WELCOME TO PUPPY SCHOOL
Give your puppy a head start in life by enrolling in Puppy School. Puppies are accepted from 8 weeks old and only 1 vaccination is required. The sooner they start, the better, to make the most of their critical phase of development, ideally before 16 weeks old
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Certified Instructor
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Set up your puppy for success
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All of your questions answered
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Teach your puppy basic obedience
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Email support and training notes provided
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Build a confident puppy and develop a strong bond
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Socialise them during their critical phase of development
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Prevent undesired behaviours before they become a problem
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Available at Two Locations:
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Dogue 242 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction 2022 or,
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North Randwick Vet Hospital 97-99 Albion St, Randwick NSW 2031
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5 HOURS OF TRAINING! (x4) 1 hour 15 minute classes. INCLUDES: email support and training guides available online through our Member Portal. Give your puppy the best start possible!
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How To Book:
Click the 'Book Now' button below to view available classes.
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**INFORMATION**
- Approx. 5 puppies per class.
- Don't feed their meal right before training.
- Bring your puppy wearing a collar or harness and leash.
- Max 2 people per puppy (please request extras).
- Keep puppies separated until designated play time (for maximum focus).
- An overtired puppy is more likely to be grumpy and unable to focus. Avoid unusually big outings right before class.
- TXT Maddy on 0451 113 184 if you can't make it to class. I can’t guarantee a makeup class will be available, however, I will do my best to fit you in. The session’s training notes will be available through the online Puppy School Member Portal.
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Why Is Puppy School So Important?
​​​Socialisation refers to the process of learning calmness and confidence​ in their environment to increase your puppy's ability to cope later in life.
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A common misconception is that socialisation refers to playing with as many dogs as possible. This could actually be to your puppy's detriment. Both good and bad experiences can have a lasting impact. The hard part of socialisation is teaching them to be calm and able to focus on you while building positive associations to a range of sights, sounds, touch and everything else in the environment so that they can grow up to be confident dogs! This is what we aim to teach in class.
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​Common behavioural problems can be prevented if your puppy is appropriately socialised during what's known as their ‘critical’ or ‘sensitive’ phase of development (up to 16 weeks of age - less for working breeds).
This gives us a huge window of opportunity that will have a big impact on the rest of their lives.
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Socialisation
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Training theory & How Dogs Learn
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Preventing Unwanted Behaviours
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Sleeping Through The Night
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Sit
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Touch
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Name recognition
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Preventing Separation Anxiety
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Feeding
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Prevent Resource Guarding
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'Leave It' Food Game
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Loose Leash Walking - Teach Them Not To Pull
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Come
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Toilet Training
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Nipping, Biting & Chewing
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Enrichment
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'Leave It' Tug Of War Game
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Drop
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Stay
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Motivate Them to Engage With You When Out
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How To Fade Food Rewards
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Grooming Preparation
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Trick training: Spin, Shake Paw, Roll Over
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Puppy Olympics! Obstacle Course Building Confidence To New Challenges