Dog Day Afternoon Puppy PreSchool

03/13/2022

The pups were introduced to Loose Leash Walking

03/11/2022

It’s GRADUATION Day for these youngsters! They are now ready to pursue higher learning at home! We wish the pups and their families all the best and we hope to see them in our DDA Puppy Play Group that happens on Tuesdays & Thursdays!
Congratulations Puppy Grads!!!

03/04/2022

03/04/2022

Friday (Wednesday is is coming)

02/25/2022

This is only the 3rd lesson on “Place”. Today we practiced going to “Place” from a distance. The distances varied between the puppies, but everyone got it figured out. We also introduced the cue word “Place”. Be proud of your pups!

02/23/2022

The puppies were introduced to Body Handling, today. We sent home a hand-out sheet that will help you work on these simple exercises at your house. Remember to keep the lessons relaxed, short and fun! Your vet and/or groomer will thank you later. ❤️🐾

02/19/2022

The Name Game (aka learning to come when called)

02/19/2022

Burning off some of that extra energy during recess.

02/18/2022

Exploring the concept of “Place”. The lesson learned was that food rewards only came when puppy was in the correct “place”.

02/18/2022

Today we introduced the puppies to the concept of “Place”. We will eventually shape a consistent behavior, link it to a verbal cue and like magic, the puppies will have acquired a very important skill.

If you’ve ever had to cook, clean, answer the door or have a conversation with a demanding puppy underfoot , you’ll appreciate being able to send your pup to her “Place”.

Now don’t get in a hurry. Your puppy has a ways to go yet. We’re taking it slow and consistent in these first few lessons.

02/17/2022

What a fun day of learn & play!

02/17/2022

This is why your puppy was so tired after school…

02/16/2022

Puppy PreSchool Day 1 Recap:
We started the morning with greetings. Some puppies were more social than others, so we split our group of 6 into groups of 3. This made for a low stress welcoming environment that allowed fun loving personalities to light up and shine.
Once everyone was comfortable and confident, we were ready for some passive learning through play.
First lesson of the day, “FOUR ON THE FLOOR”. Puppies were rewarded with food and attention for keeping all 4 paws on the ground.
Second lesson, “Sit For Attention”. Again puppies were rewarded with food for sitting while also giving focused attention to the handler. We worked one-on-one and the slowly into small group sits. I can tell that the puppy parents have been working on that one. Good job, Parents!
Third Lesson, “Recall Game”. The puppies took turns running between one handler to the other when called to “Come”. This is a very exciting, hi-energy game that will wear a puppy out!
If “a tired dog is a good dog” then these pups will be angels in halos tonight. ❤️🐾