Puppy Day School

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Oscar’s Pet Resort Puppy Day School has a COMPREHENSIVE Puppy Daycare Socialization and Learning. Puppy Day School program is for puppies 10 weeks of age and progressing up to 18 months! The First Phase is for puppies 10 weeks – 16 weeks of age. The Second Phase is for puppies 4 months – 6 months of age. The Third Phase is for adolescents 6 months – 12 months. And the Fourth Phase is for young adults 12 – 18 months.

At Oscar’s Pet Resort Puppy Day School, we have more than a decade of experience coaching new puppy owners! We’ve developed a GREAT PROGRAM that gets PUPPIES and OWNERS “the right start!” Our EXCLUSIVE program is aimed at Troubleshooting Problems BEFORE they start!

Phase One – “I’m still a baby”

Phase 1 Puppy Playschool: (2) half day a week attendance focusing on introducing new environments and stimuli, begin basic manners, and reinforce housebreaking and crate training. Upon the successful completion of Phase 1, your puppy may be able to progress to Phase 2.

(10 weeks – 16 weeks of age)
$320 for 4 weeks (must attend 2 half days a week)

Requirements:

  • Two sets of DHPP vaccine and Bordetella vaccination
  • Clean fecal and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian

Phase Two – “I’m a big kid”

Phase 2 Puppy Playschool: (2) full day a week attendance focusing on introducing puppy play behaviors in combination with impulse control, along with reinforcing manners with distraction. Upon the successful completion of Phase 2, your puppy may be able to progress to Phase 3. 

(4 months – 6 months of age)
$960 for 8 weeks (must attend 2 full days a week) 

Requirements:

  • Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines
  • Clean fecal and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian

Phase Three- “I know it all”

Phase 3 Puppy Playschool: 1-3 full day a week attendance focusing on further developing healthy dog play behaviors and discouraging over-arousal behaviors (using 1:1 dog play as well as healthy adult interactions) while expecting good manners and emotional control with increasing distraction. Upon the successful completion of Phase 3, your puppy may be able to progress to Phase 4.

(6 months – 12 months of age)
$50 per day (attendance starts with 1 day a week)

Requirements:

  • Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines
  • Clean fecal and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian
  • MUST be currently attending a Manners/Impulse Control training class

Phase Four – “Almost know it all”

Phase 4 Puppy Playschool: 1 – 3 full day a week attendance focusing on fully acclimating your dog into adult play group environment with the expectation of demonstrating good impulse control, manners, healthy play behaviors, and quiet crate manners. Upon the successful completion of Phase 4, your puppy will be evaluated for Adult Daycare programming.

(12 months – 18 months of age)
$42 per day (must attend 1 – 3 days a week)

Requirements:

  • Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines
  • Clean fecal and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian

We are excited about this OPPORTUNITY to help raise BETTER & HAPPIER DOGS!
As a Play School member, you will also receive support materials for HOUSE TRAINING a puppy SUCCESSFULLY and troubleshooting common puppy problems. Each Phase is geared towards preparing your pup for the next Phase. Each pup develops at their own pace as we create realistic goals for each pup to help set each pup up for success! Each Phase must be successfully completed before moving onto the next Phase.

**Due to this being a popular service, we ask you please call the office 717-397-0726 or [email protected] before enrolling! Space is limited at this time.

New Customer Reservation

Pricing:

Phase One

(10 weeks – 16 weeks of age)
$320 for 4 weeks or $40 per day (must attend 2 half days a week). Two sets of DHPP vaccine and Bordetella vaccination required.

Phase Two

(4 months – 6 months of age)
$960 for 8 weeks or $60 per day (must attend 2 full days a week). Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines required. 

Phase Three – Adolescent Playschool

(6 months – 12 months of age)
$50 per day Must attend 1-3 days a week. Frequency of attendance depends on your pup’s obedience and emotional control development. Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines required.

Phase Four – Adolescent Playschool

(12 months – 18 months of age)
$42 per day (must attend 1 – 3 days a week).  Rabies (MUST have Rabies Certificate), DHPP, and Bordetella vaccines required.

New Customer Reservation

Clean fecal and a clean bill of health from a veterinarian required.

Puppy Program pricing requires two days a week minimum attendance.

Our Puppy Socialization & Day School is aimed at creating a polite, mannerly, and well-balanced puppy. With our program, it’s possible to prevent, reduce or eliminate many common problems in a FUN, encouraging, & mentally stimulating way! Each Phase progresses towards advancing your puppies experience and helping your puppy learn to socialize & be comfortable in a stimulating environment.

As Pet Care Professionals, we see many behavioral issues. Problems we are seeing in today’s dogs:

  • Fear
  • Anxiety
  • Phobias
  • Stranger Danger
  • Fear of Handling
  • Fear of New Places
  • Crate busting
  • & More

Add problems like:

  • Being taken away from mom too early
  • Inexperience in raising a puppy
  • Busy households
  • Inconsistent schedules/routines/training
  • Pet owners working long hours
  • Being passes from home to home

The busier that pet owners get, the more that small problems will appear. Those small problems turn into big problems. Then more problems appear…and the behaviors get WORSE, instead of better!

Our PUPPIES learn:

  • Eye contact & Engagement
  • Focus & Patience
  • Crate Tolerance
  • Learning to be calm
  • House training
  • Mock Vet Exams
  • Restraints and Body handling
  • Collar handling & Leash Manners
  • Grooming handling & restraint (nail clipping, ears, baths, blow dry)
  • Basic obedience – SIT, WAIT, BACK, LEAVE-IT, OFF, COME & name recognition
  • To avoid “stranger danger” by meeting as many new people as possible
  • To avoid “noise phobias” by having FUN while listening to noises such as babies crying, loud trucks, fireworks, gunshots, kids screaming, vacuums, & dogs barking. We’ve got them all!
  • Dog-to-dog social skills – with our own “Puppy Ambassador Dogs” ALL of this is accomplished while preserving the safest environment possible, since the vaccination series is not yet complete.

GOOD NEWS! While we can’t fix everything that a puppy and owner might encounter, in our 12 week program (Phase 1 & 2) we sure can accomplish a lot!