{"id":7060658,"date":"2026-09-19T03:01:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/teaching-a-puppy-to-listen-in-public\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T03:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:01:17","slug":"teaching-a-puppy-to-listen-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7060658","title":{"rendered":"Teaching a Puppy to Listen in Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"13.4669527897\">\n<div class=\"carousel-cell\" style=\"width:100%\" ;=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.3814432989691\">\n<p>Smart Dog U really helped me deal with my first puppy and help me grow her (Etta) into a sweet little girl. Without that training from\u00a0SDU\u00a0this would have been a tough journey.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartdoguniversity.com\/customer-testimonials\/ingrid-copeland\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Ingrid Copeland\" class=\"slide-title\">Ingrid Copeland<\/a><\/span><span class=\"reviewer\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"carousel-cell\" style=\"width:100%\" ;=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7.413612565445\">\n<p>We did in-home training and group classes which helped us welcome Ember into our family. Her understanding of both dogs and busy families made the training easy and guilt-free.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- title --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartdoguniversity.com\/customer-testimonials\/beth-schillaci\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link to Beth Schillaci\" class=\"slide-title\">Beth Schillaci<\/a><\/span><span class=\"reviewer\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"carousel-cell\" style=\"width:100%\" ;=\"\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5330188679245\">\n<p>Thank goodness I discovered Smart Dog University! Laurie\u2019s methods quickly made me realize that I was the one in need of training. 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