Puppy School

The first year of ever dog’s life is a most impactful and important one for various reasons, so it’s important we learn what we need to learn to teach, guide, and develop them. Equipping and setting everyone up ahead of time is far easier than behavior modification down the road (and much less stressful!).

Our first basic puppy program (for puppies 10 – 16 weeks) includes:
 
: 1.5 hours theory and human coaching (we are our pup’s primary source of info in this world, and they’re looking to us for their cues, guidance, directives, and how to feel about every situation they enter into; equipping the human end of the leash is a critical piece of raising any dog),
 
: (4) 1 hour private sessions covering: our puppy home management system, learning how to *effectively* communicate, teaching and reinforcing rules, basic manners, and boundaries, and crate and house training,
 
: enrollment in all 4 of our online courses (for the human’s continued education and reference),
 
: our Welcome Kit with all items and aids we’ll be using in and which will help support the training (e.g. the Pack Fit treat training pouch, training leash, clicker, Doggie Supplement Rack booklet, etc)
 
For pups 16 weeks and over, we begin to develop other aspects of the dog, working on: proper socialization and exposure, understanding the difference between appropriate and inappropriate choices, sharing social and public space respectfully, developing relationship, impulse control, and much more. We also start teaching and reinforcing basic obedience commands with varying levels of challenge. This program is 4 – 6 (1 – 1.5 hour) lessons.
 
Since we are a custom and more personalized training and education company, we do tailor our training packages to meet the specific needs of the individuals involved. Some purchase both packages to cover a full year of learning as the puppy grows and matures, while others  prefer starting off with us laying a solid foundation (as well as potty and crate training) through a 1 or 2 week Stay and Learn (our board and train) program.
 
We can’t emphasize enough the importance of starting any dog’s training and education early.

Contact us with any questions and inquiries at all!

“Kimberly Artley is a godsend. Her methods don’t just include the dog either. She has worked closely with us, answering all of our texts and emails with patience and informative guidance. Kimberly has been our best investment and I cannot recommend her enough. She has done what we thought was impossible: taken away a timid, obsessive dog and returned a confident, calm dog that no longer thinks our cat is the devil himself. She’s taken the hope we had for a happy fur-family and made it into a reality. A reality that involves work from us but work that we’re more than happy to put in based on the return we’re getting.”

Maggie D.

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