Bone Canis is a team of friendly and qualified canine-professionals who want to make your dog’s (and your own) life easier and more fulfilling. The team includes the founder, business-owner, and behaviourist Mark, our dog-walker James, our trainers Emily and Lucy . Bone Canis are proud members of both the Pet Professional Guild and the Dog Welfare Alliance, as well as the UK Dog Behaviour and Welfare Charter, so we use only force-free, kind, fair and effective methods when working with both dogs and owners, meaning you are in very safe hands with us!
Due to Covid-19, we are not able to run some of our usual services.
There are however lots of services we can still run for you:
⭐️Dog-Training Update 01/06/2020
Due to the latest regulations, we are now able to offer some in-person 1-2-1 training and classes!
You can find the full list and more information here: https://www.bonecanis.com/news/covid-19-dog-training-update
Full classes list as of 06/07/2020:
https://business.facebook.com/120516931488557/posts/1629300290610206/
⭐️Dog-Walking Update 11/05/2020
We are now able to offer dog-walking again as long as we can abide by social distancing protocol. We will be reviewing each request on a case-by-case basis and giving priority to key-workers. If you will be heading back to work at any point, and you are looking for care for your pooch, do let us know and we will see what can be organised for you. We have several walkers available for Storrington, Pulborough, Billingshurst, and the surrounding areas if you or a family member needs assistance.
⭐️Online Consultations AND Webinars!
We are able to provide temporary online-consultations at a discounted rate; these can be training or behavioural, and we will also be running themed webinars you can sign up for, to cover things such as puppy-socialisation during isolation. Webinar information: https://bit.ly/BCCovidWebinars
⭐️The Sexier Than A Squirrel Challenge!
We are privileged to be one of those who are allowed to sign people up to the 25-day dog training challenge 'Sexier Than A Squirrel'. This will be an online course of training activities to do each day with your dogs and our trainers Emily and Lucy will be doing it alongside you! This means we will be able to answer any questions and give advice as well. This course if £27 or FREE to anyone who has had a paid class cancelled due to the situation we are in. Message us for more information.
⭐️Online Course 'Good Dog - Level 1'!
This is our first course on our online training platform which consists of 6-weeks of training put together in manageable bites that cover all the activities needed for a perfectly-mannered pooch, for just £50 + VAT.
The course covers:
🐾 Stay
🐾 Heel-work
🐾 Recall
🐾 Settle
🐾 Leave
🐾 And more...
You can find out even more information, and sign up, here: https://schoolfordogs.teachable.com/p/bonecanis-level-1
⭐️Our page!
We will be upping our output of information to you guys whilst we are able to and we will release dates for our webinars and more on the page, so do be sure to give it a 'like', as well as check it daily, to stay in the loop.
⭐️Our Facebook Group!
We will be keeping our Facebook group updated with exclusive tips and information and things you can join in with. To join you need to be a client and agree to the rules of the group. We hope to see some of you there: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BoneCanis
As well as all those after this is all over we will be offering our behaviour consultations, behaviour sessions and 1 to 1 sessions at a third off for June so that everyone is able to help their dogs return to normal…. (we are very aware that most people will not have the funds readily available to start with, but still need help with their dogs).
Mark, our behaviourist, runs all behavioural consultations; these can include looking at separation issues, anxiety, jumping-up, aggression, socialisation, hunting and chasing, fear/nervousness, mouthing/nipping, stealing, guarding, toilet-training and many more canine traits. Furthermore, Mark is both fully-insured, incredibly experienced and, above-all, highly-qualified, to cover all of these sensitive issues.
Our behavioural services work holistically, to find and discuss the ‘root cause’ of any issues, with the aim to give you the tools to ensure your dog can be happier - both in itself and its environment. Mark helps on a one-to-one basis, using a professional and safe approach, with kind, fair, force-free and effective methods of behavioural modification. Sessions usually start in your own home, where dogs will often show their more natural uninhibited behaviours, amongst their normal household ‘dynamics’.
Behavioural Consultations - £150 for up to two hours. You will receive a pre-visit questionnaire to fill in prior to Mark's visit, and a written report after the consultation. Ongoing support is provided, where required, by follow-up visits, information documents, telephone or e-mail.
Behavioural Sessions - £65 for up to one hour. Ongoing support is provided, where required, by follow-up visits, telephone or e-mail.
Travel Costs: the first 5 miles are included in the first hour's consultation fee, all additional mileage is charged at 75p per mile. Mileage is obtained from Google Maps, by postcode. All travel costs will be advised before the consultation.
Payment: appointments after 6pm will have 25% added, appointments on Sundays & Bank Holidays will have 50% added.
Payment of cash will be required at the time of the consultation, or a bank transfer prior to the consultation.
Follow-up visits are priced at £40 per hour, plus the travel charge.
All three trainers at Bone Canis (Mark, Emily, Lucy) are available for 1-2-1 training with your dogs. These sessions tend to either focus on an individual training problem, such as recall or loose-lead walking, or will go over basic or advanced obedience-training, similar to what we cover in our training-classes, but in a much more personalised sense.
1-2-1 training is ideal for owners unable to attend training-classes, or to help with specific training issues because we can spend longer on your particular problem. This might be a recall problem, jumping-up, or barking, for example. Sometimes a dog may not be able to cope in a 'classroom environment', so a 1-2-1 is the perfect alternative.
Private sessions are also suitable for helping your new rescue to settle-in quickly; for providing help and advice on your new puppy; additionally, we can teach you tips, tricks and games to keep your dog mentally stimulated and happy.
£30 per hour. Travel expenses apply. Appointments after 6pm will have 25% added, appointments on Sundays & Bank Holidays will have 50% added.
We have the following classes available:
Emily's classes are held in Coolham village hall, Thursdays and Fridays. Puppy class 6pm, life-skills 7pm and further-training 8pm.
Lucy's classes are held at Haslehurst stables in Wisborough Green, Saturday mornings. Puppy 9am, life-skills 10am, further-training 11am, and ‘dog club’ 12 noon.
The classes are £60 for the six week course, but if you purchase two sets of classes, then the price is just £100 for the two sets. Dog club is £10 per session. Life-skills or further-training would be suitable for older dogs as puppy-class is only for new younger puppies.
Puppy Class
Our 6 week puppy-class is excellent for your brand new family member to get the best start to their new life with you. We cover everything you need to know when starting out with a new puppy and how to set the foundations for a fantastic ongoing relationship with them and a confident, attentive and well-socialised puppy. Our follow-on class from this is the life-skills class.
Life-Skills Class
Our 6 week life-skills class is a great follow-on from puppy-training or to just build some useful skills in an established family dog or new rescue. In this course, we cover a selection of training exercises and games that will help throughout your dog's life and will improve your relationship with your dog, by giving you the tools to develop a well-mannered house-mate and companion. Our follow-on class from this is our further-training class.
Further-Training Class
This 6 week course takes any training you have done with your dog ‘further’ by working on perfecting the training your dog already knows such as ‘stay’, ‘leave’, ‘heel’ and ‘come’, while going over some new dog-training skills that will really boost your training experience and knowledge, to develop you and your dog become an unbeatable training team!
Dog-Training Club
If your dog is struggling with being social with other pups, or just needs a 'brush-up' with basic obedience amongst distractions, or you want to learn something new every week with a great group of like-minded people, then our weekly-sessions start at 12 noon in Wisborough Green every Saturday; every 7th session will be a group-walk to practise what you have learnt.
Our dog-walking is run by James, who is thoroughly-experienced with all types of dogs: big or small, calm or reactive, and he’s fully-insured. He covers Storrington and the surrounding areas.
Dog-Walks
Group walks; £12 for a walk for one dog with a group of other dogs.
Solo walks; £15 for a 1-2-1 walk for one dog.
Two dogs from the same house; £18 per hour.
We take the dogs to various different places to try and keep it interesting for them. Muddy/ Wet dogs will be towel-dried off.
Bank Holidays are charged at double time. Saturdays and Evenings are time and a half.
Drop-Ins
These visits are ideal for breaking-up your dog’s day, especially if you have a puppy or older dog that are not able to walk too far.
We spend some time with your furry friend to make sure that they go out to the toilet, and to play with them so they are mentally occupied too.
30 minute drop-in prices;
1 dog = £8
2-3 dogs = £12.
1 hour drop-in prices;
1 dog = £15
2-3 dogs = £20...
Bank Holidays are charged at double time. Saturdays and Evenings are time and a half.
We also run a free monthly social-walk (normally the last Sunday of each month). The main aim of this walk is to socialise dogs as much as possible in a controlled and calm way; it is particularly beneficial to dogs that are slightly reactive, but all dogs are welcome, as long as they remain on-lead. It also allows you to mingle and say ‘hello’ to other walkers; there is nothing like the support of other owners of dogs with ‘issues’, and the Bone Canis team will also be available to answer your questions as well as provide any other support you need.
As of 2020, we are also running a Bognor Social Walk once a month as well. The times and days will be tide-dependent, so watch the page for updates!
Next social-walk date is: 12th of January 2020 in Bognor.
Mark has previously run a talk on Alabama Rot at the Pavilion in Jubilee Fields, Billingshurst, as well as talks for Plumpton and Brinsbury Colleges on the signs of stress and anxiety whilst grooming. His first talk at Plumpton was so successful, he is returning to do another full day’s training (seminar and follow-up practical demo) later in July. He also runs and delivers ‘Be A Tree’ presentations for primary schools in West Sussex about how to be safe around dogs when ‘out and about’. Keep an eye on the page and this space for any new upcoming talks!
We enjoy participating in local events and love seeing current customers, as well as meeting new ones. Check back here soon to see what future events we are attending in 2020!
7 of the UK's leading progressive organisations have come together to look at the challenges that are affecting the dog behaviour and training-industry, these are: The Pet Professional Guild ; The IMDT; Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior ; The Association of INTODogs; ICB; CAPBT and The UK College Of Scent Dogs Ltd.
As a result of these meetings, for the first time, the dog-training industry will have a clear, unified voice, coming behind a central document ('the Charter'). The charter itself will be launched on the 8th of June 2020 and it draws clear red lines regarding methods, tools, welfare and professional conduct for anyone in the 'canine industry'. Most importantly, everything will be supported by an independent oversight structure - the first time this has been put in place within the industry. The signatory organisations to the charter have formed the 'Charter Group', which it is hoped, will become a regulatory trade body to represent those organisations and their thousands of members.
We, at Bone Canis, are extremely proud to be members of this wonderful new initiative, and to continue to promote force-free methods.
This new charter will give the public confidence that their chosen behaviourist, or trainer, is only using modern, scientifically-based methods that are overseen by an independent body.
We are happy to advise on general issues, such as which harness to buy, how to protect your dog from theft, and what to do when a new baby is joining the household etc. As well as recommend groomers, rescues, and veterinary professionals in the area. If you have any dog-related questions, feel free to message the page and ask; we will be sure to give you an answer if we are able; if we are not able, we will direct you to someone who can! Our contacts are endless...
We are truly grateful for all our loyal customers, as well as those of you just considering our services now for the first time; thank you so much for your time and patronage - we hope to hear from you soon! - The Bone Canis Team
Canine behaviourist and trainer: est. 2010; Mark has worked with dogs for approx 30 years...
