Familiarize animals with human contact and voices

I need the habituation plan for the new shelter puppies ready for volunteers by Saturday. Turn my notes into a step-by-step daily schedule for the first two weeks that names the volunteer, the task (sound exposure, leash handling, sit training), the duration, and the expected response milestone. Save as Puppy_Habituation_Wk1-2.docx and email it to Jenna, Volunteer Coordinator, and Sophie, Training Lead, for signatures in that order.

Before I hand this plan to volunteers, make it easy to follow and quick to act on — put the two-week schedule on one page, highlight the three non-negotiable exposures per day, make the progress milestone for each session measurable, and flag anything that would make a volunteer hesitate to run the session alone.

This morning a volunteer ran a noise exposure and one puppy froze and would not approach food afterward. I’m worried we over-ramped the stimulus or the volunteer misread the cue, and I can’t tell if the puppy needs slower desensitization or different reinforcement. What is the most likely cause and the immediate adjustment I should instruct the volunteer to try?

Across several litters volunteers are inconsistent with short daily exposures, and progress stalls around week two. Where are we losing volunteer compliance or clarity in our plans, and what single habit change in how we write schedules would get volunteers to deliver consistent daily sessions?