01/09/2024
The new term starts soon for puppies too! Puppy classes can be a great way of helping your pup to meet other pups safely, build confidence with other pups, people and places, as well as learning the basics of how to live in harmony with your family and be the best pup they can be.
As a graduate of the Victoria Stilwell Academy, I've been taught to use only kind, humane methods to teach the pups in my classes, and I've found time and again that using positive methods really helps the pups blossom as well as making it easier for them to learn.
So what can you expect from a Puppy ABC's group class?
🐾Once you've booked a space, you receive an information pack to help you get started straightaway, before the course even begins.
🐾In your first session, you'll get a training pack containing some treats and information, and the puppies get the chance to meet each other in the enrichment zone which is full of objects for them to explore. This helps the pups to settle into this new space, and with each other by having something fun to do, helps them be a bit calmer by doing some sniffing and searching, and also helps to build up confidence, both by giving them the opportunity for problem solving but also to get out of the way of the other pups if they need some space.
🐾During the next few weeks they learn the basics like paying attention to you, sit, lie down, walking nicely on the lead, recall, drop and leave, among other things. I use fun ways of teaching them so it's more like a game - I want them to enjoy learning 😊.
🐾After each session I send out an email detailing what we've covered to help everyone practice.
🐾Places are limited to 6 so each pup has got plenty of space to learn, and each team has plenty of 1:1 time with me to guide them through each exercise and help with any problems.
🐾Classes are friendly! We all have the chance to talk, swap horror stories of our little land sharks and give each other support.
So what else do you need to know?
🐾Classes are on Tuesday evenings at the Marychurch Centre in Bucknall.
🐾Each course lasts for 6 weeks and is £99.
🐾The next courses starts on Tuesday 24th September at 6pm, and Tuesday 8th October at 7.15pm.
🐾There's plenty of reviews on this page and on Google if you'd like to do a bit more research, as well as some lovely comments from recent graduates on previous posts.
🐾If you'd like to join, just drop me a message and I'll send you the booking info.
There's been lots of enquiries over the last few days of new puppy people planning ahead, but I hope to see you and your puppers there too 🐶🐾.