The Family Dog Club Ltd

The Family Dog Club Ltd Fun dog training. Award winning puppy classes, Gun Dog Classes, puppy specialists, Gun Dog Training and 1-2-1 behaviour help.
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We love working with people and dogs www.thefamilydogclub.co.uk

A family run business, Gavin and Jeanette, we are both fully qualified dog trainers, and Jeanette a behaviourist, we only use kind, reward based methods to train dogs. Helping you to enjoy your dogs is what our job is all about. We work with both owners and dogs to resolve and understand any behavioural issues they may have, to help

them feel more confident and secure and to give owners the confidence they need to train their dogs. Training dogs isn’t all about obedience, its about having a strong relationship with your dog whereby they want to work with you. We are all about having fun, and want owners to enjoy the experience as much as the dogs too. We work with a wide range of dogs and issues owners are having. We also train a lot of dogs for fun, to give them enriched lives, and in turn their owners. Behaviour Consultations are required when we need to change the behaviour of the dog and when we need to work in conjunction with a vet to look at various options of diet changes, herbal medicines, or in some cases pharmacology, to help improve the dogs life. We put some management practices in place along with a training plan, we will also look to have regular catch ups to discuss their progress, as well as on-going support.

1-2-1 Consultations -

For Training, Reactive Dogs and dogs that are aroused by the environment we offer 1-2-1 consultations here in our field, we discuss with you what could be going on and look to help you understand your dog in terms of body language, threshold, environments etc. We then work through with you what you are able to do to help your dog and reduce the behaviour or help to build their confidence. We also offer 1/2 hour social sessions with selected dogs to help your dogs to learn how to play confidently and politely with other dogs. We run a number of classes through-out the week, with 3 classes on a Saturday, regular Sunday classes, Monday and Wednesday night classes. Full Members of the IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers) –

Open College Network Level III qualification 'Principles of Dog Training and Behaviour’

Accredited Behaviourist under the IMDTB (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers and Behaviourists). Open College Network Level IV Accreditation under the IMDTB, 'Canine Behaviour Modification and Consultancy'

Full members of the Pet Professional Guild

24/08/2024

All classes are on as normal today! Please wear wellies and coats but will head under the trees if it’s too heavy.

10.30 puppy class - where its a big class, I have emailed the option for a zoom today. We will run the class and have a zoom option as well.

It’s raining here currently but not too heavy (yet)

22/08/2024

When your dog was a puppy, what would you say you struggled with the most?

19/08/2024

If any of you are having issues with your dogs, grab a pen and the following should help -

You’re going to need to split your page into 3.

First heading - Management

Think about the issue you’re having, is there anything you can do to reduce the rehearsal of the behaviour?

Reacting at other dogs - could you look at where you walk your dog, make sure they feel safe, look to ensure they’re able to enjoy walks without worrying about other dogs.

Barking at the window - could you move furniture? Put up frosted glass?

Then another heading would be, behaviour, the why.

Can you understand why your dog does the behaviour? What’s the emotions driving the behaviour.

Reactivity - Are they scared, aroused, excited, frustrated. (This is where working with a professional helps)

Barking at window - are they trigger stacked? Getting enough rest? Is it being reinforced? Have they got outlets for behaviour?

Training - what can I teach my dog to do instead?

Reactivity - teach a check in, a let’s go, find it, whilst working on helping them to feel more comfortable around other dogs.

Barking at the window - teach a let’s go to the fridge, teach a go find it.

So you can see with nearly all behaviours there are 3 elements.

Hope this helps

Easy Peasy Puppy Training

Recall Workshop  9-11am Sunday 8th SeptExbury Walled GardenCome and have fun and learn how to train recall.The theory be...
17/08/2024

Recall Workshop

9-11am Sunday 8th Sept

Exbury Walled Garden

Come and have fun and learn how to train recall.
The theory behind recall, learning environments, predatory motor patterns etc.
Real life exercises for you to practice at home.

£45 per dog, maximum 8 dogs.

Available to book on the website, link in comments.

This Saturday ❤️
07/08/2024

This Saturday ❤️

This month, the free monthly Puppy Natter session will be held on Saturday 10th August from 10:30am until 11:30am 🐶

Puppy Natter sessions are an opportunity for new puppy parents to receive expert advice from our host, Jeanette from The Family Dog Club Ltd, and for their pup to socialise and experience new environments.

The right type of socialisation is vital for puppies, supporting them to grow into confident adult dogs.

Find out more about our latest news and events here: https://ow.ly/RAa450SRlRr

Our next puppy class is now available to book It's worked out that there are now 2 this month, the next one starts the e...
05/08/2024

Our next puppy class is now available to book

It's worked out that there are now 2 this month, the next one starts the end of August.

Saturday 31st August
11.30am
8 week puppy class
£149 per puppy

Families Wellcome.

Fun, training and socialising classes.

Had the best time again at The New Forest Show this year, met lots of lovely owners and many without dogs this year due ...
03/08/2024

Had the best time again at The New Forest Show this year, met lots of lovely owners and many without dogs this year due to the heat. Our dogs had a ball, and were all fantastic. Massive thank you to the team, Emma, Ollie, Alison, Jo, David, Caroline, Nikki, Charlotte, Ellen, for all your hard work again!

One day off then back for classes and Exbury Fete. On Sunday we are running discover dogs in the gardens! X
01/08/2024

One day off then back for classes and Exbury Fete. On Sunday we are running discover dogs in the gardens! X

01/08/2024

And that’s a wrap for another year! Will post lots of pics tomorrow! Had the best time, and everyone was amazing! Now time to feed the dogs, walk Ruby and blue and chill x

Day 3 of NFS , loving it
01/08/2024

Day 3 of NFS , loving it

And we are live
30/07/2024

And we are live

Getting a new puppy, and looking for advice can be overwhelming. Do you want one place, where you can get all the training, socialising and behaviour advice in one place? If so, then you’re in the right place.

29/07/2024

It is going to be very hot tomorrow. If you’re bringing your dog to the New Forest Show please be aware how hot it’s likely to be. Older dogs and brachycephalic dogs will struggle. We will have 4 paddling pools around our area and there is plenty of shade, just be mindful if you want to have a look around etc it may be better tomorrow without them. If you do come please bring lots of water, cool vests are also good for dogs in the heat. We are just on the right as you come in, you’ll hear Gav 🤣 xx

Can’t wait to see some of you there xx

We've been very busy getting the New Easy Peasy Puppy Training website up together, and will be ready to launch very ver...
25/07/2024

We've been very busy getting the New Easy Peasy Puppy Training website up together, and will be ready to launch very very soon.

As well as fun puppy training Easy Peasy style, we talk all about the behaviour side of having a puppy. Often we can assume it's all about training, but it's really not, it is also about understanding puppy behaviour. We are extremely proud of what we have created, and cannot wait to show everyone. You will be able to sign up at The New Forest Show with a discount especially for the show.

With The New Forest Show around the corner, we are also preparing to run the Dog Arena for the 3 full days, with talks, demos, dog show and Have A Go Scent. We cannot wait, we love the show, and always meet lots of lovely people and their dogs. We still work with many now, whom we met at the show.

22/07/2024

Stray dog just been left with us. No injuries. If this may be your dog please call us urgently. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST: thank you.
02380 580020.

22/07/2024

Just a heads up, Jenni is on her holiday's from tomorrow, so it will be me (Jeanette) trying to hold the thought with the emails🤣, so apologies if responses are slightly delayed. If you have messaged, emailed, whatsapp us please feel free to chase as there could be some we miss, and we really don't mean too.

Next week is The New Forest Show, so we won't be available for any consultations Tues-Fri next week, and emails may not be responded too (depending on what time we get home etc) sorry for any inconvenience.

August puppy class is filling up very quickly, if you are looking to join please do so soon to avoid disappointment.

Had a fantastic time this morning at the loose lead workshop, all the dogs and owners did so well. So lovely to see you ...
21/07/2024

Had a fantastic time this morning at the loose lead workshop, all the dogs and owners did so well. So lovely to see you all, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did

Yesterdays puppy natter was also awesome, met so many adorable puppies and look forward to seeing some of you in class.

The wonderful Jenni is away this week from Tuesday, which means I (Jeanette) will be looking after emails and admin, so it will take longer to get back to you, and please feel free to chase if you haven’t heard.

Enjoy your Sunday xx

This will be a great read 📖
17/07/2024

This will be a great read 📖

Here goes!
I'm really chuffed to be sharing the cover of my new book 'Another Day Another Collar'
All of my stories from being a kid dreaming of becoming a dog trainer and all of the lessons I've learned from dogs & owners along the way.
I really hope you like it!
Available for pre-order today https://www.amazon.co.uk/Another-Day-Collar-Life-Training/dp/1788705998

Would you like to teach your dog to walk nicely on the lead, as well as spending 2 hours having fun with your dog. As we...
12/07/2024

Would you like to teach your dog to walk nicely on the lead, as well as spending 2 hours having fun with your dog.

As well as the training, we also teach you the theory behind loose lead walking, the do's and don'ts and why they will pull more at times.

£45 per dog
Sunday 21st July
10-12
Walled Garden Exbury.

August Puppy Class is now on the website to book, link in the comments. £1498 week course10.30amExbury GardensThis will ...
09/07/2024

August Puppy Class is now on the website to book, link in the comments.

£149
8 week course
10.30am
Exbury Gardens

This will be a busy class, so get in quickly.. We will be looking to run additional socialisation classes over the summer as well.

There are still a couple of spaces on our loose lead workshop which is Sunday 21st July 10-12 £45 per dog, which is also available to book via the website (link in comments)

03/07/2024

Thank you for the lovely reviews, so sorry I can’t reply on Google as I need to verify the account, which is proving to be hard work xx

02/07/2024

Hi Everyone, I feel really cheeky asking for this, but if you have attended our puppy classes and enjoyed them, if possible please could you leave us a review on here or Google, or send through a paragraph to us, we will then look to use these reviews for our new online training school which is what we teach in class but with online videos. Thank you,

01/07/2024

We are in the beautiful Exbury Gardens this Sunday from 10-2 for the Devoted to dogs day.

We will have 6 stations for you to come and have a go with your dog at including a ball pit for a search, the tunnel, teaching a paws up, and more.

We will also be available to chat to you about any training or behaviour questions you may have.

30/06/2024

Had a fabulous time at the Recall workshop and follow on that Jenni taught this morning!

Sooo lovely to see all the dogs and owners and all the dogs being so fabulous!

Have a lovely day ❤️❤️❤️

Puppy graduation day 👨🏻‍🎓 🌞🦮We’ve had a fantastic 8 wks with these little superstars🌟
30/06/2024

Puppy graduation day 👨🏻‍🎓 🌞🦮
We’ve had a fantastic 8 wks with these little superstars🌟

25/06/2024

Hope everyone's loving the weather and keeping the dogs cool.

Missy has been sleeping during the day, and then wanting to play/train early evening.

Saturday Gundog invoices are going out tonight please let me know if you don't receive yours.

We are hosting a couple of Dog Days at Exbury Gardens and will be at Lee Dog event too, I'll put the dates and info in a separate post tomorrow.

21/06/2024

**Recall Workshop **

Do you want to teach your dog to come to you when called?

9-11am Sunday 30th June
Exbury Walled Garden
Come and have fun and learn how to train recall.
The theory behind recall, learning environments, predatory motor patterns etc.
Real life exercises for you to practice at home.
£45 per dog, maximum 8 dogs.
Available to book on the website, link in comments.

18/06/2024

This is the lovely little Dudley. His owners had to rush him to the vet recently as he’d been poisoned after eating chewing gum that someone had dropped in one of our parks.

Did you know that xylitol, which is a sugar substitute often found in chewing gum, can kill dogs and other wildlife? Even small amounts can be fatal.

Thankfully, Dudley made a full recovery. But that might not be the case for the next animal.

Please make sure you pop your gum in a bin.

More information about xylitol poisoning can be found on the Blue Cross website 📲 https://www.bluecross.org.uk/advice/dog/xylitol-poisoning-in-dogs

18/06/2024

These are great!

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Southampton
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Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 3pm

Telephone

+447815867538

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www.southernpetservices.co.uk We love dogs, and want you to enjoy your dogs as much as we enjoy teaching and working with our own!

We are so lucky to have dogs in our lives, they bring so much joy and we owe it to them to have a fantastic life with us. Having a fantastic life doesn't have to be expensive or time consuming, there is so much you can do for your dog in any one day. Speak to us to find out more.

Helping you to enjoy your dogs is what our job is all about. We work with both owners and dogs to resolve and understand any behavioural issues they may have, to help them feel more confident and secure and to give owners the confidence they need to train their dogs. Training dogs isn’t all about obedience, its about having a strong relationship with your dog whereby they want to work with you. We are all about having fun, and want owners to enjoy the experience as much as the dogs too. We work with a wide range of dogs and issues owners are having. We also train a lot of dogs for fun, to give them enriched lives, and in turn their owners. One of our most popular services we offer is Recreational Training, whereby your dog/puppy comes and spends wither 1/2 or a full day with us we work through a training/socialising or confidence building plan with them and let you know what we have worked on. We have a lot of regulars that use this service with us. Behaviour Consultations are required when we need to change the behaviour of the dog and when we need to work in conjunction with a vet to look at various options of diet changes, herbal medicines, or in some cases pharmacology, to help improve the dogs life. We put some management practices in place along with a training plan, we will also look to have regular catch ups to discuss their progress, as well as on-going support. 1-2-1 Consultations - For Training, Reactive Dogs and dogs that are aroused by the environment we offer 1-2-1 consultations here in our field, we discuss with you what could be going on and look to help you understand your dog in terms of body language, threshold, environments etc. We then work through with you what you are able to do to help your dog and reduce the behaviour or help to build their confidence. We also offer 1/2 hour social sessions with selected dogs to help your dogs to learn how to play confidently and politely with other dogs. We run a number of classes through-out the week, with 3 classes on a Saturday, regular Sunday classes, Monday and Wednesday night classes. Full Members of the IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers) – Open College Network Level III qualification 'Principles of Dog Training and Behaviour’ Accredited Behaviourist under the IMDTB (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers and Behaviourists). Open College Network Level IV Accreditation under the IMDTB, 'Canine Behaviour Modification and Consultancy' Full members of the Pet Professional Guild