Puppy Setup Packages
The puppy setup packages are designed to help first time puppy families or those just seeking to set themselves up for success with their new pup. Either do this as a standalone or combine it with a group puppy class, follow up sessions, or whatever combination works best for you and your lifestyle.
Option 1 - Basic Setup
This includes a 2 hour home visit where Sam will go through important info on setting your puppy up in the home, management suggestions, scheduling & activity suggestions such as enrichment feeding, structured alone time, etc., as well as some basic training activities if your puppy is already home. If you haven’t brought your puppy home yet, this visit can help you to plan how to set up your home and structure your interactions to minimise mistakes and frustrations. Important information about dog body language, building trust, play techniques as well as strategies for unwanted behaviour are a big part of this session, as well. This costs between $200 & $250, depending on location.
Option 2 - Setup & Follow up
This includes a 2 hour home visit (as above) as well as a 1 -1.5 hour follow up visit between 2 and 4 weeks after the initial session. Clients find this session really helpful as it allows them to get help ironing out any wrinkles in the strategies suggested, as well as address the inevitable new and interesting behaviours their puppies have started displaying in the last few weeks. It also includes more training activities to build on those covered in the first consult, and costs between $300 & $350, depending on location
Option 3 - Setup, Group Class & Follow up
This includes a 2 hour home visit (as above) as well as a 1 -1.5 hour follow up visit between 2 and 4 weeks after the initial session, and enrolment in the 6 week Group Puppy Class, so puppy can get to know some other dogs and people during those important early months of life. Group Classes usually cost $230 total, but are reduced by 40% in this package, bringing it down to around $140 - the total for this 8 session package is between $400 and $450, depending on location.