Puppy basics trainer
I’m Efua. I train my own puppy in my courtyard in Accra and teach the basics I use: sit, down, wait, a mat and a calm walk. I sell plans, checklists and two video courses.
Cue tree
Every cue and trick I teach, and the one or two cues each is built from. Start at the top, take the calm cues, the tricks, or both, and meet at the first trick routine.
Video · 6 min
Video · 7 min
Calm cues
For the gate, the mat and the street
Branches from Sit
Video · 9 min
Video · 10 min
Video · 8 min
Video · 11 min
PDF · 4 pages
Trick cues
Short games, once the foundation is steady
Branches from Sit · Rejoins at Your first trick routine
Video · 6 min
Video · 5 min
Video · 8 min
Video · 8 min
PDF · 6 checklists
Online course
Video course · 6 lessons
Six lessons that take a young puppy from the clicker to sit, down, wait, a mat and a calm walk.
Downloads, a course and merch
Downloads arrive by email. Merch is printed to order and shipped by Printful.
YouTube
A new cue video every Sunday from my courtyard: one cue, one puppy and a pouch of small treats.
8 min
From down to a tip onto the hip, then all the way round, in five short sessions.
6 min
A circle on cue, taught with a treat that leads her nose round.
About
I live in Accra with Sika, a yellow Labrador who is now five months old. I trained my first dog with a raised voice and a tight lead, and I did not enjoy it, and neither did he. This time I use a clicker, small treats and a lot of patience, and it is easier on both of us.
I film every lesson in my courtyard under the mango tree, with Sika as she really is, which means a few mistakes in every video. I teach one cue at a time, in the order I taught it, and I write down the plans I wish I had been given. If you are worried about your puppy’s health or behaviour, please ask your vet.
Newsletter
A short letter every Sunday from my courtyard: one cue to practise this week, how Sika did and one thing I changed.
