The June hoopers course was a HUGE success. Lots of fun for beginners and the more
Meet the puppies!
These magnificent 7 belong to Kim’s puppy class every Saturday at 10.30.
We have:
Astrid, Toy Poodle 4 months old watches and listens
Finn, Bearded Collie 6 months old excitable and bouncy
Littermates Luna and Narla, 3 months old playful and friendly
Fred, Red Fox Labrador 4 months old playful and quiet
Sally, Staffordshire Bull Terrier 7.5 months playful strong girl
Bella, Labrador 4 months old taking everything in relaxed girl
What a wonderful & thoughtful idea 👏
Thank you @lachouquettedidsbury 🐾
Jaeger (right) and Luna (left) are both in our Advanced (Gold Kennel Club) Class that meet on a Saturday morning.
Instructed by our trainer, Jean, the dogs are taken through ‘Distance Control’ which basically means they either sit, stand or lie down following their owner’s verbal and hand instruction.
Distance control takes a lot of practice and trust. Remember these are older, advanced dogs but this is why we teach the pups basic positions early on!
We took the opportunity after this morning’s class to video Haku 🐾
With clear instructions from our trainer Jean (off camera), Haku does a lovely ‘sit wait’ followed by a front recall to his owner 👏
7-month old Haku is improving week-by-week and it’s a pleasure to train this gentle giant 🐶
Recalling a dog with distractions!
We hold our classes on a secure, enclosed tennis court so it’s a safe place to practice off lead recalls and reinforce the ‘come’ command.
This exercise builds on the basic recall by adding distractions into the mix. We ask the handlers to walk in and out of each other as a group with their dogs on a lead. Then, one by one, we ask the handler to pass their dog (still on a lead) over to the instructor and then run away!
At a distance, the handler recalls their dog away from the group/distractions at which point the instructor takes the dog’s lead off. You are competing with a lot of environmental temptations but your dog will find you - eventually - as this video shows 🥰 Reward the recall with loads of praise!