Puppy Social Club
4 WEEK Program - $180
Tuesdays at 6:15pm starting October 1
For puppies 8-16 weeks of age designed to teach important life skills, self confidence, impulse control and manners.
Dr. Hall-Phillips, DVM will help guide puppy parents in managing undesirable behaviors such as play biting, destructive chewing and will help trouble-shoot house training. She will teach foundation behaviors that will prepare them for more advanced training later in life.
Must be a minimum of 8 weeks of age, with first vaccines given by a veterinarian seven days prior to the start of puppy class.
Must be on a 3 week vaccination schedule.
Position Statement on Puppy Socialization
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior
The primary and most important time for puppy socialization is the first three months of life. During this time puppies should be exposed to as many new people, animals, stimuli and environments as can be achieved safely and without causing over-stimulation manifested as excessive fear, withdrawal or avoidance behavior. For this reason, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior believes that it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive such socialization before they are fully vaccinated.
Because the first three months are the period when sociability outweighs fear, this is the primary window of opportunity for puppies to adapt to new people, animals, and experiences. Incomplete or improper socialization during this important time can increase the risk of behavioral problems later in life including fear, avoidance, and/or aggression.