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Happy Puppy Classes
Puppy Classes are available for you at the YMCA, Winton on Tuesday or Thursday evenings, and outdoor classes at Hayter's Field, Wimborne on Saturday mornings.
You will receive my full attention and support, in a comfortable and relaxed class, with a maximum of just 4 Puppies in each class to provide you and your Puppy with the best start.
Your class will cover a range of topics (see below) to help train your Puppy successfully and prevent behaviour problems - with an Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour at level 6 with Distinction you can trust you and your Puppy will be fully supported.
Puppy classes are designed for Puppies up to 18 weeks old, to teach them basic skills and help prevent future behaviour problems.
Prior to the course you will receive a Welcome Pack full of lots of helpful handouts, including help with Puppy biting and preventing separation problems.
You will also be provided with handouts and video links for everything that we cover in class for you to refer back to.
Classes fill up quickly so do get in contact today to save your place!
Please note class numbers are limited to two adults (over 18) per Puppy, to ensure a nice relaxed learning environment.
Follow on classes are also available for you to help continue training, ensuring ongoing support and socialisation for your Puppy.
Courses are for 6 weeks and cost £150
Course Dates at the YMCA (Winton)
29th April (Tuesday) - 5.15pm
20th May (Tuesday) - 6.15pm
22nd May (Thursday) - 6.15pm
Classes at the YMCA are ongoing so please ask if you're thinking further ahead
Course Dates at Hayter's Field (Wimborne)
17th May (Saturday) - 10.05am
Puppy Class Topics Include:
- Help with Puppy biting and chewing
- Handling exercises - to help with grooming and health checks
- Eye contact exercises - to help improve your Puppy's attention and focus
- Sit, down and stand - so that your Puppy learns each individual cue, listens to you without trying to predict what you might say next, is able to sit to greet instead of jumping up, lie down on cue and stand comfortably for grooming or health checks
- Drop it/ take it - so you can easily and safely get back objects that your Puppy shouldn't have in their mouth and to help prevent problems with resource guarding
- Leave it - to help teach your Puppy impulse control and stop your Puppy picking up things they shouldn't have, like socks!
- Settling down - teach your Puppy to settle on a mat on cue so that they can relax when guests come round, and you can relax when you take them out with you!
- Walking on a loose lead - so that you and your Puppy can both enjoy walks together without being pulled
- Recall - so your Puppy will want to come back to you, even around distractions
- Stay - to help teach your Puppy impulse control, encourage calmness and keep them safe
- Hand Touch - learn to teach your Puppy a hand touch and be amazed by how much we can use this to help with!
- Confidence building and help with prevention of fears and anxieties
Terrific Teen Classes
Terrific Teen Classes are a great way to continue your Puppy's training and ensure you feel fully supported through the difficult adolescent stage!
Adolescence can be a challenging time, it's a difficult stage to navigate, but you're not alone, help is at hand because Terrific Teen Classes are designed to help support you every step of the way!
I understand that the journey through adolescence can feel overwhelming, but it doesn't need to be! This course will help you to learn simple, practical exercises to help with your Dog's training, and will teach you the skills that you'll need to make your training journey much easier.
During our Terrific Teen Class we'll cover exercises to help with:
- Focus around distractions
- Confidence
- Calmness
- Settle
- Recall
- Loose lead walking
- Emergency u-turn
- Emergency stop
- Tricks
- Introduction to Scentwork
Courses are for 6 weeks and cost £150
Course Dates at the YMCA (Winton)
6th May (Tuesday) - 7.15pm
Classes at the YMCA are ongoing so please ask if you're thinking further ahead
Course Dates at Hayter's Field (Wimborne)
17th May (Saturday) - 11.05
17th May (Saturday) - 12.05
Advanced Classes
During our Advanced Classes we will work through the IMDT Partnership Grades. There are 6 grades to help advance your Dogs skills, focus and ability - and they provide a great opportunity for you to have fun with them and for their ongoing socialisation.
During our Advanced Classes we'll cover exercises to help with:
- Calm and polite greetings with people and other Dogs
- Recall
- Loose lead walking
- Recall
- Sit, Down and Stay - adding distractions, distance and duration
- Handling exercises to help at the vets/ groomers - including a chin rest
- Emergency stop
- Send aways
- Send arounds
- Searches
- Retrieves
- Scentwork
- Tricks
You can complete each Grade at your own pace, and you don't have to worry because there won't be a 'test' - we can record all of your achievements as you progress through the course and once completed you'll be awarded with a certificate and rosette, and can continue to the next Grade.
Advanced Courses are run in blocks of 6 weeks, however you are welcome to continue participating in these classes on an ongoing basis as we work through each Partnership Grade together.
This is a rolling course so please email me for details if you would like to join us.
£150 for 6 weeks
Course Dates at the YMCA (Winton)
Classes at the YMCA are ongoing so please ask if you would like to join us
Course Dates at Hayter's Field (Wimborne)
Classes will resume at Hayter's Field in May 2025
Saturday - 12.05
Online Courses
While you are waiting to begin classes, why not get off to the best possible start with one of my online courses to help teach your Puppy new skills, prevent behaviour problems and enhance your relationship!
You can read more about my online courses on my webpage, or visit my online school directly to preview the content for free, or enrol.