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- Mon-Fri: 9A - 9P
- Sat: 9A - 2P
- Sun: Closed
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Our goal at the Animal Hospital of Streamwood is to help your pet stay healthy, help heal your pet when it is sick or injured, and to ease your pet's pain when it is hurting.
We will do this with quality care, compassion and tenderness.
Puppy Socialization Classes
Let us assist and guide you in learning basic health care techniques, basic commands and training and providing socialization for your new puppy to ensure a healthy and happy pet for life! (PDF enrollment form: puppy-class-registration.pdf)
What Are Puppy Classes?
Our puppy classes include:
- Puppy preschool: Get a foundation for a life-time of learning.
- Basic Training: Learn the tools to teach your puppy just about anything.
- Preventative Healthcare Recommendations: Learn how to make the best health practices part of your daily routine.
- Puppy Gentling: Learn to be comfortable for examinations, nail trims and interactions with strangers.
- Socialization: Learn that people and pets come in all shapes and sizes. They are generally friendly and nothing to be concerned about.
- Classes take place on Saturdays from 4-5pm at the Animal Hospital of Streamwood. Class size is limited to 10 puppies.
Why Are Puppy Classes Important?
- They present a variety of socialization opportunities for your puppy during a critical time in their development. This is the most crucial and beneficial aspect of these gatherings.
- Puppy gentling techniques will help your dog to accept gentle handling throughout life. This can make veterinary visits fun, make care you need to provide at home easy and allow for treatment of illness should the need arise.
- Individualized, one-on-one basic training techniques help you to understand how your puppy learns best.
- They provide a strong foundation for further learning at home, in obedience classes, training or other social classes.
- Preventative healthcare guidance helps you introduce health care routines now, during this period of acceptance, which will benefit you and your dog for a lifetime.
- They are a lot of fun for the people and the puppies!
Who is invited?
- Puppies ages 8-24 weeks are welcome to participate.
- All children and adults who choose to accompany the puppy are welcome.
- All puppies must have had a veterinary examination to ensure they are healthy and free of contagious diseases.
- All puppies must have had a recent negative intestinal parasite exam (stool sample).
- All puppies must be on parasite preventatives like Heartgard Plus and Frontline to prevent fleas, ticks, heartworms and intestinal parasites.
- All puppies must be participating in ongoing vaccination and parasite programs as outlined by your veterinarian.
How do I enroll?
- Fill out and submit the registration form by fax, mail or in person. You can also scan and e-mail a copy of the completed form, if you're equipped to do so. (PDF form: puppy-class-registration.pdf)
- We will call you for credit card payment for faxed or e-mailed forms. Checks are accepted by mail or in person.
- The enrollment fee is $120.75 for a package of six classes. Classes usually start on the first Saturday of the month.
How do I prepare for class?
- Withhold food for 2 hours before coming to class. Your puppy will be more motivated without a full belly.
- Bring ‘special' treats that your puppy loves.
- Exercise your puppy and have them eliminate before coming into class. This will help your puppy focus.
- Your puppy should wear a leash and collar (a buckle collar, harness or halter; choke collars are not appropriate for this class).
- You should wear clothes in which you will be comfortable getting down on the floor with puppies
- Bring any and all questions and concerns about your puppy (make a list!)
What previous attendees had to say:
- "Truly enjoyed the smaller classes – enjoyed the one on one."
- "Morgan really enjoyed this class. He looked forward to Saturdays."
- "I really enjoyed watching all the puppies play! It was interesting to see what kind of personality my puppy actually had with other dogs and people."
- "It was a great experience for us. I was very impressed with how it changed our puppy."
- "Lisa and Becky…help us new puppy owners gain some knowledge with the pups. They are so helpful and knowledgeable about puppy behavior. Their patience with us (the owners) and the pups is incredible. Honestly, it was the best $ I ever spent, and am contemplating doing it again!"
- "Thank you for employing such great people and for giving us the opportunity to know our puppies better!"
- "Penny actually looked forward to going to the vet!"
- "Our pup was the smallest in the class but truly enjoyed wrestling with the others. Loved the social play. Such fun to see them climb on each other. My whole family has benefited, not the least of which is Abbie. Thanks!"
- "Great that dogs are taught to get along with other dogs and other people. Don't want them afraid and this helped avoid that. Definitely felt we had a great advantage having practiced and learning the basic tools. It really helped."
- "Instructors were great with the dogs and us – very informative, friendly, great at teaching and listening and very patient!"
