Lapa: Dog Training

Step-by-step dog training without punishment. No sign-up, no subscription, works offline.

Lapa is a dog training app that teaches you to train your dog at home: 40 skills in 4 courses, each in 4–6 short steps with a picture. Every step says what you do, with what and why, in plain words. You train with treats and a clicker or the word “yes”, never with punishment.

The courses
• First commands — free, all 8 skills, the dog commands every dog needs: Respond to the name, Sit, Down, Come, Place, Wait, Heel on the leash, Leave it.
• Puppy at home — puppy training for daily life: Potty training; Bed and crate; Alone, bit by bit; Biting in play; Chewing; Jumping on people; Quiet; Calm with guests; Car rides; Paws and brushing.
• Out and about — dog obedience on walks: Loose leash walking, Stay at a distance, Come with distractions, Come away from play, Passing other dogs, Meeting people, Wait at doors and curbs, Give and drop it, Calm at a cafe, Stand.
• Tricks — 12 dog tricks: Paw, Other paw, High five, Spin, Bow, Sit pretty, Roll over, Crawl, Back up, Fetch, Jump over your arm, Leg weave.

How it works
• Each skill has a goal, what you need, the steps, common mistakes and when to move on. The first three courses also say when to stop and see a trainer or a vet.
• All 205 steps have a picture made for this app.
• When a session worked, the skill comes back to “Today” after one to three days, then with growing gaps: 3, 7, 14 and 30 days. Lapa sends no notifications.
• Clicker training: the skill screen has a clicker button, and saying “yes” works too.
• Your dog’s profile holds the name, the date of birth, the breed in your own words and a photo. A skill with an age limit shows a note if your puppy is too young.

Your data stays on your phone
• Lapa has no sign-up, no ads and no analytics. It works offline and has no permission to use the internet. Only the Google Play app goes online, to check the price and your purchase.
• Your progress is one file. Send it to another phone through the “Share” menu, or let Google backup bring it back on a new phone.

Lapa does not replace a trainer or a vet: if your dog growls, bites or is very afraid, see a trainer who works without punishment, or a vet.

What you pay
• The first course stays free, with pictures and repeats. It is not a trial.
• One purchase opens the other three courses — 32 skills — and every skill we add later. You pay once. There is no subscription.
• Before you buy, a paid skill shows its goal, what you need, the pictures of every step and the text of the first step.

The app is in English, Russian and Spanish.