Kindergarten Puppy Training School
- 4 Locations Across Melbourne
- Indoor & Outdoor Courses
- 30+ Years Experience
- Small Class Sizes
Bringing a new puppy into your home is an exciting journey, and early training is key to raising a well-mannered, confident, and happy dog. Our Kindergarten Puppy Training program is designed to teach essential skills, prevent unwanted behaviors, and set your puppy up for success in family life.
Here's what we teach you & your puppy
In our fun and interactive puppy classes, we’ll guide you through effective training techniques to help your puppy develop positive behaviors and avoid common problems before they start.
Confidence Building & Socialisation
We introduce your puppy to new people, sounds, and environments in a safe and structured way, reducing fear and anxiety as they grow.
Polite Greetings & Interaction with people and dogs
Learn how to prevent jumping up on people and dogs by reinforcing calm and respectful greetings.
Chewing & Biting Control
Puppies explore the world with their mouths! We’ll teach them what’s appropriate to chew on and how to play without nipping hands or furniture.
Toilet Training & Routine Development
Get expert guidance on setting a reliable bathroom routine so your puppy quickly learns where and when to go toilet.
Walking With Guidance
Avoid the frustration of puppy walking uncontrolled on the leash—our training ensures your puppy learns to walk calmly and under control setting the standard as they grow up.
Settling & Calming Techniques
Teach your puppy how to relax at home and in new environments, preventing restless or hyperactive behavior.
Coming When Called
A strong recall is one of the most important skills your puppy can learn for safety and freedom—ensuring they come back when called, even with distractions.
Crate Training & Alone Time
Help your puppy feel comfortable and secure when left alone, reducing separation anxiety and destructive behavior. Your experienced Instructors will provide the right advice.
Instead of waiting for bad habits to form, our approach focuses on teaching good behaviors from the start. We’ll provide you with the tools and knowledge to shape your puppy into a well-behaved companion who listens, learns, and enjoys training!
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“Command Dog training has been an amazing experience for us!”
We tried to train our 3 month old retriever puppy ourselves but he started to dominate our household….
After a couple of sessions Command Dog Training has educated us and provided the basic foundations, and this has strengthened the relationship with our puppy in our household.
We continued training and have just completed our 8-week basic dog obedience course and now going to enroll directly into the intermediate course to continue to learn.
Jonathan M.
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Is your puppy biting and mouthing way too much?
This is most likely teething but also could be a sign the puppy is bored or showing dominant behaviour.
If this behaviour is not addressed during pup’s “Imprinting Period” (between 8 – 16 weeks of age), it will become a habit that will be hard to break. Further, some people don’t think puppy mouthing is that bad as it may only be light bites that don’t really hurt and allow the biting to continue. This is a very bad mistake.
As the puppy gets older its bites will become stronger and if allowed to develop past 16 weeks, can have drastic consequences with the pup biting harder and harder to get its way leading to dominant behaviour towards the family.
#1 Effectively communicate with your pup & establish yourself as the Pack Leader
#2 Learn how to address these problems by enrolling in our 3-session Kindergarten Puppy Training Program
#3 Discourage the biting and mouthing of family, furniture, and other items and re-direct to its toys and other items at your disposal
Enrol now in our 3-session Kindergarten Puppy Training program (cut-off is 14 weeks of age) so you can learn how to address these problems over a 3-week period.
These are just some of the many things you will learn during the course and set the seed of a good foundation for the rest of your pup’s life. End your frustration by booking now!
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Do you find your pup won’t listen more
often than not?
These behaviours are usually caused by lack of effective communication, consistency by all family members, lack of Pack-Leadership by owners or a dominant pup exercising its unruliness. These behaviours need to be addressed before 16 weeks of age (Imprinting Period is between birth and 16 weeks of age) otherwise the behaviours will be so much harder to modify after.
How can we help?
Enrol now in our 3-session Kindergarten Puppy Training program (cut-off is 14 weeks of age) as we incorporate problem solving within the structure of the course. Problems like jumping up, attention seeking barking and destructive behaviour can be resolved right here and from the first session.
The program teaches your pup to listen to you the Pack Leader using simple but effective training methods. All you need to succeed is attend and practice a little at home each day. You will then end up with a well-adjusted puppy that will make you proud.
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Is your pup constantly crying for attention?
This could be the start of Separation Anxiety which if not addressed during the pup’s “Imprinting Period” (between 8 – 16 weeks of age), may end with chronic Separation Anxiety for the rest of its life. Simple steps like changing your routine before you leave can help de-sensitise your pup.
Setting clear boundaries in your home and teaching your pup to stay on its bed for short periods and then giving it a ‘release’ command are great methods to minimise separation anxiety.
How can we help?
Enrol now in our 3-session Kindergarten Puppy Training program (cut-off is 14 weeks of age) and we will teach you the best way to deal with this problem. We can also provide private home-visits in extreme separation anxiety circumstances in order to fast-track a solution. Now is the time to shape good behaviours and discourage unwanted ones as after 16 weeks of age, it will be much harder to resolve these issues. Enrol now and end your frustration and your pup’s anxiety.
Enrol now in our 3-session
Kindergarten Puppy Training Program & School
(cut-off is 14 weeks of age) as we incorporate problem solving within the structure of the course.
Are you still struggling with your pup’s Toilet Training?
Did you know that if you start toilet training correctly from the moment your puppy arrives home, you can have it toilet trained within 3 – 5 days? Pups have a very week bladder and need to go to the toilet regularly and as often as every hour when they first arrive home. Therefore, it is so important that you give your pup every opportunity to go to the toilet but on its pads or outside. It is up to you the owner to ensure you and family members are vigilant in this otherwise your pup will imply find it owns spot. If this becomes a habit, it will be difficult to change.
Other things that affect a pup’s toileting is the environment it was bred in. If in that environment the pups were in a small enclosure with their bed, water and food in the same space, then they will have formed the habit of soiling in that space because of environment.
Enrol now in our 3-session Kindergarten Puppy Training program (cut-off is 14 weeks of age) and we will teach you from the first session methods to commence at home to change the current bad habits of soiling to good habits where the pup understands clearly where it should be going. Sometimes it’s a case of only employing one or two simple steps to achieve success. Over the course of three sessions your instructor will provide support and assistance. Further, our office is a phone call away for support between sessions. End your frustration by booking now!
Will have stopped mouthing and biting
Will be toilet trained
Won't be jumping on visitors or family
Will have stopped its destructiveness
Will go to its bed on command
Will sit calmly to be patted by others
Will socially interact with other pups on lead and under control
Will go to its bed on command in a positive way
Will sit at your side
Will come when called
Will focus on you with a simple command
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Our courses are:
Structured
Same instructor each week
Easy to follow
On completion, a $20 discount can be used for Basic Obedience Courses
Small class sizes
Clear outcomes at each session
Fun for you and your pup
Balanced in learning and play
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Hear from some of our students and their experiences!
We loved our time on the course, I could see Bruce improving week on week and I embraced all the tips and learnings and could see instant improvement when I used them. A big hit, Bruce and I will be back!
Jonathan L and puppy Bruce
Loved our time at puppy school learning the basics to our 3-month old Frenchy, and it was also a good refresher for us!
Audrey and puppy Griotte
Thank you for the good start it gave me and my puppy!
Katherine C and puppy
We actually started at another business and left. In comparison the program, instructor and experience is absolutely amazing. thanks.
Steph and Puppy Archie
Our trainer was amazing. One of the best trainers I’ve experienced with animals. Her passion and care was on full display and we can’t thank her enough.
Daniel and puppy Toby
Loved the program! Great conduct of classes, looking forward to Obedience training
Evon and puppy Scout
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Learn More About Our Kindergarten Puppy Training Program & School
If you’re currently unsure of how to approach your need for puppy training, obedience classes or support towards a specific issue, please do not hesitate contact us on 03 9877 6522.
Alternatively, fill out the form and grab a copy of our program brochure to learn what’s included, how many sessions and the cost, and one of our friendly team will be in contact with you to discuss your next steps.