puppy training classes

Everything you need to know about how to relate to your new best friend. Topics include potty training, mouthing and jumping, commands, mental and physical exercise, teaching calm, socialization, problem prevention and building positive associations. This class is much more than your typical obedience based puppy class and is the foundation for a lifetime of good behavior and effective communication.

Small, one hour classes, over a four week period for puppies aged 10 to 24 weeks. Tuesdays at 5pm or Saturdays at 9:15am.

Please schedule using links below, check our faq page or contact us for more information.

Puppy Playgroups

Socialization at an early age is essential to the proper development of your dog. The more positive exposure your puppy has to different experiences the better socially equipped your adult dog will be. One crucial area of proper socialization is their relationship to other dogs. Between the ages of 8 to 20 weeks old, your puppy will be far more accepting of new experiences. Past the period of about 20 weeks, it becomes increasingly more difficult to redefine a negative association into a positive one. Unfortunately, not all socialization is equal and placing your puppy into an unknown environment can just as easily, if not handled correctly, establish a negative relationship as it can a positive one. At Outrider we have developed puppy playgroups run by actual trainers, who will monitor your puppy so that they can develop a positive link with all different types of canine personalities and situations.

All puppy socialization offerings are single session.

Puppy Social Hour is for owners and their puppies and you must be there by 8am.

Puppy Daycare hours are 8am to 6pm. Specific drop off and pick up options will be included in your booking confirmation email.

Please schedule using links below, check our faq page or contact us for more information.

Puppy social Hour

One hour, Saturdays @ 8am

Puppies aged 10 to 20-24 weeks*

*based on our discretion

Up to date on age appropriate core vaccines

Healthy and showing no signs of potential illness

Must have been in your care for minimum 14 days