PUPPY PRESCHOOL in Park Slope!
NoThis 4 week class is for puppies aged 8 through 18 weeks and focuses on problem prevention and socialization to other puppies and people and novel stimuli in the classroom.
This will help you get a head start on making sure your puppy loves the sights and the sounds of the city.
We will work on conditioning puppies to enjoy handling and grooming, sharing their food with people and dogs and help build confidence and impulse control.
This class offers quick solutions to houetraining, crate or carrier training, excessive nipping, and home alone issues.
A portion of each class is dedicated to off leash playtime.
Class covers "sit, " "down," coming when called, hand target, go to place, and an introduction to walking nicely on leash.
Start off the New Year With Puppy Training!
Class starts on Wednesday, January 30th
at
Lickers n Sniffers Pet Services
41 5th Ave, Brooklyn NY 11216
to register call 917.312.0680 or email Susan@DingoGirl.com
(See below for sample week one class exercises and homework.)
This will help you get a head start on making sure your puppy loves the sights and the sounds of the city.
We will work on conditioning puppies to enjoy handling and grooming, sharing their food with people and dogs and help build confidence and impulse control.
This class offers quick solutions to houetraining, crate or carrier training, excessive nipping, and home alone issues.
A portion of each class is dedicated to off leash playtime.
Class covers "sit, " "down," coming when called, hand target, go to place, and an introduction to walking nicely on leash.
Start off the New Year With Puppy Training!
Class starts on Wednesday, January 30th
at
Lickers n Sniffers Pet Services
41 5th Ave, Brooklyn NY 11216
to register call 917.312.0680 or email Susan@DingoGirl.com
(See below for sample week one class exercises and homework.)
Sample Week One Class Excercises and Homework
Puppy Socialization and Handling Exercises
These are puppy exercises designed to prevent problems in the future. We can help your puppy learn to tolerate handling when she is not in a cuddly mood. We can teach her to tolerate restraint so she doesn't panic if someone must grab or hold her (your vet will thank you for this).
Gotcha
Teach your puppy to tolerate having her collar grabbed, especially during playtime. Gently grab her collar, say, "gotcha" and give Puppy a tiny treat.
Classroom challenge: Do a "gotcha" gently to your own pup during off leash playtime when instructed.
Homework: Repeat 10 times during the day.
Teach your puppy to tolerate having her collar grabbed, especially during playtime. Gently grab her collar, say, "gotcha" and give Puppy a tiny treat.
Classroom challenge: Do a "gotcha" gently to your own pup during off leash playtime when instructed.
Homework: Repeat 10 times during the day.
Handling
This exercise helps your puppy learn to tolerate being handled by your vet and groomer. Your puppy probably enjoys being pet and stroked when she is in a cuddly mood. Cradle her gently in your arms and *touch her right ear and then give her a treat; touch her left ear and then give her a treat *touch her right front paw and then give her a treat; touch her left front paw and give her a treat *touch the back paws and treat, the nose, tail, belly, etc. Try to do this several times a day for a few minutes. It would be great if everyone in your family did this.
Classroom challenge: Everyone practice this with their own pups.
Homework: Practice this for at least 30 seconds a day.
This exercise helps your puppy learn to tolerate being handled by your vet and groomer. Your puppy probably enjoys being pet and stroked when she is in a cuddly mood. Cradle her gently in your arms and *touch her right ear and then give her a treat; touch her left ear and then give her a treat *touch her right front paw and then give her a treat; touch her left front paw and give her a treat *touch the back paws and treat, the nose, tail, belly, etc. Try to do this several times a day for a few minutes. It would be great if everyone in your family did this.
Classroom challenge: Everyone practice this with their own pups.
Homework: Practice this for at least 30 seconds a day.
Socialization
This teaches our puppy to feel comfortable around the sights and sounds of the city. Even if your vet has not said your puppy can walk on leash outside, you can begin socialization. You can carry your puppy in your arms or in her carrier bag. Sit on a bench and feed her a tiny treat each time a person, skateboard, or loud bus goes by. Let people say hello to her as you feed her tiny treats.
Homework: Do this at least 3 times this week.
This teaches our puppy to feel comfortable around the sights and sounds of the city. Even if your vet has not said your puppy can walk on leash outside, you can begin socialization. You can carry your puppy in your arms or in her carrier bag. Sit on a bench and feed her a tiny treat each time a person, skateboard, or loud bus goes by. Let people say hello to her as you feed her tiny treats.
Homework: Do this at least 3 times this week.
Housetraining
Monitor her food and water intake and take her outside very frequently. Every time she eliminates outdoors praise her and give her a tiny treat.
If she has an "accident" indoors put her in her crate, or other safe puppy proofed spot, and clean it up. Do not scold her. This will make her less likely to "go to the bathroom" in front of you and therefore more difficult to reward her. Continue to keep her in a confined space with few opportunities to wander away and "go to the bathroom" inside.
Monitor her food and water intake and take her outside very frequently. Every time she eliminates outdoors praise her and give her a tiny treat.
If she has an "accident" indoors put her in her crate, or other safe puppy proofed spot, and clean it up. Do not scold her. This will make her less likely to "go to the bathroom" in front of you and therefore more difficult to reward her. Continue to keep her in a confined space with few opportunities to wander away and "go to the bathroom" inside.
Mouthiness and Inappropriate Chewing
When your Puppy gets excited and begins to nip at you or chew on your clothes you can give her a bone (or another toy) to chew on. If she continues you can give stand up, walk away, and give her the "cold shoulder." You can prevent inappropriate chewing by making sure she has something really good to chew on most of the time.
Installing Bite Inhibition
We can teach our young puppies how to control their bite, so they never bite hard. You can give her an opportunity to chew gently on your hands for a few moments. If she chews too hard say "too bad" ( or something like this) and stand up and turn your back on her. Ignore any attention seeking behavior. Then repeat the exercise. You also could have her on her leash and let her mouth you. If she chews too hard you can hook the loop of the leash onto the doorknob and walk away for a few moments. This teaches her to be very careful about putting her teeth on skin. Installing bite inhibition is a very important part of puppy training. If she can learn to control her bite now she is much less likely to hurt someone by biting as an adult dog.
Come to class to see our Anti Jumping, Attention, and Week 1 manners exercises! And intro to the clicker!