A group of pudgy puppies set out for their first day of obedience training at the Empowered Puppy training school. Trainer Kim Paciotti recorded this video of the puppies marching along behind their mom, with their own tiny backpacks.

The pups’ first lesson was learning how to sit. Kim explained the Empowered Puppy school’s training techniques: “We teach puppies obedience commands by watching TV. They watch themselves and learn the positions such as sitting, laying, here, and waiting.” Credit: Empowered Puppy via Storyful