Guidelines For The First Puppy Training School Class
Enrolling your puppy for Puppy Classes at a Dog Training School will give your puppy a great start and here are a few tips to help the first class go smoothly for both you and your puppy.
You are doing your puppy a great favor by taking it to Puppy Training School and here are some guidelines on what to except. It is advisable to wear shoes with low heels and soft soles and that you dress in casual comfortable clothes as you will be totally involved in the training of your puppy. It is not unusual to have to sit on the floor with your puppy
As skirts tend to flap in a dog’s face it is a good idea to wear trousers if possible and you will also need a pocket or waist bag for tit-bits.
Some tips to prepare your puppy too. Place a collar on your puppy long before the first day at school so that it is totally used to wearing one at its first class.
Many puppies get either frightened or very excited the first time they ride in a car so it is advisable to get the puppy used to going in the car before the first day at school.
It is advisable to take the puppy for short rides in the car a few days prior to starting school so that it gets used to it.
Do not make the mistake of feeding your puppy just before you are about to leave to attend the class. Rather feed your puppy at least an hour before training so that it has time to do its business before you leave for class. The last thing you want is to have to clean up accidents in the middle of class!
By arriving at the Puppy School in good time will help your puppy as it will then have time to get acquainted with the area, have another run around outside and greet the other puppies attending the class.
You will I am sure find that there are a variety of dogs attending the same puppy class, but this will not be a problem if your puppy is already used to socializing with other dogs.
Be prepared to give the puppy a lot of reassurance and love as it may be a little nervous if your puppy is not used to other dogs. I recommend choosing a spot next to another puppy of similar size to your own.
Be committed to attending all the classes if you have enrolled your puppy at Puppy School for a full course. Even if your puppy is not well, it will still be worth your while to attend the class without your puppy so that you can teach it what it missed at home prior to the next class.
Be sure to give your puppy lots of praise during and at the end of each class and remember to do your homework before the next lesson and practice what you both have learned in the training when you get home.
As consistency in training a puppy is very important share the commands and training techniques that you learned at the puppy school with the other members of your family so that you all use the same commands and avoid confusing the puppy.
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