Would you send your children off to school without them knowing their 123/ABC? So why would you send your puppy to the park without him knowing the “basics”?
The first few months of your puppy’s life are the best and most important time to teach basic exercises such as sit, heel, down, walking on lead, and perhaps most importantly, recall. We also concentrate on making sure your pup knows how to meet and greet other dogs as a poorly socialised puppy and/or one that has had bad experiences with other dogs can lead to dog on dog aggression which can be one of the most stressful and troublesome issues for a dog owner to contend with.
We can also help with toilet training and how to deal with basic puppy issues such as nipping and chewing etc.
We can offer/arrange puppy classes, but don’t forget, if your puppy ignores you on a one to one basis you may find a class situation to be too distracting for you/your pup and sometimes one to one can work better, with distractions to be added later when you and your pup are ready. Whilst large classes can be beneficial for socialisation purposes, as an owner, you can sometimes come away feeling that you have not learnt anything or received value for money even though it may have seemed a cost effective and popular option.