Give your puppy the start they need
Sits and downs are useful behaviours, however, they don't come close to teaching your puppy important life skills that will help them navigate complex environments in a confident and calm manner. Puppies are precious and we prioritise creating a learning environment that is calm and positive and where they feel safe.
Our six week puppy course predominantly focus on helping you to teach those life skills, such as how to stay calm and focused and be comfortable with their environment, among other helpful behaviours. We put a big focus on communication and body language to help you better understand each other's communication and subtle signals so your relationship can thrive.
We will help you teach behaviours to your puppy such as giving you attention and staying engaged with you, coming when called, patiently waiting whilst you walk away from them, dropping objects and other foundation exercises including basic scent exercises to promote calmness which may be one of the most important life skills a puppy can have. This is also a great way to socialise your puppy with other puppies and humans, so they can learn good social skills, and get used to the new environments.
We also offer the IMDT's Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy 9 week long training course with a qualified Easy Peasy Puppy Instructor. This longer course includes extra help with nipping and toiletting issues, as well as more advanced training exercises such as middle, emergency stop, chin rests etc All the usual puppy content is covered too such as reflex to name, lead walking, recall etc. The course is run over nine weeks with a midway break for rest and recap.
For older puppies and rescue dogs, you may want to check out our Foundation group courses.
Online Puppy Course
We cannot emphasise enough how important it is to start training early and make the most of this valuable phase in your dog's life. During puppyhood, they are likely to absorb new learning more easily, especially in familiar non-distracting environments. For those wanting to start before vaccinations are administered or fully completed, our online Puppy Course is great for that. Our online puppy course is also good for puppy owners who have busy schedules and full weekends who prefer evening indoor training, and of course the weather doesn't get in the way!
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