I run 2 classes for puppies and reactive dogs. However I also run a membership option whereby you can join for the year and come to as many ad hoc training sessions you want over the year (see below for more details)
Training your dog with positive reinforcement makes good behaviour much more likely. By using things our dogs enjoy such as treats, toys or praise you are teaching your dog that good things happen when they make a good choice. When your dog gets a reward, they will associate this with whatever they have just done, and will be more likely to do that same thing again next time.
Reward-based training is not only fun, but helps build a positive bond between you and your dog. We don't work for free so why should our dogs?
PUPPY FOUNDATION CLASSES
These classes are for puppies under 6 months old and cover all the basics you need to know such as focus, sit and stay, social skills and recall as well as the do's and don'ts of puppy ownership so that you get a really well balanced puppy without inadvertently causing behavioural issues further down the line.
Dates
Saturday 20th June at 9.15am
at Freystrop Village Hall
for 4 consecutive weeks
Costs
The classes cost £60 for the 4 weeks and include a goody bag in week one and handouts and videos to support you throughout the training. There are packages available for classes and additional 1-2-1 sessions.
Puppy classes and an extra 1-2-1 session = £115 (5% discount)
Puppy classes and 2 extra 1-2-1 sessions = £160 (10% discount)
Reactive Rascals classes
These classes run over 5 weeks for those dogs who are over excited or fearful on lead and react to other dogs or people.
The first session is for owners only and we talk through how the sessions will run and how the process works. I want you to go away with an understanding of your dog and how the classes will run. You can then go away with the tools you need so that when your dog does come into class the following week, you have some tools ready, that your dog already knows, and you can start working with them straight away in the class environment.
I want you to come into week 2, knowing exactly where you are to go, and what to do with your dog, so that we avoid a quiet period, where the dogs may stare at each other and potentially start reacting.
The following 4 sessions will be with you and your dog. The sessions will run every week for 45 mins so that the dogs don't get too stressed and we have time to talk at the beginning and end of the session while the dogs are in your car. The final session may be a walk out in public if we feel the dogs can cope with it, or we can stick with the Dog Park.
COSTS
The cost for the classes is £100. If you have already done a class previously then you can miss the first week and the cost is only £80
There are only 5 places per session
DATES
Saturday 20th June at 2pm at Freystrop Village Hall for around an hour.
The following 4 sessions will be with you and your dog at the Hay Meadow Dog Field near Nolton starting on Saturday 27th June from 2.30pm-3.30pm.
Help My Dog Membership
I offer a membership option where you join for an annual fee and then get access to bespoke group sessions. You pay £35 for a year's membership and this entitles you to bring one dog to the events. If there are 2 of you, and you want to bring 2 dogs it is £60 for family membership!
Once you are a member you can join the "Membership Only" sessions that I will run every month at a cost of £10. These sessions will be on weekdays and Saturdays and you decide on the WhatsApp group what you want to cover - or send me a message if you are not on WhatsApp. It could be recall, lead walking, walking on lead near other dogs, sitting quietly in a pub or coffee shop, trying scent work or even getting your dog used to walking in a busy town. This is a chance for you to ask me for what you want to cover and you can opt in or out of any session. The session times will vary but most months you will have a choice of at least 3 options to choose from.
The membership also gives you a loyalty card so that after 10 sessions you get the next one free! Just like a Costa Coffee card 😉
The dates for May are:
Saturday 16th Wolfscastle and Sealyham woods at 5.30pm - possibly a drink in the pub afterwards.
Saturday 30th May at Rosebush at 2pm. A walk around Pantmaenog Forestry and then possibly a drink at the Tafarn Sinc
The dates for June are:
Saturday 6th at 2pm at Llys y Fran Reservoir. Walk and coffee afterwards.
Wednesday 10th at 11am at Canastan woods with a walk to Black Pool Mill and coffee and some off lead time in the woods.
Saturday 20th at 11.15am at the Lily Ponds at Bosherton practising walking on narrow paths!
Monday 22nd at 9.30am in Haverfordwest. On lead walking in town.
