Puppy Steps Puppy Training
Here at Puppy Steps, we understand the importance of having an obedient, well-mannered, and happy dog. We also understand how worrying it can be trying to find a reputable breeder of healthy puppies. Trying to give you peace of mind and make owning your puppy as stress-free as possible is our aim.
Who are we?
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We are an extended family-run business consisting of Myself, Andy, my fiance Lucy, our 2 wonderful children, Harry 8, Libby 5, and our 3 dogs, who are a great help with the socialising of the puppies, here at the Sheffield branch.
Our Chorley branch is run by Lucy's sister, Laura, her husband, Tom and their 2 children who are 10 and 7 along with their own dog.
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How did Puppy Steps come about?
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I've been involved with animals all my life and have worked with dogs of all types in breeding, owning, and training many different breeds. From high drive German Shepherds for security and family protection through to laid back, large, golden retrievers and tiny terriers for family pets.
Over the past 20 years, I have built up a wealth of knowledge and experience across a wide range of breeds which has allowed us to achieve the levels of training we do in such a short space of time.
Back in 2017, we bred a litter of Sproddles from our Springer spaniel and local health-tested poodle stud. We had a fantastic litter with some going to friends and family. We decided to keep a couple of the puppies back to give them a foundation of basic training before making them available to the public. From this litter, the feedback and recommendations we received we were asked to find and train other puppies.
Through word of mouth over the last 5 years we now have 2 branches which each train 2 or 3 puppies per month. With puppies going not only all over the UK and Europe but as far as the Caribbean.
What do we do?
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We offer a range of services from one-to-one puppy training sessions, right through to finding and training a puppy ready for its new family. All of our puppies live in the family home with our dogs and children as part of the family, learning valuable socialisation skills at this key stage of their development.
With our exclusive in-house training, we only have a few puppies at each branch to ensure we can give maximum time and attention to each puppy and achieve the standards we strive for. We currently have branches located in Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, and Chorley, in Lancashire.
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We crate train and house train the puppies during their stay with us. We also teach manners and basic obedience of sit, wait, recall, and lead walking. We ensure puppies are fully up to date with worming and vaccinations before leaving for their new home. The end result is a well-balanced and happy dog that you can enjoy from the very beginning.
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To find out a little bit more about what we do visit our Services page.
No Kennels Trained with and around children Live in the home as part of the family
Extended socialisation with other puppies and adults
Puppy Steps Puppy Training
Giving your puppy the best possible start in life
The first 16 weeks of a puppy's life are a key development stage. The experiences and lessons it has at this early stage play a key role in their life and can last them through to adulthood.
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We give your puppy an excellent foundation that you can continue to build on.
Using positive re-enforcement, combining rewards and praise, to help condition behaviours and form habits. This teaches your puppy what we want. Once they start to understand we encourage and nurture the behavior to get the desired results.
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It's amazing just how much you can teach a puppy at a such young age.