Puppy 1: Puppy Train & Play
$160 +HST
Duration: 5 weeks
Age Requirement: 8-20 weeks old on first day of class
This five-week course is designed to provide you and your puppy with a fun and positive socialization experience while learning key skills to set up for a lifetime of success. Each class is 50-60 minutes. This class is suited for puppies between 8-20 weeks old on the first day of classes. Class is offered on Thursday evenings at 6pm. Proof of up-to-date vaccination record, as per puppy’s age, is required.
Course includes:
The keys to setting your puppy up for a lifetime of success as a confident and happy canine: socialization, bite inhibition, recall, chew toy training, resource guarding prevention, navigating fear periods, dog and child safety
Basic manners: mat/place training, sit, down, leave it, focus, recall, loose leash walking
Cooperative care & fear-free grooming, at-home care, and tips and tricks for happy veterinary visits
How to understand canine body language and communication
Safe play with puppies matched for age, size, breed, play style, etc., to ensure to a safe and fun learning environment for all
Socialization and positive introductions: textures, surfaces, sounds, people, dogs, grooming, first aid
Weekly education package
2025 Schedule: Thursdays at 6pm
June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
2025 Schedule: Mondays at 6pm
Puppy 2: Puppy & Parent Life Skills
$160 +HST
Duration: 5 weeks
Age Requirement: minimum 8 weeks old, maximum 2 years old
Prerequisites: Completion of Puppy Train & Play is helpful, but not required. Dogs must be comfortable working in close proximity to other dogs.
This five-week course is designed as a continuation upon graduation from Puppy Train & Play, for puppies ready to join a group class environment with more a focus on skill-building, and for teams looking for basic manners and life skills training. This course is packed with skill building and puts you on the fast track to a well-mannered pup!
Course includes:
Loose Leash Walking & Intro to Heel Work
Calm & Confident greetings with humans and dogs
Stay with duration, distance, and distraction
Counter-surfing prevention
Leave it
Really Reliable Recall
Self control games
Energy/arousal management
2025 Schedule: Thursdays at 7:10pm
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19, 26, July 3
July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 6
*Tentative schedule. Dates are subject to change.
Dottie’s Diary
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