Polite Puppy Holiday Edition - 12/6 -12/20, 2023 Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Polite Puppy – Holiday Edition: 3-Session Workshop

December 6 – December 20, 2023
Wednesdays 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Please review our Covid-19 training class policies before attending your first class.

Instructor: Mariah Dudley

Keep your puppy, family and guests happy, healthy and safe during this holiday season.

For puppies 8-20 weeks of age and current on required vaccinations.

This 3-week, fun-sized course is timed to help you prepare for the upcoming holidays. Skills learned will help during this season as well as be tools you can count on for the rest of your dog’s life. Learn how training, management and enrichment can help your puppy and family enjoy the time together just a bit more. We will cover:

Helpful training exercises
Keeping decorations safe from your puppy
How to identify holiday foods that should never be fed to a dog
How to demonstrate to guests the way to become best friends with your puppy
Using enrichment to your advantage
Puppy play time

3-session, 60-minute fun-size training classes in Smoky’s Training Center

BACK TO CLASSES

PET VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

All dogs must be current on the following vaccinations at least three days prior to their first class (protective titers also accepted):

Rabies: for all dogs ages 16 weeks and older, updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation)
Distemper/Parvo: updated annually or every three years (per your veterinarian’s recommendation); puppies must have had at least two sets prior to class and by 16 weeks of age
Bordetella: updated every six months or annually (per your veterinarian's recommendation)

You or your veterinarian must provide proof of current vaccinations or protective titers on or before your pet’s first training class.

Send your veterinary records by email to gbirdnecklace@richmondspca.org, fax them to 804-521-0540 or bring printed copies to our humane center’s front desk. Please mark them to the attention of Gail Bird Necklace.

Vaccination waivers from your veterinarian should be sent by email to eholst-grubbe@richmondspca.org or faxed to 804-521-0540. Please mark them to the attention of Eileen Holst-Grubbe.

All waivers must be approved by our veterinarian and management team.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

We rarely cancel class due to inclement weather. If we're experiencing a significant weather event (snow, ice, etc.), we will make every effort to contact participants at least an hour and a half prior to class start time in the event that we have to cancel class.

CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY

Registrations that are cancelled seven or more days prior to the start of class will be refunded in full. Registrations cancelled with fewer than seven days notice will not be refunded and we will not offer credit toward future sessions for missed classes.

Questions about your training class? Check out our Training Class FAQs and Policies. See you in class!

Polite Puppy – Holiday Edition: 3-Session Workshop

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