Central Bark Oak Creek Puppy Hour
Start Your Pup
on the Right Paw
Puppy Hour at Central Bark® Oak Creek is free and supervised. It offers fun and crucial socialization for puppies aged 8 to 16 weeks. Socialization prepares dogs for interactions and comfort with others. Attend sessions until your pup reaches the age limit. Meet staff, trainers, groomers, and explore our facility.
At Central Bark, we enrich your dog’s life, starting with puppy socialization!
Central Bark
Oak Creek
1075 Northbranch Dr,
Oak Creek, WI 53154Get Directions
(414) 571-1500
Closed By appointment only
During this puppy program, your pup will:
- Engage in off-leash play with vaccinated puppies of similar ages.
- Receive supervision from experienced caregivers to ensure safe and appropriate play.
- Experience introductions to new dogs, humans, toys, environments, and obstacles.
- Encounter new and interesting obstacles to encourage age-appropriate socialization and exposure.
Benefits include:
- Building comfort and confidence in unfamiliar settings for your dog.
- Positively impacting your dog’s lifelong emotional development.
- Expending your puppy’s excess energy.
- Learning important group play and social skills.
- Establishing a strong foundation for a healthy, happy, and socially appropriate dog.
Rules & Requirements:
- Puppies age 8–16 weeks
- Preregistration is required
- Proof of up-to-date Bordetella and DHPP vaccines
- Parents and children are welcome to participate
- Observe CDC guidelines including social distancing and wearing masks
- Regular 6-foot flat leash (no retractable or flexi-leads in the lobby) and a quick-release collar. If your dog usually wears a harness, you’re welcome to bring that as well.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Whether you’re crate training, leash walking, or potty training your pup, consistency is key. It’s crucial to establish a routine, practice positive reinforcement, supervise your puppy (especially when potty training), and avoiding punishing your puppy when mistakes happen.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your puppy. We offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips
For dogs, being comfortable in a crate is a life skill that is incredibly useful for them and their owners. If you have ever traveled with your dog or had the unfortunate experience of an overnight stay at the vet, knowing your dog is comfortable in a crate is immeasurably comforting.
Crate training can take just days or a few months, based on your dog’s age, temperament, and past experiences with crates. The two keys to successful crate training are to keep the experience positive and go slowly.
When your puppy is not in their crate, keep the door open and reward them every time they choose to enter, even if you didn’t ask them to enter it. When crating your puppy, give them a safe enrichment item (like a stuffed Kong) that will keep them busy and allow them to self-soothe while confined. Remember that crate training should take place in a series of small, slow steps that will help your puppy become more comfortable.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you care for your new puppy. Our Enrichment Day Care gives puppies all the socialization, exercise, mental stimulation, and rest they need for a lifetime of happiness with you and your family. We also offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips
Dog training teaches a dog to perform certain behaviors, often in a variety of contexts. At Central Bark®, our training classes are based on the latest research and scientific understanding of dog behavior to enhance the bond between you and your dog.
We use positive reward-based techniques to help puppies and dogs of all ages develop essential life skills and behaviors that will enrich their lives at home and day care. These methods set dogs up to succeed and reward them for performing desired behaviors. Rewards are tailored to the dog’s preferences and can include food treats, time to play with a favorite toy or verbal praise.
Learn more about our training classes
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips
When potty training your pup, consistency is key. It’s crucial to establish a routine, practice positive reinforcement, supervise your puppy (especially when potty training), and avoiding punishing your puppy when mistakes happen.
Potty training a puppy to eliminate outside can take just a few weeks or several months. But it will go more quickly if your training routine is consistent, and you’re consistent about taking your puppy outside every few hours.
Central Bark® offers everything you need to help you train your puppy. We offer expert training and classes so you and your puppy can learn and bond together.
Learn more about our training classes
Visit our Dog Blog for more helpful tips
