1. Meet & Greet session (20 minutes)
The aaisg team will meet you and your puppy at an outdoor location to assess your puppy’s suitability for taking part in the course. We require a $100 deposit upon registration to secure your place at the Meet & Greet – This amount will be refunded if your puppy is deemed unsuitable.
2. Theory lesson (2 hours)
This class takes place at Puppy Colours, and covers the basics of canine behaviour, puppy development and learning theory, which are essential for the next stage.
The remainder of the programme fees are due at this point.
3. Practical classes (4 sessions x 1 hour each)
The first two classes will be held at Puppy Colours, which offers a controlled environment for your pup’s optimal learning. The next two classes will be at the venue of an aaisg partner organisation, such as a community centre, a senior nursing home, or a sheltered home for youths. These sessions offer you and your pup the opportunity to practise and proof your skills in a real-life setting.
The cost of participating in this course is $700 per dog-human team, but the bond you will form with your dog is priceless!
This course aims to equip your puppy with skills that will help him/her succeed in aaisg’s programmes. However, like us, a puppy’s temperament can change due to negative experiences, or even as a part of his/her adolescent years.
Therefore, the completion of this course does not guarantee that you and your puppy will qualify as a Caring Canine Team.
If you have completed this course, and your dog is assessed to be suitable to join aaisg at 18 months of age, you will be offered a 15% discount off aaisg’s prep course fee.
Requirements for participating puppies:
Basic obedience training is not a requirement, but your pup should generally be manageable in unfamiliar settings.
No, while the Puppy Prep Course equips you and your puppy with some basic skills that would set him/her for success when participating in aaisg’s programmes, a puppy’s temperament can change due to negative experiences, or even as a part of his/her adolescent years. Therefore, the completion of this course does not guarantee that you and your puppy will qualify as a Caring Canine Team.
If you have completed this course, and your dog is assessed to be suitable to join aaisg at 18 months of age, you will be offered a 15% discount off aaisg’s prep course fee. Find out more about the aaisg theory course here.