Puppy School & Dog Training

Puppy school is back!

There are currently two classes available:

Wednesday 4th December, 6-6.50pm (start date)

Wednesday 8th January, 5-5.50pm (start date)

Suitable for dogs aged 8-16 weeks. They must have at least had their first vaccination.

Bookings are essential.

Call us on 03 8784 4444 to reserve your place.

What will you learn in our Puppy School

• Basic obedience and commands such as name recognition, sit, stand, drop, recall, heel, loose lead walking, stay, plus some cute tricks!

• Understanding your puppy’s behaviour and affective training techniques to strengthen the bond with your puppy

• Opportunities to safely socialise your puppy and encourage positive social skills

• Providing your puppy with appropriate mental and physical stimulation

• Help with toilet training  

• Essentials of puppy healthcare such as nutrition, grooming and parasite control

• Appropriate use of equipment such a collars, leads and harnesses

• Preventing common puppy behaviours such as: biting, digging and jumping

• The benefits of crate training

Beginners Obedience Class

In addition to puppy school, we also offer a beginners obedience class, which is suitable for dogs 17 weeks and beyond. This class is perfect for dogs who have missed puppy school or need a refresher on basic training.

Our beginners obedience class runs for 5 consecutive weeks and is held at our veterinary hospital, located in Narre Warren North on Monday nights. The cost of the class is $175 which will be payable in full prior to the class commencing and to confirm your booking. Each class runs for approximately 50 minutes, with question time at the end.

We have the following class available:

Monday 18th November, 5.30-6.20pm (start date)

All dogs must be up to date with their vaccinations to attend classes.

Bookings are essential. Phone 03 8784 4444 to reserve your place.

What will you learn in our Beginners Obedient Classes

• Valuable obedience and commands such as name recognition, sit, stand, drop, recall, heel, loose lead walking, stay, plus some fun tricks!

• Understanding your dog’s body language, plus affective training techniques for lasting results

• Periods of development and continuing socialisation beyond puppy hood

• Appropriate use of equipment such a collars, leads and harnesses

• Managing natural dog behaviours such as biting, digging and jumping

• Grooming your dog including brushing, desensitisation, dental care, ear cleaning and nail clipping

• The benefits of crate training

Intermediate/Advanced Obedience Class

We will also be offering an intermediate/advanced obedience class, dependant on demand. This class is suitable for dogs who have completed puppy school or the beginners obedience class. For any client that thinks their dog is suitable for this course without having completed another course prior will need to be evaluated by the trainer to ensure the course will be worthwhile.

Our intermediate/advanced obedience classes run for 5 consecutive weeks and will be held at our veterinary hospital. The date and time will be decided depending on demand. The cost of the class is $185. Once we have a confirmed class date this will be payable in full prior to the class commencing and to confirm your booking. Each class will run for approximately 50 minutes, with question time at the end.

All dogs must be up to date with their vaccinations to attend classes.

Call us to if you are interested in an intermediate/advanced obedience class on 03 8784 4444. We will record you details and get in touch when we have enough interest to fill a class.

What will you learn in our Intermediate/Advanced Classes

• Revisit and strengthen previous obedience skills

• Phasing out lures and replacing with verbal and visual cues

• Engagement and focus activities

• New training cues such as spin, middle, leave it, give, back up, heel work and down stays

• Learning to train in distracting environments

• Preventing resource guarding

• Pivot work foundations

• Importance of using correct and appropriate equipment for training and essentials for this training level

• Age appropriate mental and physical stimulation requirements for your dog

About our trainer

Puppy school and obedience classes are led by Liv Simioni, an expert dog trainer from Klever K9 Dog Training. Liv’s journey begin with a profound admiration and passion for dogs and their unwavering loyalty. Liv has been helping dogs and their owners build meaningful connections through effective training methods in both private training and group classes for the past three years. She has also completed a Certificate IV in Animal Behaviour and Training. Liv’s goal is to share her expertise and passion with pet owners to assist their journey towards and happier, more balanced life together.

Klever K9 utilises a reward based training approach with a strong emphasis on positive reinforcement. This approach uses a combination of rewards, praise and encouragement to reinforce desired behaviours. This results in a joyful learning experience for dogs and their owners instilling them with the skills and confidence to maintain new behaviours and obedience long after obedience classes end.

To find out more or enrol in Puppy School or one of our Obedience Classes…

Call us on 03 8784 4444, email us at pets@woofpurnayvet.com.au. Alternatively, you can fill out the form below and our team will get in touch with you.