Puppy Training Classes
This signature professional training program is ideal for new and experienced puppy owners. It’s meant to help new parents understand their puppies’ behaviour, teach them best practices around key topics such as biting, house training and walking in order to raise a fearless, friendly, confident and social dog.
Learning Objectives
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Teaching your puppy how to be soft mouthed and not bite a person’s hand hard
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Providing you with key knowledge on how to house train
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Teaching your puppy basic commands to start developing their confidence
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Providing you with best practices around their nutritional needs and healthy foods
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Desensitizing them to loud noises and scary objects to reduce fear and anxiety
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Teaching you best practices on how to get your puppy to walk with you
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Modules
Module 1
Puppy Biting, Teething and House Training
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Educating puppy parents on common puppy biting behaviour
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Teaching techniques and going through live exercises on how to get your puppy to be soft mouthed and avoid hard bites around a person’s hand
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Providing guidance on safe chew toys for this age
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Helping puppy parents understand their puppy’s needs & what they can expect at this age
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Discussing best practices around house training including how to set boundaries, how to crate train and how to set up your puppies’ schedule
Module 2
First Aid & Basic Commands
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Discussing household safety & informing new puppy owners on how to tell if you’re puppy is in trouble
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Going over best practices on what to do and how to react when your puppy is in trouble
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Educating puppy parents on how to teach their puppy to read their verbal/body language so their puppy understands when they tell them basic commands
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Providing best practices and guidance on how to teach these basic commands and going through live in-class exercises
Module 3
Nutrition, Health & Grooming
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Educating participants on what to feed their puppy and how
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Discussing healthy food versus food they may have come with and how to safely transition them onto healthy food
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Reviewing nutritional requirements for growing puppies
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Demonstrating and doing in-class exercises that condition them to be handled for grooming including going over how to put a comb through their fur the proper way and desensitizing them at a young age
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Demonstrating how to safely pull the digits out on their toes to get them use to getting their nails trimmed and desensitizing them
Module 4
Socializing and Spook Proofing
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Providing best practices on how to spook proof your puppy to get them use to noises and desensitizing them to both noises and objects around them
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Going through in-class exercises with real-life situations
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Teaching you how to give them positive reinforcement when they are nervous
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Demonstrating and discussing how to reduce fear and anxiety in your puppy caused by loud noises and objects
Module 5
Neighborhood Walking
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Additional education on how to desentize your puppy to loud noises
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Providing best practices on how to get your puppy use to wearing a leash outside
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Teaching techniques to encourage your puppy to walk with you when you take them out
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Going through practical exercises and a neighborhood walk with guidance
Module 6
How to Settle Your Puppy, Dealing with Jumping, Recap & Graduation
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Providing you with best practices on how to get your puppy to settle down when they are rambunctious
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Introducing steps and best practices on how to get your puppy to not jump up and going through in-class exercises that work through how to do this
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Conducting a recap of module 1-5
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Graduation ceremony
Class Structure
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Play session & socialization (shy puppies go first)
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Knowledge transfer and live exercises
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Question and answer period
Length
90 Minutes Per Class
Schedule & Upcoming Start Dates
Upcoming Start Dates
Our Puppy Essentials classes start every 3 weeks.
Contact us directly to find out when our next class starts and to get the admission process going.
(416) 769- 0861
info@doglounge.com
Meet Our Primary Trainer
Hi! I'm Laura 👋...
I'm the owner and operator of of our family business, Dog Lounge.
I've been working with dogs for over 20 years, and love each and everyone of them. I'm a big believer in positive reinforcement to help pups build confidence, reduce anxiety and build strong bonds between themselves and their humans.
