group PUPPY classes
Gresham’s best puppy training
Setting You and Your Puppy Up For Success
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Small group sizes
Classes will never have more than 5 dogs/families in them to ensure everyone gets some one-on-one time and feedback from the instructor. Stations include water, barriers, shelves, and coat hooks.
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Supportive
We know how hard it is to learn a new skill; your dog isn’t the only one learning. At Dog Flower, we prioritize positive feedback for the humans taking our classes, and thrive with your feedback, too.
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Hand outs
All of our classes include hand outs which cover exactly what we worked on each week, homework, and videos of the exercises. If you miss a week, it’s no problem. Your hand out will catch you up.
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Pragmatic
Our number one goal is to help YOU reach your goals with your dog. We aim to include exercises and problem solving in our classes that can be implemented by you as soon as you leave class each week.
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Length and cost: 6 weeks, 50 min. sessions, $240 for the series
For: Dog guardians with puppies under 24 weeks of age on the first day of class.
Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months.
What skills does this class cover? Marker cues, name recognition, sit, down, stand, settle on a mat intro, loose leash walking basics, recall basics, touch, and more.
What topics does this class cover? How dogs learn, luring, capturing, shaping, targeting, body language, house training, mouthing and chewing, handling, independence and crate training, puppy socialization, greetings, and enrichment. -
Wednesdays starting 4/1 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays starting 4/11 at 10:45 a.m.
Tuesdays starting 4/21 at 6 p.m.
Saturdays starting 5/23 at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesdays starting 6/9 at 6 p.m.
Saturdays starting 7/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Puppy Kindergarten: socialization & life skills
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Length and cost: 6 weeks, 50 min. sessions, $240 for the series
For: Dogs over 6 months of age on the first day of class.
Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.
What skills does this class cover? Marker cues, name recognition, sit, down, stand, settle on a mat intro, loose leash walking basics, recall basics, touch, and more.
What topics does this class cover? How dogs learn, luring, capturing, shaping, targeting, body language, house training, mouthing and chewing, handling, independence and crate training, puppy socialization, greetings, and enrichment. -
Saturdays starting 4/11 at 12:00 p.m.
Mondays starting 4/20 at 6:30 p.m. *skips 4/25 for Memorial Day
Saturdays starting 5/23 at 3:10 p.m.
Mondays starting 6/15 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturdays starting 7/11 at 3:10 p.m.
Basic Manners: foundation training
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Length and cost: 6 weeks, 50 min. sessions, $240 for the series
For: Dogs over 6 months of age on the first day of class who have taken a Puppy Kindergarten or Basic Manners class.
Vaccines: Must be up to date on DAPP & Bordetella immunizations. Rabies required at 6 months of age.
What skills does this class cover? This class builds off of the skills in Puppy Kindergarten and Basic & Adolescent Manners. We will add duration, distraction and distance to known cues. Additionally, we will work on emotional regulation, relationship building, and Control Unleashed pattern games.
What topics does this class cover? Greetings, enrichment, emotional regulation, arousal control, the three Ds of training, proofing, generalizing behaviors, and more. -
Tuesdays starting 4/21 at 7:10 p.m.
Tuesdays starting 6/9 at 7:10 p.m.
Intermediate manners: distraction training
Frequently Asked Questions
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We work with families who have puppies as young as 8 weeks old as long as they’re up to date on vaccinations.
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Each series runs for 6 weeks. Each individual class is typically 50-minutes long.
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If your puppy is younger than 14 weeks of age, your puppy is in their sensitive socialization period (critical socialization period).
Your puppy’s socialization period is finite. During this window, they are the most open to new experiences that they will ever be. The experiences they have (or don’t have) will leave a lasting impact on them. It’s crucial to provide them with a variety of intentional, positive experiences during this window so your puppy can be as set up for success as they can be for the life they will share with you. We encourage you to read the AVSAB’s Position Statement on Puppy Socialization.
A well-run puppy class is a weekly opportunity to expose your puppy to new people, dogs, and environments in a thoughtful manner. Additionally, your instructor Meaghan is an experienced, multi-certified trainer who will help you understand what is normal and abnormal, how to best support your puppy, how to help your puppy learn to coexist in your household, and how to set everyone up for success in your life together.
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We encourage the entire family to participate. If you have very young children, please have a second adult present for the duration of the class to ensure safety and focused learning for both the dog and family members.
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Yes! Each week you'll get a written handout covering everything we went over in class.
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Classes are non-refundable and we do not offer make-up classes.
You will always receive a detailed follow-up handout, which includes written and video instructions for the exercises, to help you stay on track with skills from the week.
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