Comprehensive Puppy Training · Full-day puppy school in Hastings

A month that shapes the rest of their life

One month of full-day, trainer-led training and structured socialisation — we introduce your puppy to the world so they grow up confident, settled and easy to live with. For local pups from their second vaccinations, up to 18 weeks.

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  • Full days with our trainers — we do the hard work
  • Socialised with all breeds, shapes and sizes
  • Overnight stays that head off separation anxiety

Start as early as it’s safe

A window that won’t come back

The best time to train a puppy is as soon as it’s safe to start — right from the get-go. Those early weeks are a one-time developmental window: a blank canvas, when your puppy soaks up the world faster than they ever will again.

The longer training is delayed, the harder it becomes to break old habits. Starting from your puppy’s second set of vaccinations gives them the best possible chance of growing into a confident, well-behaved dog — and a month of expert work now saves you months of correction later.

Tilly, a young shepherd puppy, settling calmly by the seafront
A blank canvas — let’s make it count

More than sit and stay

Not just obedience — a proper education

Basic obedience and a bit of socialising in the park are a good start. Comprehensive puppy training is something more: a professional introducing your puppy to the world from an expert’s point of view — carefully, at the right pace, all day long.

A Fairy Tails trainer walking a dog on a loose lead through the countryside
Led by trainers, every step

We read the room

Our trainers read your puppy’s body language all day — knowing when to gently push and when to give space, so every new experience builds confidence instead of fear.

The right pace, all day

Socialisation happens at a pace that suits your puppy, with structured time on and time off, so they cope, settle and grow — never over-faced, never overtired.

Consistency you can’t fake at home

The same trainers, the same rules, every hour of every day. That steady repetition is what actually makes training stick — and it’s hard to reproduce around family life.

We do the heavy lifting

This is the real difference from a weekly class: in classes we teach you and you put in the work at home. Here your puppy spends full days with us and we do the training for you.

Prefer to do the training yourself? Our group puppy classes teach you how, for £175 — you put in the homework. This page is for owners who’d rather we did the hard work, full-time.

Managed socialisation

Confidence is built in rhythm

Good socialisation is never a free-for-all. We introduce your puppy to different breeds, sizes and playmates in short, structured bursts — time on — followed by proper rest — time off — so they learn to cope, settle, and come back for more. Here’s the rhythm of a session.

  1. Time on

    Arrive & tune in

    A calm hello and a good sniff. We read your puppy’s mood before anything else begins.

  2. Time off

    Settle first

    Before any fun, a moment of quiet. A puppy that can settle is a puppy that can learn.

  3. Time on

    The right introductions

    Structured play with carefully chosen friends — different breeds, sizes and temperaments, always supervised.

  4. Time off

    Rest & reset

    Down-time in their own space. This is where confidence actually sets in — short bursts, then proper recovery.

  5. Time on

    A taste of the world

    A little training and a new experience woven in — a new surface, a new sound, a new face.

  6. Time off

    Wind down for home

    Brains full, tails wagging. They go home tired in the best way, ready to do it all again tomorrow.

Why the rest matters as much as the play: a puppy learns to be confident when it’s never over-faced and never overtired. The “time off” is where the growing actually happens — it’s the part most owners skip, and the part we build in.

Two puppies of different breeds playing together under supervision
Calm and content on their own

Time apart, on purpose

Learning to be alone and okay

One of the kindest things you can teach a young puppy is that being apart from you is nothing to fear. Overnight stays with us, woven into the month, teach your puppy to settle without you — calmly, in good company.

It matters more than most people realise. Separation anxiety is one of the hardest behaviours to fix once it takes hold, and one of the biggest reasons puppies are given up. Left unchecked, it can leave owners feeling like prisoners of their own dog — unable to leave the house without a scene — and it’s rarely fair on the neighbours either. Prevention now is far kinder, and far easier, than a cure later.

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By Hastings Borough Council for dog care

Licensed premises · Licence No. WK/202503477

Our overnight stays are on fully licensed premises. For dogs who already struggle with separation, our residential Board & Train tackles it head-on — Archie’s story is a good example.

Real-world socialisation

Towns, cafés, buses and busy parks — all part of the lesson

A confident adult dog is made in everyday places, not just on the training field. Our trainers take your puppy out into the real world at a pace that suits them — introducing the sights, sounds and surfaces that so many dogs never quite get used to.

A puppy being trained on a busy town pavement
In town
A dog sitting calmly on a bus
On public transport
A puppy training in a busy country park
In busy parks
Henry, a young cocker spaniel, out on the lead in town
On the lead

What your puppy learns

  • Good loose-lead walking — no dragging, no zig-zag
  • Coming back when called, even with distractions
  • Calm, polite manners in cafés, shops and on public transport
  • Confidence around traffic, crowds, other dogs and new surfaces
  • Appropriate play — and learning when it’s time to stop
A puppy running back to its handler on a recall
Henry, a Fairy Tails dog — settled under a café table
Henry · Settled under a café table
Enzo, a Fairy Tails dog — focused on the seafront
Enzo · Focused on the seafront
Ruby, a Fairy Tails dog — settling on a town pavement
Ruby · Settling on a town pavement
Alan, a Fairy Tails dog — calm on the bus
Alan · Calm on the bus
Frankie, a Fairy Tails dog — a steady sit at the park
Frankie · A steady sit at the park
Tilly, a Fairy Tails dog — settling by the seafront
Tilly · Settling by the seafront

The shape of the month

Four weeks, built to last a lifetime

Every puppy is different, so we shape the month around yours — but it tends to build like this.

  1. 1

    Week 1

    Settle & assess

    Your puppy moves into the rhythm of full-day school. We get to know them and they get to know us — routine and trust come first.

  2. 2

    Week 2

    Socialise & explore

    Structured introductions ramp up, first outings into the quieter corners of the real world, and overnight stays begin — gently.

  3. 3

    Week 3

    Out into the world

    Busier places — a café, a short bus ride, a livelier park — with loose-lead walking and recall growing stronger every day.

  4. 4

    Week 4

    Consolidate & hand over

    Everything comes together, and we coach you: the cues, the timing and the habits that keep it all going once your puppy is home for good.

The pay-off

A dog you can take anywhere

A confident dog

Early, expert exposure builds a puppy that meets the world calmly instead of fearing it.

Confident when left alone

A puppy taught early to settle without you grows into a dog you can leave — calmly, without the guilt, the chewed door frames, or the upset neighbours.

Genuinely well-socialised

Not just “friendly” — a puppy that reads other dogs, plays fairly and knows when to settle.

Habits that hold

The foundations are laid right the first time, so you’re not un-teaching bad habits for years.

A puppy growing in confidence during training
Alan, a young dog, staying calm and focused at a café

And you learn, too

The training only sticks if it comes home with you. In the final week we coach you through everything your puppy has learned — the cues, the timing, the little habits — so you can keep it all going. You get back a puppy that’s had the best possible start, and the know-how to build on it.

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What our puppy parents say

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The investment

One month, one clear price

This is a bespoke month built around your puppy, so we don’t take instant online bookings — we start with a chat. Send an enquiry or grab a free consult, and we’ll talk through your pup, answer your questions and plan the right start date.

  • Full days of trainer-led training and socialisation
  • Structured introductions to all breeds, shapes and sizes
  • Real-world outings — towns, cafés, transport and busy parks
  • Overnight stays to head off separation anxiety
  • An end-of-month handover so the training sticks at home
Who it’s for — before you enquire
  • Best for local puppies from their second set of vaccinations, up to around 18 weeks old.
  • Vaccinations in progress or up to date — DHP, Leptospirosis and Kennel Cough (the same set our day school asks for). If your pup is mid-course, get in touch and we’ll plan the right start date.
  • A short chat or free consult first, so we can build the month around your puppy — and be honest if a different route would suit them better.

Good to know

Puppy training questions

When can my puppy start?

As early as it’s safe to — from their second set of vaccinations. The early weeks are a one-time window, and the sooner we start, the less there is to un-teach later. If your puppy is mid-vaccination, book a chat and we’ll plan the right start date together.

How is this different from your puppy classes?

Puppy Training Classes are a weekly evening course where we teach you and you put in the work at home — brilliant value at £175. This is full-day, trainer-led training: your puppy spends whole days with us and we do the heavy lifting. Plenty of owners do both.

How is it different from Board & Train?

Board & Train is residential — your dog lives with us — and is often the right call for older dogs or serious behavioural issues. This is full-day puppy school with overnight stays woven in for the separation-anxiety work, so your pup is home with you most nights.

Will the overnight stays upset my puppy?

No — that’s rather the point. Stays are gentle, gradual and in good company, and they teach your puppy that being apart from you is nothing to fear. Preventing separation anxiety now is far kinder than trying to fix it later.

Is my puppy too young, or too nervous?

The earlier the better, and nervous pups often benefit most — we simply pace everything to suit them. If we honestly feel a different route would be kinder, we’ll say so.

What happens after the month?

We hand the training over to you so it sticks, and many puppies carry on with day-school days to keep their socialisation and confidence topped up. We’ll talk you through the options.

A puppy tilting its head curiously

More puppy pathways

Not quite the right fit? There’s a route for every pup

Puppy Training Classes

Puppies under 6 months

£175 per course

The lighter, parent-led option: a weekly evening course where we coach you and you put in the work at home. Includes three day-school intro sessions.

Puppy Training Classes

Boarding School for Puppies

Puppies 12–16 weeks old

£1,200 for 4 weeks

The residential version: your puppy lives with us for the full four weeks — the deepest immersion, with daily reports home.

Boarding School for Puppies

Do-it-yourself puppy course

Free · at your own pace

On a budget, or a hands-on type? Our free week-by-week DIY puppy course covers skills, confidence, socialisation and toilet training — written by the same trainers.

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Let’s talk

Tell us about your puppy

Send us a few details and we’ll be in touch to talk through the month — or answer anything you’d like to know first.

What would you like help with? (tick any)

Prefer to talk first? Call us on 01424 300668 or WhatsApp us on the same number .