Puppy Pre-School
We recommend all puppies attend our highly informative and tremendously enjoyable classes run by our Practice Manager Deborah Pope. A well trained and well-socialised dog who responds to basic commands is a happy dog!
Places are limited to 6 puppies per class, enrol now! Please phone Springfield District Vets on 3288 1574 to find out when the next course starts.
Please print out and return completed enrolment forms, with your deposit, to Springfield District Vets.
Puppy Pre-school Enrolment form 1
Puppy Pre-school Enrolment form 2
Puppy School Classes
Our Puppy School runs for 6 weeks. Each lesson is 1 and a half hour’s long, from 6.30pm until 8.00pm. The first lesson is puppy-free, where we cover in theory all you need to know about positive reinforcement training, toilet training and bite inhibition.
Puppy classes are held indoors on a disinfectable surface - ie the waiting room of the clinic. Puppies are old enough for preschool from the age of 7 weeks old provided that they have had their 1st vaccination at least 7 days prior to the first class. Contrary to popular belief the puppies do not need to have finished the full course of vaccinations. Indeed, it could be detrimental to your puppy to leave socialisation until this time. This is because the most important time for puppy socialisation is during the first 3 months of life, after which the puppy enters a more fearful stage.
At our puppy classes, your puppy will meet a range of humans and dogs, under close supervision. Your puppy’s well being is of paramount importance. This is the best way to introduce the new member of your family to the ways of the human world. Our staff are passionate about strengthening the human-animal bond. You may be surprised to learn that it is behavioural issues, not infectious diseases, that is the number one cause of death in dogs under 3 years of age (as published by the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviour).
The maximum age for puppies to start preschool is 14-16 weeks of age. If your puppy is older than this, please contact Springfield District Vets for a recommendation.
Contact us on 3288 1574 for more information and book your puppy a place.
Puppy Pre-School Further Information
Information reproduced with kind permission from Happy Hounds Springfield Lakes and Gold Coast Dog Obedience & Training Club.
