Have you got a new puppy? Would you like it to become a well mannered companion that is calm in the house, sleeps through the night, walks nicely on the lead and comes back when you call it? The content qualifies the puppy for the Kennel Club Puppy Foundation Assessment and is awarded based on attendance (a minimum of 4 sessions) rather than on passing a formal test.

In our puppy classes we will help you to achieve these goals as well as early socialization with other breeds and people.

We have a maximum of six puppies in each class to ensure that we can give each team individual attention as well as making sure that the play is supervised to prevent bullying and mobbing.

Each lesson last an hour, the course fee is £59- /6 week.

Course dates :
The next courses will start in September, 2008.

Content:
In these sessions we will show and explain you how to teach your puppy to become the perfect companion. We will teach you to read and understand your puppy's body language and how to communicate with your puppy in a good way. We will explain how to socialise and habituate your puppy to enable them to become well balanced and confident dogs.
With our small classe sizes there is enough time to discuss individual problems and we will give you advice on how to deal with the puppy's (mis-)behaviours such as biting, mouthing, chewing, housetraining, etc.


Exercises:
In the six week course we will explain and guide you and your puppy through the basic exercises:

- Walking on the lead
- Coming when called
- Greeting people without jumping up
- Down
- Stay
- Leaving food
- Getting used to handling, grooming and Vet treatments
- To play with their owners
- To play fair with other puppies
- To settle and calm down after an exciting play or exercise

In addition to these exercises and controlled play rounds we will also help you to understand and overcome some of the problem behaviours with your puppy such as mouthing, house training, etc.

Methods:
The approach we promote is motivating the puppy and building an affectionate relationship between the puppy and its owner. We use the most advanced, scientifically proven, kind and effective, training, handling, communication techniques such as Lure- Reward and Clicker Training.

Suitable for:
These classes are suitable for puppies 2-5 months old (when the vaccinations are completed) and all their owners.
Children are most welcome to accompany their parents but please make sure it is always only one person training the puppy at a time to avoid confusion.
There will be a maximum of 6 puppies in each class to ensure quality of training and socialisation

What to bring:
Your puppy should wear preferably a harness or a plain collar, please no choke collars!
Please bring some of the puppy's normal food as well as some tasty treats with you.
Also bring the puppies bed or a blanket with you to help the puppy relax and settle in the class