With all of the restrictions Covid has bought with it, puppy classes as you know them, won’t be returning here at High Peak Dogs.
They weren’t anyway because we’ve found a better way.
Gone are the days of 6 week classes. You don’t really need that many, anyway!
For the first few months of your puppies life, all you need to learn is how to properly connect with them, and have them listening to you so they automatically want to be with you.
It’s all about connection.
So, let’s take a look into exactly how to get your puppy actively listening to you when you’re outside.
The Puppy Party session is held once a month, held in real life and outdoor setting.
This way of working with guide you through the beginnings of outside life with your new puppy. Instead of them only ever behaving in the classroom, this way of working has proven to bring much longer lasting and better results for new puppy owners.
This is a one off, monthly session, which will guide you through how to maintain your puppies focus outside, and socialise them safely with the other puppies.
The lesson is held for 45 minutes and will include both practical and theoretical elements.
Only puppies up to and under 16 weeks can attend this course (if your puppy is 16 weeks at the time of your booking, this is still permitted)
It’s going to be kept simple, and easy, so that neither of you get overwhelmed.
You don’t need obedience training, yet. Trust me, it just serves to complicate things right now, and you still haven’t mastered or established a solid, and reliable relationship together. Let’s sort that first, then we can dive into the intermediate training later.
If you’re keen to perfect your puppies obedience, then that’s what the follow on class is for. You can see more about this under the Teenagers section.
I understand that you as a brand new owner are keen to have everything in place with your new puppy and you want to make sure they can walk nicely on a lead, come back when called, be sociable etc etc, and I LOVE seeing that enthusiasm and drive for getting things right.
But to get long lasting results and less chance of things going wrong, we’ve got to be the tortoise with this and take things slowly first, let’s look at what you will learn: