Class Overview

PUPPY LIFE SKILLS       FOUNDATION LIFE SKILLS    CLICKER SKILLS IMPROVERS     HEELWORK TO MUSIC     PRIVATE TUITION

PUPPY LIFE SKILLS

For puppies who have had their first immunisation vaccination & up to 20 weeks old.

This 6 weeks course follows & teaches the principals of Clicker Training & the requirements for the KC Puppy Assessment Course.

The handler learns how to use the clicker and apply it to training their dog.  The dog learns to respond to the sound of the clicker, learning that the behaviour asked for is correct and a reward is imminent!

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FOUNDATION LIFE SKILLS

For dogs from 5 months old upwards.

This 6 weeks course follows & teaches the principals of Clicker Training & the requirements for the KCGC Bronze Certificate Award Scheme.

The onus of this course is cementing good self control from the dog around food & people.  Handlers improve their lead management skills, learn about how dogs communicate with each other through calming signals, giving confidence to both handler & dog in the environment they are in, i.e. at home, in the community, on holiday having fun!

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 ACS ~ Advanced Clicker Skills

This class is for handlers & dogs who have completed the foundation Life Skills Course, or have already obtained their KCGC Bronze Certificate.  We also welcome handlers and dogs who need to improve their life skills.*  The KCFC Silver & Gold Certificate can be worked on here, or you may wish to work towards CAP 1 & 2 in clicker training.  K9 Muli-Sports will also be taught and you can work towards assessments in this discipline. 

This class aims to engage the student increasing their knowledge in dogs & dog training.  Classes aim to be fun, yet stimulating!

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* IMPORTANT: Trainers at this Academy are not Canine Behaviourists.  Please click on the “links” menu bar if you feel you need a specialist behaviour modification programme by a qualified person.

HEELWORK TO MUSIC

This course is a mixed ability class, where you will learn the Heelwork positions and Freestyle moves to put to music, just like those seen on TV programmes, such as, the BBC’s The Underdog, Channel 4’s Britain’s Top Dog, Victoria Stillwell’s It’s Me Or The Dog and BBC1’s When will I be Famous? with Grahm Norton.

You do not have to have any Clicker Training experience to join this class.  Just come and have fun with your dog.

The Paws n Music Progress Awards in Heelwork to Music, Dressage, Freestyle and Dancing with Dogs are encouraged, together with competition standards for those who would like to take this Sport further.

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PRIVATE TUITION

One to one lessons for you & your dog with Kathleen Stubbings

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