Course curriculum

  • 1

    Orientation - Building Foundations in Training

    • How Puppies Learn

    • Developmental Stages

    • Puppy Schedules and Routines

    • Putting Management in Place

    • Know Your Puppy's Outlet

    • Motivation

    • Treat Tournament

    • Reward Marker

    • Master Your Marker Timings

    • Puppy Toys

    • Setting Up Your Training Area

    • Would you like your puppy to achieve the Kennel Club Puppy Foundation Award?

  • 2

    Week 1

    • Introduction to a Collar

    • Introduction to a Harness and Lead

    • Reading Body Language

    • Socialising your Pre- Vaccinated Puppy

    • Enrichment- What is it?

    • Enrichment Project - Cardboard Boxes

    • Field Trip - Your Neighbourhood by Day and Night!

    • Preventing Jumping Up

    • The Name Game

    • Introduction to Sit

    • Toilet Training

    • Crate and Pen Training

    • Human Play
  • 3

    Week 2

    • Puppy Play

    • Field Trip - Pet Superstore!

    • Enrichment Project - Paper/ Plastic Cups

    • Puppy Mouthing and Biting

    • Introduction to Scatter Recall

    • Get It!

    • Introduction to Down

    • Teaching a Nose Target

    • Collar Holds, Harness Grabs and Lead Clips

    • Check it out!

    • Preventing Door Dashing

    • Enrichment DIY

  • 4

    Week 3

    • Introduction to Handling and Husbandry

    • Preventing Separation Anxiety

    • Puppy Exercise

    • Puppy Obstacle Course

    • Field Trip - Local Park

    • Puppy Chewing - Prevention

    • Teaching Tug

    • Hide and Seek - Recall

    • Introduction to Settle

    • Watch Me

    • Introduction to Loose Lead Walking - The Basics

    • Sleeping and Routines

    • Preventing Counter Surfing

    • Enrichment Challenge - Find it!

  • 5

    Week 4

    • Puppy Exposure to Outdoor Surfaces.

    • Setting up for Success- Walks

    • Field Trip - Coffee Shop

    • Teaching Nose Target

    • Enrichment Project - Muffin Tin

    • Introduction to Peekaboo

    • Look at That!

    • Food Circuits

    • Socialisation to moving objects

    • Introduction to Drop

    • Field Trip - Hardware Superstore

    • Preventing Unwanted Digging

    • Dog Park Etiquette - Introducing your puppy to dogs in the park.
  • 6

    Week 5

    • Socialisation Car Exposure and Trips

    • Enrichment Project - Burrito

    • Preventing Resource Guarding

    • Introduction to Leave.

    • Introduction to Stay

    • Appropriate Greeting Towards People

    • Puppy Push Ups.

    • Sniff and Go!

    • Roll Over!

    • Field Trip - Lunch Out

    • Go Check it Out!

    • Introduction to Paw Target.
  • 7

    Week 6

    • Sound Desensitisation

    • Stay or Wait?

    • Frozen Enrichment Project

    • Wait and Release

    • Learning all about leg weaves!

    • Dropped Lead Recall

    • Taking your Puppy's Training on the Road!

    • Teaching a Spin

    • Ring a Bell to Toilet Outside

    • Desensitisation to costumes

    • Field Trip - to a Body of Water.

    • Introducing your Puppy to Water

  • 8

    Kennel Club Puppy Foundation Award - Additional Information

    • The Canine Code.

The VIP (Very Important Puppy) Programme

Providing your puppy with an exceptional start in life. Includes the Kennel Club Foundation award and so much more...

  • Have a Trainer in Your Pocket!

    Do you feel that sometimes you would just like to ask a question, have some 1-2-1 advice when you need it most? Having the option to contact your trainer at anytime via email, WhatsApp or via telephone catch up is the perfect solution... It really is like having a dog trainer with you everyday..

  • Four 1-2-1 Sessions included

    Four private training session included- Either online via Zoom or in person training at home or at a local location within the New Forest - Sessions to be taken within three month after enrolling.

  • Bonus material

    As necessary, detailed and personalised training reports are emailed to you relating to your particular puppy dilemmas or training aims / goal. Duration period of three months after enrolment.