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Puppy School
Overview
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 The
Animal Behavior Clinic (ABC Puppy School) offers a four-week training
class for your puppy. This class is designed for puppies between
the ages of 7-16 weeks of age. The class focuses on exposing your
puppy to confidence building environments and enhancing your puppy's
communication skills.
Puppy
classes are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and last for
approximately one hour. Classes are organized in a way that allows
new puppies to begin classes at any week in a four-week series.
Each
60-minute class will consist of the following activities:
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 Controlled
Social Interactions
Games
such as "pass the Puppy" will be used to encourage puppies
to socialize with a variety of people. Owners will learn to teach
their puppies how to inhibit biting. Puppies will learn that people
in uniforms, hats, or funny costumes are all part of life. Puppies
will also be allowed time to interact with each other to learn safe
normal canine body language.
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Discovery
Walks
Habituation
to a variety of surface textures, objects, and situations will occur
during each class. Metal grates, agility equipment, umbrellas, skateboards
and other items will be included. Exam rooms, hallways and outdoor
environments will be utilized.
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 Basic
Puppy Manners
Each
class will cover a beginning puppy manners exercise such as leash
walking and beginning "sits" and "downs."
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 Problem
Prevention
Each
week a new technique will be discussed to help prevent such common
problems as separation anxiety, house-training problems, resource
guarding, and destructive behaviors.
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