Be Prepared For The First Class At Puppy Training School

You will never regret taking your puppy to Puppy Training School and here are some tips to ensure a smooth start at the first class. You will not be a spectator as you will be totally involved in the training of your puppy and this may mean also sitting on the floor. So, be prepared and wear shoes with low heels and soft soles and dress in comfortable casual clothes.

As skirts tend to flap in a dog's face it is a good idea to wear trousers if possible and you will also need a pocket or waist bag for tit-bits.

Some tips to prepare your puppy too. Place a collar on your puppy long before the first day at school so that it is totally used to wearing one at its first class.

You don't want an over excited puppy arriving at school on its first day, so if you need to take the puppy by car to the venue ensure that the puppy is used to travelling in the car.

It is advisable to take the puppy for short rides in the car a few days prior to starting school so that it gets used to it.

It is not a good idea to feed your puppy just before leaving for class. If their meal time is due rather feed it an hour or so before you leave and then let it spend time in the garden so that it can do its business. You don't want the distraction of cleaning up accidents in the class!

You can help your puppy by arriving at the Puppy School in good time so that it can have another little run around outside to get acquainted with the area and have time to meet the other puppies too.

You will I am sure find that there are a variety of dogs attending the same puppy class, but this will not be a problem if your puppy is already used to socializing with other dogs.

Be prepared to give the puppy a lot of reassurance and love as it may be a little nervous if your puppy is not used to other dogs. I recommend choosing a spot next to another puppy of similar size to your own.

It really is important if you have enrolled your puppy at Puppy School for a full course that you attend all the classes with your puppy. However, if your puppy is not well, it is still worth your while to attend the class without your puppy and then once it is feeling better you can catch up with the training at home.

Be sure to give your puppy lots of praise during and at the end of each class and remember to do your homework before the next lesson and practice what you both have learnt in the training when you get home.

As consistency in training a puppy is very important share the commands and training techniques that you learnt at the puppy school with the other members of your family so that you all use the same commands and avoid confusing the puppy.

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