Beginner’s Course – Tuesday 6th June @10am

Description

This is a 6 week course and is for young dogs from the age of 5 months upwards (but is more focused on the stage that you dog is at (Beginner) rather than how old your dog is. You are considered a Beginner until you have good general obedience under high levels of distraction.

The course will cover the following:

• The importance of Play
• Loose lead walking
• Recall
• ‘Sit’ and ‘Down Stay’ – Place board training
• Correct socialisation
• Impulse control – ‘Leave’

We aim to teach you how to train your dog to be reliable in all environments. We will equip you with the knowledge and tools to continue successfully will your training program after the 6 week course comes to an end.

When you have mastered the above skills reliably, you would then be considered suitable to progress onto our advanced class.

You will also be added to a WhatsApp group for the class. This is a way of communication between our instructors and our clients to monitor attendance. You will also have access to our expert knowledge for the duration of the course.

The course if not appropriate for reactive or aggressive dogs that show extreme reactions towards people or other dogs.

Dogs must wear a collar and lead (we don’t recommend harnesses for teaching correct lead behaviour, however if you have a specific reason or health issue they may be brought on a harness). No extendable Leads are allowed.

Handlers will also be required to wear appropriate footwear (as it may be wet underfoot) and its strictly one handler per dog. Spectators must be at a distance whereby it doesn’t distract the dog. Handlers must be over 16yrs for insurance purposes.

You need to bring toys and treats along with you.

Refunds cannot be given within a week of the course start date. Dogs must not be booked in for neutering during the training course (we will advise people on the right timeframes for this during the course). If your dog is reactive in any way or we feel that the group class environment is not beneficial to you and your dog, then we reserve the right to tell you this and advise the best course of action. We will credit the value of the remaining sessions towards 1-1 tuition to address the training issues that you are facing.

For social media content only, we sometimes film elements of the class. By signing up the course you will be agreeing to participate in this.

Feel free to email us if you have any questions regarding the course.

This course is £120 for a 6 week course and is taught by our head trainer Becky Tortely.