NEW! Nuts & Bolts Session - One-on-One or Phone Consultation

This session will cover the basics of dealing with Puppy Issues. You tell Margaret the issues and she will give you the solutions.
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Welcome to High Five Puppy Skills

Puppy Training: Individual sessions and Group Classes in Christchurch

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

Let High Five Puppy Skills help you achieve your aim of living in harmony with a confident and well-adjusted puppy. Margaret offers exclusive one-on-one sessions - prepuppy, nuts & bolts, or 2.5 hour indepth sessions.  And, if you prefer classes with puppy play, Margaret also offers
5 x weekly Group Classes.
 

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

  • A professional, committed and highly experienced puppy trainer
  • Individual and class-based puppy training options to cater for the puppy and family needs
  • Indoor venue and backyard which is safe and secure for your puppy
  • The Group Classes and the One-on-One session gives you and your puppy the essential basic skills
  • A fun puppy pack containing useful information
  • The individual session gives you 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

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

What High Five Puppy Skills clients say:

We spent a 2hr session with Margaret and our new sheltie, Oakley ( 6months), he has a issue with cars and barking. Margaret was full of knowledge, advice, and suggestions to help us with this, and more. She treated Oakley as one of her own, and he responded well. Well worth the visit. Thanks Margaret.

Janine and Oakley

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)

I couldn't recommend Margaret more! We took our girl Lulu to High Five Puppy Skills and completed the one-on-one sessions and workshops. Lulu really benefited from the sessions and it was a great introduction to how to be a well rounded …

Jon and Lulu

I heartily recommend High Five Puppy Skills. Margaret is so knowledgeable and was adept at training both us and our Spoodle pup. And it was great fun. The one on one session and the workshops have been a fantastic start to our relationship with our new pup. Thank you, Margaret!

Jane and Tilly

Jo and Tilly
We learnt a lot from Margaret & came away with a bag of goodies & the confidence to put our puppy in a kennel which has gone well so far. She definitely knows her stuff. Thanks for a great session. From Jason, Jo & Tilly

Jo and Tilly

Kim and Ragnar
Margaret helped me understand how to set boundaries with my big pup (Great Dane) at home and work, how to get him more interested in eating and generally understand him better and the list goes on! I highly recommend Margaret and thoroughly enjoyed our one on one family session. Kim J

Kim and Ragnar

Totally recommend High Five Puppy Skills. I teach Canine Good Citizens Classes and still took my pup to the classes, a great starting point for any pup.

Steve Kenmare (and Cash)

We had such a lot of fun learning from Margaret, Chester enjoyed his time and we learnt so much from her that we are putting into practice at home.

We highly recommend you give her a call if you have a new puppy.

Phillipa (and Chester)

Kate and Caruso

Fantastic session with Margaret and our puppy Caruso. Thankyou for all your advise and contacts . We all learnt so much.

Kate and Caruso

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