Training Overview

We will cover:

• Sit, stand, down

• Walking with a loose lead

• Stay

• Leave it and take it

• Grooming and Handling

• Body language

• Correct play

• Coming back when called "recall"

• Socialisation

• Focus and Concentration

• Greeting people without jumping up

• Toilet training

• Play

• Food manners

• Dog Law

• and more

This class follows on and builds on the exercises learnt in the Puppy Foundation Course. 

We will cover:

• Control of your dog at a gate or door- very important for safety and good manners.

• Walking on the lead amongst other dogs.

• Coming away from other dogs on command.

• Recall & instant response when required to return to the handler

• Body language

• Stand up for your dog

• Preparing dog for vet examination.

• Grooming.

• Stay exercises.

• Focus and attention around other dogs

• Greeting people without jumping up

• Dog law

• and more ...

Once the Bronze award has been achieved you can go on to train for the Kennel Club Silver Good Citizen Award.

We will cover:

• Recall away from distractions, for example from interacting with other dogs

• Stay for 2 minutes

• Control entering and exiting a vehicle

• Handling for vet examination by a stranger

• playing and engaging with a dog, increasing motivational toy drive

• Distancing yourself from your dog in a steady wait position and recalling your dog to you

• Road walking on a loose lead

• Wait at kerb

• Greeting without jumping up

• food manners around owners and strangers 

• and more ...

This is a real challenge but once achieved there is no doubt that both dog and handler are Good Citizens! 

We will cover:

• Road walking, including changes of pace. Distraction to be included such as pushchairs, bicycles, umbrellas etc..

• Dog to walk off lead beside handler with left and right turns.

• Down stay for 2 minutes with handler out of sight for half a minute.

• Relaxed Isolation - dog to be left for up to 5 minutes and must remain relaxed and comfortable to do so. This exercise is taught and carried out under close supervision to ensure the safety of all concerned.

• Send the dog to bed - an exercise that is sending the dog away from the handler in a happy manner.

• Emergency Stop the dog- it is essential that your dog can be stopped on command in the event of an emergency.

• Food manners - building on the exercise covered in the Silver course.

• Examination of the dog by a stranger

• and more