Puppy (Pre-School / Parties / Socialisation / Training) Sessions
Over the last couple of decades more emphasis has been placed on early socialisation and guiding the development of younger puppies, due mainly to many changes in social attitude, anti-dog restrictions and increases in reported cases of aggression and anti-social behaviour. 'Socialisation' to many new owners seems to mean 'play with dogs', but it is actually about teaching your puppy how to cope with, and behave appropriately in, every social situation.
In our sessions, we routinely advise on all the puppy basics (play-biting, sleeping, house-training etc) whilst assessing problem potential and giving prevention guidance for the future. Practically, we guide you in teaching your puppy how to: relax & settle; meet people; meet dogs; accept being handled, inspected & groomed; play with toys; and most importantly, develop self-control, good manners and respond to you despite distractions.
We run 3hr Introductory Puppy Sessions on Saturdays at 10am
For all puppies from 5 days following first vaccs (on laps / mats) up to 5/6 months
1hr follow-up sessions run on: Thursdays & Sundays at 10.30 from week 2
Fees: £55 covers first 6 sessions (1x3hr + 5x1hr) further top-up classes at £5 pay-as-you-go
We have been running specific young puppy socialisation SESSIONS for local vet practices since 2005 until covid hit preventing us from running in the following vet practices as the indoor space was too limited to be covid safe. That is 16 years of specialist experience with sessions started at 7.30pm sharp and finished around 9.00pm. All participants were asked to arrive in good time to prevent unsettling the class (7.20pm-first time)
Tuesday: Canonbury Vets, Essex Road N1 3AP 020 7359 1888 Wednesday: PetVet, Archway Road N6 5AA 020 8341 4888
Thursday: Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital, Royal College Street NW1 0TU 020 7387 8134
Pre-booking required ... see 'Latest News' for ongoing details … or visit our face book page.
NB Some Alpha Instructors also run their own canine services (see 'Our Instructors' page)
Over the last couple of decades more emphasis has been placed on early socialisation and guiding the development of younger puppies, due mainly to many changes in social attitude, anti-dog restrictions and increases in reported cases of aggression and anti-social behaviour. 'Socialisation' to many new owners seems to mean 'play with dogs', but it is actually about teaching your puppy how to cope with, and behave appropriately in, every social situation.
In our sessions, we routinely advise on all the puppy basics (play-biting, sleeping, house-training etc) whilst assessing problem potential and giving prevention guidance for the future. Practically, we guide you in teaching your puppy how to: relax & settle; meet people; meet dogs; accept being handled, inspected & groomed; play with toys; and most importantly, develop self-control, good manners and respond to you despite distractions.
We run 3hr Introductory Puppy Sessions on Saturdays at 10am
For all puppies from 5 days following first vaccs (on laps / mats) up to 5/6 months
1hr follow-up sessions run on: Thursdays & Sundays at 10.30 from week 2
Fees: £55 covers first 6 sessions (1x3hr + 5x1hr) further top-up classes at £5 pay-as-you-go
We have been running specific young puppy socialisation SESSIONS for local vet practices since 2005 until covid hit preventing us from running in the following vet practices as the indoor space was too limited to be covid safe. That is 16 years of specialist experience with sessions started at 7.30pm sharp and finished around 9.00pm. All participants were asked to arrive in good time to prevent unsettling the class (7.20pm-first time)
Tuesday: Canonbury Vets, Essex Road N1 3AP 020 7359 1888 Wednesday: PetVet, Archway Road N6 5AA 020 8341 4888
Thursday: Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital, Royal College Street NW1 0TU 020 7387 8134
Pre-booking required ... see 'Latest News' for ongoing details … or visit our face book page.
NB Some Alpha Instructors also run their own canine services (see 'Our Instructors' page)
