Spot’s Tots
our mission

The mission of The Good Dog Spot’s Spot’s Tots Program is to provide the areas best puppy socialization program which helps good puppies develop into great dogs. This program is designed to help puppies get ready for the daycare environment and the world around them. Puppies will work on skills that are needed in playgroups such as crate training, quiet behavior during nap times and general confidence building. Spot’s Tots also provides exposure to new things and careful handling during their most impressionable developmental period.

CURRICULUM

& AVAILABILITY

Spot’s Tots is available in both locations, however the days may vary per location. You will receive a daily Report Card and short recap of your puppy’s day. Puppies will receive frequent rest breaks and specialized supervised play sessions in addition to the training curriculum outlined below. This program runs once there are a minimum of 4 puppies enrolled. Please speak to a staff member for more information and to register your pup!

our program

Spot’s Tots has a 5-day curriculum based on The Dog Guru’s Puppy Socialization Package as the basic guideline.

Day 1: Focus on the Basics and Introduction to Obstacles
Day 2: Obstacles and Surfaces
Day 3: Sounds, People, & Spaces #1 and Introduction to the Daycare and Boarding areas
Day 4: Experiences – Pretend Grooming (exposure to the grooming rooms: tubs, tables, brushes, nail trimmers, towels)
Day 5: Sounds, People, & Spaces #2 and Graduation

Woven into each play session we will be teaching and reinforcing sit, down, and come.

We encourage clients to have their puppy go through the program twice. The topics covered will not vary for the second package, but the challenges and skills learned can be intensified and further practiced. It is not necessary to do the 5 days in succession, or even the same days of each week.