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Puppy Training and Socialisation Classes
Our puppy classes are designed for puppies aged under 5 months (20 weeks) at the beginning of the course.
Attending puppy classes and training your puppy can help to prevent many behavioural problems before they start. We will help you teach your puppy how to grow up into a well behaved, friendly and well-adjusted member of society. We will help to create a bond between you and your puppy that will last a lifetime!
The classes are usually held at either 6.00 pm or 7.15 pm on a Monday evening. Please note that we add additional courses on other evenings if numbers allow. We have new classes starting every four weeks, in rotation. All dates available are on our ‘book online’ page.
The puppy course includes a series of eight sessions taught over eight weeks, with advice and support, as well as a copy of our Puppy Plus training and socialisation handbook.
Our puppy classes have been planned and refined using the most up to date knowledge of puppies' social and emotional development, as well as a thorough understanding of how our puppies learn.
Our handbook is filled with information taken from our own comprehensive experiences, as well as a range of sources including Jane Killion's Puppy Culture, Helen Zulch's Life Skills for Puppies, the School of Canine Science's Puppy Lab. Our handbook is revised regularly as new information is discovered.
Our classes include the teaching of critical skills such as teaching puppies to enjoy being handled; to listen and be able to follow our instructions (cues); to cope with frustration; to have good manners; and to be calm. We also carry out lots of activities that promote confidence and resilience, teaching puppies to bounce back from being startled or frightened.
We teach a range of behaviours including attentiveness to name, a reliable recall, loose lead walking, sit, down, stand, wait, leave it, and settle behaviour, plus good manners, including not jumping up. We also give advice on collars and harnesses, headcollars and muzzle training.
We now incorporate the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dogs Scheme Puppy Foundation Award into our 8-week classes so puppies who complete the course will receive their foundation award as well as a Puppy Plus certificate and rosette.
We also incorporate the canine Fitpaws equipment and free exercise into our puppy classes to increase confidence, sensory input and body awareness. For more information on this, please see our Fitpaws Master Trainer page.
Classes are friendly, relaxed and supportive and provide vital socialisation, with puppies able to meet various adults, children and other puppies.
Attending puppy classes and training your puppy can help to prevent many behavioural problems before they start. We will help you teach your puppy how to grow up into a well behaved, friendly and well-adjusted member of society. We will help to create a bond between you and your puppy that will last a lifetime!
The classes are usually held at either 6.00 pm or 7.15 pm on a Monday evening. Please note that we add additional courses on other evenings if numbers allow. We have new classes starting every four weeks, in rotation. All dates available are on our ‘book online’ page.
The puppy course includes a series of eight sessions taught over eight weeks, with advice and support, as well as a copy of our Puppy Plus training and socialisation handbook.
Our puppy classes have been planned and refined using the most up to date knowledge of puppies' social and emotional development, as well as a thorough understanding of how our puppies learn.
Our handbook is filled with information taken from our own comprehensive experiences, as well as a range of sources including Jane Killion's Puppy Culture, Helen Zulch's Life Skills for Puppies, the School of Canine Science's Puppy Lab. Our handbook is revised regularly as new information is discovered.
Our classes include the teaching of critical skills such as teaching puppies to enjoy being handled; to listen and be able to follow our instructions (cues); to cope with frustration; to have good manners; and to be calm. We also carry out lots of activities that promote confidence and resilience, teaching puppies to bounce back from being startled or frightened.
We teach a range of behaviours including attentiveness to name, a reliable recall, loose lead walking, sit, down, stand, wait, leave it, and settle behaviour, plus good manners, including not jumping up. We also give advice on collars and harnesses, headcollars and muzzle training.
We now incorporate the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dogs Scheme Puppy Foundation Award into our 8-week classes so puppies who complete the course will receive their foundation award as well as a Puppy Plus certificate and rosette.
We also incorporate the canine Fitpaws equipment and free exercise into our puppy classes to increase confidence, sensory input and body awareness. For more information on this, please see our Fitpaws Master Trainer page.
Classes are friendly, relaxed and supportive and provide vital socialisation, with puppies able to meet various adults, children and other puppies.
