Rescue Requirements For Puppy School Attendance

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

HI

Was wondering if rescue groups could help out , when our old dog passes on we will be looking for a new furry family member as the old dog is 17 this will most likely be in the next few years

My question is if we adopt a puppy from rescue will we be required to go to puppy school as It is something that I will never do with my dogs , have seen a few and they appear to be counter productive to developing a well mannered dog .

We have three dogs , none have attended puppy preschool , none are dog or human aggressive nor are they bad mannered. public or at home and all are well trained to what we require

I would like to adopt from rescue but if puppy pre school is required we may have to find another alternative

any info would be good

thanks

[dancinbcs]

I have no idea what rescue rules are, but Puppy Schools vary enormously in how they operate. The very best are a wonderful way to start a puppy off.

Many run by vets seem to just be a free for all with puppies allowed to run together with the more dominant terrorising the the more submissive puppies.

The one I use at Camarna at Austral teaches owners to train and control their puppies in an environment with other puppies present. They are never off lead and are not encouraged to play together. They are there to learn to behave in the presence of other dogs and ignore them if when the owner issues a command.

[JulesP]

Say you will go. Check it out and if you don't like it just don't go.

[Guest Tess32]

No one can demand you go to any puppy school.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

Yes , this is the problem I have seen with puppy schools

they do appear to be free for all gives me the cold shivers, plus I like to have my dogs see me as the bees knees , not other puppies from the word go.

I tend to take pups out and about they see here and smell everything , but I teach them to ignore other dogs and humans as I tend to keep large breeds , playing with a whole group of puppies is like a mini dog park ( another scary situation IMO)

I would however consider a school that does not do the "play " sessions does the trainer do example or take over the puppy ? Am not keen on someone else taking over too much while we are becoming the bees knees for puppy

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

LOL JuelsP am dreadful at shading the truth , to lazy , I dont think anyone should be able to do that either but I have noticed over recent years that there seems to be a large amount of conditions for homing a dog , not that this is always bad but it is getting a little intrusive " is my dog after all "

[sas]

Never heard of a rescue demanding a puppy go to puppy school....reccomendation is one thing.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

Thanks for that Sas

With all of the changes and keeping in mind some of the puppy contracts I have seen of late I was a little worried if it would become a stumbling block for us .

[poodlemum]

I must admit that I don't think a lot of "puppy schools". They are often run by people who have no idea (sorry, being a Vet nurse does not necessarily make you an expert on dog behavour) and, as you said, allow the clsses to become a free-for-all. I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

I must admit that I don't think a lot of "puppy schools". They are often run by people who have no idea (sorry, being a Vet nurse does not necessarily make you an expert on dog behavour) and, as you said, allow the clsses to become a free-for-all. I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

Yes a little older and a lot more useful , I always did wonder how a 12 week old pup could learn good doggy manners from a 16 week old pup , both equal in the clueless area as far as I have seen , prefer to introduce them to bomb proof adults that are not that interested in playful puppy antics

[dee lee]

From my experience, many rescue orgs recommend that you go either to Puppyschool or to Obedience.

I haven't come across any that make you go. I doubt they can.

[Greytmate]

I don't know any rescue group with a strict policy on puppy school. If you are able to communicate your plans to train and socialise your new dog, that should satisfy any reasonable rescuer.

If you are going to adopt a randomly bred puppy, there is no guarantee that even the best training and socialisation will give you a dog never shows inappropriate aggression.

[Guest Ams]

I rarely have puppies in my rescue but I have rehomed young adults and strongly recommended they go to training classes. I recommend one or two if I know of one I would trust with my breed. I don't make them go and will still answer any queries they may have whether or not they have taken them to formal training.

I've yet to rehome a puppy where I've insisted on puppy school but then anyone I've rehomed a puppy to knows what to do anyway.

[alycerh]

I just picked up my third puppy from a resuce centre and they are no set rules that you must take them to puppy classes, i do however make it a very important thing for all my pups to attend tho.

[poodlefan]

We have three dogs , none have attended puppy preschool , none are dog or human aggressive nor are they bad mannered. public or at home and all are well trained to what we require

How many of those dogs were not given the best of starts in life and were separated from their littermates too early?

Not all puppy schools are alike. There are some very good ones around and if a pup has not had ideal socialisaton experiences with dogs and other people, I'd be BURNING a path to the door of a good one.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

We have three dogs , none have attended puppy preschool , none are dog or human aggressive nor are they bad mannered. public or at home and all are well trained to what we require

How many of those dogs were not given the best of starts in life and were separated from their littermates too early?

Not all puppy schools are alike. There are some very good ones around and if a pup has not had ideal socialisaton experiences with dogs and other people, I'd be BURNING a path to the door of a good one.

The old dog came to me at approx 5 weeks old found at tip with 2 littermates in a box , Keisha was an AWL puppy around 7 weeks old when we first went out for a look had one litter mate with her that they seperated her from as she was dominating it terribly , we collected her after desexing was done which took a few weeks as it was over the chrissy break on that year

so I am not too sure as to their starts as such and we always had an exsiting dog here that was good with young pups am not sure how much difference this made for them though in the long run .

umm Schmoo was from a breeder we picked her up on 8 weeks , would say she had an easy start would be the only one of them though I think Keisha did alright to with the AWL

Good ones would be hard to find and with a bad start I would want to be even more careful with what they first encountered with me

[tdierikx]

I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

I'd agree with this advice... until then, you can make yourself the bees knees with your new pup at home in a controlled environment.

Another word of advice - be choosy about the obedience club you go to too - some of them aren't exactly perfectly run either.

T.

[poodlefan]

I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

I'd agree with this advice... until then, you can make yourself the bees knees with your new pup at home in a controlled environment.

Another word of advice - be choosy about the obedience club you go to too - some of them aren't exactly perfectly run either.

T.

By 16 weeks, the first peak socialisation period has been and gone. You don't get a second chance at it.

If a pup has access to other dogs and gets to meet a heap of people, before last vaccs that's one thing. Far too many go nowhere, meet no one and pay for that lack of experience for life.

[Jacquiboss&scoop]

I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

I'd agree with this advice... until then, you can make yourself the bees knees with your new pup at home in a controlled environment.

Another word of advice - be choosy about the obedience club you go to too - some of them aren't exactly perfectly run either.

T.

By 16 weeks, the first peak socialisation period has been and gone. You don't get a second chance at it.

If a pup has access to other dogs and gets to meet a heap of people, before last vaccs that's one thing. Far too many go nowhere, meet no one and pay for that lack of experience for life.

LOL not mine I tend to have a puppy attached to me , we go to sport events , train stations, general walkies ( when Vacc is done ) car trips expose them to everything I can while they are young but my aim is more to teach them to either tolerate or ignore what is going on around them and not be frightened when they hit something new.

My dogs will meet and greet but are just as happy to sit and watch

[poodlemum]

I prefer to wait till after the final vaccination and take them to a puppy class at an Obedience Club.

I'd agree with this advice... until then, you can make yourself the bees knees with your new pup at home in a controlled environment.

Another word of advice - be choosy about the obedience club you go to too - some of them aren't exactly perfectly run either.

T.

By 16 weeks, the first peak socialisation period has been and gone. You don't get a second chance at it.

If a pup has access to other dogs and gets to meet a heap of people, before last vaccs that's one thing. Far too many go nowhere, meet no one and pay for that lack of experience for life.

I do agree with this - of course in my case I have always had older dogs around for socialisation and have made sure that the puppies had plenty of inter-action with people. If you have friend with older dogs, and you know those dogs have been vaccinated, then allowing the puppy to socialise with them is preferable to exposing them to a possibly frightening experience at a badly-supervised "puppy school"