Courses

Introduction

Training Methods

These are the training methods that we'll be using during the training sessions and an insight into how dogs learn.

Core Exercises

We'll use these exercises to help build other behaviours during the training sessions.

Games

You can shape your dog’s brain to make great choices by playing simple games with them! Games teach concepts to your dog like focus, self-control and even to be more optimistic in the face of scary things! The reason games work is because they teach concepts, concepts like self-control, optimism, confidence and focus! These concepts then come in handy in other contexts outside of the game – real-life situations! Think of situations like the moment your dog sees the squirrel or the other dog or visitors come to your house! Games teach your dog that good things happen around you.  This naturally translates to a great relationship, which promotes confidence and facilitates recall and loose lead walking.

Food

A good diet encourages good gut health which has a positive impact on behaviour. Food can be used to foster appropriate chewing habits and can be used daily to provide enrichment for your pup.

Sniffing

Sniffing is great for dogs!

Biting & Over Arousal

Pups need to chew when they're teething, which is covered under the Food section. When dogs are over aroused they make bad choices such as biting or jumping.

Confidence

It's really important that you understand dog body language and how confident your pup is. Pups that lack confidence are at higher risk of behavioural issues such as fear aggression, resource guarding and separation anxiety. Learn how to read your pup's body lanu=guage so that any issues can be addressed before the become a problem.

Separation Anxiety

How to avoid separation anxiety and how to spot the early signs.

Equipment

Items that you'll need for the training course.

Classical Conditioning

Learn about how to form associations that can then be used to train your pup in a positive manner.

Spin/Twist

This is a simple trick that shows the power of the lure-reward and shaping methods of training.

Sit

Teach your pup how to sit, and how to maintain that position until released.

Lie

Teach your pup how to lie down, and how to maintain that position until released.

Impulse Contol

The part of the brain that deals with impulse control is called the prefrontal cortex. As humans our prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed until we reach our early twenties. A dog's prefrontal cortex is comparatively smaller than ours, and a pup's is even smaller, so impulse control is very difficult for a pup!

Unwanted Behaviour

We use modern training methods to encourage good good behaviour in place of unwanted behaviour.

Recall

Recall is mostly about you being the best and most exciting thing in your pup's environment. We use lots of games to build engagement.

Loose Lead Walking

It's difficult for most pups to walk nicely on the lead. The've got too more legs than us and naturally want to move faster than we often do. Everything is exciting to them.

Husbandry

Many pups don't like to be handled in the way we want to handle them. This section tells you how to form positive associations with being handled.

Tricks

Tricks are great for mental stimulation and are good for boosting the pup's confidence.

Hobbies & Pastimes

Taking things further...