While the Super Pup Course Level I exclusively teaches at the primary level, Super Pup Course Level II begins expanding the pup's education to areas of off-lead control. Sit stay, down stay and formal come off-lead while further reinforcing the rules associated with interactive behavior with its human family.

Beginning with the program outlined in the Super Pup Course Level I, once completed the canine will be taken into the home - that's right, into the home (our Dobes are neither caged during their in-home time nor unfortunately, as some misguided souls do, chained to the floor or walls).

Over the years we have learned that the earlier you introduce primary obedience to a youngster the sooner you can communicate with it, which also means conveying rules, thus we will not begin a pup's in-home training until the SPC Level I has been completed. On the other hand if you acquire one of our medically completed pups, you would begin setting up both home rules and obedience within days of arrival.

Our advantage is that the pup is kenneled when not out with its teachers working or playing, protecting it from acquiring habits of a negative nature until it is time to begin the in-home rules under the SPC Level II program.

Now we have this young Dobe who is both nervous about the newness of the home, yet excited about all the neat new play things, and of course all the freedom. Initially the pup spends one to two hour segments roaming the home environment always under constant supervision. We may be able to give the pup two or three sessions in a day. The young pup at this time is like the child who goes from just being a kid, doing literally whatever it wants to do, to the rules of pre-school. We want to be as gentle as possible but still push the pup, but of course we cannot just let the 'kid' roam unsupervised among tens of thousands of dollars worth of furnishings without asking for problems. So as the days pass and the newness of the home environment subsides, as well as the complexities of living in the home begin to be understood, the time in the home is extended until the day comes when the pup can head home to begin the next stage of guidance by the owners.

Time given for home rules are based on expanding to eight/twelve hour days under the SP2 program but for 24 hour home time the kid could if the future owner wishes begin the Custom Young Adult program.  

Finally it will have progressed to being able to stay with us and not get into trouble during the period it is being watched over. Being so new to home rule, the pup is placed in a safe area when not supervise. Meaning you leave the home or when you retire for the night. Depending on your home design some of our clients immediately allow the pup to remain with them at night but in the early days us a kennel as a safe quarters. Or perhaps set up an area gated in the master bath. 

The safe area here is a special room without chewable furniture. It has a television, toys, food, water, and off to one side, newspaper for you-know-what and the dog bed it has learned is it's sleeping place. Thus we have kept the kid from getting in trouble*.

There are, however, still many months of guidance ahead by its soon to be family. So please remember this is still a youngster who may have graduated with honors but still needs help to get to adulthood, for in today's world you cannot get too far with only a grade school education, but it is a great start.

Some of the other areas covered are no jumping on the family or guests, no jumping on doors, no bolting through the door, no jumping on drapes or windows, and no getting on the couch or beds (with the exception of its own bed). We allow no begging for food during meals, no stealing food from counters, in general, "NO" to anything that tomorrow could be deemed BAD. We encourage the pup to play with its own group of toys, minimizing interest in your toys.