Zigzag Puppy Training

Zigzag Puppy Training is a companion tool. A puppy training app that builds a bitesize lesson plan around your dog's breed and age, covering biting, barking, alone time, body language and adolescence. Written with qualified trainers, endorsed by behaviour organisations, with a seven day experts support line.

Zigzag is a mobile training programme built entirely around the first year of a dog's life. Rather than a generic obedience library, it generates a personalised plan from two inputs: the breed and the age of the puppy. Lessons are short, delivered in bitesize sessions, and organised around the practical difficulties owners actually face, including biting, barking, being left alone, body language and the adolescent phase that arrives once the cute stage passes. The teaching model is positive reinforcement and life skills rather than tricks. The programme is written with qualified trainers and behaviourists, and the company states that its content is endorsed by professional bodies including the Pet Professional Guild, CAPBT, COAPE, the APDT and Animal Behaviour Australia. Owners who want to understand the reasoning behind a method can read the training principles and meet the experts on the site before committing to the app. The app is a consumer product, not a clinic. The main path is self managed: you follow the plan at your own pace, with lessons sequenced to the puppy's developmental stage. The one human layer is an experts support line, described as available seven days a week for puppy emergencies, which sits between automated content and booking a private behaviourist. A learning library on the website supplements the app with articles on puppy health, puppy behaviour, new puppy setup and breed specific training, and the site is published in several European languages. It suits first time owners who want structure and a clear next step without reading a 300 page manual, and owners of breeds with strong instincts who want guidance aimed at their specific dog. It is less suited to households dealing with established aggression or serious anxiety, where a hands on assessment by a qualified behaviourist is the responsible route. Compared with free video libraries and general pet apps, Zigzag's advantage is sequencing and personalisation; its limitation is that everything still runs on the owner's consistency.