Pre Puppy Home Visit

Give Your Puppy the Best Possible Start

Bringing a puppy home is exciting, but the first few days and weeks can also feel overwhelming. A pre puppy home visit helps you prepare your home, your routine, and your expectations before your puppy arrives, giving you the best chance of a smooth, confident start together.

This visit is designed to identify potential challenges early, answer your questions, and help you create a safe, calm environment that supports your puppy’s development from day one. Whether this is your first puppy or you are adding another dog to the family, a pre puppy home visit can make the transition easier for everyone.

What a Pre Puppy Home Visit Can Help With

Preparing Your Home

Making sure your puppy’s environment is safe, practical, and ready before they arrive.

Identifying hazards around the home and garden
Setting up a suitable sleeping area
Planning safe spaces for rest and supervision
Organising feeding, toileting, and play areas
Reducing opportunities for unwanted behaviour

Creating a Clear Routine

Helping you establish structure from the beginning so your puppy can settle in more easily.

Planning feeding times
Setting toileting routines
Building in rest and sleep periods
Creating a realistic daily schedule
Preparing for the first few nights at home

Preventing Common Puppy Problems

Addressing issues before they start can save time, stress, and frustration later on.

Nipping and mouthing prevention
Jumping up prevention
Toilet training support
Chewing and destructive behaviour prevention
Separation confidence foundations
Managing over-arousal and excitement

Supporting the Whole Family

Helping everyone in the household feel prepared and confident.

Guidance for children and visitors
Advice for other pets in the home
Clear household rules and boundaries
Planning how to introduce the puppy to family life
Helping everyone use the same approach

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Building Confidence from Day One

A calm, well-prepared start helps your puppy feel secure and settle more quickly.

Advice on early socialisation
Preparing for handling and grooming
Introducing new experiences in a positive way
Creating a calm environment for learning
Supporting confidence in the home and garden

Setting Up for Training Success

A pre puppy home visit gives you the foundations needed for future training.

Choosing the right equipment
Planning reward-based training from the start
Establishing good habits early
Preparing for lead walking and recall training
Creating consistency between home and training sessions

Why a Pre Puppy Home Visit Matters

Puppies do not arrive knowing how to live successfully in our world. The environment they come into, the routines they experience, and the guidance they receive all play a major role in shaping their behaviour and confidence.

By arranging a pre puppy home visit, you can:

✓ Prepare your home before your puppy arrives

✓ Reduce stress for both puppy and owner

✓ Prevent common behavioural problems

✓ Create a calm and structured routine

✓ Support early confidence and socialisation

✓ Give your puppy the best possible start in life

The Result

The goal of a pre puppy home visit is simple: to help you feel prepared, confident, and ready to welcome your puppy into a safe and supportive home.

With the right preparation in place, you can focus on enjoying those first special weeks together and building the foundations for a happy, well-adjusted companion.

“As a first-time dog owner, I am very grateful for all the advice and practical help Julia has given me to get my dog through the puppy and teenage stage. Over the last two years Julia has provided ongoing individual progression and training for a very lively Sprocker.” - Teresa Jones
I have been using The Surrey Dog Training Company since September 2019 for my not so little puppy Loki. Julia and Team are amazing with the dogs! We have done both puppy and puppy plus classes. They have been brilliant; we have both learnt so much! I highly recommend to anyone who’s looking for the best puppy class. Thank you, Julia and Team, for giving me such a gentleman of a dog. - Molly Silvester and Loki
“I can highly recommend Julia as a top-class dog trainer. She has helped with puppy socialisation, and 121 puppy training for my 4-month-old German Shepherd puppy. She obviously loves and understands dogs and can get the best out of our dogs. Julia was able to give me all the correct tools to go home and practice and has made training look effortless.”
“Julia and her team are hard to beat in the dog training world. Their approach is based on everyone having fun and the results are really impressive. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone with a dog in need of training!” - Sally & Toast
“Thank you, Julia, for your endless kindness and patience. We (I mean the dogs and me) love Fun Agility. It is sometimes challenging for us all, but never any pressure, and always fun. You have helped me to learn and understand more about my dogs and build a stronger relationship with them. I cannot recommend your classes highly enough, they are outstanding.” - Theresa, Patch and Mitzi
“I can highly recommend agility courses with The Surrey Dog Training Company. I started with my Springer Spaniel, Alfie, over 5 years ago and we are still there! Each time is different, but always lots of fun, even if there are distractions i.e. apples, which mean I have to work harder! We both thoroughly enjoy our agility sessions.” - Kim Peters and Alfie
“Just like to say my dog really enjoys the classes. So, if she could speak, she would say join up. Classes suitable for all. My dog is unpredictable, and Julia goes to great lengths to accommodate her. Classes medium, small or individual. Friendly, supportive advice. A great asset to the community.” - Monica and Lunar
“Julia and her team are all approachable and friendly people. Knowledgeable about all your dog’s behaviour delivered in a professional and non-condescending manner. Plenty of one to one during the classes. Whatever your needs are I’m sure Julia and her team will be able to help!” - Claire Crocker
“We have a crazy 2 year old Border Collie (Jackson) and found Julia at The Surrey Dog Training Company a couple of years ago. Julia has been a huge part of the progress we’ve made, and without her help we wouldn’t have the well behaved, wonderful dog we have today! She has always provided excellent advice and is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to dogs, their training, and their behaviour. Julia is always so patient and really cares for the dogs and people she works with. We would highly recommend” - Caroline and Steve Vallis
“I was recommended Julia by a friend of mine and I have to say how amazing she and her team have been with Cookie. We have had one to one sessions and group training and both have exceeded expectations. They are fun, motivating and encouraging. With the 1-1 sessions you get detailed follow up notes and reminders to support the learnings. Cookie is a much better behaved dog and has learnt some cool tricks as well. Thank you Julia and we look forward to Cookie progressing to the next level with you very soon.” - Ian & Ben Wallis & Cookie
“SDTC is absolutely amazing! Julia came to see our family at home to start training even before we had collected our new puppy from the breeder. She has been there for us every step of the way from puppy training to daily dog walking 5 years on. Julia and her brilliant team are the most lovely, most caring and most kind dog carers you will ever meet and we are so blessed that they are able to care for our precious little Pug on a regular basis. We absolutely love the entire team! Thank you SDTC!”