Puppy Life Skills Part 1 - Thursday and Friday mornings in Banstead

Our puppy training classes in Banstead will cover all the basic life skills needed to have a well-mannered pet.   For puppies up to the age of 6 months at the start of the course.

Please note that due to COVID restrictions, we will be adhering to social distancing of at least 2m between everyone including the dogs.  Week 1 is done without puppies, so these sessions are now being held over Zoom.  Weeks 2 -6 will be held in person.  

We will educate you on the best way to handle all sorts of puppy problems such as play biting, chewing, stealing, and jumping up. Our classes focus on understanding how dogs learn so you can teach them polite behaviour and invaluable social skills. We will also help you understand the importance of mental stimulation, and go through the best way to toilet train your puppy.

To give you a basic idea of what our puppy training classes entail, here are the skills and values we teach:

• How to correctly socialise your puppy 
• How to get and keep your puppy's attention
• Recalls away from other dogs, people and other distractions such as food and toys
• Walking on a loose lead without pulling
• How to relax and stay calm amongst distractions
• Manners and self-control around food, dogs and people 
• Leave and drop
• How to correctly handle and examine your puppy
• Settling on a mat and staying
• How to deal with jumping up, chewing and playbiting
• Ideas to mentally stimulate your puppy and keep their busy minds occupied

Included is a training pack detailing all the exercises taught, along with a dedicated Whatsapp group for your class where you can post questions throughout the course. 

Our Thursday morning puppy classes are held in an enclosed field at Hengest Farm, 21a Woodmansterne Lane, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 3EY.

Our Friday morning puppy classes are held at an indoor riding school at Huntersfield Livery, Fairlawn Road (off Croydon Lane), Banstead, Surrey, SM7 3AU.