Puppy School High Wycombe and Marlow

17/04/2025

My next Puppy School course starts on Saturday 17th May, 9am at Lane Youth & Community Centre.

https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

Did you know that when you sign up to Puppy School, you get the Puppy School manual posted straight to you at no extra cost!

The Puppy School manual is your step-by-step guide to everything you need to know about Puppy School. It contains a week-by-week recap of everything covered in class (so you don't have to worry about making notes while you're trying to listen to your instructor), alongside advice on socialisation, puppy play, nutrition, and loads more. Not only that, but it's written by bestselling author and Clinical Animal Behaviourist Gwen Bailey, so you know that all the information in there is reliable, trustworthy, and founded in the latest canine behavioural science.

Get yours today by signing up your puppy to our accredited, proven, puppy classes. Find your nearest tutor here: https://www.puppyschool.co.uk/find-a-class 🐾

28/03/2025

I have two spaces left on my Puppy School course starting at 9am on Saturday 5th April at Lane End Youth and Community Centre, Edmonds Road, HP14 3EJ.

When you enrol your puppy onto one of our Puppy School courses, you also benefit from exclusive access to The Puppy Club, a unique on-line resource offering advice and videos that support and complement the six-week course.

Not only that, through your tutor you will have access to the combined knowledge and expertise of a nationwide network of carefully selected trainers.

We also provide ongoing support through our on-line library of resources, giving hints and tips on raising your puppy and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.

For further details and how to book, visit the Tip Top Dog Training website.

https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

12/03/2025

I’m excited to offer a brand-new course called Happy Handling.

This is unique to Puppy School and is designed to improve dogs’ confidence when being handled.

Handling includes anything you or someone else does to your dog and can be an everyday experience such as stroking and putting the lead or harness on to a more formal experience at the vet or groomers.

So much of what we do to our dogs is done without their consent because we expect them to be able to cope. Unfortunately, we don’t often spend enough time preparing them for what can be a scary experience that may create a negative association for life.

The aim of the course is to teach you techniques that will help your dog be more co-operative during handling by building confidence and calmness in preparation for a range of procedures. We will also learn how to watch for signs of anxiety and what to do when we see them.

Please contact me to discuss the suitability of the course for your particular dog.

www.tiptopdogtraining.co.uk
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07711 807109

19/02/2025

I have two spaces left on my Puppy School course starting at 9am on Saturday 22nd February at Lane End Youth and Community Centre, Edmonds Road, HP14 3EJ.

When you enrol your puppy onto one of our Puppy School courses, you also benefit from exclusive access to The Puppy Club, a unique on-line resource offering advice and videos that support and complement the six-week course.

Not only that, through your tutor you will have access to the combined knowledge and expertise of a nationwide network of carefully selected trainers.

We also provide ongoing support through our on-line library of resources, giving hints and tips on raising your puppy and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.

For further details and how to book, visit the Tip Top Dog Training website.

https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

30/01/2025

Another benefit of signing up to Puppy School
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📣 Very exciting news from our sponsor, Natures Menu...

All sign-ups to Puppy School will now get not one, not two, but three FREE retail-sized bags of Natures Menu Puppy Nuggets. That's £22 of nutritious, complete raw food for your puppy to try. 😍

Give your pup the best nutritional start in life with this natural diet, specially formulated by Natures Menu to meet all your puppy’s growing and development needs. Natural, tasty, and deliciously nutritious — don’t miss this opportunity! 🐾

This offer is only available to Puppy School clients, so contact your local tutor today to sign your puppy up for Puppy School: https://www.puppyschool.co.uk/find-a-class

14/12/2024

Read on and follow the link for Puppy School's top tips for keeping your puppy safe this Christmas.

10/12/2024

You have until Sunday 15th December to enter this fantastic competition! Good luck everyone!

05/12/2024

My next Puppy School course starts at 9am on Saturday 11th January at Lane End Youth and Community Centre.
When you enrol your puppy onto one of our Puppy School courses, you also benefit from exclusive access to The Puppy Club, a unique on-line resource offering advice and videos that support and complement the six-week course.
Not only that, through your tutor you will have access to the combined knowledge and expertise of a nationwide network of carefully selected trainers.
We also provide ongoing support through our on-line library of resources, giving hints and tips on raising your puppy and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.
For further details and how to book, visit the Tip Top Dog Training website.
https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

19/08/2024

Well done to this week's Puppy School graduates: Willow, Maisie, Gus, Remmy, Cody and Luna. All puppies now have a good set of basic skills and are ready for the next stage of their training journey. I look forward to seeing them all again very soon!

www.tiptopdogtraining.co.uk

25/07/2024

This fully revised and updated edition of The Perfect Puppy is a must have for all puppy owners. Follow the link below to win a copy signed by Gwen Bailey herself or pre-order a copy if you just can't wait!

23/07/2024

HAVE YOU PREPARED YOUR PUPPY FOR A TRIP TO THE VET?

We know at some point that we will have to take our puppies to the vet, but we don’t often spend enough time preparing them for what can be a scary experience that may create a negative association for life. Set your puppy up for successful visits to the vet by:-

- Taking them along when they are fit and well.

- Asking the receptionist, nurse or vet to give your puppy a treat and some fuss (if your puppy enjoys being made a fuss of).

- Allowing your puppy to sniff outside and inside the surgery if appropriate to do so (ask first).

Throughout their life your puppy is going to need vaccinations, have their temperature taken, step onto the weighing scales, have their ears and mouth checked, stand to be examined … often by strange new people.

By regularly visiting the vet when your puppy is healthy, when the “scary” stuff happens, the positive visits can help outweigh the negative ones.

Handling is one of the topics we cover as part of our six-week Puppy School course. My next classes start on Saturday 10th August and Saturday 5th October.

Visit my website for details of these and the other services I offer.

https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/

04/07/2024

If your dog is older than five months and new to training, or if your dog needs to refresh the basics, I have a four-week Life Skills course starting at 6pm on Friday 5th July at Lane End Youth and Community Centre. Two places have become available at the last minute.
To book, go to https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

09/05/2024

My next Puppy School course starts at 9am on Saturday 18th May at Lane End Youth and Community Centre, HP14 3EJ.

When you enrol your puppy onto one of our Puppy School courses, you also benefit from exclusive access to The Puppy Club, a unique on-line resource offering advice and videos that support and complement the six-week course.

Not only that, through your tutor you will have access to the combined knowledge and expertise of a nationwide network of carefully selected trainers.

We also provide ongoing support through our on-line library of resources, giving hints and tips on raising your puppy and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.

For further details and how to book, visit the Tip Top Dog Training website.

https://tiptopdogtraining.co.uk/services

05/04/2024

Puppy School offers much more than a six-week training course. We also provide ongoing support through our library of resources. Check out the Puppy School website for hints and tips on raising your puppy and beyond into adolescence and adulthood.

https://www.puppyschool.co.uk/puppy-advice

24/03/2024

Great to see my Puppy School colleague, Carol, on today's Love Your Weekend show!

07/03/2024

DOES YOUR PUPPY HAVE A ROOM FULL OF TOYS BUT KEEPS TAKING THINGS YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE?

First, let’s look at why puppies might do this?

Puppies explore with their mouths. If it’s novel and within reach, they will pick it up.

They simply don’t know that it doesn’t belong to them.

Puppies have a short attention span and soon get bored with their toys.

It might be a way of getting you to chase them which is a fun game!

They might be teething and trying to find something to chew on that provides relief.

What can be done about it?

Put proper management in place to prevent the behaviour: install baby gates, close doors, put things out of your puppy’s reach.

Supervise so that you can redirect your puppy onto a toy or chew.

Rotate toys instead of leaving them out so that they retain their novelty.

Have a variety of toys that are hard and soft to satisfy chewing needs when teething.

Ensure your puppy is getting sufficient mental and physical stimulation through short sessions of appropriate play, training and exercise throughout the day.

Provide a sensory area to encourage chewing, sniffing and licking.

Tap into your puppy’s sense of curiosity by teaching them to search for a portion of their daily food allowance or provide food puzzle toys.

Instead of chasing your puppy, teach them to swap items for a tasty treat or another toy.

Remember that your puppy is not being naughty, they are just trying to satisfy a need.

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17/02/2024

Well done to this week's Puppy School graduates: Albus, Len, Sully, Rocco, Remy and Lexi. All puppies now have a good set of basic skills and are ready for the next stage of their training journey - an invitation to join my next SuperPup follow-on course.

I look forward to seeing them all again very soon!

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05/02/2024

BEHAVIOUR THAT IS REWARDED WILL BE REPEATED

It makes sense that if your puppy finds something rewarding, they will continue to do it.

It follows that the more you reward the behaviours you like, the more your puppy will offer the desired behaviours.

This week, pick one behaviour you like and reward it generously using food, praise or a game with a toy.

Remember that practice makes perfect. The longer your puppy has been practicing an unwanted behaviour, the more you will need to show them that the new behaviour is your preferred option. Be patient and watch your puppy’s behaviour change.