Puppies are welcome to start classes with us from 8 weeks old and must be vaccinated. The cut-off age for your puppy to start a Puppy School group course is 20 weeks old but we recommend starting as soon as possible to help with your puppy’s socialisation (the key window being between 8 and 12 weeks old).

You can start your pre-puppy training work with us either before your puppy comes home or whilst they are still waiting to be vaccinated - our ‘New Puppy Advice’ session will help prepare you for all of the pre-school training which is recommended.

Can’t find a course date to fit around your puppy’s age and vaccinations? Contact us here.

Puppy Packages:

New Puppy Advice Consultation

• prepare for puppy’s arrival (what kit to buy/not buy!)

• prevent & manage biting/chewing

• house training (toilet training)

• effective puppy routines

• puppy’s first walk

• puppy’s first bath

• socialisation guidance

• separation training - learning to be alone (planning and prevention)

• crate training

• food and nutrition advice

• puppy problem troubleshooting

Home visits

Tailored to suit your

needs, but some of the

areas we might cover are:

• separation training (practise and implementation)

• loose lead walking

• recall

• stop jumping-up

• active listening exercises

Puppy School Course

• settle and be calm

• pay attention and focus

• positions on cue (sit/down/stand)

• walk nicely on a lead

• come back when called

• no jumping-up

• confidence around strangers & children

• consent to being groomed and examined

• take treats politely

• be gentle & drop

• politely greet other dogs and people

Puppy Packages:

New Puppy Advice Session (1 our on Zoom/Teams)

Private 1-2-1 sessions - at your home or local area, available in KT or TW postcodes only

Puppy School Course:

Courses are six weeks long, the same day and time each week and last for 1 hour. Please note that some courses have a break in them (see timetable).

Richmond

Mondays at 10:00

Fridays at 15:30

Petersham

Thursdays at 18:30

Hampton

Wednesdays at 18:30

Walton-on-Thames

Saturdays at 11:00 and 12:15

Hersham

Sundays at 14:30 & 15:45

Please CLICK HERE to view our timetable for upcoming courses, dates and times.

Absolutely, we are family friendly and welcome children.

Please note that from our experience, children under 5 years olds can get a little bored for the whole hour so we advise bringing another adult with you to help.