Puppies

All puppies are cute, whatever their breed. Most people love to watch them playing and enjoy the great fun they have when they are around. It is, however important to remember that even at this young age, it is up to owners to begin training with their new puppy as soon as possible.

You can have a huge impact on training and building a good relationship with your puppy while he is young. Your puppy is your responsibility and you need to help him prepare to cope with day to day living in our society.

Socialising a puppy is extremely important and you need to be encouraging him to meet other adults, children and dogs as often as possible. Socialising isn't just about meeting others, it includes teaching your puppy how to cope with everyday events, such as car journeys, traffic noise, bikes, pushchairs and many other challenges which he will face as he grows up.

At Progress Dog Training, we offer both Courses and Private Appointments to help you achieve all you want to with your new puppy.

Private Puppy Appointments

It can be a shock when you bring your new puppy home. If you are not prepared, you may find yourself clearing up lots of 'accidents' and dealing with jumping and attention seeking behaviour. There may be play-biting, which isn't much fun for you as your new puppy will have very little but very sharp teeth! You may find yourself being woken up in the middle of the night or trying to cope with your puppy chewing through your furniture every time your back is turned!

 New puppies are fantastic to have around, they are cute and fun and are very effective time wasters! In order to enjoy this stage of their life, it makes sense to understand and be in control of common puppy behaviours. Many new owners struggle to know what to do for the best in many of the above situations and are unsure of the right way to correct their new puppy without causing distress or risking damaging their relationship.

All our training methods are kind and effective. We can show you different methods and ways of achieving the results by simply teaching your puppy what you are looking for.

These home visits are especially useful for owners who have not raised a puppy before. They will help you understand your puppy's behaviour and can reassure you about what is 'normal' to expect at this stage.

The Areas your appointment will cover are:

Housetraining
Feeding
Play-Biting
Jumping
Chewing
Barking / Attention Seeking
Pack Hierarchy
Learn to Sit and Down

The visit will last for 2 hours and if you have any special areas of concern, we will of course, help you with those too. Many people find it beneficial to have a home visit when they bring their new puppy home, to help settle them into their new environment, and then like to attend a training course for the practical training sessions.

You will receive a 'puppy pack' containing useful information, food samples and a toy for your puppy.

The cost for a Puppy appointment is £75.00*

(price may vary depending on location)

Puppy Courses

Puppies attending this course need to be under 6 months old at the start of the course.
We run 6 week puppy courses and the training we use is reward based, which means we encourage our puppies by using praise and reward. Our training is comprehensive and we only take around 8 puppies in each course. This ensures your puppy can socialise with others of different breeds and also enables us to give owners the help and support they need.

Our courses are carefully structured to help you progress with your training. We make them enjoyable by using different techniques and training which is fun, all the while remaining educational by helping you learn how to communicate with your new puppy.

Upon successful completion of the puppy course, you will have the opportunity to progress through our Level 1, 2 and 3 Award Training Program which will help make your puppy more reliable with the basics and introduce further areas of training.

This course will cover:

Walking on the lead
Sit, Down and Stand positions
Recall
Stay
Timing & Rewards
Jumping
Handling your puppy
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You will receive a handout each week with information and practical ideas to help you.

We have courses available during the daytime, evenings and weekends.

Dates of Courses for 2008:

8th January
12th January
19th February (not 4/3)
23rd February (not 8/3)
15th April
19th April
7th June (not 5/7)
10th June
9th September (not 7/10)
10th September (not 8/10)
4th November
8th November

Upon successful completion of the Basic Course, you can progress through Level 1, 2 and 3. These courses enable you to develop your training, improving what you have both learned and introducing new areas which are both useful and enjoyable for you and your dog! These 6 week courses are held on Wednesday evenings. 

The cost for a Puppy Course is £50.00* (Payable upon booking)

Courses to be held at

Times of Courses

Tuesday 9:45am
Tuesday 7:15pm
Wednesday 7:15pm* (selected dates)
Saturday 9:45am

* Throughout the year we may run additional puppy courses on Wednesday evenings. Please enquire for details if the dates you prefer are not listed above.

PLEASE COMPLETE A BOOKING FORM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER FOR A PUPPY APPOINTMENT OR A PUPPY COURSE.

* Please note: Bookings for Puppy Courses are subject to receipt of confirmation from Progress Dog Training to ensure a place is available.