Service Description

The AKC STAR Puppy Program is designed to get you and your puppy of to a great starts. The AKC STAR puppy requires owners to attend a basic six week puppy class with their puppy. For puppies between eight weeks and six months of age at the start of class, we require that the puppies had at least one set of shots, and have been with the new family for a week. STAR stands for: Socialization, Training, Activity and Responsible ownership. Puppy's brains are like sponges, and they can learn so much their first couple of months after you get them home. Training does not start in class. Every minute of the day, they are learning and observing. Start them early, and they can achieve great things! In this class, we will work on lots of engagement through play and teach you how to communicate with your puppy and to understand them better. We will teach and practice: come when called, sit and down, heel position, loose leash walking, drop it on cue, leave it, wait and stay. We go over crate training, play pen training, how to settle your puppy, inappropriate chewing, biting, barking, jumping, digging, door manners, and we will address grooming and handling.