THEORY COURSES FOR PEOPLE
WISHING TO BUY OR ADOPT A PUPPY
PURPOSE: 'educate' the future owners to deal
with the responsability of buying or adopting a dog
SESSION LENGTH: 2 days
Sessions summary:
- Choice of the breed
- Breedings/dog-kennels/privates
- Appropriate time to separate a puppy from its mother
- Choice of a good subject
- Delicate phase of transfering home
- Welcome to the 'mixed group'
- Vaccinations
- Veterinary support
- Dog and ambient's hygiene
- First lessons
- Training/Education
- Puppy School (2-4 months)
- Puppy education (4-6 months)
- Education and obedience
Team Dog is available to accompany and assist the future owners in the selection of their puppy, after evaluating any specific request.
THEORY AND PRACTICE CLASSES FOR PUPPIES AND OWNERS
PUPPY SCHOOL (1st level)
AGE: from 2 to 4 months
PURPOSE: the socialization, initial rules for
social behaviour, and learning the hierarchy of respect
SESSION LENGTH: 6 lessons
The puppies, interacting within a protected area, will learn
to play and to socialize with other dogs as well as people the right way.
They will also receive the fundamentals of education and obedience.
The puppies' owners will learn the importance of the correct upbringing of
a puppy, in order to avoid future behaviour problems.
The protected area the classes take place in is disinfected periodically, and is only available for puppies who have been vaccinated.
PUPPY EDUCATION (2nd level)
AGE: from 4 to 6 months
PURPOSE: to establish the first rules for
social behaviour and the hierarchy of respect
SESSION LENGTH: 2 months
During this first period of game/training the puppy
will learn:
- not to pull on the leash
- to walk at the side of his owner
- to come back to his owner anywhere he is when he is called
- to answer the base commands of education and obedience
Dogs are considerated puppies until the age of 6months. After this age they
will be inserted in the course of education
and obedience
Pat, a Bulldog puppy
Artu, a West Highland White Terrier puppy