Puppy First Steps

Bringing home a puppy is exciting. It can also involve biting, chewing, toileting accidents, stolen socks, selective hearing and the sudden discovery that absolutely everything fits in a puppy’s mouth.Puppy First Steps is a six-week training course designed to help you make sense of those early months while giving your puppy useful foundations for everyday life. We do not expect puppies to arrive knowing how to behave. That is what they are here to learn.

Appropriate playHelping puppies feel comfortable around food and valued itemsBuilding confidenceLearning around other dogs and peopleSimple everyday skills to continue at homeYou also learn how to make training easier when your puppy is struggling rather than simply repeating a cue more loudly and hoping for a breakthrough.

Start with the skills that matterRecallLoose lead walkingEngagement and attentionCalm, polite greetingsKeeping four paws on the floorPuppy biting and mouthing

We train the human tooHow to reward effectivelyHow to make an exercise easierHow to recognise when a puppy is tired or overwhelmedWhat to do when something is not workingHow to practise without turning every day into a training marathon

Puppy socialisation is more than meeting dogsGood puppy socialisation is not about getting a puppy to greet as many dogs and people as possible. Puppies also need to learn that they can notice things without interacting with them.Being able to work around another dog, watch somebody walk past, experience something unfamiliar and remain connected with you are useful life skills too.

Who can join?Suitable for puppies up to six months old at the start of the course. Puppies must have received at least their first vaccination before attending. If your puppy repeatedly barks or reacts towards dogs or people, please contact me before booking so I can help you choose the right starting point.

Black and white puppy practising confidence exercises on training platforms

One-to-One Puppy Training

One-to-One Puppy Training is ideal if you want support at home before your puppy is ready to go out, or if you want to get things right from the start and build good habits before problems creep in.I can help with puppy skills such as recall, lead walking, settling, greetings, confidence, biting and mouthing, home routines and everyday training.Training is built around you, your puppy and the life you actually live together, with practical exercises you can continue between sessions.

Puppy sitting inside a colourful training tunnel during a puppy training session

Puppy First Steps

£99

First Steps

Six-week puppy training course
For puppies up to six months
Recall, lead walking, greetings and everyday skills Puppy biting, play and confidence
Reward-based group training
Six 45-minute classes

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One-to-One Puppy Training

£60

One to One

Support at home before your puppy can go out Build good habits from the start
Recall, lead walking, settling and greetings Biting, mouthing, confidence and home routines Reward-based, practical one-to-one training £60 one session / three sessions £160

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