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Cute Puppy

PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Cute Puppy

PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

WHY CHOOSE A PUPPY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM?

Unleash Your Puppy's Potential with Our Expert Puppy Development Program

Bringing a new puppy into your life is exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. That’s where we come in. Our Puppy Development Programs are designed to give you the skills, structure, and support you need to raise a well-mannered, confident dog.

Whether you're a first-time puppy parent or just want to give your pup the best possible start, our programs help set the foundation for a lifetime of success, starting the moment your puppy comes home.

What You’ll Learn: Tailored Training That Fits Your Life

Each session is adapted to suit your puppy’s stage and your family’s unique needs. Here's what you can expect:

  • Learn Positive Socialisation: Teach your puppy how to confidently navigate the world, meeting new people, other dogs, sounds, and experiences in a safe and structured way.
     

  • Confidence-Building Activities: Simple games and exercises help your puppy grow into a resilient, adaptable adult dog.
     

  • Essentials for Everyday Life: Crate and toilet training, plus guidance for chewing, biting, digging, jumping up, and barking.
     

  • Foundations for Manners and Obedience: Learn how to reinforce calm behaviour, build focus, and create a cooperative, responsive companion.
     

Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Success

Good habits begin now. Every moment with your puppy is a teaching opportunity. Our goal is to help you make those moments count, so your puppy grows up calm, connected, and confident. Training begins the moment your puppy steps into your home.

Invest in Your Puppy’s Future Today
Your puppy’s early experiences shape the dog they’ll become. Our expert-led program provides practical tools and clear guidance from the start to help build lasting good habits. By establishing a strong foundation, you’re setting the stage for a calm, confident companion and a home where positive progress can continue with your ongoing care.

Start Strong, Ready to Cultivate Good Habits

Let’s set your puppy up for success. Join the program that suits you and start building great habits together. We’re here to support you every step of the way.

Puppy Development Programs

CHOOSE THE BEST PROGRAM THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU

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ONLINE COACHING: Immediate Struggles Support

Suitable for Puppies 8 weeks - 6 months

One-off live session + follow-up plan
$150 | 60-minute video consult + custom plan

Struggling with a behaviour that just popped up? Feeling stuck and need professional advice fast? Our Online Coaching Session is perfect for immediate, real-time help with specific challenges — no matter where you are in NZ.

Whether it’s biting, barking, toileting issues, fear reactions, or handling struggles, you’ll leave the session with a clear, kind, and actionable plan to move forward.

Cost: $150.00

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FOUNDATION PUPPY

Suitable for Puppies 8 weeks - 6 months

 

4-WEEK PROGRAM

Welcome to our most popular program — the Foundation Puppy Program. This 4-week journey is designed to give your puppy the strongest start in life, while equipping you with the skills and confidence to raise a well-behaved, resilient companion.

Whether you're raising your puppy in a busy city or enjoying an active outdoor lifestyle, this program combines age-appropriate training, guided socialisation, and real-world experiences to help your puppy become a calm, confident, and adaptable companion, ready to take on whatever life brings.

From:  $495.00  

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PET GUNDOG FOUNDATION PUPPY

Suitable for Puppies 12 weeks-6 months

 

4-WEEK PROGRAM

Welcome to the Pet Gundog Foundation Program — a specialised 4-week course designed to give your gundog puppy the best possible start. Whether you're preparing your pup for a life in the city or laying the groundwork for a future in the field, this program provides a balanced blend of age-appropriate training, early socialisation, mental enrichment, and introductory gundog skills.

Set your pup up for success with a calm, focused foundation that supports both family life and working potential.

From: $495.00

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PUPPY PRO

Level Up Training for Growing Minds

Suitable for Puppies 5-10 months

4-WEEK PROGRAM

The Puppy Pro program is your next step after Foundation, tailored specifically for that tricky adolescent phase when your sweet puppy starts testing the boundaries. This course reinforces key foundations while adding advanced skills, better impulse control, and real-life reliability.

Focus Areas:

  • Proofing Recall & Leash Manners with distractions

  • Managing Overexcitement and Building Calm Responses

  • Introducing cue chains & delayed reinforcement

  • Building polite social behaviours around dogs, people, and kids

  • Preventing teenage pushback (barking, ignoring, jumping)

 

From $495.00

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URBAN PUPPY ADVENTURES

Suitable for Puppies 16 weeks - 8 months

 

3-SESSION FIELD TRIP SERIES

Socialisation is more than puppy play! This unique experience-based program is designed to give your puppy safe, structured exposure to urban life, helping them build confidence in cafes, shops, parks, busy footpaths, car travel, and more.
 

Each Week, We Tackle:

  • Entering new environments (stores, pet-friendly cafes)

  •  Settling at a table (under chairs, near people)

  • Passing other dogs calmly

  • Getting in/out of the car + calm travel

  • Navigating crowds, trolleys, loud noises, and children

Why it Works:

  • Builds emotional resilience & optimism

  • Makes future public outings, vet visits, and travel easier

  • Strengthens your pup’s ability to focus under real-world distractions.

Highly recommended for future therapy/companion dogs or urban family dogs.

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MINI PUPPY 

INTENSIVES

Targeted 2-session packages

Available at our training location

Short on time or want help with a specific goal? These targeted mini-intensives are perfect for focused training in a shorter format.

Choose Your Focus:

  • Loose Lead Starter – Teach calm walking habits early

  • Recall Booster – Set up a reliable come-when-called foundation

  • Family Manners – Calm greetings, gentle handling, bite inhibition

  • Calm Puppy Toolkit – Settle on mat, handling & self-regulation

  • Confident Car Pup – Settle, safe travel, and entry/exit without chaos.

Includes:

  • 2 x 1-hour focused training sessions

  • Detailed homework guide

  • 2 x Video submission for feedback

Ideal as a booster, starter, or refresher option — or for families who can't commit to a full program.

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