Puppy raiser portal

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Puppy Development Contacts

Onboarding and Auditing:
Anna Pardikes, Puppy Development Coordinator
[email protected]

Puppy Training and Prison Program:
Ashley Ayers, Puppy Development Manager
[email protected]

Puppy Training:
Izzy Greer, Puppy Development Trainer
[email protected]

Puppy Training:
Dylan Scarlett, Puppy Development Trainer
[email protected]

Puppy Health:
Heather Tarner, Health Manager
[email protected]

Tiny Tots Health:
Dawson Atwood, Health Coordinator
[email protected]

Paw-licies and Procedures

Reports, Sign Ups, and Request Forms

General Forms, Reports, and Sign-Ups

Puppy Health Concern Form Please use this form for General Health Concerns and Heartworm Preventative Refill Requests. If you are requesting more Heartworm Preventative, please include your puppy's current weight in your request.
Puppy Sitter Request Form Please submit two weeks in advance.
Lesson and Outing Sign-Up Form
Monthly Report Please do your best to submit your monthly report on the first day of the following month. (e.g. your report with details about February would be submitted on March 1st. )
Checkpoint Sign-Up Form
- How to Upload and Share Checkpoint Videos on YouTube
Satellite Puppy Raiser Reimbursement Form
Puppy Raiser IFT Report
- IFT Timeline (What Happens When a Puppy Returns to FSD?)

Food Ordering

Local Puppy Food Pick-Up Request Form LOCAL RAISERS please submit two weeks before food runs out. FSD staff will reach out to coordinate a pick-up date/time with you. Requests on short notice may not be able to be honored.
Purina for Professionals Local & Satellite Raisers can sign up here to have food delivered directly to their home, for a discounted rate, at their own expense.
- Sign-Up Instructions
Satellite Puppy Food Request Form SATELLITE RAISERS please submit two weeks before food runs out. FSD staff will place orders each week and have the food delivered to your home. Requests on short notice may not be able to be honored.

Puppy Raiser Resources

Health and Grooming

Health Guidelines

Grooming Guidelines

Daily Body Handling and Equipment Desensitization

Body Handling Guidelines

Shape and Desensitize Body Sensitivity (Training Equipment)

Puppy Home Behavior

Puppy Enrichment

Puppy Socialization

Tiny Tot Specific Socialization (8-16 Weeks Old)

Puppy Socialization

Puppy Training

Do’s and Don’ts

Puppy Training and Socialization Timeline Make sure to view all four tabs in the document. There are socialization red zone charts, worksheets, and resources for raisers to refer back to.
FSD Basic Dog Handling and Training Dos and Don'ts

Relaxation Protocols

Training Default Attention Behaviors (8-16 Weeks Old)