When to start training classes for a puppy
Puppy Training and Beginning Level Dog Training Classes at PetSmart
hi I'm Connie and I'm an accredited pet
smart pet trainer and this is my dog
bran we're here today to talk to you a
little bit about the importance of
training training classes are really
important because they really help our
dogs learn to socialize with others it
helps them understand and be able to
follow cues and really helps build trust
and develop a really great bond between
the two of you our puppy and beginner
classes are designed for dogs that have
really had no prior training they're
really great because they really set the
foundation for all future training with
your dog it helps with impulse control
socialization and really just helping to
build a great bond so for class you're
going to need to bring a four to six
foot leather or nylon leash a buckle
collar a head halter or harness a
variety of small bite treats and
something to carry the treats in also
know they're gonna be moving around
quite a bit with your dog throughout the
store so it's important to dress
comfortably so now that we have all that
out of the way
let's talk about what you're going to be
learning each week so in your first
class you're gonna be learning a lot of
foundational skills and these are really
important because they're gonna build
throughout the rest of the course you're
going to learn automatic focus hand
Target and sit so in week 2 it's all
about establishing trust we're going to
start out with a review from the prior
week and then we're going to start
learning how to loose leash walk our dog
we're also going to be doing pet don't
pet and this is a great activity this is
going to really help establish you as
the trusted partner for your dog week
free is all about controlling impulses
you will learn take it leave it and drop
it when you see your dog running through
the house with your shoe you know those
cues are going to come in pretty handy
week 4 is all about creating a safe
environment you'll be learning command
called an emergency we call your
emergency recall is really really
important this will be great in a
dangerous situation when we want our
dogs to come back to us immediately week
five is all about developing consistency
this is where we're going to
differentiate between verbal and visual
cues working on down and combining cues
like sit and Shake combining cues is
really great for our dogs because it
really gives us an unlimited supply of
ways to combine the cues of things that
they're learning which helps with
consistency in your dog to understand
each individual cue well and week six
we're gonna all be showing off all the
amazing things we've learned in our
class as well as throwing in a very
impressive puppy push-up and
almost forgot the most important part
your completion ceremony that's what you
could expect in a puppy and beginner
class if you have any other questions or
are ready to sign up visit your local
pet smart store or check online for the
class that works best for your schedule
at Petsmart calm
