Start training your puppy between 8 to 10 weeks old for the best results. Puppies aged 8 to 16 weeks go through a critical growth stage, discovering the world around them. During this time, expose your puppy to various environments to help shape their personality. Ensure this exposure is controlled to protect them from illness, as young puppies lack fully developed immune systems and are not yet fully vaccinated.
Socialization plays a vital role during this stage. Like young children, puppies need guidance to learn how to interact with others. Puppies don’t instinctively know how to socialize with dogs or humans, so early puppy training is essential. Learning social skills at an older age is much harder, and poorly socialized dogs may develop fear or aggression toward strangers or other animals.
Essential skills and manners for puppies include learning basic behaviors like biting, chewing, jumping, and house-training. Puppies naturally explore the world with their mouths, especially during teething, but this behavior must be addressed early to prevent nipping from becoming biting. Puppies also struggle with bladder control, making frequent trips outside crucial for house-training success.
At Region K9, we love helping puppies during this formative stage. This is when their personality takes shape, and we are thrilled to assist you in raising a happy, well-behaved dog!
During puppy training, we will cover several topics:
The cost for the puppy class is $175, and the payment is due when you schedule the class.
