Puppy Preschool

The importance of puppy preschool

Did you know that your puppy starts to learn by 2 weeks of age? This means that by the time you get your puppy home he or she may have already developed some bad habits! Research  has shown that you can make or break a puppy from the age of 6-18 weeks of age. Unfortunately, a lot of people wait until their puppy has severe social problems like barking, jumping up, fear or strangers, digging and biting before they start training or seek professional help. It is crucial that you train your pup now to fit into our society.

It is simply unfair to expect your pup to know your house rules immediately, in puppy school we will show you how to teach your pup the correct place to urinate, the correct things to chew, the correct times to bark, the correct way to greet guests and the difference between play time and time to settle down and be quiet etc.

Puppy School will also teach your pup how to behave around other dogs. Socialisation is crucial even if you have another dog at home. Pups who have not been socialised grow up to fear other dogs and show aggression towards them. These dogs cannot be taken out to the park or for a walk because they don’t get along with other dogs. These little things mean the world to your dog and puppy school is where to start teaching them to love playing with other dogs, so you can both enjoy these outings together.

During our puppy classes you will learn how to:

• Dog behaviour unpacked
• Biting avoidance techniques
• Toilet training
• Nutritional advice
• Nail clipping lesson
• Desexing: How, when and why
• Play time and socialisation
• Handle emergency situations with your dog – Toads, Ticks, Snakes, First Aid, What’s normal and what’s not!

You will also learn the following commands:

• Following skills
• Sit
• Drop
• Stay
• Come
• Heel (walk on the lead)
• Roll Over
• …and more!