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Regardless of your Doodle’s age, they’ll enjoy the training process. Dogs of all ages enjoy learning and interacting with you. If you adopted an older Doodle, training will help them settle into your home and their new environment more easily. A daily training session gives your adult Doodle something to look forward to each day — like hearing the ice-cream truck coming down the block when you were a kid. Yes, they do get that excited about it, and seeing you pick up the leash will trigger the happy dance!

You will still need to slowly build on your dog’s attention span and work tolerance, but they’ll gain those attributes faster than a young Doodle puppy. Your adult Doodle may require a few more repetitions than a younger dog will to fully understand the concepts, but you’ll be able to do so with longer training sessions.

Dogs never stop learning. Even senior Doodles love to participate in training sessions. They may not be able to do flips, but they’re very happy to heel, sit, stay and perform other behaviors that are rewarding to them. Dogs enjoy the stimulation of learning, so you should never stop teaching them!