Puppy Pre-School
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Many people don't realise
that the optimal period for learning in a puppy's development is between the
ages of 7 to 12 weeks - precisely the time that you are bringing them home and
settling them into their new environment! This is the perfect time to begin to
teach them basic household manners, as well as how to behave appropriately with
other people and dogs. Puppy pre-school provides you with the opportunity to
learn how to teach your puppy appropriate behaviours (such as mat training,
waiting for dinner, sitting calmly and coming when called). It also gives you an important opportunity to socialise your puppy with
other puppies in a safe and controlled environment. My puppy pre-school program
is 5 weeks in length (1 hour per week); the first week guardians come without
their puppies so we can discuss training issues, toilet training and other puppy
behaviours and address any particular problems you may be experiencing.
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The focus of puppy pre-school training is to lay the foundations to train your puppy to behave calmly and appropriately in all situations, both when at home and when out in public. We focus on basic pet dog manners - during the program, your puppy will learn the 'basic' behaviours such as sit, drop, leave it, give it, lead walking, coming when called, mat training and waiting for dinner. Each week we also undertake some fun 'trick' training (roll over, crawl, shake hands etc.) and in the final week we take puppies through a puppy confidence building course (puppy mini agility!) We play games, have fun competitions and overall make sure that training is enjoyable for both you and your puppy. All activities are undertaken in a controlled and supervised environment. Throughout the program we also cover a range of 'education' issues such as local council laws, environmental enrichment activities, grooming, health and husbandry practices, nutrition and socialisation experiences (and how to do this safely!) Numbers are always limited to 4-6 so that I can ensure you receive individual attention.
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My puppy pre-schools are run at: East Doncaster Veterinary Hospital 1 Peach Way Templestowe 9842 8833 Please contact me for further information or alternatively, call the clinic to make a booking.
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