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  • Monday 11th November - 16th December - 7:40pm - 8:40pm - Spaces Available

Skills for Life - Bronze - Classes at Wyre Piddle Village Hall:-
Skills for Life - Bronze- Classes at Childswickham Memorial Hall:-
  • Tuesday 12th November - 17th December - 7:40pm - 8:40pm - Spaces Available
Skills for Life - Silver - Classes at Wyre Piddle Village Hall:-
  • Monday 23rd September - 4th November - 7:40pm - 8:40pm - Spaces Available (no class 28th October)
Skills for Life - Silver - Classes at Childswickham Memorial Hall:-
  • Tuesday 24th September - 5th November- 7:40pm - 8:40pm - Spaces Available(no class 29th October)

Skills For Life - Bronze

 

This is the ideal follow class on to our Puppy School class or those who have attended something similar.

 

The course is designed to help the puppies/young dogs to build self-control & focus whilst continuing their socialisation and general training. In addition we focus on various life skills that are so important for our dogs to become well adjusted/behaved dogs.

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Course content includes but not limited to:-

 

  • Focus exercises

  • Settling in distracting environments

  • Loose lead walking

  • Wait/Stay with distractions

  • Leave

  • Life Skills - Door Manners, Road Manners, Go to bed, Park

  • Recall with increasing distractions

  • and many more useful skills and techniques for you and your dog

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The course lasts for 6 weeks comprising of weekly 1hr classes in small groups (max 5 dogs), all techniques used are reward based using kind and effective training methods.  The course costs £100 for the six week course, notes to accompany the class lessons are provided weekly.  On completion of the course all puppies will receive a graduation certificate and rosette.

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* Please note all dogs must be comfortable being around humans and dogs to attend.

 

If you are unsure whether this course is suitable for your dog, please do contact us to discuss further.

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Skills For Life - Silver

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This is our follow on Class from our Bronze class, the Silver Class will build on and consolidate what was learnt from our Bronze class, with the emphasis on building you and your dogs skills around distractions. 

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Course content includes but not limited to:-

  • Loose lead walking

  • Wait/Stay with distractions

  • Leave with distractions

  • Recall with increasing distractions - including Emergency stop

  • Mental enrichment exercises

  • Canine First Aid

  • Tricks each week building to learn how to chain tricks, i.e. dog puts toys away, gets laundry from basket and many more useful skills and techniques for you and your dog

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The course lasts for 6 weeks comprising of weekly 1hr classes in small groups (max 5 dogs), all techniques used are reward based using kind and effective training methods. In addition we will have 2 sessions in a secure field to practise the exercises in real life.

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The course costs £100 for the six week course, notes & training plan to accompany the class lessons are provided weekly. 

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On completion of the course all puppies will receive a graduation certificate and rosette.

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* Please note all dogs must be comfortable being around humans and dogs to attend, and have attended our Bronze class.

 

If you are unsure whether this course is suitable for your dog, please do contact us to discuss further.

Molly demonstrating her door manners
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