Shelter pup in buckle collar
Shelter puppies
learning to sit on
command.
    Kindergarten for Puppies                                                               updated 11/25/2008
Bailey Foran & Mattie
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.

    Kindergarten  (including AKC  S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation
    (6 week course)

    Click on the logo on the right to learn more about the
    STAR Puppy Program

    For puppies who are 10 weeks to 5 months old at start of class.  
    Do not wait until your puppy is 6 months old to start formal
    training.  

    Puppies should be in a class once they had their first two
    rounds of shots - usually at 12 weeks. Young puppies are 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 obstacle course 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.
Gus Davis - Our 1st AKC
Star Puppy