Run in conjunction with What’s Up Dog Training and Dogs of Melbourne. Together your trainers bring over 25+ years of expertise.

Week 1 – Starting on the Right Paw 🐾

The first session will be 90 mins to allow enough time to cover all the new information.

We’re kicking things off with the foundations for a calm, happy and well-mannered pup! And start to learn a language to communicate with our puppies and help them navigate the world.

We’ll cover “on your bed” and “sit”, plus how to handle the lead confidently and use different tones of voice so your puppy understands what you’re asking. You’ll learn our reset technique for those “I’ve suddenly forgotten everything” puppy moments.

We’ll also practise 10 minutes of calm handling and settling — an important life skill for grooming, vet visits and everyday cuddles — before introducing controlled on-lead socialisation, teaching your puppy that seeing another dog doesn’t always mean PARTY TIME! 🐶🎉

Week 2 – Puppy Problems, Solved! 🧠🐶

This week we’ll build on “on your bed” and start tackling some of those classic puppy behaviours — jumping, biting and generally making questionable life choices!

We’ll show you how to set your puppy up for success, rather than waiting for things to go wrong, and introduce the “eat” command to help build patience, manners and impulse control around food.

We’ll finish with 10 minutes of controlled on-lead socialisation, practising calm behaviour around their new puppy classmates.

Week 3 – Boundaries & Coming When Called 🐾

Now that the foundations are coming together, we’ll continue to work through any puppy problems that have popped up at home and start introducing clear, consistent boundaries.

We’ll also work on one of the most important skills your puppy can learn — recall to their name. Because a safe puppy means. one who can listen even when something much more exciting is happening!

Then it’s another 10 minutes of controlled socialisation, putting those calm-dog skills into practice.

Week 4 – Welcome to the Real World! ☕🐕✨

Time to put everything together!

Our final week is all about taking the skills you’ve learnt and using them in real-life situations. We’ll practise the behaviours your puppy needs for everyday adventures — from settling at a café and behaving around other dogs to grooming and handling.

Where the environment, individual puppies and safety allow, we may also introduce controlled off-lead exercises to practise recall and engagement.

The goal? To leave Puppy School with practical skills you can actually use to help your puppy grow into a calm, confident and happy dog you can take anywhere.

4 weeks • Small groups • Practical real-life training • Plenty of puppy fun 🐶

The above course content is subject to change, based on individual puppy requrements at each course.