To prepare puppies for tracking, detection, or search and rescue roles, breeders utilize Early Scent Introduction (ESI) to expose them to job-specific items like manufactured training scents, essential oils, or even potential household hazards such as gas leaks

. To introduce a targeted human’s scent—such as for a dog intended to act as a guardian and swiftly locate a wandering child with autism—the handler gently but firmly holds the puppy and presents an item bearing that specific person’s scent

. The puppy is given the freedom to engage or disengage with the aroma

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The recommended duration for this daily scent exposure ranges from 5 to 30 seconds, depending on the individual puppy’s response

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The Puppy Culture Program Developed by professional dog trainer and breeder Jane Killion, Puppy Culture is a comprehensive, structured program that breeders follow during the first 12 weeks of a puppy’s life to raise confident, well-adjusted dogs

. The core goal of the program is to nurture a puppy’s emotional intelligence across its developmental periods, starting with prenatal care (such as massaging the mother to encourage docile puppies) and moving through the critical socialization phase

. The program focuses on seven key pillars:

Communication: Giving the puppy a voice through exercises like manding and the Box Game

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Emotional Stability: Helping puppies easily recover from stress and fear using startle recovery games and barrier challenges

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Habituation: Safely familiarizing puppies with new people, dogs, sounds, and environments

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Enrichment: Teaching the puppy to view novelty and challenges as fun opportunities

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Health: Promoting physical wellness, proper nutrition, and motor skills

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Skills: Teaching basic societal functions like bite inhibition, leash walking, and crate training

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Love: Shaping positive emotional responses so the dog seeks out human and canine company

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Training Markers and Active/Passive Challenges As noted in our previous conversation, the provided materials mention establishing a “training marker” (or powering up a clicker) and list “Active vs Passive Challenges” as part of the curriculum

. However, the sources do not provide specific definitions or step-by-step instructions on what the training marker actually is or how breeders perform those specific challenges.