Puppy Love

When owning your first puppy, you should realise how important it is to have it vaccinated, wormed, start heartworm prevention and attend to its nutritional needs, with a balanced diet. But what we may tend to forget the family pet needs to be educated.

The best form of education at puppy level is Puppy Preschool. This gives the puppy an opportunity to socialise with other dogs between the ages of 6-16 weeks. The class also covers discussions about basic care of puppies and health topics such as; grooming, flea control, dental care, nutrition, microchipping and basic commands such as; sit, stay, heel, come and drop. It is very important puppies can socialise at this young age to try and enforce good habits and get your pup used to other people and dogs.

Puppy Preschool is lots of fun for puppy and owner, classes are held once a week, but don’t be surprised if you are sent home with homework! The next level is dog obedience which trains dogs from 6 months of age. However, this is much more involved.

If puppies are not educated they may pick up bad habits leading to behavioural problems. Puppy Preschool classes are held by nurses at most veterinary surgeries.