Question 1

Class Details

Accepted Answer

Age: 8-20 weeks old.

Date, Time & Registration:
TBA

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Cost:
 • 1 session: $25 + GST

Class Size: Maximum of 6 puppies per session

Location: emBARK Doggy Daycare, 2806A Spring St, Port Moody, BC V3H 4C5

Requirements:
 • Puppies must have received their first parvo/distemper vaccinations and deworming a minimum of one week before their first class.
 • Up-to-date vaccination records must be provided before attendance. 
 • Puppies may not attend if they have experienced diarrhea, lethargy, coughing, sneezing or other symptoms within 24 hours before class. We will provide a credit if you notify us at least 6 hours in advance.

Additional Recommendation: We recommend taking our Puppy Start Right Preschool Class at the same time to maximize your puppy’s socialization window.

Family Participation
Up to two family members may attend with each dog. Children aged 6 and older are welcome but must attend with an adult.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy: Puppy Explorers enrichment sessions are non-refundable. Cancellations must be made at least 6 hours in advance to reschedule a session and have it credited to your account for future use. Each session may only be rescheduled once. Cancellations made with less than 6 hours’ notice, or failure to attend, will result in forfeiture of the session. All sessions must be completed before your puppy reaches 21 weeks of age; any unused sessions will automatically expire after this time.

Question 2

What Happens During Puppy Explorers?

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Our Puppy Explorers enrichment sessions provide a fun and structured environment where your puppy can build confidence, develop curiosity, and experience positive socialization with new people, surfaces, objects, and other puppies. Each session includes a variety of activities designed to support early socialization and encourage confident exploration.

Guided Exploration: Your puppy will explore, climb over, and move through a variety of novel objects such as tunnels, mini agility jumps, wobble boards, and textured surfaces—at their own pace, with guidance from you.

Interactive Enrichment Activities: Your puppy will engage with snuffle mats, beginner puzzle toys, and other simple enrichment activities. We’ll also share at-home enrichment ideas you can try to help tire out your puppy.

Confidence Course: Each session includes a setup of varied surfaces and textures—like rubber mats, crinkly fabrics, low platforms, and more. You’ll guide your puppy through the course to help them feel more comfortable with new and different sensations underfoot.

Calm Social Time: Your puppy will have opportunities for calm greetings and parallel exploration with other puppies. These brief, low-pressure interactions are thoughtfully guided to help your puppy feel comfortable meeting a variety of dogs. We focus on positive socialization over play, creating experiences that support puppies of all personalities—whether they’re shy, excitable, or somewhere in between.

Let your puppy explore, learn, and grow—one enriching experience at a time.

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Question 3

Why Attend Puppy Explorers?

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Socialization is about helping your puppy build positive associations with the world around them—through gentle exposure to new environments, people, surfaces, objects, and other puppies. This early learning helps your puppy grow into a more adaptable, confident, and resilient adult dog.

Our Puppy Explorers enrichment sessions help you make the most of this critical stage through fun, engaging activities you’ll enjoy together. In a safe, structured environment, your puppy will engage with new experiences and enrichment activities at their own pace, while you support their confidence and development every step of the way. It’s also a perfect complement to Puppy Preschool, offering even more opportunities for positive socialization.

These sessions provide:

• Positive exposure to a wide range of new experiences, including surfaces, objects, people and other puppies

• Confidence-building through gentle, guided exploration of novel objects and surfaces

• Opportunities to practice calm focus and engagement around novelty and distractions

• Thoughtfully guided greetings with other puppies - brief, low-pressure interactions that help your puppy learn to feel comfortable meeting a variety of dogs. By focusing on structured socialization instead of play, we create positive experiences that are supportive for every puppy, whether they’re shy, outgoing or somewhere in between.

These sessions are designed to help your puppy build confidence at their own pace—whether they’re shy, outgoing, or somewhere in between. You’ll have fun bonding and learning together in a supportive environment.

By the end of each session, your puppy will be happily tired and ready for a well-earned nap—giving you a little quiet time too!

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