Puppy School Group Training Courses
Reigate, Dorking & Lower Kingswood
Puppy School Dorking, Reigate & Lower Kingswood
We provide puppy training courses in Dorking, Reigate and Lower Kingswood.
What Is Puppy School?
Puppy School is an established network of puppy training tutors. Puppy School courses are of the highest standard and only use kind and effective training techniques.
Founder and Director of Puppy School, Gwen Bailey, set up the network in 2002 to help new owners give their puppies the best possible start in life. Gwen is an internationally renowned dog trainer and behaviourist who has written many books on animal behaviour and lectures on the subject worldwide.
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Local Training Classes in Reigate (South Park), Dorking (Brockham) and Lower Kingswood.
Happy Buddies’ Puppy School comprises of a set of 7 training sessions. The first session is our 1.5 hour Puppy Pre-School Online Guidance Session which you’ll watch in your own time at home before attending the first face-to-face session (of which there are 6), held in either Brockham, Reigate or Lower Kingswood. It is a comprehensive programme that will take you and your puppy through all the obedience basics, helping you to ensure your puppy becomes good-mannered, well-balanced and friendly with adults, children and other dogs whilst responding to basic commands.
Early training and socialisation is the key to the prevention of many behavioural issues. Puppy School is designed for young puppies aged 10 to 20 weeks at the start of the course. Happy Buddies strongly believes in the benefits of early socialisation so puppies are eligible to join classes having only had their first vaccination, provided owners have consent from their veterinary surgeon.
Happy Buddies class sizes are limited to maintain high standards. Classes are run with no more than 6 puppies. This means more individual attention and support for you and your puppy but it also means that courses fill up quickly - so please book your space as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
What is Included in the Course?
When you sign up to Puppy School, you'll receive:
Our informative Puppy Pre-School Session for free (normally £25)
A lovely 28 page colour Puppy School Manual containing step by step written guidance to help you practice each week.
Access to our exclusive Puppy Club.
A gift from Natures Menu which includes free treats and some money off vouchers.
A Happy Buddies welcome Goodie Bag (at your first face-to-face class).
After class support throughout the course via phone or email if you need it
Access to a supportive WhatsApp group just for your course where additional informative video's and articles are shared following each class.
A certificate and rosette on completion!
At the end of the 7 session Puppy School course, you will have a solid foundation for life with your puppy! The Puppy School course is equivalent to the Kennel Club’s Foundation Certificate.
Once your puppy has completed Puppy School, they are able to further their training by enrolling onto our SuperPup course and/or Canine College where you can further advance your dog's obedience skills.
Only reward based training methods are used at Happy Buddies and Puppy School. Treats, toys and praise are used to encourage puppies to be well behaved. No bullying or rough handling is tolerated.
If you are unable to attend our group Puppy School courses you may want to consider our 121 Puppy School Course which takes place at your own home at convenient times for you.
The Puppy School Curriculum – What Will Your Puppy Learn?
The first session is our Puppy Pre-School. This will be emailed to you to watch in your own time, prior to the first face-to-face session commencing. For details on what this session covers, please see our Puppy Pre-School page.
During the remaining 6 face-to-face sessions, you will learn:
Attention exercises
To stop play biting
Recall – how to come when called
Positions – sit, lie down and stand
How to walk on a loose lead - without pulling
To accept handling (for vet or groomers)
To ‘Stay’
To ‘Settle’
To 'Be Gentle’ (taking food from hands gently)
To accept people near to food bowls, bones and chews
To greet people politely without jumping up
To be sociable with adults and *children
To be sociable with other puppies, including appropriate greetings
*Please note we cannot guarantee the attendance of children to help socialise your puppy, but we do encourage families with children (aged 5 or over) to bring them to class to learn how to train their puppy and to interact positively with other puppies in the class.
The puppy training exercises gradually progress from easy to more complex, building on your puppy’s understanding and reliability each week.
Is it Fun?
We have been chosen by Puppy School for our people-skills as well as our puppy training abilities. We will offer encouragement and praise to help you acquire the skills you need to train your puppy. No humiliation or shaming of owners will occur, and all lessons are fun and sociable with a happy, friendly atmosphere!
Behaviour Advice
Throughout the course, we will be on hand to help you with any behaviour problems.
Practise Makes Perfect!!!
Although we will provide you with all the information you will need to train your puppy in class, you will need to set aside time every day to practice the exercises at home to make the most of the ideas you have been given. Training at home will allow you to progress further in class and will result in a better trained puppy at the end of the 6 weeks.
Price
A group Puppy School course in either Reigate, Lower Kingswood or Brockham is:
£173 (+£2 booking fee) per puppy, per course
It is encouraged to book well in advance to avoid disappointment as courses book up quickly and spaces are limited.
If you are unable to attend our group courses but would still like to train your puppy with us, we offer a 121 Puppy School course at your home or online. For more information about our 121 Puppy School course Click Here.
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Regular Monitoring Of Puppy Training Classes
Our puppy training classes are monitored regularly to ensure we maintain our high standards. We have been well-trained in the latest training techniques, as well as in human and animal behaviour. We attend regular refresher courses and have the benefit of an email forum which all Puppy School Tutors can use to ensure we stay up-to-date.
