Amy's Puppy Pre School

01/09/2024

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01/09/2024

This will be awesome! So happy to be doing something with Dom again!!

26/08/2024

Did someone say CENTRAL COAST 💚

We are thrilled to have partnered up Greenpoint Vet Clinic

Our amazing instructor Sarah will be our instructor. She has been with the team for a couple of years.

20/08/2024

How do we get 15 puppies looking at the camera 📸 lots of weird noises 😆

Two amazing groups graduated last night

with Amy & with Talia

Check out all the beautiful product at the shop!!

12/08/2024

When they ask me if i got all the puppies looking at the camera 📷 😉 you know it!!

Monday Graduation - Bouj, Hugo, Romeo & Honey. Bodhi had to leave before the photo but check him out in the reel and Pickles is doing week 4 on line ❤️

10/08/2024

SATURDAY MORNINGS PUPPY CLASSES ARE BACK

with Amy

Saturday 24th August 8:00am SOLD OUT

Saturday 7th September 9:30am

DM to see the timetable

05/08/2024

We had a few look left 😂 great group. All did so well ❤️

25/07/2024

When Brian met Rana for a consult. Worked on being calm around other dogs and also working on play and engagement with her humans ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

25/07/2024

Holding your puppy is always optional for graduation photos….. Puppy Class Graduation 💙 🩵

16/07/2024

Hudson - St Bernard Puppy Graduated Puppy School Today

13 weeks old

12/07/2024

Graduations look good at ❤️

Well done to my Monday night class.

Our next Monday group is 22nd July at 6:30pm with Amy

11/07/2024

Getting a Puppy?

Start here - 16 short videos

🐾 Essential Puppy Set Up
🐾 Traveling home with your puppy
🐾 Toilet Training with no mistakes
🐾 Where to sleep your puppy night one
🐾 Kids and Puppies

Recommended by breeders all over Australia as part of their puppy pack.

Watch the FREE video here: https://www.amysprepuppyschool.com/online-puppy-course

11/07/2024

Reginald aka “Reggie” puppy class

08/07/2024

Let’s just say I worked hard for this photo .calvin.marley

05/07/2024

First graduation at 🤎

Amazing

28/06/2024

Puppy Class in action at

28/06/2024

We had a couple missing for our last graduation at

Wonderful Group 💙 🩵

26/06/2024

St Bernard 9 Weeks Old 🤩

Hudson

24/06/2024

The perfect little face ❤️

16/06/2024

Graduations ❤️

28/05/2024

Instagram vs Reality 🖤

Winnie the Black Lab is just delightful. Spending time with her you can just sense to type of lovely dog she will be. Just perfection and still a cheeky puppy.

24/05/2024

We have graduated a lot of puppies this month! This is only half of them 🤩

22/05/2024

Had a lovely session with Phoenix last week. We did some work with her amazing play drive, loose lead walking and Brian helped with learning that other dogs are pretty boring. We had a walk together then chilled out.

22/05/2024

TATE Animal Training Enterprises sing it loud!!!

This!

“WILL HE JUST GROW OUT OF IT?”
 
Dog trainers are frequently called upon to help owners with issues that are well and truly practiced and established. They have been occurring for some time and the owners have finally got to the stage that they can’t deal with it anymore.
 
The kelpie cannot let a car pass by without running the fence line at full herding pace.
 
The foxy barks from the moment the doorbell rings until the visitor has left.
 
The bordoodle is chasing flies. And shadows. And those little dust particles that linger in sunlight.
 
Our frustration is always that we’ve been asked to help late; to fix established behaviours that could have been prevented.
 
“They’re just a puppy - they’ll grow out of it!”
 
There is a kernel of truth in this statement: many behaviours that are tested by the majority of puppies are not displayed by your average adult dog. It is normal for puppies to dig when they smell something inquisitive. It is common for young dogs to bark when surprised.
 
However, future behaviour is based on the consequence of prior experience. This means, simply ignoring such undesirable behaviour when it occurs, in the hope that they simply mature beyond the desire to practice it rarely proves to be a successful strategy.
 
For a dog to “grow out of it”, they must mature while practicing the alternative. All puppies will test the waters of undesirable behaviours. If you immediately correct them by showing a better way to respond, you can ensure it is THAT behaviour they practice in the future. More often than not, in the case of a puppy, simple management in the early stages is enough to prevent undesirable behaviours from occurring.
A great philosophy for raising a “good” dog (or for any animal training) is to ‘SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS’. This way, you can ensure that they will, indeed, “grow out of it!”

21/05/2024

Dear Parents everywhere please read ❤️

A post I wrote a year ago about the girls and their relationship with dogs. Whilst things have evolved and Evelyn is far more connected to animals these days, the message remains the same.

A tale of two sisters.

Same age, same womb, same home; two completely different responses to animals.

On the right is Wren. Born with a sensory processing disorder and a gravitational pull to animals. The mere presence of a pony or a puppy, (since infancy), will have her stop anything she is doing to move closer, just to watch. Her eyes soften, her breath calms. An animal will help her overcome anything: sand between her toes, the seam of a sock, the noise of a tractor; all are manageable in the presence of a dog.

Evelyn, on the left, was born with an instinctual caution towards animals. Her initial response is to clench up, move closer and squeeze my hand tightly. With my support, if she feels like the situation is controlled, her confidence will grow, and she will relax. But she almost always keeps an eye on the animal in her periphery.

Both girls have had the same upbringing and same experiences. They have been raised in a home full of animals, with parents who are aware of the importance of managing interactions so they don’t feel overwhelmed and unsafe. And yet, their responses to animals remain entirely different.

We have seen a big change in the last few decades in the way that dogs and their role in society are viewed. Less frequently do they fill an essential function, such as herding or guarding; nor are they simply garden ornaments that just require regular food and occasional exercise. Rather, they are family members and companions. They share our homes, beds and adventures.

In line with this, more places are becoming dog friendly. We see library dogs in schools, therapy dogs in hospitals, moves to allow pets on public transport and previously people-exclusive facilities, such as hardware stores, hotels and even our local mall has recently opened its doors to our four-legged friends.

This places the Evelyns of the world in a tricky situation.

A key thing we know from working alongside Anthony Berrick in The Cynophobia Clinic for many years is how important it is for someone with a fear of animals to feel control of any kind of interaction or encounter. There is no comfort in being told not to worry, or that an animal is “friendly”.

Some people who are scared of dogs will show it outwardly. Many will internalise it, trying not to let the panic show, instead making that trip out in public all the more difficult next time. Seeing the situation is controlled and trusting it will stay that way is the best chance these people will have to harbour more confidence in life and go about their day comfortably.

As for Wren, it feels extremely special to witness first-hand the incredible therapeutic benefits animals can have on us humans.
Particularly those that struggle to regulate in certain situations.

So my hope as a society, is that we can keep an open mind and respect each others' different circumstances. The people that choose to share our lives with animals can continue to welcome dogs into our homes, our lives and our hearts. However with that choice comes the responsibility and respect to our fellow community members by keeping them on lead and under effective control when in public situations.

We owe it to each other.

I look forward to watching both my girls harbour a love and respect for dogs in their own unique way, with time.

14/05/2024

Professor Brian

09/05/2024

Always been so bonded these two ❤️

08/05/2024

Great to have TATE Animal Training Enterprises posting these gems again!!

This is is. It’s pretty simple, mostly management solves majority of this issue

When Raf was a young dog, he ripped apart his bed.

When Ari was a puppy, he nipped at our son’s feet when we quickly lifted him up for a cuddle.

When Dash was a pup, she stalked our chickens.

When Piper was a pup, she barked and fence chased the neighbour's dogs.

Dog trainers aren’t immune to puppies being puppies! But what we are pretty good at is managing situations to prevent undesirable behaviour from being rehearsed and ultimately becoming long term habits.

Typically puppies won’t grow out of the behaviours mentioned above, but instead they will become more fun and more entrenched, the more they are practised.

SO HERE’S WHAT WE DID.

As soon as we noticed these things happen just one time…

✅ We were conscious not to swing kids around in Ari’s presence while he matured.
✅ We removed padded beds from Rafa for a period of time during adolescence. (And also discovered and introduced the TuffMat! 👌👌)
✅ Dash was never offlead when the chickens were free roaming while we focused more energy on desensitising her to them.
✅ We built a smaller pen in the backyard to remove Piper’s direct access to fence chasing the neighbours dogs while we weren’t supervising her in the yard.

GREAT MANAGEMENT in the early days can go a long way towards stopping a problem behaviour that was explored due to boredom/frustration/experimentation/instincts/fun - from sticking for life!

05/05/2024

Wow this has flown by, 14 Years in Business doing what I love. Feeling blessed ❤️