The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Monday 20th Jan at 6.20-7.20pm
Dates are below:
Jan 20th,
Feb 3rd, 17th, 24th
March 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.
The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.
These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £115 for the course.
These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.
Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.
Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.
There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.
If you would like a place email on
Training for everything with dogs needs to be a lifestyle that you adopt and practice frequently rather than only for 15 minutes or so of tricks in the kitchen.
I often hear people saying that their dog is just dumb and not worth training (the usual scenario here is that the owner generally can’t be bothered to and use that as the excuse to not). Your dog won’t learn what you don’t teach them to do.
Another stumbling block for dogs behaving well that I see is people teaching their dog the basics I.e sit, paw, down etc and then say that they don’t need to do training as their dog is ‘trained’.
This level is purely the beginning as in it would be a nursery level if we are talking in human terms.
There is then a huge discrepancy between what the dog has been ‘trained’ for and what the owners are then expecting from the dog. The owners will often want the dog to be able to recall from playing with dogs, to sit and relax whilst they chat to people on a walk, to be calm when people arrive at the home etc. This level in human terms is more akin to sixth form or university for some dogs depending on what their temptations are.
Hence we have millions of dogs that are nursery level that are being asked to perform actions and skills that are waaaaay above their skill set.
Ever thought of it that way?
If you have issues that you are struggling with your dog, it may be time that you do 🤔.
If you are needing assistance with any dog related issues feel free to get in touch or follow my page for more tips and tricks 🐾🐾
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The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Tues 14th Jan at 6.20-7.20pm
Dates are below:
Jan 14th, 21st, 28th
Feb 4th, 18th, 25th
March 4th, 11th
Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.
The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.
These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £115 for the course.
These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.
Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.
Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.
There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.
If you would like a p
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The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Weds 8th Jan at 5.45-6.45pm
Dates are below:
Jan 8th, 15th, 29th
Feb 5th, 19th, 26th
March 5th, 12th
Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.
The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.
These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £115 for the course.
These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.
Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.
Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.
There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.
If you would like a place
I worked with a client earlier this week and we started off some early stages of what is done to get your dog to walk to heel and be aware of your position in relation to theirs. The objective is for your dog to learn to self regulate and correct their position once they realise they are out of line with you.
The early stages of this is painfully boring and progress is incredibly slow. This is the reason that this type of training often doesn’t get taken very far by lots of owners and to be honest, I don’t blame them one bit! Not everyone has the time to work diligently for months for the smallest glimmer of movement in the right direction.
However, if owners do continue with this training, the results are super useful.
Here’s a random video of my lot and me using the off lead heel work. Having one of the dogs do heel work whilst the others are off doing their own thing.
You’ll see her correcting herself at times to position herself next to me again.
Oh and she was having to do this for a bit as penance for being a knob a few minutes prior 😂🐾🐾.
Having two completely different energy levels in both of my dogs means that I need to cater for both of their needs.
My Pointer is just a firecracker for needing to run and just absorbs any form of training I throw her way with endless enthusiasm.
My lurcher on the other hand, has very limited drive for ‘training’. A small walk a day is sufficient and most of that is spent turtling behind me in hope of sneaky snacksies when the pointer isn’t looking 😂.
Watch until the end to catch sight of the snack hunter 🥰🐾🐾.
I saw this quote recently and thought how well it applies to many struggles of life.
Choosing the easy option gives short term pleasure and is the most frequently selected due to the tempting nature of it. By doing so on that day, the struggle remains wholly unchanged on the next.
You may see reflections of your own internal battles in these statements and have a tendency to select the easy option but continue to be frustrated with a lack of progress.
Why not take a chance and opt just for now, for the more difficult choice. You may just surprise yourself that it wasn’t as tough as you had expected. You might even enjoy it more than you realised. Stick with it and the goals you were hoping to achieve but had thought were beyond your grasp begin to seem possible in the end!
Go on. Take a gamble. What’s the worst that can happen? 😁🐾🐾
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I do so love the enthusiasm of the dogs when they arrive at classes. Here’s one gorgeous boy that has been with me through several levels of courses. He’s full of waggy tails and happy vibes when he realises he’s at the class venue ♥️😂.
He knows he gets to see some of his doggy mates, have a blast for an hour doing some fun stuff and get a good amount of chicken from his mam along the way 🥰😆.
If you would like to join in with the fun that the classes offer for you and your dog feel free to get in touch 😁🐾🐾.
The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Tuesday 3rd Dec at 5.15-6.15pm
Dates are below:
Dec 3rd, 10th, 17th
Jan 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
Feb 4th
Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.
The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.
These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £115 for the course.
These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.
Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.
Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.
There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.
If you would like a place email on nias
What a lovely day it was yesterday! As always, part of that was enjoyed walking my gorgeous dogs. We always put a bit of training in the walk and aim to mix this up for content and environment.
One of yesterday’s exercises was to practice their patience by waiting their turn, also the skill of self control to not go with the flow and move when another is.
Then mixing up the order of calling so that they are paying attention too. All went well until Mila my lurcher did her usual and got a bit bored 😂. She’s such a typical lurcher 🙈. Not particularly designed for concentrating longer than a millisecond 🤪.
If you have more than one dog, give this a go and feel free to post your video attempts in the comments 😁🐾🐾.
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The next Beginners Obedience course will be starting on Monday 18th Nov at 5.15-6.15pm
Dates are below:
Nov 18th, 25th
Dec 2nd, 9th, 16th
Jan 6th, 13th, 20th
Should the unlikely event of something needing to be attended to by the course trainer it may be needed to push on one or two of the dates on a week.
The content of the classes will show you how to teach:
Sit, down and holding these positions until they are given a release cue from them.
Stand, wait and stay and the difference between the two commands.
Loose lead walking as well as heel on the left and the right.
Play and drop of the toy.
Targeting, back, recall, eye contact.
The difference between yes and no as well as a rapid response to their name.
Some easy agility type activities that you can do when out in your walks on everyday objects as well as some other fun exercises.
These will be held in a unit in Brackla Industrial Estate. It will be for 8 weeks at a cost of £115 for the course.
These are suitable for dogs that are sociable with humans and other dogs.
All dogs must be vaccinated or at least be in their first vaccine and booked in for their second.
Class notes will be emailed after each session so that if any are missed it is possible to catch up. There will also be access to closed Facebook groups for videos of what is taught in each class to be viewed to assist in your training should you miss a class.
Should you miss any of the sessions during the course you will have access to the videos for what was taught in that session to catch up.
There will also be an option of continuing onto a further course after completion of the first which concentrates on enhancing what is learnt in the first course and more complex material to keep you and your dog learning together.
Please note your place will be reserved on receipt of payment and this is non refundable should you wish to cancel/postpone unless your place gets filled after your cancellation.
If you would like a place
Well the new trick of teaching ‘wipe paws’ that we’ve been working on in one of this weeks obedience classes is likely to be coming in handy this weekend! 😂 🌧️ ☔️ 🐾🐾
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