• Puppy School

    Dog Training @ Hairy HoundsDog Training @ Hairy Hounds offers group 'puppy school' classes for puppies aged 8 weeks to 16 weeks (Puppy School) and 4 months to 18 months (Super Puppy) that focus on introducing your puppy to lifetime manners, socialisation and basic requests, ensuring your puppy gets the best start to a happy life with you!

    Our classes are held at various times throughout the week to meet your needs and class sizes are small enough to ensure you and your puppy receive a personalised service.

    Our Classes

    Puppy School
    Designed for pups 8-16 weeks of age, Puppy School is a wonderful introduction to life experiences, socialisation and basic requests (sit, drop, stay, recall). At this time in your pup's life it is critical that he become familiar with different sounds, that he gets to learn how to play appropriately and gets to meet a variety of people. What better way to do this than training in a safe environment with pups of a similar age.

    Puppy School covers basic exercises such as sit, drop, recall, calm, on your mat, polite meetings of other people/puppies and behavioural information such as socialisation, play stances, leadership, on leash behaviour, biting, toilet training, environmental enrichment and more.

    When: Contact Us
    Duration: 5 weekly 50 minute sessions
    Price: $150 cash or online deposit only


    Super Puppy
    The next step for pups and owners to ensure they're still on the right track. Your pup will have entered the next developmental stage at this time, where you will be facing different issues and meeting different behaviours from your pup. Get the right advice! The aim of this program is to provide training for dogs aged 16 weeks to 18 months or those who have completed Puppy School. This class is structured for puppies that have had some preliminary training, however it is not a prerequisite. Super Puppy also includes a 1 hour one on one personal session in which luring and reinforcement to elicit desired behaviours using positive reinforcement training will be explored.

    When: Contact Us
    Duration: 1 personal session and 5 weekly 50 minutes sessions
    Price: $215 cash or online deposit only


    What To Bring

    Current C5 Vaccination Certificate
    Profile Sheet for Puppy School (please bring completed)
    Profile Sheet for Super Puppy (please bring completed)
    Lead (Non-retractable)
    Flat Collar (No correction collars)
    Treats (Whatever it is that really takes your dog's fancy! We recommend something soft, such as small cut up pieces of hotdog or 4 Legs meaty bite portions broken up as these types of treats are easier to consume and less likely to get caught in your dog's throat. There will also be treats provided but we cannot guarantee your dog will like them!)
    Your puppy!


    Payment
    Full payment is expected for all group class bookings before commencement of class. The booking is not confirmed until a completed enrolment form and full payment is received. Private consultations are to be paid prior to or at the time of consultation. Payment can be cash, cheque or online deposit.


    Cancellations
    Any enrolment in a group class is entitled to a refund of the course fee, providing notification one week prior to commencement date. If you are unable to come to class and you give us at least 24 hours notice, you will not lose your class payment. Classes have staggered entry so you will be able to catch up if you miss a class. Any client withdrawing from a course will not be entitled to a refund due to occupying a position that could have been allocated to another client. Clients who are forced to withdraw due to failure in their dog's health will be entitled to postpone the completion of the course. Clients who are forced to withdraw due to their dog being overly stressed (determined by the instructor), will be entitled to a refund of the course fee or the equivalent in private training. Full payment for private consultations will be expected if a cancellation is made less than twenty-four hours in advance.