances, and environments.
- Establish calm, respectful door and crate threshold manners using structured release commands and slip lead handling.
- Integrate training seamlessly into your everyday home routine so progress compounds without dedicated 'training time' blocks.
- Understand how to read your dog's engagement and adjust your training approach in real time for consistent long-term results.
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
What's inside your school
6 modules · 23 lessons
Training Foundations & Mindset
Equips owners with the core principles, tools, and dog-reading skills that underpin every lesson in this program.
- 1.1How Dogs Learn: Markers, Rewards & TimingIncluded
- 1.2Your Training ToolkitIncluded
- 1.3Reading Your Dog's EngagementIncluded
- 1.4Setting Up Your Training EnvironmentIncluded
Name Recognition & Focus
Builds a razor-sharp conditioned response to your dog's name so attention snaps to you even amid heavy distractions.
- 2.1Charging the Name: Building a Conditioned ResponseIncluded
- 2.2Adding Distance & Competing DistractionsIncluded
- 2.3Eye Contact & Sustained FocusIncluded
Core Obedience Commands
Builds reliable mechanics for sit, down, place, heel, and recall using consistent marker timing and food luring progressions.
- 3.1Sit & Down: Luring, Marking & ReleasingIncluded
- 3.2Place Command: Sending to a Defined SpotIncluded
- 3.3Heel: Position, Pace & Focus on the MoveIncluded
- 3.4Recall: Building a Bombproof 'Come'Included
- 3.5Fading Lures & Adding Verbal CuesIncluded
Boundary & Threshold Control
Establishes calm, structured manners at doors and crates using slip lead handling and release command discipline.
- 4.1Door Threshold Manners: Wait Before You GoIncluded
- 4.2Crate Threshold Manners: Calm Entry & ExitIncluded
- 4.3Slip Lead Handling & Pressure CommunicationIncluded
- 4.4The 'Break' Command: Structured FreedomIncluded
Daily Routine Integration & Proofing
Shows owners how to weave short training sessions into everyday life and systematically proof commands across the 3 Ds.
- 5.1Designing Your Daily Training SessionsIncluded
- 5.2Proofing for Duration, Distance & DistractionIncluded
- 5.3Embedding Training Into Everyday MomentsIncluded
- 5.4Adjusting in Real Time: Troubleshooting Common BreakdownsIncluded
Long-Term Success & Certification
Consolidates all skills into a full behavioral picture, assesses mastery, and prepares owners and dogs to maintain lasting results.
- 6.1Full Command Walkthrough: Your Home Obedience RoutineIncluded
- 6.2Raising the Bar: Moving From Compliance to ReliabilityIncluded
- 6.3Certification Assessment: Skills DemonstrationIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-time puppy owners
She just brought home her first dog and wants to start training the right way — with real structure, not guesswork.
Frustrated repeat owners
He's had dogs his whole life but never trained one properly, and his current dog's behavior is finally pushing him to do it right.
Busy working parents
She needs training that fits into an already-packed daily routine — short sessions, real results, no fluff.
Analytical learners
He wants to understand the mechanics behind marker training, not just be told what to do — the 'why' matters as much as the 'how.'
Rescue dog adopters
She recently adopted an adult dog with an unknown history and wants a calm, structured approach to building trust and reliable behavior.
Intermediate owners hitting a wall
He's got the basics covered but his dog's obedience falls apart in public — he needs proofing strategies and real-world reliability.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Michele Beauvoir
If you've ever stood in your backyard repeating "sit… sit… SIT" while your dog stares at a squirrel, I want you to know — that's not a you problem, and it's not a your-dog problem. It's a system problem. Nobody handed you a clear method. You were just supposed to figure it out.
That's exactly why I built Paws & Progress Academy. I wanted to create the program I wish every dog owner had on day one — not a vague collection of tips, but a real, structured system that teaches you how training works at a mechanical level, so that when something doesn't go right, you actually know what to adjust. Marker training is what professional trainers use because it works, and it works because it communicates with your dog in a language they can process clearly and quickly. I'm going to teach you that language from the ground up.
We start where it matters most: your dog's name and their attention. From there we build every core command — sit, down, place, heel, recall — the right way, in the right order, with the luring and marking mechanics explained at every step so you're never just copying movements without understanding them. Then we proof it all. Distance. Duration. Distraction. Because a command that only works in your kitchen isn't really trained yet, and you deserve better than that.
What I care about most isn't just that your dog learns to sit. It's that you become a confident, consistent handler who can read your dog, adjust on the fly, and keep making progress long after this program ends. That's the real transformation here — not just a well-behaved dog, but an owner who knows what they're doing and trusts themselves to do it. The certification at the end isn't a formality. It's proof of exactly that.
This program works for puppies, adult dogs, laid-back retrievers, and stubborn terriers alike. If your dog can learn — and they can — this system will reach them. All you have to bring is consistency and a willingness to follow the steps. I'll handle the rest. Come on in. Let's get to work.
— Michele Beauvoir
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- 6 modules, 23 lessons
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- Quizzes & checkpoints to lock in progress
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