Call us on (07) 3288 1574

or e-mail: reception@gsvets.com.au to book your place!

Our Puppy School course is designed for pups aged between 8-15 weeks of age, and will teach you appropriate handling techniques, and how to shape nice ‘doggie manners’ whilst in an everyday environment.

Puppies learn vital skills when they are young – early life experiences influence how they interact with you, your family, other animals and the environment they are exposed to as an adult dog. Our puppy school classes are designed to help you successfully raise confident and content dogs, whilst improving your human-canine bond (and maybe learn some cool party tricks too!).

Our Pre-School classes cover:

•  Mastering toilet training
• Managing play biting and chewing behaviours
• The importance of your puppy’s cognitive development and ‘how’ they learn
• Body language, effective communication and ‘how’ to encourage fast puppy learning
• Sound, practical advice on how to achieve successful socialisation
• Basic obedience exercises (preliminary focus training, ‘sit’, ‘lie down’, ‘come’, ‘roll over’, ‘leave-it’ and ‘go to bed’).
• Effective strategies to avoid developing anxieties or phobias
• Engage in safe, fun and appropriate socialisation
• Environmental enrichment, and how this can help with problem behaviours
• Building trust, confidence and reinforcing the bond between you and your puppy

Your puppy’s first vaccination must be administered at least 7 days before attending classes. Please bring your certificate as proof (if this has not been carried out at one of our hospitals).