Enriched Puppy Protocol: Watch them grow!
Learn Suzanne's puppy raising protocol by following Suzanne as she raises a litter. From birth to placement - and everything in between!
Building confident, coordinated & connected canines, one day at a time.
Until now, the Enriched Puppy Protocol has been available to guide and service dog organzations who hired Suzanne Clothier to teach them how to raise confident, coordinated and connected canines. Now you can learn about this amazing program that reflects 11 generations of breeding her own German Shepherds as well as 44+ years of experience as an internationally respected trainer.
This program is for breeders and trainers eager to learn how to help all puppies become the very best they can be. Whether purpose-bred, foster/rescue/shelter, wheher it's your first litter or your last, EPP will help you give each pup their best foundation for life.
Included are online course materials, the complete materials - EPP workbook and worksheets (PDF), and the Enriched Puppy Protocol webinar. You may print out the materials for your own use. Once you complete the course, you will have lifetime access to the online course.
Daily puppy videos provide the behind-the-scenes info only available in this course.
How to use this course
Please join the EPP discussion group!
Monthly Meeting Schedule and Registration Links
Q&A - October 22nd, 2022
Q&A - January 19, 2022 - Recorded
Q&A - February 16, 2023- 10am EST
Q&A - September 15, 2022 - Recorded
Q&A - February 20th, 2023
March 2024
May 2024
About the Enriched Puppy Protocol
The Enriched Puppy Protocol Webinar
Enriched Puppy Protocol PDF
More Than Genetics
Critical & Sensitive Periods
Building the Reference Library
Age Appropriate
Challenges and Neurons
Helpful or Harmful? The Sweet Spot for Stimuli
Recommendations vs. Available Resources
Desired Outcome and Goals
Beuchat: 10 Most Important Things to Know About Hip Dysplasia
DOWNLOAD: WEEKLY LESSON PLANS
WEEKLY PLAN Day 1 through 13
WEEKLY PLAN Day 14 through 20
WEEKLY PLAN Day 21 through 27
WEEKLY PLAN Day 28 through 34
WEEKLY PLAN Day 35 through 41
WEEKLY PLAN Day 42 through 48
WEEKLY PLAN Day 49 through 55
WEEKLY PLAN Day 56 through 63
DEVELOPMENT: Birth to 21 Days
Weighing the Puppies
RECORDING CHART: First Seen Behaviors
Daily Stimulation
Key Behaviors and Changes
ACTIVITIES: Birth to 21 Days
New People
Reflexes
Handling and Nursery Rhymes for Puppies
Strong Joints - One Step at a Time
Puppy Bottle Feeding & Stomach Capacity Chart (Maddie's Fund)
Recommended Products and Supplies
“Suzanne changed forever our early puppy program forever. Our puppies are leaving the breeding center far more equipped and ready to head out in to the world with our volunteers better then every! Our success of our program has been enhanced beyond ever imagining.”
Yvonne Martin, Guide Dogs of America“I unexpectedly found myself preparing to raise an entire litter of puppies that I hoped would become happy, healthy souls that could thrive in a fickle human world. I signed up for her online Enriched Puppy Protocol (EPP) and none too soon; my Tijuana street rescue gave birth not long thereafter. Nothing in my life with animals challenged me as much emotionally, as sometimes physically, as raising seven Malinois-GSD-Greyhound mutts from day one. Training one puppy to be mentally and physically balanced is no small feat, multiply that by seven! Suzanne’s EPP was an essential guide that I referred to countless times, providing not only practical guidance and well-researched biological information, but also a perspective that fueled an effective and compassionate learning process for my high energy pups. I discovered that her practical knowledge from years if raising infant puppies combined with her extensive behavioral experience made her a virtual unicorn. Whether you are an experienced behaviorist or a new puppy parent, I cannot recommend Suzanne’s instructional resources highly enough. I guarantee you won’t regret the investment, and neither will your canine kids.”
Renee Owens, ethologist & conservation biologist“Our dog trainer Pat Rapaport of Hole in the Wall Dog Training in Morehead City, NC suggested we follow your EPP raising our pups. I wanted to let you know that the pups are doing FANTASTIC. They traveled on a 12 hour car ride last week, stopping three times for potty breaks and to eat. They didn't whine or mess in the crate once. They are adapting well to new environments and our second home in Pennsylvania (including first time seeing snow!), and have been handled by kids as young as 2 years old and adults. They seem to be resilient, curious and ready to take on the world. It has been a lot of work, but the results are amazing!”
Randy Stark