Purpose: To train your puppy to be well-mannered and socialized, resulting in a well rounded adult dog using positive reinforcement training methods.

Course Information: This class is designed for puppies up to the age of five and one half months (5.5) and who's owner wants to learn how to teach their puppy through positive reinforcement. Owners will learn the importance of early socialization and how best to properly introduce a puppy to new situations and environments. We will address common puppy issues such as house-training, nipping, jumping, and chewing; as well as learn fundamentals such as sit, down, stand, short stays, leave it, come when called, and the basics of loose leash walking. Other topics may be addressed to more customize this course to each participant's needs. Owners will learn how to approach training and discipline in a positive manner during the most crucial social growth stage in their puppy's development.

Prerequisites: None

Recommended Text: CULTURE CLASH by Jean Donaldson

Equipment and Manual: Positive Techniques Training Kit £105.00

Course Length: 6 one-hour sessions

What you can expect to learn from this Course:

• Learning Theory
• What is "positive reinforcement" and how to apply it to puppies.
• Social development of puppies
• Equipment needed for training
• Step-by-step instruction for basic puppy training (sit, down, stand, short stays, leave it, come when called, loose leash walking)
• Common puppy issues such as house-training, nipping, jumping, and chewing
• Common puppy care such as feeding, teeth brushing, etc.

This is a hands-on course that will require students to work with a puppy from 8 weeks to 6 months old. Students will learn how to apply learning theory and positive reinforcement methods to give the puppy the best start possible in life and create a strong and lasting bond between human and dog. You will be required to work with a dog and provide video progress throughout the course.(6 sessions, 60 min.)

Equipment  necessary to train your puppy is supplied to you in a £105.00 cost for a kit that is required for this course. The proper tools are essential for the proper results. This cost is way below what you would pay retail. (THIS KIT IS A ONE TIME PURCHASE AS IT APPLIES TO ALL CLASSES IN THE POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT OBEDIENCE SERIES).

If you have previously taken a course in the Positive Reinforcement Series, you will only pay for the manual (additional £25.00). This kit includes the following special training tools to be shipped to you after you register:

• Ultimate Puppy Kit
• Training Leash
• Freedom harness
• Limited Slip Collar
• 2 Food Stuffable Toys
• Clicker
• Face Wrap
• Class Manual

If you are taking the Recorded Sessions, order now, to order and specify the class you are taking, and where you want the materials sent.

COURSE COST: £250.00

Instructor: Susan Sharpe, A.P.D.T; C.P.D.T.; CA-1 is co-owner and head instructor for Canine Companion by Certified Trainers. She has over 20 years of experience in dog training. Her background includes obedience, article search, tracking, obstacle course, drug detection, personal preotection, and family pet manners. Susan offers group classes, private instruction, and behavior modification from minor issues, such as unwanted barking, through more severe behaviors including separation anxiety and aggression. She also instructs therapy dog courses and trains service dogs for individuals. Susan is an instructor for the American Red Cross (#12642), including being an instructor for emergency pet first aid. She is a graduate of the Purdue University DOGS! course, a certified Tellington Touch CA-1 practitioner and is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer with the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Susan is an evaluator for Therapy Dog Inc. as well as a Canine Good Citizen evaluator for the Amerian Kennel Club (#8968). She is the developer of the famous anxiety wrap. She and her dog Skye Ladd hold duel registries with Delta Society and Therapy Dog Inc. Susan spent 17 years in the corporate world before leaving it to work with animals as a full time career.