Puppy Kindergarten

A behaviour and training foundations program for puppies 12 - 24 weeks

Set the stage for confidence, strong social skills, and a stronger bond with you. Puppy kindergarten not only provides your puppy with essential experiences, structure and learning, but also provides you with the support and answers you need during your puppy’s critical development stage.

Through this program, your puppy will have an excellent foundation of basic obedience cues and skills such as loose leash walking, but most importantly will learn essential communication skill, have safe socialization experiences, and grow in confidence.

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BENEFITS FOR YOUR PUPPY

EARLY SOCIALIZATION

Safe experiences: Help your puppy grow into a confident adult by

providing them with a safe environment to meet other puppies, dogs,

people and situations.

Safe learning: Help them learn how to communicate with and

understand other dogs and develop proper social cues and bite

inhibition during managed play sessions.

BASIC TRAINING & MANNERS

Foundational cues: Establish the groundwork for future training

through introducing your puppy to cues like sit, stay, come, leave it

and their name.

Positive reinforcement: Help your puppy associate learning with fun,

rewards, and relationship by exposing your puppy to positive

reinforcement training.

EXPOSURE TO NEW EXPERIENCES

Desensitization: Reduce the potential of fear reactivity or anxiety later

in life through safe experiences with new sounds, sights, smells,

situations and dogs.

CONFIDENCE BUILDING

Resilience: Build your puppy’s ability to adapt to new and potentially

stressful situations through consistency with good experiences.

Comfort with new experiences: Help your puppy reduce anxiety

commonly experienced during travel, boarding, grooming or vet visits

BENEFITS FOR YOU

BENEFITS FOR YOUR PUPPY

GET AHEAD OF PROBLEM BEHAVIOURS

Minimize fear and reactivity: Get ahead of fear-based aggression and

reactivity through proper socialization and exposure to a variety of

dogs.

ACCESS TO EXPERT GUIDANCE

Professional advice: Address small issues before they become big

issues through trainer advice and feedback.

Peace of Mind

Supervised play and controlled environments: Remove the risk of

the dog park and unknown dogs or the potential health risks of

unknown environments.

STRENGTHEN YOUR BOND WITH YOUR PUPPY

Learn together: Actively participate in your puppy’s learning and

development through shared experiences and consistent training and

milestone sessions for a foundation you can carry forward.

Communicate: Understand your puppy better and help them

understand you by learning how your puppy learns, thinks and

responds the way they do.

LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A WELL-MANNERED DOG

Early action: Give your dog the best chance at developing into a

well-adjusted, well-mannered adult dog and give you and your dog

the best chance at a positive, solid relationship.

Get started with Puppy Kindergarten

STEP 1: Schedule a Meet & Greet

A Meet & Greet is a 30-minute pre-booked time where we assess your puppy’s comfort away

from you, with us, and in our environment.

At the Meet & Greet:

we take a video of the Meet & Greet and can walk you through any behaviours or communication cues we note that will inform our program recommendation.
we will recommend either our Social or CLASS activity program.

At the end of the Meet & Greet:

we will book your puppy’s Pre-PuppyK First Day, which is your puppy’s first day of daycare in advance of kindergarten starting.

Learn about meet & greets

STEP 2: Bring your puppy for a Pre-PuppyK First Day

During this day, we will:

begin relationship building with your puppy.
affirm the play program we selected for them (Social or CLASS).
assess your puppy for any specific behaviours or learning we think they may benefit from in their Puppy Kindergarten program.

At the end of this day, we will:

review your puppy’s first day and experience.
provide you with a package of materials.
book your Pre-PuppyK consultation with the trainer.

You can also fill in the questionnaire below to provide us with additional details.

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STEP 3: Attend the Pre-PuppyK Consultation with the Trainer

During this call or in-person consultation, the trainer will:

discuss your desired curriculum for your puppy’s program.
book in your puppy’s days of kindergarten.
schedule the mid-point consultation for after the 6th day.
schedule the final hand-off consultation for the final day.
schedule your one-hour private training sessions (for Silver & Gold packages).

STEP 4: Bring your puppy for their first day of Puppy Kindergarten

During each day, your puppy will:

participate in their daycare play program.
have structured and supported rest time.
have a training session with the trainer.

Each day you will receive:

an email update providing details on how your puppy did during play time and during breaks.
an email from the trainer with a video from the training session showing what was worked on so you can practice at home and ensure consistency for your puppy.

STEP 5: Celebrate your puppy's last day in Puppy Kindergarten

On your puppy’s final day, we will:

hold their final training session.
have a Puppy Kindergarten graduation post and celebration!

At the scheduled check-out, you will:

meet with the trainer to debrief the program.
discuss any next steps or support you might like.