socialization, fear prevention, & first manners 

PUPPY ABCs

Everything that you and your puppy need during their first 22 weeks

As recommended by the American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior (AVSAB) our focus in the first 4 months of a puppies life should be socialization.  However, I understand that people feel the importance of preparing their puppies not just emotionally, but behaviorally as well. Puppy ABCs prioritizes the important fear prevention that we can only do in these first 15 weeks, while also giving you and your puppy a start on the BIG 3:  No Jump Greetings,  Coming When Called and  Leash Skills for Humans and Dogs! 
**(These behaviors will be addressed in more depth in Manners 1 – Acing Adolescence, and then put the public test in Manners 2 - Growing Up Great.)

PUPPY ABCs    - for puppies up to 15 weeks on the first day of class (small breed pups may be a bit older). 
PUPPY 123s   - for puppies 16 weeks on the first day of class and up to 22 weeks on the last day of class. 
**please also see Manners 1 class for puppies over 5 months of age!

PUPPY SKILLS Learned :

  • BUILDING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND STABILITY

    • Through protected, gradual, and POSITIVE exposure to a variety of sounds, sights, surfaces, textures,
      smells, people and animals.

  • FEAR PREVENTION

    Cooperative Husbandry Skills Preparing puppies for visits to the vet and groomer by getting started on:

  • Nail Trims

  • Teeth Brushing

  • Grooming Tasks: brushing, drying, bathing

  • Being handled by a stranger/ Mock Vet Exam

Resource Guarding Prevention Exercises to avoid or reduce the likelihood of Resource Guarding

Alone Time Training Carefully planned guidance

Body Handling Exercises to help reduce or avoid common Body Handling fears:

  • Being picked up

  • Being reached for Putting on gear

  • Restraint

  • SOCIAL SKILLS  

  • Playgroup, Each class begins with Playgroup where puppies and people often make lifelong friends!

  • Dog-Dog Social Skills Building social skills in a safe, supportive and knowledgeable environment.

  • Puppies are learning so many important things from and with each other during this developmental phase, including Bite Inhibition, which the humans will really appreciate!

  • Play time is Life 101 for puppies! It is important that puppies feel safe to express themselves and to learn how to navigate the canine social world in a safe environment.

 

PEOPLE SKILLS Learned:

  • How Dogs Learn

    • How To Use That Information To Create Your Best Life Together!
       

  • How To Avoid Common Mistakes In Training

    • Mistakes which may lead to increased fear & anxiety in dogs

  • How To Succeed In Your Training Goals

    • By learning to build behaviors step by successful step

  • How To Read Your Dogs Body Language

    • Important in avoiding situations which may cause fear and anxiety in your dog. 

  • Understanding Dog Social Play

    • What is normal and what is problematic

    • How to navigate common scenarios at the dog park

    • Is my dog having fun? 

  • Learn How to Implement Management Solutions for Common Behaviors:

    • Biting

    • Chewing

    • House Training

    • Overnight Training

Puppy ABCs - Sundays from 10:30-11:45 AM - Rolling Enrollment / Start Any Time

Puppy 123s - Sundays from 11:45 - 1 PM - Rolling Enrollment / Start Any Time

6 weeks    $350

8 weeks    $500

With the 6 and 8 week programs, you may start in the 10:30 class and move into the 11:45 class as your pup grows and matures

*This class takes place in the Lucky Fido Training Studio and may include Socialization Field Trips for real time practice!