Puppy Training
PUPPY PRE-SCHOOL
If you give your new puppy a good start in life, you will reap the benefit for years to come!
Puppies go through important development periods in their first few months, including a socialisation period which ends at around 16 weeks of age. If your puppy does not learn how to get along with both people and other dogs during these crucial weeks, they may have problems socialising for the rest of their life.
We can help!
The Veterinary Surgery runs regular Puppy School courses. These courses are run by our qualified and knowledgeable dog trainer Michelle, who is also one of our valuable Vet Nurses here at The Vet Surgery and she also runs our Puppy Primary School.
This course is designed to help your puppy achieve the socialisation they need to become a well behaved adult dog. As well as enabling interaction between people and dogs, we also start basic positive-reinforcement training, work at preventing and solving common behavioural problems and discuss ways to ensure your puppy stays healthy. As well as being informative, these classes are fun!
Puppies between 8 and 14 weeks of age, of any breed, are welcome to join the course which consists of five, once weekly, hour-long sessions. Total cost for the course is $200. All you need to bring is your new puppy, a lead, a favourite toy and plenty of (small) treats.
Please note that puppies do not require their second vaccination prior to joining the class – the younger your puppy is, the more it will benefit.
To find out when our next puppy school course is starting, please ring 9436 1699 and register your interest with our nurses.
PUPPY PRIMARY SCHOOL
Who said you can’t teach a pup new tricks?
Our Puppy Primary School is designed for the older puppies that may have missed out on puppy school or can also be used as a continuation for our puppy schoolers who feel they need a little more assistance.
We can help!
The Veterinary Surgery runs regular Puppy Primary School courses. These courses are run by our qualified and knowledgeable dog trainer Michelle, who is also one of our valuable Vet Nurses here at The Vet Surgery and she also runs out Puppy School.Â
This course is designed to ​refine the skills you and your puppy have already learnt and of course learn new things! As well as enabling interaction between people and dogs, we also cover enrichment, engagement, marker words, loose lead walking, recall and targetting (just to name a few). The course is flexible and so the courses can be individually tailored to what participants want to learn about! As well as being informative, these classes are fun!
Puppies between 4 and 8 months of age, of any breed, are welcome to enroll in the course which consists of four, once weekly, hour-long sessions. Introductory cost for the course is $200. All you need to bring is your pup, a lead, a favourite toy and plenty of (small, tasty!) treats.
To find out when our next Puppy Primary School course is starting, please ring 9436 1699 and register your interest with our nurses.
