BABY PUPPY

  • AN ABSOLUTE MUST FOR EVERY PUPPY!
  • Course Duration: 4 weeks

Do you have a new puppy between the ages of 8-14wks? Are you looking to make a great headstart with your puppy? Baby Puppy incorporates basic training, managment, socialisation and fun while helping you lay the foundation for a lifelong relationship. At Billy's we provide an ideal safe environment for your pup to interact with other pups and their owners with an opportunity to learn core behaviour principles that will be essential throughout their lives.

Reseach has shown that puppies have a 'critical window' for socialisation that closes as early as 4 months of age. Attendance at Baby Puppy classes (commonly referred to as Puppy Preschool) is an essential component for raising a puppy that will grow into a calm and confident adult dog.

The program is not a 'puppy party' as each lesson is well structured and handlers are given some 'homework' to complete prior to attendance each week. At this young age puppies are unlikely to be fully vaccinated but that does not hamper their participation in Baby Puppy classes. Please feel free to contact us if you would like more information.

Graduates of Baby Puppy are eligible to enrol in Senior Puppy and later Level 1: Basic Manners.

Puppies will learn:

  • Socialisation with people, puppies & environment
  • Bite inhibition
  • Attention & respond to name
  • Sit & drop
  • Basic recall
  • To accept grooming & handling
  • How to become a "chew-toy-aholic"!
  • Give - object exchange
  • How to play & settle
  • Basic leash manners

You will learn:

  • The importance of socialisation
  • Management strategies: bite inhibition, housetraining, jumping, chasing, etc...
  • Dog body language
  • How to appropriately interact with puppies and other dogs
  • Health care tips such as nutrition, deworming/flea control, vaccinations, etc...

Please bring to class:

  • Your puppy's current vaccination record
  • Soft collar and leash - no chain collars/leashes and no retractable leashes
  • Your puppy's favourite food treats & toys
  • A comfortable mat for your puppy to lie on

To book, please complete our BABY PUPPY ENROLMENT FORM