Tween Pup Orientation
Preparing you for adolescent parenthood! 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 Tween pup through their adolescent period
✢ Clicker Training
✢ More Advanced 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: 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
✢ Up to two people are allowed per dog
✷ Please read our Terms & Conditions before enrolling
Preparing for Tween Pup
What you need to have your pup trained or mostly trained on before starting the Tween Pup Course:
✢ House Training
✢ Crate Training
✢ Alone Time
✷ Orientation includes a Brief on these topics
Topics
Covered
✢ Adolescent Development
✢ How Adolescent Dogs Learn
✢ Motivation • Reinforcement
✢ Clicker • Marker Training
✢ How 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
