Puppy Pre-School & Puppy Classes

The first months and years of a dogs life are a crucial time of learning. Training will help set your dog up for success as it grows.

This is why we offer ongoing support as your dog moves through different developmental stages and based on their individual needs and your own circumstances.

Our Classes

Our classes are for pups aged 8 weeks (baby puppy) to approximately 6-8 months.

We focus on getting pups off to the best start possible by teaching real world skills. Our puppy pre-school and ongoing puppy classes are designed to build confidence, coordination, communication, and resilience.

Got questions? We have lots of answers for you in our Puppy FAQ!

When a pup moves to Junior or Gentle Junior depends on the dog and is done in consultation with the trainer.

What happens in puppy class

We focus primarily on creating a great relationship between puppies and their owners and creating a solid foundation of life skills. While we do some informal obedience in our puppy classes such as sit, down, and heel, we believe puppy training is so much more than that! 

Our puppy curriculum covers a wide variety of things: 

• engagement, motivation & communication
• body handling & preparation for vet visits
• foundations of lead walking & recall
• basic obedience
• development of physical coordination & body confidence
• social skills & manners
• how to advocate for your dog in public
• body language
• safe vs unsafe play
• prevention of resource guarding & separation anxiety
• troubleshooting of current problems
• and so much more!

Puppies have a short attention span, so we rotate frequently between exercises, activities, discussions and supervised social play. 

Our flexibility allows us to adapt each class to the puppies present that day.