EDMONTON PUPPY CLASSES.

780's puppy training can start soon after their initial vaccines for prompt attention at the beginning; by registration only.

Before, veterinarians recommended to wait until puppies had their 2nd or 3rd set of shots; for risk of health concerns; prior to group puppy training first-steps.





Unlike a cash-grab-academy that practices with too many puppies & families to effectively learn from 1 teacher; multiple experts teach in our group lessons.

Why ask a question from a distracted teacher that is too busy dividing their schedule with all the participants? Why wait in the line-up afterwards to get clarification?

Avoid late starts and with only 1 instructor from substitute teachers. Also, don't attempt week by week lessons yourself while working full time.

Instead, register at our beginners' academy with 3+ puppy trainers for tips & answers during the early stages.

780's puppy socialization guarantees cohesive mingling & fun fraternizing in school for collective learning, by registration only.

Although some folks advise maximum, no-limit, communal play - surprise! Over-stimulation for long durations; especially when mixing baby pups with unknown teenage pups; is a sign of substitute teaching.





That's why 780's team is leading the area by encouraging attendance after the 1^st set of vaccinations & deworming for the earliest & safest social imprinting possible.

Improve your critter's life skills with exposure to friendly mutts and families by plenty of playing & learning; all necessities during important windows in their maturation process.

Maximize their imprinting periods to guide your innocent small-fry into a friendly, even temperament, adult dog. Help meet all their needs to interact face-to-face, with the pack, and in splinter groups.

Early intercommunication is the cornerstone for preventing problematic mature dog attitudes; however, exposure must be controlled & follow a consistent schedule.

That's why 780 relates week-by-week steps to capitalize on collaborative learning; whether unleashed or controlled; while hanging around other breeds near the same age.

Drop-ins that allow last minute hang outs increase the chances of traumatic experiences; especially for nervous or rescue puppies; as these assemblies just focus on making quick cash.

Avoid wasted tuition on fast pop-ins with unknown guests & parents that disrupt a cohesive group process; issues created by cluster meet-ups from substitute teachers.

Instead, register for group puppy socialization classes with stimulating games and play exercises to accomplish your puppy's development checklist & timeline.

780's puppy classes have positive praise from graduates voting our puppy trainers People's Choice Award, our puppy academy Best Business 2019-23 & Best Facility Central Alberta, with A+ Better Business Bureau accreditation.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS.

780's puppy school philosophy is modeled from Drs. Scott & Fuller's Critical Periods in the Development of the Canine - published 1953.

Whether raising a working whelp or companion cub, shaping behaviors through ritualized lessons during the early stages and maintaining for the 1^st year is most rewarding.

Shaping involves being proactive in your critter's lesson plan; from start to finish.

Good leaders use shaping methods to separate the desired actions from the undesired; respecting the limitations of genetics & environment; while acknowledging the constraints of age.

METHODS.

GENETICS.

While lure-reward methods may work for puppies that are easily motivated by food treats, some high-drive breeds are hard-wired genetically to work for long durations & ignore food until the daily chores are finished.

Herding Dog Breeds, for example, obey commands from a great distance and work the stock until their end-of-the-day meal.

ENVIRONMENT.

Puppies are a product of their environment, not just their genetics. For example, the influential conditions from puppy mills vs rescue vs responsible breeders must be considered.

A backyard breeding operation has no regard before, during, or after pregnancy. Mating can be too soon for both sexes, back-to-back whelping, with littermates & momma being separated prematurely.

A rescue's environmental history is typically unknown and can include high stress such as; orphaned, malnourished, disease, and feral; prior to being rescued.

Responsible breeders may follow a code of ethics from their national kennel club but often over-stimulate a youngster's early learning environment; pushing too hard for future titles; breaking their spirit in the process.

AGE.

Your puppy's age is the greatest influencer in their learning abilities.

Set by critical time periods in puppy development, knowing the stages helps schedule what to teach, when to learn, and enrichment guidelines.





There are 4 classification periods and 10 sub periods; by approximations, as all canines develop according to their individual time-tables:

CLASSIFICATION PERIODS.

SUB CLASSIFICATION PERIODS.

Some periods arrive before you have access to your furball and are the responsibility of the breeder or rescue; others happen while your pet arrives in your home; several occur afterwards.

That's why 780's schooling ensures age-specific lessons with a curriculum that follows learning outcomes based on critical periods in the development of every canine.

Avoid substitute teaching philosophies that paint all puppies with the same brush; waiting for things to unfold, or reacting after unwanted shenanigans.

Instead, be proactive in selecting their puppy school education based on specific motivational methods, genetics, & environmental enrichment, appropriate to their age.

780's puppy classes are low-cost at $150 and scheduled monthly with $25 discounts per repeat sign-up to add more value in your budget.

780 gives 1 free board, daycare, & train consult per registration; as bonus electives; to further reduce the expenses of your critter's academics.

If whipper-snappers sign-up for 3 months in-a-row, they receive honorary membership for the year which grants all those freebies every month, plus, cheaper services.

780 shares the wealth by lowering pricing for consecutive months of registration whether you mix programs or stick with one type.

Course start dates are the 1^st Sunday of every month and any missed lectures can be taken in the next month (no charge) to accommodate a family's busy timetable.

Youngsters that have enrolled with 780 & mature past our specific age restrictions may register again with special permission from instructors.

For pups new to 780, we recommend meeting for a ½ hr $25 private consult to determine whether to enroll in group or 1-on-1 studies; either way, we'll use the $25 towards your purchase.

Avoid registering with institutions over-the-phone before meeting the teachers, viewing amenities, and introducing your pup to the new learning environment.

Instead, book an appointment for a $25 introductory lesson before investing full tuition.

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780's early puppy kindergarten classes have indoor & outdoor areas, so summer & winter born litters can monkey-about all year long.


780's campus has 4 off-leash parks for tons of safe bouncing and tumbling in group chase time during the warmer months.

Lots of personal learning space aids concentration, when it's time to listen for new instruction, while limiting distractions in busier months.

For colder or rainy days, furball frolicking and guided compliance will continue inside; with 2 large indoor octagon college buildings to choose from.

Fresh drinking water & outdoor areas for potty breaks are available to all students, and pet parents have lots of vehicle parking.

780's Puppy Basics teaches easy commands & fundamental social skills in smaller classes for good manners with clear boundaries.

780 has 8+ years experience preventing & addressing underlying problematic issues with companion pets, guardian breeds, & working bloodlines; starting with the basics.


780's camp roster certifies; the perfect number of pups in playing and working for 45 minutes maximum without saturation.

For popular months with peak sign-ups, accommodation is made possible by 2 indoor centres, 4 outdoor parks, and multiple instructors.

For slower months, if low attendance, 780 has access to friendly daycare & kennel tykes to join, whereas at-home instructors cannot provide more / less pupils as needed.

Also, setting the age restriction to 6 months and younger provides safety for smaller or insecure half-pints from older, stronger, & dominant whippersnappers.

Finally, for folks that can't make the Tuesday evenings we invite your family and mini-mutt to enjoy Sunday's-Only for 2 months at no additional charge.

Instruction
Sit, down, come, yes & no, free, heel. Handler hand signals, praise, treats, & toys.

Behavior
Playing, mouthing, biting, jumping, teething, housebreaking.

Concepts
Socialization, body language, bite inhibition, saturation, timing, motivation, engagement, bonding, de-sensitization, luring.

Prerequisites
1^st set of vaccinations & deworming.

780's Puppy Nose Work teaches basic odour detection & scent work games using their natural talent to smell as a fun job.

Puppies of all ages enjoy scent work activities because working as a team with mental stimulation and physical engagement provides meaningful play.


Advantages of searching activities from an early age include increased mental stimulation, physical engagement, confidence, bonding, & a fun job.

780's scent enrichment games make raising puppies easier because after the fun search exercises they take long naps and when awake they're eager to obey.

A newborn pups' eyes & ears are shut but their sense of smell is ready to search out & locate momma's scent for their first meal.

Since pups naturally use their nose and are motivated by food at an early age, very simple nose work activities can be started at 8 weeks in-home, but not off-site in a group setting.

780 knows that age is not what determines if a juvenile is ready to begin search classes, the requirements are ability to focus & drive for a reward.

If you start too soon or progress further than what your pup is ready to absorb, you run the risk of classically conditioning that scent games with you are not enjoyable.

780 helps puppies learn a search behavior on cue, know a methodical search pattern, & display a learned response to detecting the specific scent for their reward; using essential oils.

Instruction
Find it. Handler body awareness, praise, treats, & toys.

Behavior
Air scenting, alert, bracketing, hit, interest, false alerts, head snap, sourcing, leaving source, & final trained response.

Concepts
Focus, air flow, search patterns, indicators, contamination, motivation, rewards, marking, odor commitment, aging, how to progress.

Prerequisites
1^st set of vaccinations & deworming, ½ hr $25 consult to determine suitability, or BASICS 101.

780's Puppy Agility teaches early foundation exercises & low-level equipment when introducing new behaviors for fun & safe obstacle courses.

Age-appropriate agility training and preparation activities benefit young puppies & handlers which transfers to any future learning goals.

780's pre-agility is tailored to puppies by concentrating on flat-work & focus exercises while progression is made according to each pup's natural talents.


Each obstacle is broken down with step-by-step methods; based on motivation; with results for happy, working pups going through tunnels, over the jumps, and weaving around cones.

Advantages include increased bonding, confidence, off-leash control, flexibility, body awareness, communication, & focus while introducing new surfaces.

Fun is ensured by using treats, toys, & praise when playing games & introducing new tricks that are great for getting attention in a distracting environment.

Safety is paramount, so jumps & climbs are low, contacts are met slow, & weaves are not closed because puppies' growth plates are still open.

Instruction
Place, weave, tunnel, jump, tippy board, climb. Handler body awareness, praise, treats, & toys.

Behavior
Start line stays, pause table, recall, directional cues, circling objects, targeting, backing-up.

Concepts
Clean starts, completion, contact zones, stretching, team-work, games, new objects, new & moving surfaces.

Prerequisites
1^st set of vaccinations & deworming, ½ hr $25 consult to determine suitability, or BASICS 101.

780's Puppy Rally Obedience teaches beginner's exercises & performance skills based on lure-reward motivational teamwork.

Better communication with traditional rally commands; such as halt, stand, down, right & left turn; by precision leadership creates the ultimate loose-leash walking heel.


Additional benefits of practicing sport relays with young puppies include advancing manners, mental & physical exercise, distraction work, trust, stress reduction, & everyday life skills.

780's intro-rally-o is customized to puppies by one-at-a-time learning for stations, signs, commands, hand signals, motivators, & praising techniques.

Emphasis is on the handler to use enthusiastic mannerisms with plenty of verbal praise to motivate through basic warm-ups & freestyle exercises.

Treats & toys may be used temporarily to shape new rally behaviors or to solidify existing agreements but the goal is to rely purely on the connection between pet & handler.

The result is increased focus to heel by-your-side while displaying excitement & accuracy in performing specific drills at the numbered stations throughout the mini-course.

780 helps puppies & handlers develop communicative strategies for a fast paced execution of the numbered tasks for course completion in a friendly, relaxing atmosphere.

Instruction
Halt, stand, down, right & left turn. Handler body awareness, praise, treats, & toys.

Behavior
Heeling, turning, walking around the dog, bad manners, ignoring, disobedience, forgetting commands, settling down.

Concepts
Starting, finishing, warm-ups, saturation, step patterns, changing paces, course navigation, teamwork.

Prerequisites
1^st set of vaccinations & deworming, ½ hr $25 consult to determine suitability or BASICS 101.