Grown-up Pup Orientation
Preparing you for lifelong companionship with your dog! Orientation classes are designed to start you and your pup on the right path for a successful journey throughout your training course.
Introduction to:
✢ Understanding rearing and training your grown-up pup through their matured period
✢ Clicker Training
✢ Intensive Mat & Placement Work for your pup
✢ Learning proper social cues and body language for day-to-day encounters
Orientation Info
✢ Orientations are offered weekly
✢ 40 minute orientation, Saturdays: 12:45 PM -1:25 PM
✢ Up to two people are allowed per dog
✷ Please read our Terms & Conditions before enrolling
Preparing for Grown-up Pup
What you need to have your pup trained on at home before starting the Grown-up Pup Course:
✢ House Trained
✢ Crate Trained
✢ Ability to be Alone
Topics
Covered
✢ The Developed Dog
✢ How Dogs Learn
✢ Motivation • Reinforcement
✢ Clicker • Marker Training
✢ How Past Experience & the
Environment Affects Training
✢ What is Enrichment
What to Bring
✢ Current vaccination records
✢ Training Clicker (free clicker provided)
✢ Semi-hungry, semi-tired, pottied pup
✢ Lots of high value bite size treats and treat bag
✢ Stuffed Kong or Bully Stick to chew on while instructor is talking
✢ Chew Toy without a squeaker to alternate use of chew treats while instructor is talking
✢ Standard flat collar or a no-pull harness
✢ 5 or 6 foot standard leash
✢ Mat, towel, or small blanket
