Puppy School Course Information - 4 Week Course

 

The price for this 4 week puppy school course is $147 total. 

Whilst doing puppy school you can book a trainer in to assist you in the home for a 1hr visit for $97  to help you were it concerns you most. 

For Puppies - Puppies must have completed their puppy school by the finish date. This means if you start at the latest possible time you will only be able to do a 4 week puppy school and miss out on some of the skills that we teach in the longer puppy schools. All puppies must provide proof of the first vaccination.

•  Toy Breeds

  • - Can Start up to 20 weeks of age. i.e. Chihuahua, Maltese, Shih Tzu, Pomeranian 

  • - Will be approximately 2kg by 16weeks of age. 

  • ** Must be finished by 24 weeks of age.**

• Small Breeds 

  • - Can Start up to 18 weeks of age. i.e.. Pug, French Bulldog, Jack Russel, Cavalier 

  • - Will be approximately 3.5kg by 16weeks of age. 

  • ** Must be finished by 22 weeks of age. ** 

• Medium Breeds 

  • - Can Start up to 17 weeks of age i.e. Border Collie, Cocker Spaniel, Corgi, Whippet 

  •  - Will be approximately 7 kg by 16weeks of age.

  • ** Must be finished by 21 weeks of age.**

• Large Breeds 

  • - Can Start up to 16 weeks of age  i.e. Malamute, Boxer, Bloodhound, Doberman, German Shepard, Labrador, Golden Retriever 

  • - Will be approximately 18kg by 16 weeks of age.

  • ** Must be finished by 20 weeks of age. **

•  Giant Breeds 

  • - Can start up to 16 weeks of age 

  • - Will be approximately 25kg by 16 weeks of age.

  •  ** Must be finished by 20 weeks of age.** 

This is not your run of the mill puppy school – we are here to ensure the proper development of your puppy, not add on sell you or throw treats in with the puppies and call it socialization.  The course has been designed on the feedback from clients unhappy with what is in the marketplace, there are now a number of other businesses that copy our formats and methods as we lead the way.  The trainers are trained in Dog Behaviour and are in the field training dogs and dealing with behavioral issues with clients every day – not trained in a shop reading a book on learning it via an in store training system.  We have seen too many clients disappointed with what's on offer or given incorrect even dangerous advice in stores.   There are a maximum of only 6 puppies allowed per trainer in each class to ensure you and your dog learn what you need to, and we strongly encourage families to bring their kids to learn. 

Puppy school is about the dogs learning how to play appropriately with dogs their own age not learning how to be ruff from older dogs.  This is a controlled environment and show you how to do this.  Resilience is the name of the game - we teach you how to get a puppy confident so when it is older it can realize they can cope with the human world not be a blithering mess afraid of different environments. We have a lot of online videos to assist with your learning at home not just in class. 

Please note – these puppies are in the most formative part of their life – as such we never use any technique that is cruel, inhumane or harsh.  The course is designed to use treats to MAP in their mind specific behaviors for later in life.  Once they graduate and are old enough we don’t use food constantly unless behaviours have not been shaped prior during a puppy school.  We teach you how to use your voice and affection and sometimes toys to teach our dogs basic commands and basic obedience.

 The basic outline of a full 1 hr class is. 

• 10min - * Socialisation 

• 12min - * First Command - all puppies individually with owners practice command - the trainer demonstrates as puppies will be on different weeks. 

• 10 min - * Socialisation 

• 12min - * Second Command - all puppies individually with owners practice command - the trainer demonstrates as puppies will be on different weeks. 

• 10min - * Socialisation 

• 6min - * Wrap up and Homework

 Course Outline – Puppy School 4 week course 

• Week 1 

  • Puppies start this week – this is about practical application of what you are taught and learning how to do it.  We cover Heel and Secrets of Mat training – this is where we show you how to do the exercise and you get to practice this in class with your dog.  Puppy playtime while explaining behaviors and ensuring correct play for healthy development. You also receive have received an email with the information to access the online videos for the course that you need to be successful. 

• Week 2 

  • We cover Drop and Sit – this is where we show you how to do the exercise and you get to practice this in class with your dog.  Puppy playtime while explaining behaviors and ensuring correct play for healthy development. 

• Week 3 

  • We cover Drop with a hand signal, Sit with a hand signal – this is where we show you how to do the exercise and you get to practice this in class with your dog.  Puppy playtime while explaining behaviors and ensuring correct play for healthy development. 

• Week 4 

  • We cover Stay and Recall – this is where we show you how to do the exercise and you get to practice this in class with your dog.  Puppy playtime while explaining behaviors and ensuring correct play for healthy development. 

  • Graduation for the 4 week class course 

We also have 2 different certificates.  One is for completion the other is for those who want to excel, this is where we test and add this to the certificate.