Puppy School

Shamas mom

Shamas mom

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Sophiedoodle said:
I have been waiting a long time to share this news of my new venture (through work), and it is now come to the time to share it.
As most of you know, at the end of last year, I completed an advanced canine behaviour diploma. My boss paid for me to do this course so we could start up a Puppy School programme!
Here is the extract taken from the description on our website:
"Your puppy will spend an extra week with us beyond the litter collection date and will follow the "A Paw Up" training programme during this time: Heā€™ll get started with important early training where the primary focus will be on getting familiar with the crate and doing the toilet outside! During the daytime, your puppyā€™s crate door will be open so that he can come and go as he pleases and start to get comfortable with it. He will have access to the outdoor turf toileting area via our ā€˜doggie doorā€™ during the daytime which fast-tracks toilet training. The vet bed, blanket, toys and bowls he uses will be his to take home and the familiarity of these items will aid with the transition period.
Then, your puppy will spend either 2, 4 or 6 weeks with one of our trainers in their home. (this is where i come in!!)

Heā€™ll build on everything he has learned so far ā€“ getting more comfortable with crate training and improving reliability in toilet training. Heā€™ll also learn to sit in his crate at mealtimes. Socialisation with people and other dogs will continue ā€“ the longer he is enrolled for, the more people and dogs of different breeds and sizes heā€™ll meet. Your puppy will gradually get used to spending a little more time alone so that he will be ready to adjust to busy family life when you will need to leave him home-alone for a few hours.
The trainer will continue to work on grooming, and if heā€™s with us for 4 weeks or more, heā€™ll be introduced to bathing. Heā€™ll learn to recognise and respond to his name. The trainer will dedicate a lot of time to working on basic manners and commands, such as not jumping up and not mouthing, and ā€˜sitā€™, ā€˜lie downā€™ and ā€˜stayā€™.
He will commence lead walking training and will learn to come when called. If he is with us at 10 weeks old, heā€™ll get his final puppy vaccination and from 11 weeks old, heā€™ll be able to explore public places on the ground which will be great for his continued socialisation in the ā€œbig bad worldā€. Prior to 11 weeks, this will be limited to being in the trainerā€™s arms.
Your puppy will experience lots of short car journeys and will become increasingly comfortable with car travel. The longer he is enrolled in puppy school for, the more he will achieve and the more reliable each element of his training will be, particularly in distracting environments.
When you come to collect your puppy at the end of the training, weā€™ll provide a written progress report and a comprehensive handover which will include time with the breeder and the trainer. This will allow you build on and reinforce his training."

I thought i would start this thread so i could post updates on my work and show what i have achieved in the number of weeks i will have the puppy. Also, if anybody has any hints or tips then i would love to hear them to make it easier on both me and the puppy :)

My first puppy has officially started puppy school and i will be bringing her home on Friday for 6 weeks! I am so so excited to start this! :nod::happy:
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How amazing! If only I could find someone here that did that kind of start to life!
 
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