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Kennel Club Puppy Foundation Classes

Cardiff Canine Citizens has successfully awarded 1972 puppies, since 2002!

Cardiff Tremorfa Hall Class

What is the KC Puppy Foundation Class?

Where: Tremorfa Community Hall, CF24 2QZ (Get Directions)

Age: Puppies must be fully vaccinated and under 20 weeks of age at the start of the course

Cost: £75 (complete cost for seven week course)

Tremorfa Community Hall, CF24 2QZ

Next Dates
Please see our P.A.L.S Nursery Classes

Introductory Session

Date:

Time:

Practical Sessions

Dates:

Times:

  • 18:00 – 19:00
  • 19:00 – 20:00
  • 20:00 – 21:00

What’s included?

  • FREE KC Puppy Foundation Level information pack and car sticker & goody bag including a squeaky toy and assorted treats and food samples and discount vouchers
  • A voucher for a FREE 1.5kg-4kg bag of Royal Canin Dog Food
  • A voucher entitling you to 1 months FREE insurance with Petplan, when you take out a new annual policy. Alternatively, they can be contacted on 0800 072 8365 or quote my name Caroline Cowan and the reference number NH403075761
  • £5 discount, quote FONMON, off your BarkBeats subscription.
  • 10% discount, quote Promo Code A23, of first one month subscription of Woof-box
  • A voucher for 25% discount on your first groom at Mucky Pups Spa & Boutique, 52 Crwys Road, Cardiff, CF24 4NN
  • A voucher offering 10% discount on your first booking with Care 4 Pets, contact 0845 456 5338 or 01446 744633 who offer Home Boarding, House Sitting, Home Visiting and Dog Walking
  • A voucher offering £5 discount against your purchase at My Favourite Pet Shop, 120 Park Crescent, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 6HE. They have some fantastic offers in store and stock everything you could need for your puppy and at reasonable prices!
  • A FREE introduction to the salon at Sleek & Chic Dog Grooming Salon,
    119 Park Crescent, Barry, CF62 1HE, contact 01446 744633, including nails and ears checked and if necessary the eye area cleared and a sanitary trim. I addition if you decide you would like to use their grooming service they will give to 10% discount on your dog’s first full groom.
  • A leaflet offering for £5 discount when you spend £29.99 or more at Sig and Viv’s, Natural Pet Pantry. 4 Elm Grove Road, Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 4AA.
  • Also, I would like to make you aware of these two FREE e-books; Before You Get Your Puppy Free e-book courtesy of Cardiff Canine Citizens and After You Get Your Puppy Free e-book courtesy of Cardiff Canine Citizens
  • Email support from a qualified Canine Behaviourist for the duration of the course

Barry Class

What is the KC Puppy Foundation Class?

Where: Butrills Community Hall, CF62 8BX (Get directions)

Age: Puppies must be fully vaccinated and under 20 weeks of age at the start of the course.

Cost: £75 (complete cost for seven week course)

Butrills Community Hall, Barry

Next Dates
Please see our P.A.L.S Nursery Classes

Introductory Session

Date:

Time:

Practical Sessions

Dates:

Time:

  • 18:00 – 19:00

What’s included?

  • FREE KC Puppy Foundation Level information pack and car sticker & goody bag including a squeaky toy and assorted treats and food samples and discount vouchers.
  • A voucher for a FREE 1.5kg-4kg bag of Royal Canin Dog Food.
  • A voucher entitling you to 1 months FREE insurance with Petplan, when you take out a new annual policy. Alternatively, they can be contacted on 0800 072 8365 or quote my name Caroline Cowan and the reference number NH 403075761.
  • A leaflet offering for £5 discount when you spend £29.99 or more at Sig and Vivs, Natural Pet Pantry. 4 Elm Grove Road, Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 4AA.
  • A voucher offering 10% discount on your first booking with Care 4 Pets, contact 0845 456 5338 or 01446 744633 who offer Home Boarding, House Sitting, Home Visiting and Dog Walking
  • A voucher offering £5 discount against your purchase at My Favourite Pet Shop, 120 Park Crescent, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, CF62 6HE. They have some fantastic offers in store and stock everything you could need for your puppy and at reasonable prices!
  • A FREE introduction to the salon at Sleek & Chic Dog Grooming Salon,
    119 Park Crescent, Barry, CF62 1HE, contact 01446 744633, including nails and ears checked and if necessary the eye area cleared and a sanitary trim. I addition if you decide you would like to use their grooming service they will give to 10% discount on your dog’s first full groom.
  • £5 discount, quote FONMON, off your BarkBeats subscription.
  • 10% discount, quote Promo Code A23, of first one month subscription of Woof-box
  • Also, I would like to make you aware of these two FREE e-books; Before You Get Your Puppy Free e-book courtesy of Cardiff Canine Citizens and After You Get Your Puppy Free e-book courtesy of Cardiff Canine Citizens
  • Email support from a qualified Canine Behaviourist for the duration of the course

Course Information

Introductory Session
At the Introductory Session, you may enrol and make payment for the course, via cash or cheque, cheques are payable to Cardiff Canine Citizens. You will also need to bring your puppy’s vaccination record with you. All puppies must be fully vaccinated and under 20 weeks of age to join this course.

There will be complimentary light refreshments available at this session, including; tea, coffee, fruit juice, biscuits and cakes.

Due to a particularly virulent strain of Kennel Cough, around at present, I would advise all clients to consider having their dog inoculated against this disease at least two weeks prior to attending classes. This is a subject best discussed with your own veterinarian. I am aware that this doesn’t prevent all strains of Kennel Cough but I feel that it may be a sensible precaution, although I’m happy for clients to take this decision themselves and not insist upon it. Protection against Kennel Cough is not part of a standard vaccination programme.

You will be given a free information pack and a goody bag containing a toy and treats and samples from premium dog food manufactures such as, Feelwells, Bob & Lush and Fish4Dogs.

We also have a competitively priced shop selling toys, treats and other canine related items, so you may wish to bring cash for any optional purchases. Your puppy is not required for this session but will be required for all of the following practical sessions.

This session is a fantastic opportunity to ask a qualified Canine Behaviourist about all those issues which you may be experiencing at home with your puppy, such as housetraining, mouthing, jumping up etc. However, if you need extra assistance during the course, Caroline is happy to answer any emailed queries between the weekly sessions, so that you are supported throughout the training course.

Practical Sessions
Your puppy is required for all practical sessions.

We don’t permit or advocate the use of aversive or punitive equipment or behaviour towards puppies in our classes. All of our training is reward based and relies upon positive reinforcement to teach our puppy how we would like it to behave. We all would like a well behaved and obedient puppy but you can’t blame the puppy if you fail to train the puppy! They need to be taught how to behave, they aren’t born knowing this!

Puppy classes have a maximum of ten puppies in a class, to ensure that each puppy gets the individual tuition they require but also that we have enough puppies to practice our exercises around. Most puppies will listen to their owners when in the home environment but not when out in the exciting, big, wide world! Our classes aim to address this.

Classes are designed to be fun and informative for the whole family and you are welcome to bring children to the classes and they can participate in training their dog.

Your puppy will learn; sit, down, stand, heel, leave, drop, stay and recall. We will also cover unwanted barking, attentions seeking, jumping up and handling and grooming your puppy. Everything they need to become well adjusted dogs and good canine citizens!

Previous client are welcome to continue to purchase from our shop, even when they have finished training with us! We would ask that you either contact us with your shopping list and we will assemble your order ready for you or shop with us either prior to classes starting or at the end of the weekly sessions.

Puppy Packages
At Cardiff Canine Citizens understand the importance of correct socialisation and training in puppies to equip them with all the life skills they will require as adult dogs. So we have a range of services and some special offers on our Puppy Packages!

  • (A) Puppy Package Offer A Pre Vaccination Puppy Visit plus the seven week K.C. Puppy Foundation Level Puppy Classes for £99.
  • (B) Puppy Package Offer seven week K.C. Puppy Foundation Level Puppy Classes plus the six week Puppy Returner Bronze Course for £105.
  • (C) Puppy Package Offer A Pre Vaccination Puppy Visit plus the seven week K.C. Puppy Foundation Level Classes plus the six week Puppy Returner Bronze Course for £145

To be eligible for the Puppy Packages full payment would need to be made for the complete package.

Bespoke Puppy Package Offering private, one to one home visits tailor made to owners individual requirements. This can be undertaken when you are at work or otherwise engaged! Including basic training, sit, down, stand, leave etc. car travel, meeting other dogs and animals, walking on a lead, no jumping up, socialisation and habituation etc. Let me assist with that new puppy so that you can enjoy the experience more fully! Price variable – please enquire.

Procurement Package – Not sure which breed of puppy to choose, or which puppy from a litter? Decided you’d like to rescue a dog and need assistance on judging temperament and suitability? Let me help you with this major decision. I will help you locate, choose, meet and settle in your new arrival. Prices vary-please enquire.

How do I reserve a place on the course?

  1. Complete the online booking form
  2. Receive email offering availability
  3. Choose venue, date and time preference
  4. Receive confirmation via email
  5. Attend introductory session at venue, date and time specified (without your puppy)
  6. Attend practical sessions at venue, date and time specified (with your puppy)

Any further questions?

Testimonials

Patch is a very energetic little Jack Russell terrier. Right from the word go we knew that we didn’t want to be one of those people you see out and about where their dogs are more in control or indeed just uncontrollable. We took the decision to socialise Patch as early as possible and get help with basic training. We asked our local vets who immediately recommended Caroline and Cardiff Canine Citizens as one, if not the best classes for dog training in South East Wales. So we booked Patch into the Puppy foundation class and off we went. Our first session included lots of theory and basic do’s and dont’s regarding your dog. All very useful information and immediately usable. We then took Patch along to the first actual session where we were flabbergasted to find that Patch could be taught to sit, lie down amongst other things in under an hour!!. The social side was really good too, Patch met a variety of other dogs, all bigger than him which has helped put him in his place! The lessons carried on over six weeks, and were always fun, and in a controlled environment. Whenever anyone had questions or problems Caroline would not only be able to tell you the answer but the underlying reason which made things understandable and left no room for doubt. Over the six weeks Patch has come on in leaps and bounds, he’s a very sociable little dog now and is mostly very well behaved (He is a terrier so he does have a stubborn streak.. ) He knows whats expected of him thanks to things we learned in class and this in turn makes his and our lives better. We are so pleased with Cardiff Canine Citizens that we’ve decided to take Patch along for further classes and now that he has his Foundation certificate we have already enrolled him up for the puppy returners Bronze level class. We cannot recommend Caroline and Cardiff Canine Citizens enough!! A quick note – Cardiff Canine Citizens don’t just offer puppy training, but also work with adult dogs, rescue dogs and even have classes for dogs with problem behaviour. We understand that agility classes etc are also on offer so may go down that route too. Once again a huge thank you to Caroline.
Paul and Luca

Kipper is a working cocker spaniel puppy which translates as loads of energy but also a smart dog. When he started classes he was not house trained and the only command he would reliably respond to was SIT. He was almost 4 months when classes began and I knew I needed help. The first class was a great start with lots of tips and a clear sense that Caroline would be an engaging trainer with lots of solutions for problem behaviours. Classes are really enjoyable and encourage owners to practise at home so that commands can be demonstrated at the next class. In five weeks Kipper has learnt DOWN, WAIT, LEAVE, STAY and COME. HEEL and DROP are a work in progress but the best thing for me is that I can confidently let Kipper off the lead and he will leave other dogs and COME HERE when called without straying. We both look forward to class as it’s great for socialisation of the puppies and confidence building for the owners. Also I like the reward based approach. At five months he is house trained too!
Jenny with Kipper

Just to say a huge thank you to Caroline for all her help with making my gorgeous girl ‘Princess Dora’, now an 8 month old Shih Tzu, a good citizen. We have been through the KC Puppy Foundation Level class and have just completed the KC Bronze award. I had never had a dog before Dora and so did not have a clue where to start. Within days of having Dora back in March I had a very helpful call with Caroline with some good advice, even at that stage for example about how to settle her at home over the first few weeks, vaccinations etc. Through puppy class and Bronze I picked up loads of tips and advice on dealing with issues such as recall and house training, although that area still needs some work, and learning to control Dora more, for example when going through a door or at a road. It’s been absolutely brilliant and Dora has come on leaps and bounds and I feel that I have also come on leaps and bounds as an owner.

Through the classes I have met some new friends, along with Dora, who we meet up with regularly for walks and coffee. That side of it has also been invaluable as we share experiences and tips etc.. Ooh and the odd glass of wine. ;-) (for us not the dogs of course)

Ooh and a huge thank you for introducing Dora to the love of her life Pip. They absolutely love each other. :-) Shame he’s been done as they would have made gorgeous Shih Tzu pups!

Coming to Puppy Foundation Level class and Bronze returner were really important and useful for me and Dora and really appreciated all the advice and support offered by Caroline.

Thank you again Caroline… I have a feeling we’ll be back for silver.

Thanks for everything.

Lisa and Dora

Being a first time dog owner it was important for me and my family to be able to understand our puppy. I loved the approach that really explained how our behaviour will only encourage our puppy to respond, so we need to get it right. Classes are really good fun and we are all enjoying learning how to train him.
Helen Thorne with Gizmo

Found the puppy training class super helpful and informative. Would recommend the entry class to anyone with a new puppy as it helped us no end.
Andy with Bill

Missie attended Caroline’s puppy class for six weeks. We found it very helpful and educational in training our Yorkshire Terrier, Missie, who is a very hyper-active dog. Also the information Caroline gave us was of a very high standard. Caroline was very patient and very knowledgeable.
Cynthia Whitlock with Missie