PawStep Cue Coach

PawStep Cue Coach turns vague "train the puppy" intentions into confident, correctly-timed daily reps.

Pick a skill path — sit, down, stay, loose-leash, recall, crate, settle, leave-it, name game, hand target or polite greeting — and the app composes a progressive micro-session plan for you. Then open the full-screen Session Coach: a giant clicker pad with a marker tone and haptic confirmation, a rep counter, a three-minute timer and treats-per-minute guidance. Pause, undo your last rep, and every session saves itself locally.

Practice your timing before you practice with your dog. The marker-timing reflex drill animates a target across a strike zone, scores your tap inside the reward window and charts your accuracy, so click-then-treat becomes a reflex.

Not sure why it isn't working? Ranked troubleshooter decision trees — jumping up, leash pulling, demand barking, counter-surfing, nipping, door dashing — turn "my puppy jumps on guests" into a specific protocol, linked to the exact skill path that resolves it.

Build proofing that fits today. The Distraction Ladder turns distance, duration and distraction sliders into your criteria for this session, with a traffic-light readiness indicator and prompts for when to raise or drop a level.

Everything your household needs to stay consistent:

• 24 seeded force-free behaviors, each with prerequisites, a five-step progression, success criteria and common failure modes
• Cue Library with hand-signal illustrations, alternative cue names and a same-cue-different-context warning so every family member teaches the same way
• Mastery rings per skill, weekly rep-volume and success-rate charts, a streak calendar and badges
• Puppy basics kit: a 16-week socialization checklist with a safe-exposure counter, an enrichment menu (sniffari, scatter feed, puzzle feeder) and a treat/portion calculator by body weight and training intensity
• Adaptive scheduling that trims your plan to a realistic 10–15 minutes on the days you mark as short
• Reminders with quiet hours and per-skill cadence, plus a home-screen widget and share-sheet export for family or a shelter foster group

No accounts. No ads. No network required. No camera or microphone. Nothing to sign up for — your training history stays on your device.

PawStep Cue Coach is a training aid, not veterinary or behavioral advice. Every skill path uses reward-based, force-free methods.

Recent changes:
Initial Release