Extended stay training for confident, well-balanced Willow’s puppies.

Willows Stay & Learn

therapy Australian labradoodle puppy

Willow’s Stay and Learn is for families who would like their puppy to stay a little longer with us for a calm, confident start. Your puppy lives in our home, follows real family routines, and learns gentle life skills. This is not kennels and not a boot camp. It is the Willow’s way, with extra time and care.

Two options

  • Stay until fully vaccinated at around 11 to 12 weeks

  • Stay until 16 weeks. This is a full Willow’s Stay and Learn graduate

Price

  • £500 per week. This covers daily training, social experiences, enrichment, updates and care

Weekly updates

  • We send weekly videos and notes on progress

What Your Puppy Learns

Crate confidence. Toilet training. Lead walking. Recall foundations. Calm car travel. Social skills with dogs and people. Household sounds. Firework sound work. Grooming confidence. Short, kind separations. Settling in new places without worry.

Our goal for every puppy that stays with us is always the same. To build calm confidence, kindness and the therapy qualities that make an outstanding family dog. This is what we specialise in at Willows. Not just good puppies, but puppies with balance, heart and the ability to cope with real family life.

Key Social Goals

Dogs. People. Vets. Groomer. Car travel. Traffic. Shops and garden centres. Fireworks and sirens. Children and visitors. Hoover and doorbell. Everyday life, calmly and with trust.

Who this suits

  • First time owners who want extra support

  • Busy families who need a calmer start

  • Therapy and assistance prospects who benefit from extra shaping

  • Families who value crate confidence, car confidence and strong social foundations

Choosing the right puppy

We use the Willow’s Puppy Profiling system to select the best match. For therapy and assistance interest we identify the most suitable puppy in the litter. Calm, balanced, people focused, steady with sound and touch.

What you receive

  • Weekly video updates and notes

  • A simple training plan to continue at home

  • Grooming introduction completed

  • Puppy profile updated with strengths and next steps

The goal of Willow’s Stay and Learn is to give you a well-adjusted, well-started puppy who has already worked through the hardest part of the puppy stage. You will still need to continue training and guidance at home, but your puppy will come to you with strong foundations, confidence and a calm start.

  • Week 8 to 9 – Settling and foundation

    Individual bonding time once littermates go home

    Night crate routine started

    Toilet training day and night

    Puppy nipping managed the Willow’s way

    Handling and grooming touches. Brush, feet, ears

    Short calm car journeys

    Short calm alone time in the home

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    Week 9 to 10 – Confidence and calm

    First vaccination done

    Name response and recall games indoors

    Harness and lead introduction indoors

    Visitors coming and going. Calm greetings

    Sound work continues. Fireworks, hoover, traffic at low levels

    More car practice.

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    Week 10 to 11 – Ready to step out

    Second vaccination

    First short outdoor lead walks in quiet places

    Meet steady adult dogs we trust

    Continue toilet training and crate rests

    Basic manners. Wait for food. No jumping. Soft mouth

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    Week 11 to 12 – Fully vaccinated option goes home here

    Week 11 to 12 – Fully vaccinated option goes home here

    Outdoor walks continue in safe places

    Calm car travel without stress

    Recall around light distractions

    Comfortable being left for short periods

    First tidy groom. Bath, dry, gentle brush out

    Family receives a full progress update
    Option 1 ends here: puppy goes home fully vaccinated, crate trained, car ready, calm and confident

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    Week 12 to 13 – Building real world skills

    Week 12 to 13 – Building real world skills

    Loose lead walking practice in new places

    Recall with more distraction in safe areas

    Settle in public spaces like a cafe or garden centre

    Social play with polite adult dogs

    Sound work continues. Fireworks and storms at low levels

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    Week 13 to 14 – Home life ready

    Week 13 to 14 – Home life ready

    Reliable car travel

    Daytime crate in pen settle with a chew

    Toilet training close to reliable

    Grooming practice. Brush, comb, feet, face

    Calm greetings with visitors and children

    Daily walks & socialisation

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    Week 14 to 16 – Graduate level

    Week 14 to 16 – Graduate level

    Walks on a loose lead in busy but safe places

    Recall that is ready for family life

    Happy at the vets and groomer

    Comfortable resting alone for short times

    Calm in new places without social anxiety

    Final groom and progress video
    Option 2 ends here: full Willow’s Stay and Learn graduate at 16 weeks