Your puppy is in that tricky stage before they can be fully out and about socialising with other dogs, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have fun packed puppy sessions! At this stage our visits will start in your home. They will include plenty of play time, practising some basic training, encouraging toilet training, playing with toys and enriching activities such as using a Snufflemat.
Once your puppy is ready to be out and about, we’ll use our sessions to ensure they have plenty of opportunities to have positive experiences when exploring. We can take your puppy out on bespoke puppy walks, giving them the opportunity to meet and socialise with other friendly dogs. Your puppy can practice their lead walking skills, recall whilst on a long line, toileting whilst outside on walks and plenty of play time. Your puppy will have an opportunity to practice meeting other dogs politely and practising good manners in preparation for their introduction into small group dog walks.
Your puppy is now ready to join our group walks of well socialised furry friends!
The first 16 weeks of any puppies life is a crucial stage for shaping their behaviour, and it’s really important for your puppy to have positive experiences in as many lifestyle tasks as possible. If your puppy has a positive experience at this stage in a given situation, they are much more likely to display good behavioural traits as they develop. Positive socialisation is such an important part of any puppies development. We can help them learn appropriate play behaviours and have positive experiences when meeting other dogs. This is so important for your puppy’s development and can help shape the way they play, meet and interact with other dogs later in their lives.
We’re here to make learning fun! Each day your puppy will be developing their learning skills and we’ll be here to encourage them with each new task. We’ll start your puppy with short sessions of lead training and encourage them with the ever important recall when out on our puppy walks.
Toilet training can often be a challenge for puppies and their owners! We can help your puppy’s toilet training development by using positive methods, encouragement and a big fuss made when toileting outside!
Letting puppies have the time and opportunity to explore their world is so important. Once your puppy is ready to be out and about, we will take them on two exploration sessions a day, where they can spend time experiencing new sights and sounds, and develop their confidence in new environments. Puppies under a year old shouldn’t be over walked as it can affect their growing bones, so each walk will be tailored to the requirement of little legs ensuring your puppy will not be over-exercised at this crucial developmental stage.
Puppies grow 20 times faster than adult dogs so require a special diet to help them develop. They require four meals a day up until the age of four months and three a day until they are six months old. We can ensure your puppy has their lunch time meal during our afternoon visit. We can keep feeding times interesting and have your puppy work for their meals by using enhancement mats and kongs! This can also help if your puppy is a fast eater.
Your growing puppy will sleep a great deal and it is really important to factor rest and quiet time into your puppies routine. We know how important sleep is to growing puppies, and we can help encourage your puppy to settle during the day in between our visits. It’s a great opportunity for the puppies to recharge for their play session and exploration walk in the afternoon.
Rest time can also provide an opportunity to have your puppy introduced to crate training. This can be a really important skill for your puppy to learn and can provide them with a safe, quiet space they can take themselves off to in your home where they won’t be disturbed. Crate training can be really important to help your puppy settle in their new home and can help you teach them to spend short amounts of time on their own. If you think your puppy would benefit from being introduced to a crate, we can help make this introduction a positive and fun experience for your puppy.
