Puppy Preschool + Kindergarten Programs
Hours: Monday – Thursday 6:30 am – 7 pm, Friday 6:30 am – 6 pm
Our Puppy Preschool program includes a schedule and routine for puppy training, as well as overall well-being and development. We believe it is essential to establish a foundation for positive behaviors and habits early in a dog’s life.
Your puppy will attend preschool 2 times a week for 4 weeks, and includes:
- Manners training (loose leash walking, no jumping and focus)
- Socialization (with people and other puppies)
- Exposure (we have a list of 75 items we work thru as many as we can)
- Enrichment (scent, puzzles, obstacle courses, walks)
- Rest periods (with mental stimulating lick mats or Kongs)
- Playtime with 1 other puppy so we can work on polite play behaviors
- Nap times in a crate
- One grooming session is included to introduce the puppy to a bath, drying and nail trim
The program works with puppies from 10 weeks (with required vax) up to 10 months old. Each day there are up to 4 puppies with several staff and our obedience trainer, Therese Dickinson, working with the group.
This program relies on puppies attending all 8 days. Each day is built on the day before. Consistency and patience are the best ways to help your puppy grow!
Let us know if you would like a tour. We can schedule anytime during our open hours. We would love to show you around and introduce you to our staff.
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Puppy Preschool
We have developed our puppy programs to establish a schedule and routine for puppy training and overall well-being and development. We believe it is essential to establish a foundation for positive behaviors and habits early in a dog’s life.
Our program incorporates schedules and routines including manners training, socialization, exposure, enrichment and playtime.
To get started, fill out the PUPPY PRESCHOOL APPLICATION.
Puppy Preschool
Puppy Preschool
Puppy Preschool is a 2 day a week for 4 weeks program for puppies up to 10 months. Limited to 4 dogs per week.
We have 2 groups for Puppy Preschool. One is our Tiny Tot program for pups 4-10 pounds and up to 4 years old. The other group are puppies that are 10 pounds (beginning weight) and up to 10 months. Puppies must be spayed or neutered by 6 months for group play. If they aren't, they will have a different type of playtime
Puppies start in Puppy Preschool for the first 4 weeks, and then graduate to Kindergarten.
Puppy Kindergarten
Puppy Kindergarten
Puppy Kindergarten program is for puppies up to 10 months. Limited to 4 dogs per week. We recommend 2-3 days per week. This program reinforces the manners training from the Preschool program. More exposure, enrichment activities, and playtime are incorporated. This program helps young dogs get ready for regular daycare.
Puppies in Kindergarten need to be spayed or neutered by 6 months for group play. If they aren't, they will have a different type of playtime.
Tiny Tots
Puppy Kindergarten
Our Tiny Tot program is for tiny dogs between 4 and 10 pounds. Dogs from 10 weeks to 4 years are welcome to join the fun! The day consists of playtime in our contained play room, enrichments, exposure to lots of people, sounds, scents, and sights and naptimes to rest.
Tiny Tots come on Mondays and Wednesdays (other days are available depending on the pups scheduled)
Training Boot Camp
Training Boot Camp
We offer several types of training at Ultimutt. Check out our
We have classes on Saturdays. Training in daycare is a 2 week (8 day) bootcamp to teach basic obedience. There is also an intermediate bootcamp for those that want to continue on.
Preschool and Kindergarten Information
Manners Training
There are 2-3 manners training sessions each day to work on leash walking, not jumping on people, as well as teaching your puppy to focus on you. Our trainer, Therese Dickinson, works with the puppies on and off to establish good manners.
Enrichment
There are 2 enrichment sessions that may include scent work, scent puzzles, scent room, obstacle courses, Fitpaws climbing, nature walks, name games, impulse games, pool (seasonal) and more.
Exposure
Puppies are exposed to a list of socialization items, including body handling, noises, smells, people, equipment, objects, and more. We encourage parents to work with our list to include other exposures that we might not be able to do at daycare.
Socialization
Our puppies play 1:1 so that we can work on polite playing. Socialization with people and puppy friends are included throughout the day.
Potty Training and Crate training
We provide several potty breaks to work on potty training. Puppies are in crates on and off all day to encourage polite, calm rest periods. We provide lick mats, kongs or Toppls to help with mental stimulation and relaxation.
Grooming
We provide 1 Grooming session in Preschool to trim nails, clean ears and get a full bath and dry. With our exposure activity of body handling, this helps lead into trimming nails.
Communications
We provide weekly emails, videos and/or pictures for you to follow along in their progress
Memory Book *Coming soon
At the end of the 4-week program there will be a graduation and the presentation of their “memory book”. This book includes pictures, notes and information to help you continue building your puppy into the best they can be.