Mini Mutt Manners – March 22 – April 10 at 6:15pm

Learning for Littles. What the world looks like when you’re a very small dog

Bedrock Basics. Handling, house-training, shyness, all those little-dog challenges…

Social Skills. Playing well with others is a learned skill, not an inborn one.

Mighty Manners. Sit, down, stay, leave it, and come.

Confidence building. Extra attention paid to shy-guys; training and positive experiences will do wonders to help overcome their fear.

Intermediate Mini Mutt Manners – March 22 – April 10 at 7:30pm

Leash skills: Even 3 pounders can pull like a Husky–or stage a “sit-in” till you pick them up and carry them. Walk as a team with a prancing, wagging dog eager to be by your side.

Coming when called: Little dogs need big exercise without fear of them running off.  Teach them a rocket-recall so you can trust them in the great outdoors.

Impulse Control: Teach them alternatives to any demanding behaviors such as Jumping and barking.

Confidence building. Extra attention paid to shy-guys; training and positive experiences will do wonders to help overcome their fear.

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Raising a Healthy Puppy: Puppy Nutrition and Wellness

An introductory lecture on the foundation of puppy nutrition and wellness care presented by Dr. Adan Piaseczny, vet and canine nutrition expert, and owner of Healthy Pets Veterinary Hospital.

What you need to know to raise your puppy to have a long healthy life!

• The best foods to feed your pup
• Benefits of raw food feeding
• Nutritional supplements for growing puppies
• Preventing allergies and Digestive issues
• Connection between diet and behavior
• Up to date research on vaccinations
• An opportunity to ask your most pressing questions about your puppy’s dietary needs

Thursday, March 24, 7:00-8:30 pm
SF Puppy Prep
251 6th st.
limited to 40 people (human only)

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Start Recall training early before your pup things the word “come” is the last thing they want to listen to.  Teach your pup to orbit around you, so you can trust them off-leash.

We use reverse psychology and the power of motivation to show our pups that coming to us is as rewarding than running in the other direction.  We’ll use games and off leash play to transform our pups into a canine boomerangs!

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LEASH SKILLS – Walk This Way! – to be determined

Taking a walk with your puppy doesn’t have to be a push me- pull you of frustration! Whether you have a puller, or a staller,-work out the kinks on your leash walks.

This workshop will focus on fun training games that teach your pup the rules of the road. You’ll learn the secret to:

• Increase their focus on you vs. what’s up ahead.
• Build impulse control muscles to help resist distractions like garbage or other dogs.
• Make the choice to walk by your side .

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Small Dog Socials are Drop In – 25 lbs. and under

Friday night socials are going on as well!  Visit us online for details!

Check out our Mini Mutt Training Class Series

Daycare: 5 days a week, pure party animal, never met a puppy he didn’t want to play with, role model for shyer pups.
Favorite game: Olympic Tug Champion
Socials: Attended 3 puppy socials weekly Asked to be a helper dog to assist with a shy pup’s play skills
Classes: Learned his ABC’s faster than most of his kindergarten class, but would distract slower learners with play moves. Excelled at “wet noodle”
Where is he now: After daycare he matriculated into our small dog beach walking group with his older brother Jaba. Recently, his family moved to Marin. His teachers and counselors miss him and his family very much.

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On any given Friday, Kona is making best friends with Winnie, or Maggie and Macy, rescues from the same litter, reunite, in the kind of story that would make Oprah cry!

The line out the door is full of clueless newbie’s shaking in their nervous owners arms, but by the end of the hour they will have sprung from the “shy guy area” on their way to becoming “party animals”.

Owners too are shedding their nerves listening to testimonials about how, just after one social, other peoples’ pups slept through the night (finally!), and transformed into sweet adorable angels the rest of the weekend.  Old timers – pups that have come once or twice – are wagging machines as they greet their pals; meanwhile, parents nibble cheese, and brag about how improved Mocha’s potty training is, or how Bernadette learned to do a spin.

At SF Puppy Prep, TGIF takes on a whole new meaning!

TOTAL RECALL – 1/29/2011 from 2-4pm

The “Come” cue is perhaps the most important one you can teach your young pup. It could save them in an emergency, it will allow them to run freely off-leash.  It will save you from exasperating games of chase when it’s time to leave the dog park.

Keep your puppy coming back for more, before they decide to high-tail it in the other direction! We’ll focus on Recall games and show you how you can build a solid, reliable recall in a fun and easy way!

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Join us for Puppy Classes, Small Breed Socials and Puppy Socials – it’s this much fun!

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