— courses —

free, in-depth dog courses.

Two courses, both written from the heart, both always free. Pick the one that fits where you are: the Pet Parent Course if you live with a dog or are thinking about it, the Foster Parent Course if you are stepping into temporary care for a rescue dog. Either is yours to take at your own pace.

course one

the pet parent course.

Everything we wish someone had taught us about being a dog parent. Fourteen modules walking you from honest pre-adoption reflection through senior care, with body language, training, nutrition, daily care, and emergency response in between.

14 modules
~30 min per module
For current and future dog parents

Reflect honestly before bringing a dog home
Set up the first 30 days for success
Read what your dog is telling you
Force-free, fear-free training fundamentals
Nutrition, exercise, and daily enrichment
Vaccines, preventive care, and dental health
Recognize emergencies and act fast
What to do if your dog gets lost
Care through puppyhood, adulthood, and senior years

open the pet parent course

free, forever. no signup required to start.

course two

the foster parent course.

For people stepping into foster work for the first time, or anyone who wants to be a better foster than the day before. Fifteen core modules built around one principle: patience. Plus seven optional specialty deep dives for puppies, bottle babies, seniors, medical, behavior, fospice, and chemo fosters.

15 core + 7 specialty modules
~45 min for the core
For new and returning foster parents

Why fostering saves more than one life
Myths about fostering, plainly debunked
Decompression, the 3-3-3 rule, and patience
Daily routine, house training, crate training
Safe introductions to people, kids, resident pets
Marketing your foster to the right adopter
Specialty modules: puppies, bottle babies, seniors, medical, behavior, fospice, chemo

open the foster parent course

free, forever. no signup required to start.

— help us keep these free —

both courses are free because of people like you.

The Good Boy Foundation publishes every course, guide, printable, and resource at no cost. No ads, no paywalls. That only works because supporters help us cover the cost of building, maintaining, and expanding the work. If these courses helped you, please consider chipping in so the next foster, the next adopter, the next family in a hard moment can find them too.