Puppy Kindergarten
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Puppy Kindergarten:
Starting off on the Right Paw
(This class is for puppies 2 to 5 months old)
The benefits of this class will last a lifetime.
What is my dog saying? Dogs don’t speak
English, Spanish, French or any other human
language; we need to teach them. We also need
to understand their language.
Research shows that birth to 16 weeks is
considered the "golden learning window" during
which a puppy learns good habits that will last a
lifetime. Puppy Kindergarten helps people make
the most of that important time with early
imprinting, socialization and training your puppy
to be a well mannered and acceptable dog in
today's society.
Puppy kindergarten is enormously helpful to
humans and dogs, and is entertaining as well.
For a small fee you get to participate in
something that is mentally, emotionally, and
physically healthy for you and your dog. Seeing
the other puppies and sharing the experience
with the other puppy-loving humans adds to
the fun. Be sure to take the opportunity to do
this with and for your puppy.
This course covers:
Socialization & Play
Basic Skills: Sit, Down,
Name Recognition, Attention, Come
Training for problem behaviors: mouthing
barking & jumping
Housetraining
Handling & grooming
Confidence-building exercises
How puppies learn
Building a stronger bond with your pup
Encouraging good behaviors and
avoiding bad behaviors
How to communicate and train effectively
to achieve results.
Starting off on the Right Paw
(This class is for puppies 2 to 5 months old)
The benefits of this class will last a lifetime.
What is my dog saying? Dogs don’t speak
English, Spanish, French or any other human
language; we need to teach them. We also need
to understand their language.
Research shows that birth to 16 weeks is
considered the "golden learning window" during
which a puppy learns good habits that will last a
lifetime. Puppy Kindergarten helps people make
the most of that important time with early
imprinting, socialization and training your puppy
to be a well mannered and acceptable dog in
today's society.
Puppy kindergarten is enormously helpful to
humans and dogs, and is entertaining as well.
For a small fee you get to participate in
something that is mentally, emotionally, and
physically healthy for you and your dog. Seeing
the other puppies and sharing the experience
with the other puppy-loving humans adds to
the fun. Be sure to take the opportunity to do
this with and for your puppy.
This course covers:
Socialization & Play
Basic Skills: Sit, Down,
Name Recognition, Attention, Come
Training for problem behaviors: mouthing
barking & jumping
Housetraining
Handling & grooming
Confidence-building exercises
How puppies learn
Building a stronger bond with your pup
Encouraging good behaviors and
avoiding bad behaviors
How to communicate and train effectively
to achieve results.
Clients who have attended Puppy Kindergarten
Murphy was the first of my dogs that has been to school so early in the process.
How easy it has made everything from here on out. Because Murphy puppy had
been to school, and exposed to training, it was so much easier to incorporate the
training into our day to day: meal time, going out the front door, even having a
treat are all a game/training. Starting out so young, it became part our lives, not
something we do in addition. Simple! Puppy kindergarten also helped socialize
Murphy. The end result, I am comfortable taking the puppy into any situation,
knowing that a- he is socialized, b- is trained, and has the relationship with me
as part of our training, to be able to manage any situation with any persons or
other dogs.
I highly recommend puppy kindergarten. It enhances your life with your dog,
and makes the puppy and adult years so much more enjoyable.
-Jamie Kitz & Murphy, a Miniature Schnauzer
Before our puppy Cody attended puppy kindergarten at 16 weeks of age, his
social interactions had been isolated to experiences with his littermates, his
parents, his breeder's family, my husband and me and our family.
Puppy kindergarten was an invaluable opportunity for Cody to broaden his
interactive experiences, as it provided a safe environment that enabled him to
adjust, most positively, to a more "global" mix of other dogs and people. Under
the guidance and modeling of a certified pet trainer, the dogs' owners learned
how to foster appropriate behaviors, basic obedience commands and a dog's
natural curiosity and intelligence.
My husband and I believe that Cody's smooth and successful transition into the
larger arena of society is directly related to the positive socialization exposures in
his puppy kindergarten class.
-Julie Craig & Cody, a Bichon Frise
When we adopted our first large breed puppy we were concerned that as she
got older and bigger she would inevitably become harder to control. A family
member recommended puppy kindergarten to us.
The socialization and skills Madeline learned before 6 months of age have been
the building blocks to her great behavior. With puppy kindergarten Madeline
has achieved amazing results, completing her AKC Canine Good Citizen Award
and qualifying as a Therapy Dog for local hospitals before the age of 1.
Now at 2 years old and over 80lbs she is a joy and we know that without puppy
kindergarten it would not have been possible.
-Elizabeth Boyd & Madeline, a Great Pyrenees
Our dog was very hyper as a puppy. She is an American Eskimo, very pretty, but
she was too much to take, we had too little control over her. Then we went to
Puppy Kindergarten lead by Lisa Giesick, and our lives changed. How Lisa does
her magic on dogs, I do not quite know, but we were taught so much about
dogs and our little Molly went from hyper to a very happy little dog that we
could control. Molly is 4 this November and she is a delight. She is kind and
clever towards everybody, and get along just fine with dog all sizes!
We will highly recommend all to take puppy classes. It is worth the money and
time. We will always be grateful to Lisa!
- Carsten and Grete Vasby with Molly, American Eskimo
Murphy was the first of my dogs that has been to school so early in the process.
How easy it has made everything from here on out. Because Murphy puppy had
been to school, and exposed to training, it was so much easier to incorporate the
training into our day to day: meal time, going out the front door, even having a
treat are all a game/training. Starting out so young, it became part our lives, not
something we do in addition. Simple! Puppy kindergarten also helped socialize
Murphy. The end result, I am comfortable taking the puppy into any situation,
knowing that a- he is socialized, b- is trained, and has the relationship with me
as part of our training, to be able to manage any situation with any persons or
other dogs.
I highly recommend puppy kindergarten. It enhances your life with your dog,
and makes the puppy and adult years so much more enjoyable.
-Jamie Kitz & Murphy, a Miniature Schnauzer
Before our puppy Cody attended puppy kindergarten at 16 weeks of age, his
social interactions had been isolated to experiences with his littermates, his
parents, his breeder's family, my husband and me and our family.
Puppy kindergarten was an invaluable opportunity for Cody to broaden his
interactive experiences, as it provided a safe environment that enabled him to
adjust, most positively, to a more "global" mix of other dogs and people. Under
the guidance and modeling of a certified pet trainer, the dogs' owners learned
how to foster appropriate behaviors, basic obedience commands and a dog's
natural curiosity and intelligence.
My husband and I believe that Cody's smooth and successful transition into the
larger arena of society is directly related to the positive socialization exposures in
his puppy kindergarten class.
-Julie Craig & Cody, a Bichon Frise
When we adopted our first large breed puppy we were concerned that as she
got older and bigger she would inevitably become harder to control. A family
member recommended puppy kindergarten to us.
The socialization and skills Madeline learned before 6 months of age have been
the building blocks to her great behavior. With puppy kindergarten Madeline
has achieved amazing results, completing her AKC Canine Good Citizen Award
and qualifying as a Therapy Dog for local hospitals before the age of 1.
Now at 2 years old and over 80lbs she is a joy and we know that without puppy
kindergarten it would not have been possible.
-Elizabeth Boyd & Madeline, a Great Pyrenees
Our dog was very hyper as a puppy. She is an American Eskimo, very pretty, but
she was too much to take, we had too little control over her. Then we went to
Puppy Kindergarten lead by Lisa Giesick, and our lives changed. How Lisa does
her magic on dogs, I do not quite know, but we were taught so much about
dogs and our little Molly went from hyper to a very happy little dog that we
could control. Molly is 4 this November and she is a delight. She is kind and
clever towards everybody, and get along just fine with dog all sizes!
We will highly recommend all to take puppy classes. It is worth the money and
time. We will always be grateful to Lisa!
- Carsten and Grete Vasby with Molly, American Eskimo
| Puppy K Graduates April 2008: left to right Ollie, Kea, Bella, Rolly & Zaki. not pictured: Koa |
