Poppy the Labrador puppy training
If you've got a new puppy, it's important to put training in place early so that they can grow with their training!
Your puppy will never stop learning so its important to provide the correct guidance so that they learn the behaviours you want, rather than all the behaviours you don't want!
Our residential training stays for puppies are the perfect way to ensure you get their training right from the start. Our puppy stays include:
✅ Puppy socialisation
✅ Confidence building
✅ Toilet training
✅ Sleep training
✅ Basic obedience cues
✅ Introduction to distraction training
✅ Household manners
✅ Manners meeting dogs & people
✅ and more!
Watch Poppy the Labrador puppy's video below to see her training progress after just 2 weeks of residential training with us! Her family have received hands on training and will receive ongoing support so that they can continue reinforcing her training as she grows. We also look forward to welcoming her back for top up stays whenever her family are away on holiday
Our trainers are based in Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex, Southampton, Essex, Buckinghamshire and Stafford.
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Hazel the Labrador assistance dog
We have many owner trained assistance dogs come to stay with us for residential training. It's a great way to focus on specific training struggles, work towards their Awards or fine-tune any tasks they need to master.
Hazel the Labrador joined us last month for a 2 week assistance dog residential stay. Her owners have already worked so hard with her but were struggling with her focus around other people and properly settling in public.
We have worked really hard on teaching Hazel to settle without the need to be rewarded with food all the time. We have also mastered her emergency stop cue and is now able to stop and lie down at a distance with distractions around her.
We will continue to support Hazel and her owners whenever needed to help them reach their goal of her becoming an assistance dog. Well done Hazel!
www.adolescentdogs.com/assistancedogs
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Jasper the Labrador puppy training
We often have puppies coming to stay with us for residential training. It's the perfect time to ensure they receive the best start to their training and social skills, so they can grow with their training!
It's much easier to get the training right from the start than it is to undo bad habits later on.
Jasper the Labrador joined us at 17 weeks old whilst his family were away. He was starting to pull on the lead, wasn't very motivated for food treats and didn't respond to his name.
Over his 2 week stay he has learn how to walk nicely on the lead, to have a reflex response to his name and to respond to a wide variety of obedience cues
Watch his video below to see his progress after just 2 weeks of intensive training with us!
Ask us about residential training options for your puppy!
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Socialisation is always a balance, it’s not all about greeting and interacting with everyone, it’s also about learning how be neutral to other dogs and how to cope in a variety of social situations. Teaching your dog to calmly ignore most people they pass on the street is just as important as letting them politely interact with a few people too. Likewise, teaching them to ignore several dogs on every walk will build an invaluable skill for daily life, where greeting every dog is simply not possible or appropriate……………………………..Under-socialisation is a risk too, if you don’t carefully expose your puppy to a variety of environments and social interactions, they won’t learn the skills they need to cope later in life……………………………………………Again, it’s all a balance. Too few social experiences can be just as negative as too many or badly managed ones. Poor social skills can come from a lack of experience as well as negative experiences so it’s important to find the right balance and encourage positive greetings with suitable dogs and people (i.e. ones who will teach good skills and manners!)………………………………….If you have a dog who reacts with barking, lunging or other frustrated behaviours when they can’t greet another dog, it doesn’t mean they’ve not been socialised enough, it just means they haven’t learnt the skill of coping with frustration in these moments. A dog who has been socialised with an emphasis on greeting and interacting with lots of other dogs, especially if this has involved lots of time playing, will also need to learn how to read signals from other dogs and how to respond and respect these appropriately. This can often be seen in dogs who have attended day-care, especially if it’s a large day-care centre or one with an emphasis on the dogs playing and interacting for a large part of the day. See the Comments for the link to our our blog on how to find a balance w
Ethel the Goldendoodle
Ethel the 6 month old Goldendoodle has returned home after a 2.5 week assistance dog residential stay with us.
Ethel’s owner has already put an incredible amount of time into her, she should be so proud of what she’s already achieved.
There were a few areas that needed a little more work and now she’s set to be the most amazing dog. Even better than she already was.
We’ve improved Ethels lead walking skills and helped improve her recall around distractions.
Walking Ethel was the biggest challenge as she did get very distracted and could be a little full on when out and about.
Now she’s much more focussed and keen to please while out on her daily walks.
Ethel you’re going to be the best assistance dog for your owner. Smashing it 💪❤️
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Multi dog household?
Dogs feed off each other. You can’t ‘fix’ one without working with the other. Some dogs will be more easily influenced than others, so you may be lucky and have individuals who aren’t affected by each other’s behaviour or you may have one who quickly responds to the other. ………………………………See the comments below for a link to our Managing Multidog Households blog with our top tips for improving household behaviour, barking at the door or going for walks together! ………………………………………Did you know, we often have housemates join us for residential training stays so we can improve the behaviour of all the dogs in the home at the same time!? ………………………….Get in touch with us to get a quote for more than one dog to stay with us for training!
Piper the Golden Retriever puppy training
Do you want to give your growing puppy the best start to their training and social skills? Your puppy won't grow out of their unwanted behaviours, so it's important to set them up for success early so that they can grow with their training and good habits!
Check out Piper the Golden Retriever puppy's video below to see the amazing training that we've put in place after just 6 weeks of intensive residential training! Our trainers have the experience and knowledge to get outstanding results with all breeds and ages and can help you to work through a variety of training issues.
Contact us for more information:
www.adolescentdogs.com/dogboardtrain
08002229007
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Waffle the Springer Spaniel Residential Training
Waffle the Springer Spaniel joined us for a residential stay all the way from Belgium! His family wanted to have more relaxing walks with Waffle, especially focusing on relaxed walking on the lead, a good response to recall off the lead and being able to consistently respond to cues in both busy and quiet environments!
Our trainer did an outstanding job training Waffle to a high standard during the stay and has successfully transferred to training back to Waffle's family.
We have just 1 space available for an August residential stay and very limited spaces left for September and October! Get in touch!
www.adolescentdogs.com/dogboardtrain
08002229007
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Albie and Olive have returned home after a successful 6 week residential training stay with us.
Both Olive and Albie had become extremely reactive after a residential stay with another company. Although they were displaying signs of nervousness prior to that stay, their behaviour became much worse due to the training methods that were used to kerb their barking!!
This resulted in them both feeding off of each others emotions and making a lot of noise during times of uncertainty.
They both barked at people, men in particular, they barked at dogs non stop, they barked at visitors to the house and any unfamiliar sounds around them. They both needed some confidence building and to regain trust in their handler.
We’ve now come to the end of their stay and both dogs have done incredibly well. They will need ongoing support and guidance but boy they’ve started to shine. Because of the improvements they’ve made they can now enjoy life to the fullest. They can think much more clearly rather than resorting to what has previously worked for them.
Overall they are much more responsive and confident with the life that’s going on around them. We wish them both the very best of luck when they return home. ❤️💙
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Nymphadora the Cockapoo assistance dog
Nymphadora the Cockapoo is training to become an assistance dog and joined us for a 4 week residential stay to help her family to progress her training.
An important skill for her to learn was to be able to walk confidently beside a wheelchair and respond to cues from there too.
Her trainer has spent 4 weeks teaching her a range of obedience cues and the skills needed to walk nicely on the lead and to come when called, and then transferred this training to the wheelchair, making it easier for her family to take over her training
Watch her video below to see her progress!
Ask us about our residential training stays. Our stays are fully customised to your individual needs.
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08002229007
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Bear the assistance dog in training
Bear the Cavapoo has completed his 2 week assistance dog residential stay. Bear started getting worried about men fairly recently and he generally lacks in confidence therefore a large amount of his stay consisted of confidence building in environments which he finds overwhelming.
We also worked heavily on Bear’s focus and interest around other dogs. He’s hit adolescence and is very distracted by his hormones around other dogs. Now bear has much more focus around dogs and can disengage much easier.
With continued exposure and confidence building he hope that Bear will pass his temperament test in time. However, right now ensuring he’s happy and relaxed in his surroundings is priority before he progresses onto assistance training in these types of environments.
Good luck little Bear! 🐻
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08002229007
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Arlo the Goldendoodle training
Arlo the 9 month old mini Goldendoodle is heading back home after completing his 2 week assistance dog residential stay to help with his behaviour around other dogs and general confidence.
As Arlo is maturing he’s been showing some conflicted behaviour around other dogs where he feels very worried when other dogs approach and will bark but he also wants to say go over and say hello. When other dogs come into his space he doesn’t know what else to do but to run frantically which looks at though he’s playing but he really panics.
Therefore, during Arlo’s stay we’ve worked on changing his emotional response when he sees other dogs so instead of fixating and worrying, he now looks to his hander for support.
We also worked on Arlo’s recall, loose lead walking and focused ‘heel’ cue. He’s made great progress but will need ongoing training to help him around other dogs, especially when they’re in close proximity to him.
Arlo’s owner now has the tools to keep up his training and we will continue to support them going forward. We will see them in a few weeks for a second handover session. Good luck Arlo!
Ask us about booking a residential stay for your dog!
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08002229007
Enzo the Gifted Assistance Dog
Enzo the Labrador is one of our Gifted Assistance Puppy's who is training to become a life changing medical alert assistance dog.
He's now 14 weeks old and completed his 6 week residential stay with us. He'll be meeting his new family tomorrow so that they can start building a relationship with him and so they can continue with his training journey with our ongoing support
He was donated to us by the amazing AG Labradors and we're donating our time and expertise to support him with his training journey
Our Gifted Assistance Dog programme is entirely self funded through the work we do with our online academy. We donate our income from the academy to provide gifted assistance dogs as well as to provide discounts to our assistance dog teams
You can support our programme by joining the Online Academy here www.adolescentdogs.com/academy and get support for your own dog's training!
You can also check out our Online Assistance Dog Programme here www.adolescentdogs.com/assistancedogs which is always open to new members
Luna the Labradoodle - 3 weeks training
If you're considering a residential training stay for your dog, check out Luna's video below to see what can be achieved in as little as 3 weeks!
Your dog lives with their professional trainer in their family home to receive intensive, daily training using positive training methods. Our trainers can cover more training in 3 weeks than most owners are able to achieve in 6 months!
We can help to overcome those tricky training struggles and get your dog's training on track! In addition, we provide full owner training and lifetime support to ensure all of the training transfers back to you and to ensure you are fully supported with your ongoing training journey!
Contact us to see if residential training is suitable for you and your dog!
www.adolescentdogs.com
08002229007
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Freddy the poodle has completed his 4 weeks residential training, he's a great character who loves life! However, he has become progressively more fearful of being groomed and handled, this meant neither the groomer or his owners were able to fully groom him.
During his training, we focused on building Freddy's confidence with being groomed and teaching him more skills to to signal any discomfort and move away without needing to snap or bite. His owners had put great foundations in place so we built further on this, allow Freddy to control handling sessions and not feel overwhelmed.
2 week discounted space
Our 2 week residential stays are the perfect start for your puppy or re-training your adult dog with the basics!
We have a discounted 2 week residential stay commencing 4th July in Surrey! Pop us an email to ask about this space [email protected]
Bess the 6 year old Collie
At 6 years of age, it's not too late to change behaviours and teach your dog new skills. Watch Bess the Border Collie's video below to see the new things she learnt during her 3 week residential stay with us!
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Maggie the Bulldog - Gifted assistance dog stay
Little Maggie the Bulldog has been staying with us for the past 6 months on a gifted assistance dog residential stay, learning to be the best support dog for her human, Bringing both companionship and useful tasks for everyday life.
Maggie has done superb with her training, she is easy to take on walks, she's great around dogs and people and loves nothing more than to cuddle on the sofa in the evening.
www.adolescentdogs.com
08002229007
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Fred the Labrador
Does your dog bark and lunge towards other dogs on walks like Fred here did? Watch his video below to see how transformative a 4 week stay could be for your dog!
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08002229007
Florence the Cocker Spaniel puppy
Florence the 5 month Cocker Spaniel puppy has returned home after her 2 week residential training stay.
Watch her video below to see her incredible training progress!
Our residential stays are the best way to give your puppy the very best start to their training and socialisation!
