Shelter pup in buckle collar
Shelter puppies who
already learned to sit
on cue!
    Kindergarten for Puppies                                                               updated 7/12/2010
With training, she grew up
into this sweet dog!
Does your puppy look like
this one?  Don't despair!  
Get to a puppy class now!
Puppy
Problems?
"Learning is
exhausting." sighs
Maggie.
Do not wait until your puppy is 6 months old to start formal training.  


    Kindergarten is more casual than an older dog class.  The class
    is geared to help socialize your puppy and teach your puppy
    basic manners.  Your puppy will get to play, appropriately
    supervised, with other puppies in the group.

    Puppies should be in a class once they had their first two
    rounds of vaccinations  Pups are often not given a Rabies
    vaccination until they are a bit older.  If your pup does not have
    the Rabies vaccine, you may still come to class.

    Topics include:

Introduction to manners and skills such as; come, sit,
down, stay, watch me, well-mannered walking on leash,
and come when called.

Emphasis on socialization and behavior issues such as
mouthing, chewing, jumping, barking, crating, potty
training,  appropriate play & exercise.

Fun obstacles to build puppy's confidence and have fun!

Aggression prevention.

Interaction with new people, strange noises, and quick
movement.

Preparing puppies for a well-mannered life by exposing
them to lots of different stuff in a fun environment for
both the puppy and you and your family

    "The narrow time window for developing a "soft mouth" begins
    to close at 4 1/2 months of age, about the time when the adult
    canine teeth first show. Providing your puppy with an ideal
    forum to learn bite inhibition is the most pressing reason to
    enroll him in puppy classes before he is eighteen weeks old. "
    - Dr. Ian Dunbar

    All puppies need to be taught acceptable behaviors and that
    important job falls to each puppy owner.  Be realistic in your
    expectations for your puppy.  A puppy is like a human toddler.

    You wouldn't expect a toddler to instinctively know what is right
    and wrong or understand the dangers of running into the
    street, would you?  You wouldn't leave a young child alone in
    your yard to amuse himself, would you?  Imagine all the awful
    things that could happen if you did.