Pets and animals · PA-07

Dog Training and Socialisation Log

A free printable dog training log — sessions, what you worked on and how it went, plus a socialisation list of people, animals, traffic and surfaces.

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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Keep a record of what you actually worked on with a dog, and of what the dog has already met. The notes column is the point — a reaction written down at the time is worth more later than a tick.

Who it is for

Owners of a puppy or a new rescue dog, and anyone working through a plan with a trainer or a behaviourist.

How to use it

Log each session on the day: how long, what you worked on and how it went.
Use the socialisation list to date each thing the dog has met.
Write the reaction in the space beside it — 'fine', 'froze', 'barked' is enough to be useful later.
Take the sheet to your trainer, class or vet, so they are working from what happened rather than from your recollection.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: Two records on one sheet: a line for each training session, and a list of the things a young dog is likely to come across — people, other animals, traffic, surfaces, sounds and handling — with space beside each one for the date and the reaction.

Record what happened, not what you intended. This is a log, not a method. Whatever approach you and your trainer or vet have chosen, the useful part is writing down what happened: a note saying the dog was fine with buses but froze at the drain cover is worth more in three months than any number of ticks.

Write-on lines: Dog · Age · Log started · Trainer or class

Training sessions — one line per session, filled in on the day

Table, 11 rows: Date · Mins · Worked on · How it went · Next time

Page 2

What the dog has met — date it in the space, and add a word about the reaction

People

Children, and children moving fast
Men, and people in hats, hoods or beards
Sticks, crutches, walking frames and wheelchairs
High-vis, uniforms, helmets and backpacks
Visitors arriving at the door

Animals

Calm adult dogs, on lead
Boisterous dogs and puppies
Dogs behind fences and gates
Cats and small animals
Livestock and horses, at a distance

Traffic and machines

Cars and vans passing close
Buses, lorries and motorbikes
Bicycles, scooters, prams and trolleys
Vacuum cleaner, mower and strimmer

Surfaces, places and handling

Grass, gravel, sand, mud and wet shiny floors
Metal grates, drain covers and stairs
Car journeys and the vet waiting room
Being brushed, and paws, ears and mouth handled
Being left alone for a short while

Ruled lines: Notes and anything specific to yours

Questions

Does this sheet tell me how to train a dog?

No. It is a record, not a method. Whatever approach you and your trainer, class or vet have agreed, this gives you somewhere to write down what you did and what the dog made of it.

Is the socialisation list a checklist to complete?

Treat it as a prompt rather than a target. It is there so you notice what the dog has not met yet, and the notes column is worth more than the tick — a dog that was fine with buses but froze at a drain cover is a useful thing to have written down.

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