Puppy Training Class for Improvers 22/06/24

Whether you and your puppy have completed a beginner's course with us or at another venue, you can always learn more together. Or perhaps you did not get a chance to attend a class and your puppy is now over six months old and you would like some additional help bond and acquire additional skills.

Our Improver's class will help you and your puppy move to the next level.

Our class instructor Hazel, has 30 years’ experience training all breeds. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT 00218) and also holds a post-graduate diploma in Companion Animal Behaviour Counselling from Southampton University.

She says, “I use common sense, reward-based training and kind, fair and effective methods — explanation of the what, why and how of what is being taught is key. My emphasis is on ensuring that each handler/dog partnership can achieve their objectives by tailoring advice where required. I can also deliver clicker training when requested.”

Puppy training classes are held in our new purpose-built spacious training hall and our outdoor paddock.

Requirements for Improvers Course

Dog should be between approximately 7 months – 2 years old.

Dogs must be able to demonstrate basic responses to most of the behaviours below:

• Sit

• Down

• Stay in position

• Come back when called

• Walk on a loose lead

• Meet and greet other dogs and people in a friendly, controlled manner

It is not expected that the dog’s responses are perfect, simply that there is a starting point to work from and improve.

Important Terms and Conditions

Please note: there may be a week's break during the course as agreed with the trainer.

Registration entitles up to 2 people plus one puppy to attend six , one hour puppy training lessons on consecutive weeks as published. Your puppy must be at aged between 6 and 24 months at the start of the course. You will be required to prove that your puppy has been fully vaccinated before you can join the class. If you wish to attend with two puppies, two tickets must be purchased.

Refund Policy: Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable. This includes refunds for any individual lessons which are not attended during the course for any reasons.

Reschedule Policy: Where insufficient tickets have been sold to make the course viable, we will endeavour to reschedule the start date as soon as possible at no additional cost. If the new start date is not acceptable, you are entitled to a full refund.

After the first lesson has taken place, on occasions due to operational reasons (for example, sickness or weather), it may become necessary for us to re-schedule the lessons. A rescheduled lesson will set the programme back one week but sessions will normally be held at the same time and day. No refund will be offered in these circumstances.

If you require further information before registering, please call our office on 01462 742658.

Improvers Programme

Over a six week period the following topics will be covered:

Retrieve

Send away – send dog away and get them to lay down.

Introduce to novel experiences such as tunnel, see saw, unusual surfaces, etc.

Recall to heel – recall dog to heel position and continue walking.

Find keys

Left turns, right turns & about turns in heelwork

Start of off lead heelwork

Weaving with dog

Emergency down

Develop recalls & leave

Develop stays

Calm release when letting dog off of lead

These topics should help you develop your relationship with your dog and to help you explore your dog’s potential and give you a taster of different activities you can enjoy together.

If your puppy is aged between 6 and 24 months, sign up for our next course.

Hazel Needham (APDT 00218)