PetSpace Canine Training Academy: Puppy 101

Join our engaging Puppy Training Class, designed for puppies aged 8 weeks to 6 months!

Begin your training journey with your puppy at Wallis Annenberg PetSpace!

This 5-week course program focuses on positive reinforcement techniques to help your puppy learn essential skills and good manners in a supportive environment. Our experienced trainers provide personalized guidance, ensuring that both you and your puppy leave each class feeling accomplished and excited to learn more, all while building a strong bond. This class is designed for puppies 8 weeks to 6 months old.

The class will cover:

• basic commands
• socialization with other puppies
• potty training
• walking on a leash
• recall
• wait
• leave it
• down/settle

Sign up today and set your puppy on the path to becoming a well-mannered family member!

Dates and times included in this series:

• Sunday, March 22nd: 3PM-4PM
• Sunday, March 29th: 3PM-4PM
• Sunday, April 5th: NO CLASS-Easter
• Sunday, April 12th: 3PM-4PM
• Sunday, April 19th: 3PM-4PM
• Sunday, April 26th: 3PM-4PM

Our classes reach full enrollment quickly due to limited capacity. Please check back reguarly for announcements regarding additional class dates.

For the health and safety of our participants and their pets all dogs must be up to date on their vaccines: DHPP, Bordetella, Rabies (only for puppies 4-5 months old). To save time at check-in, please fill out your waiver and email your dog's vaccination records to programs@annenbergpetspace.org. If you do not submit online, please bring proof of vaccinations to your first day of class.

Please note the following guidelines and reminders in advance of the class:

• Handlers must wear closed toed shoes and long pants

• Handlers must bring a six-foot, non-retractable leash

• Puppies must wear a flat collar, cloth Martingale or harness (no choke chains or prong collars)

• Puppy handlers must be 13 years of age or older

• Puppy handlers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult

• There must also be at least one adult present for every child under the age of 13

• Each puppy must have one adult handler.
• There is only one handler allowed per puppy. If more than one person is attending with a puppy, one person will be designated to participate as the handler and additional attendees will observe

About our trainer:

Patricia Muckle is a professional dog trainer with 40 years training experience. She is CPDT-KA certified and an AKC Evaluator. She is a positive reinforcement trainer and has pledged to use LIMA (least intrusive minimally aversive) methods. It is her mission to teach as many people as possible the benefits of positive reinforcement training and the beautiful partnership it forms.