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Puppy Kindergarten Classes

(For Pups from 8 to 16 weeks)

The Craig A Murray Puppy Kindergartens are designed to correctly target the individual puppy and owner's needs and the pup's temperament and behaviour.  We are vitally aware that this critical time in a puppy's development can either produce a wonderful companion and canine ambassador within the community or an animal that is not well suited to living in a pet or companion relationship and can even cause masses of undue stress for it's owners and their neighbours or even cause local government authorities to have to intervene to regain some neighbourhood satisfaction.  

We do our utmost to educate dogs and owners on correct behaviours and how to gain them and also on incorrect or unwanted problem behaviour and how to diminish or extinguish it.  Our puppy kindergartens are based on early development of desirable traits and not based on obedience or product marketing.  We believe that this stage of a puppy's life is extremely important to gaining the magnificent companion and pet and once this critical period is over, you can never gain the ability to instil the optimum behaviour and will be merely playing catch up. Puppy kindergarten is for pups from 8 to 16 weeks of age as the true social exposure window for pups is from 7 to 16 weeks but we only accept the puppies two weeks after their initial 6 week vaccination for health purposes.  All of our puppy kindergartens are 4 x 1 hour classes per course. The structure of our Puppy Kindergarten is to teach pup’s owners about correct discipline to enhance the human dog relationship, and to teach the pup and owner what is acceptable behaviour patterns to be enhanced, and which unacceptable behaviours should be diminished. We also teach how to prevent fearful behaviours, and how to gain correct structure within the household.

The Puppy Kindergarten is not a structured obedience class for puppies, it is rather an early education system to prepare puppies for adapting to all new learning experiences throughout their entire life. The difference this makes to the adult dog that has attended is unbelievable and there is no substitute for correct early imprinting of pups. A correct Puppy Kindergarten should promote a reliable stress free puppy that has been adequately exposed to as many normal environments and environmental effects as possible, whilst limiting any unwanted or bad behaviours.

Topics Covered:

  • Correct socialisation and why it is vital for a great canine relationship                                                         
  • Socialising with adults, children, other races of people and other companion animals and wildlife safely
  • Toilet Training
  • Denning principals
  • How to identify upcoming problem behaviours
  • Desensitising to novel situations and environments
  • How to shape the basics of compliant behaviour
  • How to utilise correct motivators for your pup
  • Balancing both positive behaviours and how to diminish negative or unwanted behaviours
  • Identifying your dogs true character and temperament

                               

 

Class Locations:

 

  • Pet Crazy Robina, Robina Super Centre, 86-104 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina - Tuesday and Thursday evenings - To book phone Anthea Holmes: 5533 8405 or 0405 125 117 

  • City Farmers Arundel, 1 Telford Place, Arundel - Saturday afternoons - To book phone Sarah Cabral: 0416 072 724

  • Dress A Dog Upper Coomera, 5/2 Kohl Street, Upper Coomera - Saturday mornings - To book phone Graham Reading: 5502 9190

  • City Farmers Beenleigh, 3/137 George Street, Beenleigh - Saturday mornings - To book phone Shelly Russo: 0411 352 982

  • City Farmers Browns Plains, 48 Browns Plains Road, Browns Plains - Saturday mornings - To book phone Cathy Lomas: 0438 520 362

  • Carina Veterinary Surgery, 862 Old Cleveland Road, Carina - Wednesday evenings - To book phone Mary-Clare Kenny: 0447 984 003

  • Holland Park Veterinary Surgery, 1050 Logan Road, Holland Park - Tuesday evenings - To book phone Mary-Clare Kenny: 0447 984 003

  • Forest Hill, 14 Tarantall Road, Forest Hill - Saturday mornings - To book phone Katrina Gomersall: 0431 696 866

Click here to register for puppy class!