Puppy Socialization Course

Meet, Play, Learn: Essential Social Skills for Your Puppy!

Our Puppy Socialization Course is a 6-session, 2 week package for puppies under 4 months of age. For puppies under 4 months of age, attending daycare is simply not enough to help that puppy become better adjusted to the world.  Socialization is more than just introducing puppies to other dogs.  That is certainly one aspect of socialization but a puppy needs to get socialized to everything else in the world too: cars, bikes, other people, children, people with hats, people carrying bags, pushing carts, household sounds, different floor textures, busses … the list can go on and on.

The critical socialization period for puppies ends at about 4 months of age. During this time, you can shape the puppy’s view of his world at a stage in the puppy’s life when he is receptive to learning.  Positive experiences help him learn that new things are fun, and  hopefully he’ll remember the good association when he encounters them again later. 

How it Works:

The puppy package is based on 6 days of specialized enrichment and 30 minute sessions with our trainer at our facility with including a bubble bath and nail trim.  The program is 3 days per week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for 2 consecutive weeks. All puppies will start on a Monday.

The Program Includes:

  • Supervised socialization with puppies, adult dogs, and puppies.

  • Frequent, short, positive reinforcement training sessions.

  • Age appropriate nap time

  • Crate Games / Crate Training

  • Scheduled Meal Breaks

  • Introduction for grooming including a bubble bath, teeth brushing, ear cleaning, & nail trim.

  • Introduction to treadmill

  • 1st day of school photo on socials and daily updates from your trainer

Investment: $575

Sample Syllabus

  • Day 1: Welcome To Paw Pals & The Basics

    • Meeting our team and the Paw Pals Pack

    • Work on basic commands such as sit, down, & name call.

    • Handling

  • Day 2: Obstacles & Surfaces

    • Review previous session’s lessons

    • Exposure to obstacles 

      • Walking over and under ladders, ramps, stairs, tables, chairs, and tunnels

  • Day 3: Experiences

    • Review previous sessions’ lessons

    • Pretend Grooming

      • Clipping nails, bathing, towel drying, exposure to grooming tub and/or dryers

  • Day 4: People

    • Review previous session’s lessons

    • Exposure to people

      • People in hats or on bikes/skateboards.

  • Day 5: Sounds

    • Review previous session’s lessons

    • Exposure to unusual sounds

      • People in hats or on bikes/skateboards.

      • Sounds such as sirens, fireworks, etc.

  • Day 6: Catch All

    • Review previous sessions’ lessons.

    • Go back and work on anything the puppy found scary/difficult and fun.

    • Graduation Ceremony!