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Raising a puppy doesn't have to feel like you're negotiating with a tiny, furry tornado every day.
Puppy Foundations is a four-week group class designed to help puppies and their people build confidence, communication, and real-life skills from the very beginning. Through small class sizes and hands-on coaching, you'll learn how to create focus, engagement, calmness, and good manners that carry over into everyday life.
Designed for puppies ages 12 weeks to 6 months, this class focuses on building a strong foundation while helping owners understand how puppies learn, communicate, and navigate the world around them.
October 1, 2026
October 8, 2026
October 15, 2026
October 22, 2026
Thursdays from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Maximum of 5 puppies per class
Four consecutive weeks
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation included
Small group coaching for individualized support
Week 1: Learning How to Learn
We'll introduce marker training, engagement games, focus exercises, and the communication systems that make training clear and fun for both puppies and their people.
Week 2: Building the Basics
We'll begin teaching foundational skills including sit, down, recall, leash walking, and cooperative care while helping puppies build confidence in the world around them.
Week 3: Raising a Puppy You Can Live With
This week focuses on calmness, impulse control, settling on place, polite greetings, and helping puppies learn that they don't need to be the center of every party.
Week 4: Real-Life Puppy Skills & Graduation
We'll put everything together, work through common puppy challenges, complete the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation, and celebrate all the progress your puppy has made.
Raising a puppy doesn't have to feel like you're negotiating with a tiny, furry tornado every day.
Puppy Foundations is a four-week group class designed to help puppies and their people build confidence, communication, and real-life skills from the very beginning. Through small class sizes and hands-on coaching, you'll learn how to create focus, engagement, calmness, and good manners that carry over into everyday life.
Designed for puppies ages 12 weeks to 6 months, this class focuses on building a strong foundation while helping owners understand how puppies learn, communicate, and navigate the world around them.
October 1, 2026
October 8, 2026
October 15, 2026
October 22, 2026
Thursdays from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Maximum of 5 puppies per class
Four consecutive weeks
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation included
Small group coaching for individualized support
Week 1: Learning How to Learn
We'll introduce marker training, engagement games, focus exercises, and the communication systems that make training clear and fun for both puppies and their people.
Week 2: Building the Basics
We'll begin teaching foundational skills including sit, down, recall, leash walking, and cooperative care while helping puppies build confidence in the world around them.
Week 3: Raising a Puppy You Can Live With
This week focuses on calmness, impulse control, settling on place, polite greetings, and helping puppies learn that they don't need to be the center of every party.
Week 4: Real-Life Puppy Skills & Graduation
We'll put everything together, work through common puppy challenges, complete the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Evaluation, and celebrate all the progress your puppy has made.
