Why Choose Canine Counselling Puppy School?
An obedient dog is often seen as the ideal for a well-behaved dog, but in reality, “well-behaved” goes beyond just being obedient. You can have a dog that follows commands like ’sit’, ‘down’ and ’stay’, but doesn’t have manners when playing with other dogs, or isn’t confident living in the modern urban environment. For that, Mark needs to teach puppies more than just simple obedience.
Canine Counselling understands that you want your new puppy to be confident, well-adjusted, and polite, as well as know the basic obedience cues. That is why our puppy school places a large emphasis on socialisation and dog interactions, not just on teaching obedience. This results in puppies learning to build confidence and proper play manners in a safe, controlled environment; closely supervised by a behaviour professional.
What’s Included
Eight to sixteen weeks is a crucial period for your puppy, especially for socialisation. Working with your puppy from an early age helps prevent reactivity, mitigate fearfulness, and promote receptiveness in the future. The Canine Counselling puppy school curriculum covers four primary factors, including:
Socialisation
The puppy school program allows socialisation in a controlled, instructor-led environment to build your puppy’s confidence around other canines. Shy puppies will learn to make puppy friends at their own pace, without being overwhelming. At the same time, over-exuberant puppies will learn some play manners and avoid becoming bullies.
Basic Behaviours
Canine Counselling teaches you to instil basic behaviours and obedience to prompts like sit, drop, come, loose-lead walking, and more. Learning the basics of how to teach and communicate with your puppy will set you up for a lifetime of learning.
Preventing & Redirecting
Our puppy school helps you redirect and prevent negative behaviours like nipping, jumping, and barking, creating better habits in their place.
Helpful Hints
As you progress through puppy school, Mark shares insightful information to help new dog owners handle their puppies. He will do his best to answer any questions you have along the way.
Reserve Your Spot In The Next Puppy School
Course Cost
- $290 Per Puppy
- 5 Week Course
- 2 Family Members Included
Note: Additional family members may join depending on the available space
Location
Classes are held on location at Rosebery Veterinary Hospital. Please see the addresses and maps below. Classes are strictly limited to 3-5 puppies to ensure a safe and controlled environment while providing socialisation benefits for each puppy.
Address
Rosebery Veterinary Hospital: 112 Rothschild Ave, Rosebery NSW 2018
Fine Print
Deposit required at time of booking. The full course fee is payable at the first class (cash, credit card, bank transfer) and is non-refundable after the first class.
Puppies must be 14 weeks old or younger at the first class and have proof of current vaccination status.
Note: Puppies do NOT have to have completed their full vaccination course to participate in the class. See links at top of the page for further details. Mark encourages owners to complete their second vaccination on or before the class start date.
