Puppy School Worthing

23/07/2024

📣 Huge congratulations to our latest Vale School pups on their graduation! 🙌🏻 😍

Well done to Aggie, Luna, Bailey, Finley, Ronnie & Murphy! Shout out to Dylan & Charlie who couldn’t make week 6. 🎉

What a fabulous group of puppies and owners - you all worked so hard! Well done👏🏻 🥇

Augusts course is fully booked but we do have one space left on a course starting 11th September at 6.30pm 🐾

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

23/06/2024

Farley & I are currently at the Puppy School conference for 3 days in the Forest of Dean - learning lots and having much fun. I can’t wait to bring home lots of new skills to share with my clients 🙌🏻 🐾

06/06/2024

Can we just take a moment to say awwwwww 😍

Gorgeous Finley is a Yorkshire terrier puppy and I had the absolute pleasure of doing some one to one training with him - working on his good choices, mouthing, toilet training and sleeping habits.

He will also be joining us on our Puppy School classes.

He’s off to a fantastic start 👏🏻

12/05/2024

📣 Huge congratulations to our latest Vale School pups on their graduation! 🙌🏻 😍

Well done to Milo, Margot, Sunny and Stanley! Shout out to Kiko, Honey and Wicket who couldn’t make week 6. 🎉

A wonderful groups of puppies and owners who worked really hard with amazing results! Well done guys! 👏🏻 🥇

Next course with one space left starts 12th June at 6.30pm 🐾

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

25/04/2024

A lovely review from one of our latest Vale School graduates! Go Dougie! 👏🏻

Our May course is fully booked, but we do have a space left on a course starting the 12th June at 6.30pm.

These are held at the Vale School in Findon and are open to puppies aged 12-20 weeks (on week 1). We also offer a separate class for any puppies 6 months and older.

The course is £100 and includes a welcome pack, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

I also offer one-to-one training sessions before the course starts to get you off on the right paw 🐾☺️

12/03/2024

📣 A huge Puppy school congratulations to our latest graduates at the Vale School in Findon 🥳

Well done to Coco, Percy, Quincy, Oscar, Dot, Flo & Ralph! 🐾

What a superb group and a pleasure to train with. Keep up the great work! See some of you at our follow on classes! 🎉

13/02/2024

👋🏼 A very warm Puppy School welcome to our latest Puppy school recruits at the Vale School in Findon!

Welcome to Coco, Ralph, Dot, Flo, Quincy, Percy and Oscar!

Already proving to be a super bunch of pups and owners - looking forward to seeing their progress over the weeks! 👏🏻

Classes are Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm ☺️🐾
ABTC registered trainer with 20 years experience.

Call Sarah on 07739385402 or click the link for more details on upcoming classes and to sign up

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

13/01/2024

🎉 HAPPY GRADUATION TO OUR LATEST VALE SCHOOL PUPPIES! 👏🏻

A huge congratulations to Bruce, Daphne, Tiramisu, Sage, Bentley, Maggi and Gypsy! 🥇

It was an honour to watch these pups go from strength to strength each week. A really lovely bunch of motivated puppies and owners 👏🏻

Thank you for choosing puppy school and I look forward to seeing some of you on our follow on course! 🐾🙌🏻

20/12/2023

Christmas is coming…. 🙌🏻

🎄Christmas Safety🎄

🌟With Christmas fast approaching here are some thoughts to consider for a happy and safe festive season for you and your puppy / dog:

🎄Many foods and drinks such as Christmas pudding, cakes, mince pies, chocolate, macadamia nuts and alcohol are toxic or harmful if consumed by pups.

🎄In addition, cooked bones, Christmas tree pine needles, wrapped gifts and tinsel can also pose as hazards potentially causing internal blockages if consumed or injuries to feet.

🎄Ensure any candles that are burning are out of reach and be aware that the sounds of Christmas crackers, additional visitors, noise and changes to routine may all have an effect on your puppy.

🌟What can you do to help provide a happy and safe Christmas?
🐾You can:

🌟Ensure safety and protection from being able to consume toxic or harmful foods, plants, drinks, gifts and decorations
🌟Provide a quiet, undistrubed space away from people and the noise
🌟Supervise interactions with children at all times
🌟Provide food that will not cause an upset stomach
🌟Provide a nice walk or run either on or off lead / longline
🌟Try to keep to your puppies routine as much as possible.

13/12/2023

🌟🎄Christmas trees and decorations🎄🌟

🐾🐶🎄Christmas trees and decorations are likely to be so appealing to puppies with the sparkly lights and dangly ornaments.

🎄🐾Safety around your tree and decorations is therefore an important concern.

🎄This is a lovely photo of Puppy School tutor Jacki’s tree from Clifford Dog Training home of Puppy School Gloucester and her puppy last year. She set up her pup for success with this barrier management strategy to safeguard her puppy and the tree!

🎄🐾🌟How are you protecting your tree and decorations if you have one or have them put up now? Do tell us or share a photo in the comments - we would love to see your festive safe photo's.

30/11/2023

🎉 HAPPY GRADUATION TO OUR LATEST VALE SCHOOL PUPPIES! 👏🏻

Massive well done to Charlie, Kiefer, Baxter, Doogle, Olive & Milo! 🥇

What a difference from week 1 to week 6! This group really were a pleasure - all the pups bonded so well and both owners and pups grew in confidence week on week 👏🏻

Thank you for choosing Puppy School for your puppies training journey, it’s an honour and a privilege as always 😊

Look forward to seeing some of you on our follow on course! 🐾🙌🏻

14/11/2023

🎉 HAPPY GRADUATION TO OUR LATEST VALE SCHOOL PUPPIES! 👏🏻

Massive well done to Vader, Bonnie, Reggie, Bert, Skye, Dolly & Boyce!

As always a huge transformation from week 1 to week 6 due to the hard work and commitment of your owners!

Thank you for choosing Puppy School for your puppies training journey, it’s an honour and a privilege 😊

Look forward to seeing some of you on our follow on course! 🐾🙌🏻

07/11/2023

📣 QUICK!! 📣

👋🏼 We have had ONE space left on a course starting 6th December at 6.30pm at the Vale school in Findon 👏🏻

The course includes a welcome pack, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

Do let us know if you have any questions, we would love to help! 🐾😊

19/10/2023

🎃 👻 🧙 🧟‍♂️ ⬇️

🕷🕷Halloween🕷🕷

🕷With halloween fast approaching please consider thinking how your puppy may feel when faced with different decorations appearing in your home or family members that may be heading out for trick or treating wearing very different items, such as masks, hats and capes.

🕷Remember - if children or family members do decide to dress up for halloween it is likely that your puppy may not have seen these before and they may be unsure. As this real Puppy School photo of a child which attended a Puppy School class demonstrates clearly is that children do look very different when disguised in halloween dress!

🕷Try to introduce items gradually and create a positive association by using treats and or a fun game with your puppy.

🕷Always watch your puppies body language and create a bigger distance away if they are unsure. Do not force them to move closer if they are scared.

🕷Keep a look out as we will be sharing some more tips on how to help keep your pups safe this Halloween over the next week.

16/10/2023

Edited… now fully booked! Next course with space 6th December 6.30pm at the Vale School Findon 😊🐾

📣 QUICK!! 📣

👋🏼 We have had ONE space become available on a course starting 25th October at 7.45pm at the Vale school in Findon 👏🏻

The course includes a welcome pack, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

Do let us know if you have any questions, we would love to help! 🐾😊

02/10/2023

📣 A huge congratulations to all our latest Puppy school graduates at the Vale School in Findon! 😍

A massive well done to Bea, Pippa, Lepidus, Mario, Goose and Luna on week 6! A special shout out to Lola who couldn’t make week 6.

Thank you to your lovely owners for working so hard - what a transformation from week 1 to 6! 👏🏻

We hope to see you at one of our follow on classes! 🐾🙌🏻

19/09/2023

Important Update Nov 23: The UK Government have announced that XL Bullies will be added to the list of banned types on 31st Dec 23. Due to this, sadly, we can only take these puppies into classes if our insurance allows. If you would like to bring your XL Bully puppy to our classes, please contact your local tutor to see if their insurance will allow for special dispensation to be given so your puppy can come to school.

🐾XL Bully puppies have always been welcomed at Puppy School (our classes are for puppies under 20 weeks and we focus on carefully controlled social greetings rather than puppy play so size matching is unnecessary).

🐾If you currently own a puppy, we recommend you talk to one of our tutors for information on how to introduce a muzzle positively, how to socialise rapidly and effectively, and book your puppy into our reward-based classes.

🐾All dogs can learn to be aggressive, and all puppies of any breed brought up with kind, knowledgeable owners in a stress-free supportive environment, who use only reward-based teaching methods, can learn to be peaceful and polite. Knowledge for owners is key and Puppy School aims to provide owners with a basic training for life that is ENTIRELY positive.

🐾Problems arise with any breed if outdated punishment-based methods are used or care is not taken to socialise well when young, or if they are kept in stressful conditions or those that cause physical or social deprivation.

🐾Problems are further exacerbated when dogs are very large and strong, where they have hidden accentuated genetic behaviour traits for guarding, fighting, a high play/work drive, or sustained arousal, or where inbreeding is rife, or where little consideration is given to avoiding inheritable diseases that can lead to irritability due to pain and discomfort.

🐾More often than not, it is people, not the dogs who are responsible when dogs bite, and we call for tougher and more immediate controls on members of society who use or breed dogs as weapons or for intimidation.

03/08/2023

🎉Congratulations on your graduation to our class of June/July! 🎉

Well done to Compo, Reggie, Benji, Bert, Maude, Reggie and Billy! 👏🏻

An absolutely amazing group who gelled together and became one big Puppy school family 🐾

Thank you all for working so hard, I think you will all agree the results speak for themselves. Lovely well mannered, well socialised puppies! 😍

Thank you for choosing Puppy School for your puppies journey, it was an honour being your trainer 🥰

Classes are held at the Vale School in Findon and St Peters Church Hall in Sompting. Contact Sarah on (07739) 385402 for more information 📞

30/07/2023

👋🏼 There are currently 2 spaces left on a course starting 11th September at 7.15pm at St Peter’s Church hall in Sompting run by my associate tutor Kate.

The course includes a welcome pack full of food and goodies, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

We can also do some one-to-one training sessions before the course starts to get you off on the right paw if you wanted to.

Do let us know if you have any questions, we would love to help! 🐾😊

19/07/2023

Literally me 😂🐾

04/07/2023

👋🏼 There are currently 2 spaces left on a course starting 23rd August at 6.30pm at the Vale School in Findon.

The course includes a welcome pack full of food and goodies, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

I can also do some one-to-one training sessions before the course starts to get you off on the right paw if you wanted to.

I am ABTC registered ☺️🐾

Do let me know if you have any questions, I would love to help!

29/06/2023

📣 Another graduation night for our latest Findon Puppy School puppies! 🎉

Many congratulations to Ozzy, Maverick, Leni, Mike & Lottie! Shout out to Biscoff, who couldn’t make week 6 🙌🏻

As always, the difference from week one to week six is amazing. These guys worked really hard and were an absolute pleasure to train!

Stay in touch everyone! 👋🏼

To reserve your space on the next class, simply click the link:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

25/06/2023

Its a scorcher today! ☀️ 🥵

After what felt like the longest Autumn and Winter, the Summer is finally here! Whoop!

But alas, the Summer is not fun for everyone - whilst it might be lovely for us, our furry friends might feel otherwise. Who wants to walk in this heat in a fur coat? Not us that’s for sure!

Luckily we do have options so let’s explore what we can do to meet our dogs needs when it’s too hot for a walk.

If possible, get up for an early walk making sure the walk is done before 9/10am. This is usually before it starts to get too hot. Stick to the shaded wooded areas or the beach with a cool breeze. Dogs with heavy coats, those that have medical conditions or are elderly/very young then a walk even earlier is ideal.

In the middle part of the day, when it is at its hottest, there are plenty of things you can do instead of walking. You can also do these things in the evening instead of their second walk as recently it’s still been 21 degrees at 10pm.

If your dog likes water you can offer a doggy paddling pool in the shade or a water jet / sprinkler if they like playing with water jets.

Remember if your dog has gotten wet to cool themselves, they then need to stay in the shade. Whilst cooling with water is great, if they then sit in the hot sun they will potentially 'steam' and be hotter than they would be if they were not wet in the first place.

Use a cooling mat instead of a warm cozy bed and keep them in the shade.

Introduce fans in and around the home. If your dog is worried about these we can help you with a desenisitisation session.

Offer wet towels and flannels. If you have a really hot dog, the best places for wet towels are in the groin and armpit areas where there is less hair.

To stop boredom and potential for a rise in attention seeking and other behaviours you can use activity feeders such as Licki matts and stuffed Kongs, plastic snakes and buffalo horns instead of feeding them in their bowls. This can help to keep them mentally stimulated. Many of these can also been frozen to help. If frozen, it is best they enjoy these out of the sun / heat.

We like to do low energy treat training in the shade or cool of the house, teaching things like sit, down, stand and paw or creep are good to keep that brain busy. We are big fans of Gwen Baileys book ‘Training your super dog’. It is a great resource for more tricks and things to train, taking care to do the more high energy training when it is cool enough.

But above all we love a search game. For your free copy of how to train this, as well as a video, please get in touch with us!
The search game is the fastest way to tire your dog out without too much physical activity. It taps into dogs natural super skill and their joy of finding food!

And remember… no dog ever died from missing a walk!

☀️ 🐾 🥵

06/06/2023

Rosie Upperton 😘🙏🏻🥰

🌟Thank you to all of our Puppy School Assistants

🌟Volunteers week is celebrated between the 1st and 7th June each year in the UK. We would like to take some time to thank all of our class assistants that volunteer their help and assist our Puppy School Tutors in their classes each and every week.

🌟Class assistants help Puppy School Tutors in class in many ways. They give out and collect in toys, help to set up class exercises and equipment, hold pups leads to help clients during practice and of course mopping up any incidents when needed! You are very much appreciated all the time- not just during volunteers week.

🌟As well as helping others, volunteering has been shown to have a positive impact on the lives of those who volunteer, aiding development of new skills and boosting self-esteem are just a few of the positive benefits. There are likely to be a number of our followers that may volunteer for a variety of organisations across the UK.
Do feel free to tell us in the comments below if you do and how you feel you benefit or what you enjoy the most about volunteering!

04/06/2023

🥰 A lovely testimonial from Chester’s mum - Chester was such a super star in class who made so much progress! 👏🏻 🐾

“I would recommend Puppy School (& Sarah T in particular) in a heartbeat. Sarah's experienced, friendly & fun approach meant myself & Chester learnt so much across the 6 weeks. I can't speak highly enough of her. Chester is a sightly nervous, reticent puppy & Sarah handled him at all times with care & a gentle approach. She gave me confidence in my training & had no end of useful tips - all of which I have implemented. As a direct result of the classes, Chester is a more confident, happy little puppy. Thank you!”

📣 I do have a space left on a course starting 28th June at 6.30pm at the Vale School in Findon.

The Puppy School course includes a welcome pack full of goodies, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other. The course lasts for six weeks.

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

30/05/2023

📣 More spaces available! ⬇️

St Peter’s Church hall Sompting venue - Monday evenings 19th June at 7pm.

Vale School Findon venue - Wednesday evenings 28th June at 6.30pm

The Puppy School course is 6 weeks, includes a welcome pack full of goodies, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other.

ABTC registered trainer 💪🏼

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

11/05/2023

📣 A massive congratulations to our latest Puppy School graduates from our Findon class! 🎉

Well done to Lexi, Bruno, Guille, Honey, Monty and Chester! Shout out to lovely Finn who was sadly missed for the last couple of weeks 😍

What an amazing bunch, an absolute pleasure to see your progress from beginning to end. Keep up the great work and stay in touch! 🙏🏻

Next course with just one space left starts Wednesday 17th May at 6.30pm at the Vale School in Findon!

Courses after that:

Sompting venue - Monday evenings 19th June at 7pm.
Findon venue - Wednesday evenings 28th June at 6.30pm

The Puppy School course is 6 weeks, includes a welcome pack full of goodies, a glossy training manual, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette on graduation. As well as a WhatsApp group for your tutor and fellow classmates to share and support each other.

ABTC registered trainer 💪🏼

If you would like to sign up you can do so here:

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

29/04/2023

Yes!!! 🙌🏻 👏🏻

In a historic moment for animal welfare, we’re welcoming news today that the Government is completely banning the use of remote controlled electric shock collars in England, as of 1 February 2024, following our ten year campaign. To find out more, visit thekennelclub.org.uk/shockcollarsbanned

21/04/2023

Whoop! 100,000 puppies graduated with Puppy School! 🙌🏻

🎓Over 100,000 Puppy School Graduates🎓

🎓Puppy School are celebrating over a 100,000 puppies that have graduated our classes since we started teaching in 2003.

🌟When did your Puppy Graduate with us? Please do share a photo or 2 and let us know when your pup graduated with us - we would love to see them all.

20/04/2023

Next course with 2 spaces left starts 17th May, 6.30pm at the Vale school in Findon! For puppies age 12-20 weeks (on week one)

Simply click the link below to sign up! ⬇️

https://client.puppyschool.co.uk/booking/PS/4E53A1A5-4158-463B-A9ED-520BAD63192E

You also get a welcome box full of goodies from Natures menu, free treats, vouchers, certificate and rosette. Plus the support and encouragement from your tutor and all your classmates via a WhatsApp group 😍