Welcome to High Five Puppy Skills

Puppy Training, Socialisation & Behaviour Workshops in Christchurch

A well-trained, confident, happy puppy - sound too good to be true?

Let Margaret van Oosten help you achieve your aim of living in harmony with a confident and well-adjusted puppy. Margaret offers exclusive one-on-one sessions followed by specialised group workshops covering socialisation, games and tricks.

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Why choose High Five Puppy Skills for your dog training needs:

A professional, committed and highly experienced puppy trainer
Individual and professional training to cater for the puppy and family needs
Indoor venue and backyard which is safe and secure for your puppy
The one-on-one course gives you and your puppy the essential basic skills
A fun puppy pack containing useful information
Flexibility of time to suit your schedule
Conveniently located in Avonhead, Christchurch
On-going support is just a phone call away!

Margaret van Oosten is a member of the
APDT: The Association of Professional Dog Trainers

What High Five Puppy Skills clients say:

Thank you Margaret for all the great advice and training for Cody. We learnt heaps and I'm sure Cody did too. He is very full on - as he demonstrated! so once we put all the training into effect I'm sure he will be a very well mannered boy who is a pleasure to be around. We can definitely recommend you to anyone who is looking for an excellent trainer.

Alison (and Cody)

Diane, David (and Maisy)

The decision to choose a one-on-one training session with Margaret has definitely paid off.

Having quality time with a very experienced puppy trainer was the most efficient way to gain the information we were looking for.

Maisy, our miniature schnauzer, is our dream dog because we knew how to train her and what she needed right from the start. All our friends want to take her home with them - that speaks for itself.

Thanks Margaret for your tried and true wisdom.

Diane, David (and Maisy)

So glad we met Margaret for some much needed puppy training. Such great tips and advice and easy to put them into practice. A happier pup as a result and pet owners who have a better understanding of their pup.

Mel and Zoe

We went to see her with our puppy Nova, we have previously trained two dogs but after 11 years since puppy training thought we would refresh our memories. She gave us some great training ideas and techniques that we are using every day glad we went.

Beth and Nova

Phillip, Keiko, Kenta (and Ellie)

Having tried a few different trainers, it was certainly refreshing to finally find someone who obviously loves dogs, and knew what they were doing.

Margaret had some great tips and tricks that helped us survive the puppy months.

Phillip, Keiko, Kenta (and Ellie)

Margaret knows her stuff! Great training for the humans and a great relaxed atmosphere with lots of brilliant tips and advice.

Kerrie and Roxy

Margaret's courses were excellent. They've really helped us all as a family to become both more disciplined with Clifford and to develop lots of ways to keep him focused, entertained and thinking. Thanks Margaret.

Margie and Clifford

Dina, George (and Lola)

Margaret gave us some great guidelines to follow that were easy to instigate into our family life. Our kids have been thrilled to be able to help train Lola with the help of simple commands that you suggested.

Thanks to you we have been able to raise a happy, confident dog who generally follows instructions. We often get comments on how happy and well behaved Lola is.

Thank you Margaret!

Dina, George (and Lola)

Michelle and Alfie

Thank you Margaret for your practical advise and putting us on the right track to having a happy well behaved puppy. Alfie thoroughly enjoyed his session as much as we did. We both feel so much more confident now and will recommended you to any new puppy owners!

MICHELLE AND ALFIE

Michelle and Alfie

Amazing experience!! We got so much value from this training...and it's clear to see the progress and influence at home already!
This really helped us and invigorated us to get stuck in and look after our little pup!

Amber and Tima

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