Training our puppies to be social by Dr Sam Haynes

May 29, 2018
Training our puppies to be social by Dr Sam Haynes

There are many benefits to enrolling your puppy into a puppy pre-school class, as the skills they learn as puppies will be carried into adulthood, so it's important to ensure they are receiving the right training at the right time. Between the ages of eight and 14 weeks of age…

Black French bulldog wearing a graduation cap, holding a certificate, sitting on a person’s lap.

There are many benefits to enrolling your puppy into a puppy pre-school class, as the skills they learn as puppies will be carried into adulthood, so it’s important to ensure they are receiving the right training at the right time. Between the ages of eight and 14 weeks of age a puppy is considered to be in its ‘critical socialisation period’, and its important that our puppies are exposed to a wide variety of dogs and other people to help acclimatise them to later life.

Our puppy pre school facilities;

  • Are an ideal location for learning in a safe environment
  • Are conducted by an experienced puppy pre school leader
  • Teach puppies more than just basic training
  • Allow puppies to lose their fear of the vet

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