Helping your puppy put its best paw forward — Good Manners 101
Camp Doggone Pawsitive helped develop Moncton’s first puppy kindergarten program. We specialize in early puppy training and socialization. Train your dog from 8 weeks to 5 months - prevent problems before they start! This is your dog’s prime learning period - when the brain is like a lump of clay waiting to be moulded. Animal behaviour research tells us this is the most important period in your puppy’s life for socialization - exposure to new sights, sounds, animals and learning new skills. Well socialized dogs tend to have fewer problems with fearful and aggressive behaviours toward other dogs and people as they get older.
The goal of this class is to teach your puppy good manners and socialize your puppy at the same time in a positive, fun and effective way. We teach you how to deal with problems such as puppy nipping, chewing, housetraining, jumping up, begging for food, stealing household objects,chasing children and other household pets and more. Your puppy will learn how to focus and pay attention, sit, lie down, stay, come when called, walk on a loose leash, give items it has in its mouth, lie down calmly on its matt, how to accept gentle touching, brushing and handling and some fun tricks too! Your puppy will learn appropriate play behaviour with other puppies - and owners will be educated in how to read dog body language and how dogs learn so they can better understand and train their puppy.
Our classes teach you how to prevent problems before they start - by managing the puppy’s environment and setting you up for success. Our focus is on rewarding good behaviour and finding positive alternatives for bad behaviour. Our instructors are experienced at assessing puppy behaviour and can help identify and offer solutions to behaviour problems such as fear, aggression and anxiety before they grow into larger problems. We don’t just train dogs - we train owners also!
Requirements: For puppies up to date on vaccinations including bordatella (kennel cough) from 8 weeks to 5 months. Family members, including children above age 4, are encouraged to attend.