Puppy School is a set of six puppy training classes lasting one hour each week. Our comprehensive programme has been carefully designed to take you through all the training basics, giving you a great foundation for life with your new puppy
Puppy School Classes
Puppy School Classes
Our Classes
What will your puppy learn?
We educate puppies to have good manners, to be friendly with adults, children and other puppies and to respond to basic cues. The puppy training exercises gradually progress from easy to more complex, building on your puppy's understanding and reliability each week.
Come when calledOne of THE most important exercises. We will help you succeed with recall even during distractions.
Sit, lie down, stand on cueEasy, effective techniques to achieve quick responses on voice cue every time.
Walk on a loose lead without pullingOften tricky to teach to a lively pup but our technique really works.
Handling and Vet Exam PracticeGentle force-free ways to build cooperation and trust.
‘Stay’Rock solid stays are essential when your puppy needs to be still.
‘Settle’A good settle results in a puppy you can take anywhere.- Toy play and play bitingLearning how to play fun games is key to great relationship with no play biting.
Greeting people and other pupsCalm, happy greetings develop good manners and confidence.
And so much more...Additional exercises, such as weigh scale practice, help complete our training for life package.
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Exclusive access to our Puppy Club
Supportive learning materials to assist you in your training journey
Once booked onto our classes, you will be given a password and login details to access to our exclusive Puppy Club with its additional learning videos and supportive materials at no extra cost.
The Puppy Club provides weekly online learning videos and useful hints and tips to aid the training journey and accompany our syllabus. This extra information is given to help owners raise puppies to be well-adjusted and responsive in all environments. The Good Puppy Pages give useful advice on many issues that most owners encounter while raising a puppy into adulthood. From play biting to toilet training to help with recall and more!
Although all the information you will need to train your puppy will be given to you in class, you will need to set aside time every day to practice the exercises at home to make the most of the ideas you have been given. Training at home will allow you to progress further in class and will result in a better trained puppy at the end of the six weeks.
As part of our course, clients will receive a helpful Puppy School manual which is delivered to your door at no extra cost. Your Puppy School manual will allow you and your puppy to practice the techniques in lessons prior to the next class.
Get your additional learning materials and book your place today!
Puppy Greetings
Prolonged play with other pups can be detrimental to a puppies' social development, so we take our puppy greetings very slowly, teaching you first how to teach your puppy to turn away from things of interest, and, later, from other puppies. This allows for carefully controlled, short but beautiful meetings between puppies, allowing them to make friends gradually and develop confidence.
In a similar way, puppies need to learn to be calm and happy to meet humans, so we have a special programme of introduction to other members of the class, allowing even shy puppies to feel safe when socialising, and, for those more boisterous, to learn how to greet humans appropriately without jumping.
Disease Control
Your puppy should be vaccinated prior to attending classes, and cleared by your vet to mix with other puppies. Different vets have differing views on what is the best way to protect against contagious diseases depending on local disease conditions, so it is best to let them make the decision on what is best for your puppy. If you have any doubts before booking, please get in touch with us for assistance.
All puppies should be wormed with a prescription wormer before attending classes, and to reduce the risk of cross-infection, there will be no communal water bowl in class.
Great advice from the puppy experts
Throughout the course, we are on hand to help you with any behaviour problems you may be experiencing with your puppy from play-biting, mouthing, helping your puppy to sleep at night to toilet training and jumping up.
We are here to support you and your puppy through the various stages of their development.
If you’ve recently got a puppy and are finding things tough, don’t despair as you’re not alone. It’s really common for new puppy owners to face challenges in the early months. Don't delay, contact us to see how we can help.
FREE welcome pack when you sign up for classes
We are sponsored by Natures Menu
Once signed up to classes, your FREE Puppy School welcome pack will be on it's way to you!
- FREE Puppy School training manualFrom our sponsors, posted in your welcome pack free of charge
- EXCLUSIVE discounts!Get exclusive Puppy School discounts on the whole range of Natures Menu products!
- + FREE packet of Natures Menu TreatsA free packet 'Original Puppy Treats' will be given to you by your tutor in class.
We undergo extensive training before being qualified to teach our Puppy School classes
We have undergone extensive training before becoming qualified to teach our Puppy School classes. This includes an application and interview process, six days of comprehensive theory tuition covering a range of topics from animal learning to lesson plans (taught predominantly by founder and director, Gwen Bailey.
We have received further coaching, mentoring and private study, three days of supervised practical work and have completed a comprehensive correspondence course.
We ensure the highest standards are being maintained
Our Puppy School classes are regularly monitored by experienced Regional Managers. This offers support and refinement and ensures our high standards are consistently maintained.
We keep up-to-date with new ideas in the field by regularly attending continuing professional development courses run by leading trainers/behaviourists. In addition, we regularly attend seminars and conferences run by groups such as The Animal Behaviour Training Council (ABTC), Association of Pet Behaviour Councillors and (APBC), and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA).
Testimonials
What Clients say
about Puppy School
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“The course was very informative and very enjoyable. Both Sassy and I have learned a great deal. I feel confident moving on with Sassy's training and look forward to future courses. The course was perfect and a huge thank you... see you at the next course!”— Jenny
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“Rocket and I enjoyed every class and our trainer was extremely knowledgeable and helpful. It was fab watching our trainer interact with each dog, and be able to show owners what was possible, no matter what temperament of dog. Fantastic to watch and great tips given as we went along trying the new skills.”— Andrea
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“I can highly recommend Puppy School. I have owned dogs for over forty years but I still learnt lots of invaluable information to help with life with my new puppy. Puppy School was fun as well as informative. Norman and I both enjoyed them so much, thank you Puppy School. ”— Debby
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“Excellent puppy classes, we really enjoyed them and could see Oscar developing. Our Puppy School tutor took the time to cover class that we missed due to illness which was greatly appreciated and was always patient with Oscar. Would recommend to anyone with a puppy.”— Louise