Designed around you, your dog and your training goals, I encourage confident dog handling skills for both working dogs and companion pets alike.
My training is suitable for all levels of experience from welcoming your puppy and early training, young dogs and novice owners to the more experienced dogs and handlers.
I use force free, positive reinforcement methods to shape desired behaviours and help build happy, collaborative teamwork between you and your dog.
Location:
All classes are run at a 250 acre private livery estate located at…
Mote End Farm, Totteridge [map link]
What’s right for you, group classes or 1-to-1?
Group classes are great for most people, dogs and situations, however, if you feel that you need more focused help and guidance, 1-to-1 classes are available.
I offer two options. 60minute 1-to-1 session at £60 each (discounted to £50 each for block booking of 4 or more). Or a 90minute 1-to-1 session at £70 each (discounted to £60 each for block booking of 4 or more). These sessions will be bespoke training to work on the training you need with one or both dogs attending.
Group Puppy Classes (4 months+)
All dog breeds welcome!
Your puppy doesn’t have to be a traditional gundog breed to enjoy learning all the gundog obedience foundation training exercises.
Teach your puppy good manners and focus on you regardless of other dogs and distractions.
Learn to build a strong bond and develop a loving partnership to last a lifetime.
The Group Puppy Classes will include the following foundation training:
- developing general obedience, teamwork, partnership and focus on the handler
- walking to heel in the correct position, on a loose lead and building confidence to heel off lead
- beginner sit/stay and steadiness, at heel and with the handler at a small distance away – the building blocks of the emergency ‘stop’
- establishing reliable recall straight back to the handler, and building steadiness with distractions
- settle/down at heel
- beginners retrieving exercises – fun, find it and fetch games to encourage retrieving behaviours, if your dog is keen to play this.
- beginners delivery to hand exercises, starting with the release cue, hold and pick up
- introducing whistle commands – recall and sit/stop
Dates and time
Saturday 09:45-10:45. Thursday 14:00-15:00
- OCT – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
- NOV – 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
- DEC – 4th, 11th, (18th – tbc)
Prices
£30 per class with a minimum of 4 classes = £120
Novice Group Classes
Suitable for dogs with established recall, steadiness, heel work, general obedience but new to gundog training.
- walking to heel in the correct position, off lead
- sit/stay with increased distance to the handler and with the handler moving around the dog
- increasing length of time in sit/stay off lead with distractions to training dummies being placed and thrown and other dogs working off lead
- building focus on the handler at increased distances and introducing directions to retrieve – back, out, away and hunting forward
- proofing reliable recall with distractions of other dogs retrieving and training dummies being thrown
- developing the send off the hand to retrieve, the run out, retrieve and delivery to hand
- building challenging retrieving exercises – hunting in deep cover, split-retrieves, blind retrieves, holding an area, quartering, increasing retrieving distance
- building on whistle commands to include the hunt command and establishing the stop
- where appropriate introducing starter pistol shot to draw the dog to the area of fall
Dates and time
Thursday 10:00 – 11:30
- OCT – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
- NOV – 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
- DEC – 4th, 11th, (18th – tbc)
Prices
£40 per class with a minimum of 4 classes = £160
Novice Plus Group Classes
Suitable for dogs with established reliable recall, steadiness, heel work, general obedience and experience of gundog training and building towards working in the field and/or working dog tests and trials. Includes all Novice skills (as above)
- off lead heeling in walk-up exercises
- retrieving out of sight, through and over obstacles – fences, trees, water, heavy cover, ditches, hedges etc.,
- refining handling directions with increased distances and challenges
- mock up tests to practice test scenarios
Dates and time
Thursday 12:00 – 13:30
- OCT – 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
- NOV – 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th
- DEC – 4th, 11th, (18th – tbc)
Prices
£40 per class with a minimum of 4 classes = £160
