Puppy Preschools
Group Class Timetable
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9.30am
Puppy Preschool
St Marys
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1pm
Puppy Preschool
Mulgoa
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10.30am
Canine Kindy
Pendle Hill
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2.30pm
Canine Kindy
Mulgoa
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2pm
Canine Kindy
St Marys
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6.30pm
Puppy Preschool
Baulkham Hills
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7pm
Puppy Preschool
Blacktown
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7pm - small dogs
Canine Kindy
Pendle Hill
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7pm - med/lg dogs
Canine Kindy
Pendle Hill
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4.30pm
Puppy Preschool
Baulkham Hills
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4pm
Puppy Preschool
Blacktown
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At preschool puppies are taught how to socialise nicely with people and other puppies, accept handling, and are introduced to obedience training by learning how to sit, drop, settle, stay and come. We also provide detailed information and guidance on issues including toilet training and bite inhibition. Time and puppy-ability permitting, we also teach basic tricks like roll-over and games to play with children such as find me and tunnel-blankie. Details on when your puppy may start, class sizes, and who may attend is set out at this bottom of this page.
Owners will be given a handbook which outlines homework for each class, as well as providing information on feeding, grooming, exercising, appropriate toys, basic first aid kit provisions, and legal obligations of dog owners.
You will also receive a training clicker to keep to help your puppy learn up to 40% faster than using other training methods.
A $25 non-refundable deposit is required to secure your pup's place in preschool.
Extra preschool class now available at Blacktown
Sundays 4pm to 5pm
Location details:
Mulgoa
When: 4 consecutive Saturdays, 1pm to 2pm
Where: Mulgoa Veterinary Clinic, 1284 Mulgoa Road, Mulgoa
Cost: $100
If you would like to enrol your pup in our Mulgoa course please complete and submit the following form:
St Marys
When: 4 consecutive Saturdays, 9.30am to 10.30am
Where: Just Pets, 5/2-10 Gallipoli Street, St Marys (off Mamre Road, behind McDonalds)
Cost: $100
Parking available on-site directly behind the Just Pets store.
If you would like to enrol your pup in our St Marys course please complete and submit the following form:
Blacktown
When: 4 consecutive Tuesdays, 7pm to 8pm
4 consecutive Sundays, 4pm to 5pm
Where: Animal Care Veterinary Clinic, 118 Flushcombe Road (near Bungarribee Road), Blacktown
Cost: $100
If you would like to enrol your pup in our Blacktown course on Tuesdays please complete and submit the following form:
If you would like to enrol your pup in our Blacktown course on Sundays please complete and submit the following form:
Baulkham Hills
When: 4 consecutive Saturdays, 4.30pm to 5.30pm
4 consecutive Mondays, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Where: Chelsea Vet Hospital, 472 Windsor Road (near Roxborough Park Road), Baulkham Hills
Cost: $100
If you would like to enrol your pup in our Baulkham Hills course on Saturdays please complete and submit the following form:
If you would like to enrol your pup in our Baulkam Hills course on Mondays please complete and submit the following form:
Greystanes - only available during Spring and Summer
When: 4 consecutive Mondays, 4pm to 5.15opm
Where: Leann's Passion Grooming Salon, 22 Carnation Street, Greystanes
Cost: $120 (includes additional puppy grooming presentation, demonstration and Q&A)
If you would like to enroll your pup in our Greystanes course please complete and submit the following form:
Preschool classes are limited to 6-8 puppies per group. Family members over 16 are welcome to participate in classes. Younger children are welcome to attend but we ask that an adult is the primary handler of the puppy and undertakes all training during class to ensure the pup gets the most out of each class. Classes are not offered separately, that is you cannot do one class for $25; similarly if for any reason you do not come to a class you will not be refunded any money. We are happy for you and your pup to take a make-up preschool class as soon as possible and before your pup is too large or old for preschool. Please note preschool is sold as a course.
Puppies may start late, no matter when a pup starts they are always taught the class 1 lesson before then joining in with the rest of the class. We would rather your pup start late than miss out on the 'sensitive period' for positive socialisation experiences.
People often ask when a pup may start preschool - the answer is as early as 7 weeks old, so long as your pup has had at least their first vaccination 7 days before they start classes. All of Cheeky Pup's classes are held at vet clinics or professional grooming salons in areas that are not accessible to the public or indoors in areas that are easily and regularly cleaned to prevent the transmission of viruses and bacteria to animals. The Australian Veterinary Association encourages people to start socialising and training pups as soon as possible, the reasons for this are explained by the following quote:
'...It is vitally important to socialise puppies before the age of 14-16 weeks, in order to best develop well-socialised, friendly animals [...]The best recommendation for socialisation but keeping a low risk exposure to Canine Parvovirus is to ensure all puppy boosters are given on time, and to take pups to puppy preschool where they can be socialised in a friendly, disease free environment until they mature enough to have mounted a strong immune response to the vaccination. Puppy preschool can guarantee a controlled, vaccinated population in contact with the puppy, and also an environment that has been appropriated disinfected...' Eradication of Parvovirus - an attainable dream? - Mark Kelman BSc BVMS CMAVA, The Veterinarian (February 2010) p40
Enrolling Your Pup
If you would like to enrol your puppy in any of the above preschools and do not require any further information, please complete the relevant enrolment form above and then press "send", we will then contact you to advise what you will need for the class. If you would like some more information please email dorothy@cheekypup.net.au or phone Dorothy on 0433 533 139.
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