Group Puppy Classes can be great… But many pet parents do not find them comprehensive enough, or suitable for their overly shy, energetic or otherwise unique puppy!
By booking multiple private sessions with Amy, you can have the very best level of training, education and troubleshooting tailored specifically to you, your puppy and your lifestyle. As well as covering the basics on dog training and canine communication, we will cover exactly the points that YOU want to prioritise – in the number and length of sessions that YOU want.
Package Options are available, but you don’t need to commit until the end of your first session; Amy wants you to be 100% confident in her service first!
Socialisation is a critical component of any puppy’s growth. It’s never too early to establish a comprehensive socialisation plan – including how to start exposure to new sights, sounds and environments (a major component of socialisation). These sessions also cover basic canine communication, home setup, obedience and troubleshooting, tailored to your puppy’s age and level of education. As vaccinations allow, Amy can also provide two of her own beautifully trained dogs, with very different temperaments; offering your new pup the perfect controlled environment and guidance to set them off on the right paw – both in how to ignore other dogs, and how to interact with them when appropriate!
Furthermore, if you live in the Kwinana or Beeliar area, Amy can offer your puppy regular walks with a range of dogs – always selected to suit each other – to further build his or her confidence under the guidance of Amy herself, in a wide range of positive and stimulating experiences!
Amy Does Help With:
- Preparing your household for a new puppy
- Socialisation plans and implementation
- Building puppy confidence
- General obedience
- Puppy biting
- Toilet training
- Recall
- Preventing Separation Anxiety
- Leash Manners
- Integrating puppy with children and existing pets
- Backyard digging
- Destructive chewing
- Understanding puppy body language and emotional states
- Understanding your puppy’s needs
- Pivoting to new methods if something doesn’t work
- Answering any questions you have along the way with kindness, clarity and honesty
- Troubleshooting behavioural issues as they arise, before they become a real problem
- Providing you with tools and knowledge to develop a happy, well-balanced dog that will last a lifetime
Amy Does Not Help With:
- Severe human and dog-directed aggression with serious bite history
- Prescribing medication: Amy encourages consultation of vets or vet behaviourists while working with her, however she is not a vet and cannot prescribe medication herself.
- “Fixing” a puppy overnight, or without any effort from you: Amy works with owners to give them the knowledge and tools to achieve their long term goals. Amy will always demonstrate and explain techniques, but in the end you carry the torch.
- Severe separation anxiety without a vet behaviourist also involved
- Working for free: Happy Dogs is a small business with bills to pay, and cannot dispense free advice beyond the existing public resources. Long phone conversations about your issue before you have booked or paid for services is not a sound business model. However, once you have booked and paid for her services, intake forms encourage thorough background information, and package deals include lots of ongoing communication and support between sessions, and after they are completed.
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