Puppy Programs

GROUP CLASSES

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When venturing into the rewarding journey of training a new puppy, it’s imperative to lay the groundwork early and establish a consistent routine. Equip them with fundamental commands, ensure they are house trained, and prioritize socialization. Employ positive reinforcement, incentives, and effective communication to cultivate desirable behavior and forge a lasting bond with your beloved canine companion.

Socialization Programs

Play with other puppies is crucial to learning appropriate social skills before puberty which begins by 17 weeks. Hormones and neurotransmitters that are produced in social play and object play have many positive effects on your puppy’s overall health and learning ability.

Our Puppy Programs provide both on and off-leash instruction in a safe and fun environment while your puppy learns to share, co-operate and interact with other puppies and humans, especially children. They also learn to manoeuvre through tunnels, explore a wide variety of objects that increase their confidence and motor skills. The age groups for the Puppy Programs are intended as a general guideline which may be modified according to the individual needs of your puppy.

SOCIAL PLAY

JUNIOR PUPPY

(open to healthy puppies aged 8 to 14 weeks on the first day of class)

This off-leash program is designed to teach owners how to maximize the opportunities that play with other puppies provides.

You and your puppy will learn:

  • the rules of ‘good’ puppy play such as sharing, role reversal, and handicapping
  • when to interrupt conflict behaviour
  • how to correctly ‘read’ body language
  • how to reinforce the bond between owner and puppy for reliable recalls
  • how to develop bite inhibition
  • necessary boundaries to create harmony and mutual respect

  • Puppies MUST have received their first set of vaccinations and deworming a minimum of 1 week BEFORE attending this class.

  • Cost: $140 +HST

  • Max. Class Size: 6

  • Total Sessions: 4

  • Class Length: 45 minutes

  • Recommended Age: 8 to 14 weeks on the first day of class

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SOCIAL PLAY

SENIOR PUPPY

(open to healthy puppies aged 15 to 19 weeks on the first day of class)

Canine puberty arrives around 17 weeks and your puppy/adolescent will display changes in their behaviour just as human children do. Play style becomes more physical, more competitive as hormones impact on their development. It is important to continue off leash interactions with other dogs at this stage.

In this off-leash program you and your puppy/adolescent will learn:

  • how to quickly interpret body language to prevent or de-escalate conflict with another puppy/adolescent
  • how to quickly interrupt conflict behaviour in a safe manner for you and your puppy
  • how to de-escalate conflict with another puppy/adolescent
  • how to redirect the build up of energy through directed cues to an appropriate behaviour

  • Puppies MUST provide proof of current vaccinations prior to attending class.

  • Cost: $140 +HST

  • Max. Class Size: 6

  • Total Sessions: 4

  • Class Length: 45 minutes

  • Recommended Age: 15 to 19 weeks on the first day of class

  • Training Centre

  • Registration Policy

Additional Programs

Call of the Canine continues to implement the most current and up to date science-based training information combined with successful and humane methods for optimum efficiency and enjoyment.

These age groups are intended as a general guideline which may be modified according to the individual needs of your puppy.

Each program includes:

  • Basic Obedience Skills (Sit, Down, Stand, Come When Called, Leave It)
  • Walking Close to You (On and Off-Leash)
  • Continues off-leash social play with puppies in the same age range and/or size.

START ‘EM RIGHT

JUNIOR PUPPY

(open to healthy puppies 8 to 14 weeks of age on the first day of class)

This program is designed for those owners who wish a more structured approach to teaching their puppy. It combines basic Obedience skills taught on leash with opportunities for a minimum of two short off leash play periods with class participants.

You will learn:

  • Basic Obedience Skills (Sit, Down, Stand, Come When Called)
  • Walking Close to You (On and Off-Leash)
  • How to give and to withhold rewards (food, praise, play) for effective learning
  • How our patented ‘Gentle’ cue teaches bite inhibition and promotes relaxation
  • How to meet and greet other dogs or people appropriately

TEENAGE TRANSITION

SENIOR PUPPY

(open to healthy puppies aged 15 to 19 weeks on the first day of class)

Your puppy’s desire to explore and expand its social circle begins to close when they reach puberty at 17 weeks of age. This class is a natural progression to either the Start ‘Em Right Program or the Jr. Social Development Program. It combines on leash and off leash training for a more structured approach while continuing the social play to prepare you for the rapid onset of adolescence and the subsequent behavioural changes.

You will:

  • Introduce or improve on the Basic Obedience Skills (Sit, Down, Stand, Come When Called, Leave It)
  • Introduce or improve on Walking Close to You (On and Off-Leash)
  • How to use our patented ‘Gentle’ cue to interrupt potential conflict behaviour in play
  • Continue to reinforce good manners when meeting and greeting unfamiliar dogs or people as well as Come When Called from play