Little Puppy Curriculum
Polite Play
Play is fun but there’s much more to socializing puppies than just hanging out with friends! What’s important is that everyone is having fun and being a good friend. Through highly supervised, guided play, we will help shy pups feel more confident with other dogs and help bolder pups learn to interact with other puppies without overwhelming them.
Polite Play
Play is fun but there’s much more to socializing puppies than just hanging out with friends! What’s important is that everyone is having fun and being a good friend. Through highly supervised, guided play, we will help shy pups feel more confident with other dogs and help bolder pups learn to interact with other puppies without overwhelming them.
Introduction to Novelty
A lot of the day to day things our pups will encounter throughout their life, while normal to us, will seem very strange to them. During the 8-16 week time frame puppies are primed to learn about their environment, it is important for puppies to learn what is normal through controlled and positive exposure to new things. We have a variety of everyday items to expose your puppies to in class including bicycles, umbrellas, as well as interactive tunnels, platforms and various items to go over, under and through. All of this will help your pup to be confident and resilient!
Introduction to Novelty
A lot of the day to day things our pups will encounter throughout their life, while normal to us, will seem very strange to them. During the 8-16 week time frame puppies are primed to learn about their environment, it is important for puppies to learn what is normal through controlled and positive exposure to new things. We have a variety of everyday items to expose your puppies to in class including bicycles, umbrellas, as well as interactive tunnels, platforms and various items to go over, under and through. All of this will help your pup to be confident and resilient!
Puppy Handling and Hygiene
Husbandry skills, like nail trims and grooming/veterinary handling, so important for all pups but even more so for those who will need frequent regular trips to the groomer. Starting early to get them comfortable with a variety of handling and hygiene skills (being on a table, brushing, etc) means that these experiences will be less stressful for you pups and the person handling them.
Puppy Handling and Hygiene
Husbandry skills, like nail trims and grooming/veterinary handling, so important for all pups but even more so for those who will need frequent regular trips to the groomer. Starting early to get them comfortable with a variety of handling and hygiene skills (being on a table, brushing, etc) means that these experiences will be less stressful for you pups and the person handling them.
Puppy Patience and Impulse Control
While the focus of little puppy class is not on training skills, we do introduce a handful of important age appropriate skills such as name attention, following a treat magnet and touch. By practicing attention based skills and impulse control at a young age, we can prime our pups to be a well adjusted dog.
Puppy Patience and Impulse Control
While the focus of little puppy class is not on training skills, we do introduce a handful of important age appropriate skills such as name attention, following a treat magnet and touch. By practicing attention based skills and impulse control at a young age, we can prime our pups to be a well adjusted dog.
Introduction to Positive Reinforcement
In this class we will also introduce both you and your puppy to positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is a clear and effective way to help your pup learn what is expected. It’s also fun! Training is a team sport. Positive reinforcement creates a dog who is a willing partner in the training process, making this a great way to grow and bond with your pup.
Introduction to Positive Reinforcement
In this class we will also introduce both you and your puppy to positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is a clear and effective way to help your pup learn what is expected. It’s also fun! Training is a team sport. Positive reinforcement creates a dog who is a willing partner in the training process, making this a great way to grow and bond with your pup.
Big Puppy Curriculum
Polite Play
Big puppy class focuses more on willful disengaging from other dogs and focusing on their handler. While this does include elements of play when there are appropriate matches, our pups are now in a developmental stage where being able to disengage from other pups takes priority.
Novelty
We continue our novelty exposure journey to build an even stronger foundation of confidence and comfort with new experiences!
Novelty
We continue our novelty exposure journey to build an even stronger foundation of confidence and comfort with new experiences!
Puppy Handling and Hygiene
Practice with handling and hygiene continues in big puppy class! Our pups will have life long grooming and veterinary needs, so we want to make sure we invest as much time in this as we can to make sure our pups are comfortable.
Puppy Handling and Hygiene
Practice with handling and hygiene continues in big puppy class! Our pups will have life long grooming and veterinary needs, so we want to make sure we invest as much time in this as we can to make sure our pups are comfortable.
Impulse Control and Skill Work
Now that our puppies are a little bit older, we start to work on skills that will continue to build engagement with and focus on their handler, skills that will build solid foundations for continued training such as foundations of recall, loose leash walking, and more.
Impulse Control and Skill Work
Now that our puppies are a little bit older, we start to work on skills that will continue to build engagement with and focus on their handler, skills that will build solid foundations for continued training such as foundations of recall, loose leash walking, and more.
Positive Reinforcement:
In this class we will also introduce both you and your puppy to positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is a clear and effective way to help your pup learn what is expected. It’s also fun! Training is a team sport. Positive reinforcement creates a dog who is a willing partner in the training process, making this a great way to grow and bond with your pup.
Positive Reinforcement:
In this class we will also introduce both you and your puppy to positive reinforcement training. Positive reinforcement is a clear and effective way to help your pup learn what is expected. It’s also fun! Training is a team sport. Positive reinforcement creates a dog who is a willing partner in the training process, making this a great way to grow and bond with your pup.
Take a look at our frequently asked questions for more information about our puppy preschool.
What is a Puppy Preschool Class?
What is the right age for puppies to attend puppy class?
Puppies are allowed to start puppy preschool if they are between 8 to 20 weeks. We have split the class into older/more confident/bigger puppies and younger/smaller/shy puppies, and further divide them within each class based on play style and size.
My puppy is older than 20 weeks but really small/shy/under-socialized, any chance I can still attend preschool?
My puppy is too scared to play with other dogs!
What kind of training do you do in puppy class?
What does my puppy need to bring to preschool?
- An appetite! If class is around breakfast/dinner time, feed a half portion.
- An emptied bladder/bowel. There are potty breaks, but pottying before class limits accidents during playtime.
- A 4 to 6 foot leash – no retractable or bungee leashes.
- A flat buckle collar or harness.
- Your pup’s vaccination records (to their first class)
