Our Puppy Classes

 

Dog trainers know that the most important thing to work on with your puppy is socialization and exposure. Thoughtfully and considerately showing your puppy all the things you want them to be happy and confident around when they get older is one of the biggest priorities when you bring a new puppy home. At Busy Dog, our Puppy Skills classes work a LOT on socialization and exposure. We go beyond puppy play groups (we do that, too!) and show the puppies things like grooming tools, different surfaces to stand on, things to eat out of, sounds and smells, etc. Let us help you teach your dog how to be that go everywhere, do everything dog you want to share your life with! 

We don’t only work on socialization and exposure, either. Our classes will help your puppy learn how to give you excellent attention and focus and basic obedience cues. Work on polite greetings, dropping items they shouldn’t have, cooperative care, how to settle and more! 

Our classes are taught in several locations to held you find an option that works best for you!

– on the west side of Madison at Passion for Paws. 

– on the north side of Madison at Dog Dog Daycare. 

– in Stoughton at Pups Unleashed

Classes are 45 minutes, and include six weeks of instruction. 

$165. 

 

 

Puppy Skills 1

Puppy Skills  begins to teach the essentials for a well mannered, well adjusted family pet. Your pup will learn to work through distraction, settle at home or at class, come when called, drop items, focus their attention on you and more! You will learn to be a more effective trainer, and how to communicate effectively and consistently. Class includes social time with well matched pups and exposure to novel stimuli. 

For puppies 8 weeks to 6 months old.

$165/ 6 week session

Next session begins:

July 10th at Dog Dog (Madison, North)

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Puppy Skills 2

Puppies in this class work on the essentials for being well mannered family pet, all with fun and positivity! Your pup will learn to work through challenging distractions, build reliable recalls as well as learn how to settle at home, walk on a loose leash and more. Off-leash social time with appropriate puppy friends is included!

No prerequisites. 

For puppies 4 months to 10 months old. 

$165/ 6 week session

Next session begins:

 

 

July 6th at 7:30 p.m. at Dog Dog (Madison, North) 

 

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Puppy Social Club

Let us help you expose and socialize your puppy to everything under the sun! This fun drop-in class will include exposure to novel surfaces and sounds, things that move, grooming tools, puzzle toys, crates, etc. We will also talk about on-leash greetings and include play groups when appropriate. Learn some fun games that will help you get the most enjoyment out of your puppy possible! 

$20/ class

No prerequesites 

For puppies 8 weeks to 12 months old.

NEXT CLASS BEGINS:

 

Every other Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Pups Unleashed (Stoughton) 

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Dream Teen 

When puppies hit adolescence we often notice skills they used to be good at need some fine-tuning. Things like attention and focus, loose leash walking, polite greetings, and recalls will become important for young dogs to work on at this time!  Join us for this fun class that will work on these skills while keeping class fun and engaging. No off-leash social time as we work on fun ways to build your partnership with your dog.

Prerequesites: Puppy Skills 2 or Good Dog Basics

For puppies 6 months to 2 years

$165/6 week session

Next session begins:

 

May 1st at 7:30 p.m. at Pups Unleashed (Stoughton)

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