Schedules

We have relocated to Gordons Bay and are building new premises. All courses are currently on hold until end October / beginning November 2010.

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PUPPY SOCIALISATION COURSES

PetPup 1 & 2 classes have similar contents and exercises, but differ in some aspects and approaches due to the age difference. The focus of both courses is on socialisation to strangers and other dogs, appropriate meet-and-greet manners, interaction, handling, bite-inhibition, teaching life skills such as impulse control, how to deal with frustration, calming down techniques, preventing leash frustration, appropriate play on and off-leash and teaching basic obedience behaviours. Discussions on how to prevent common behaviour problems (such as biting, housetraining,carsickness, jumping etc.) or how to deal with establish unwanted behaviours and much, much more.

PetPup 1 – For puppies under 16 weeks

Duration: 6 weeks

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Max participants:  6-8 puppies

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Booking: Yes

Age: Puppies can be between 8 – 16 weeks when starting

Requirements: Vaccinations must be up to date for the puppy’s age – minimum requirement by lesson 1 is at least 10 days after the first  vaccination. De-wormed and tick and flea prevention must be up to date.

Who can attend: Interested family members welcome

PetPup 2 – For puppies older than 16 weeks

This course is for puppies that have missed the cut-off age for the puppy socialisation classes, and who will still be (+/-) under 6 months when this course is completed.

Duration: 6 weeks

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Max participants:  Yes

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Booking required: Yes

Requirements: Vaccinations up to date for the puppy’s age. De-wormed and tick and flea prevention must be up to date.

Who attends: Interested family members are welcome to come along

CLICKER TRAINING COURSES:

(All ages over 16 weeks)

PetDog 1 – BASIC OBEDIENCE

This course is an introduction to using the positive method called “Clicker Training” to teach obedience behaviours. In this course I will teach you how to teach your dog basic obedience behaviours that include: Attentiveness, Name recognition, Sit, Settle down, how to walk on a loose lead without pulling, Down, Come when called, Stay and an Emergency turn-away.You will also learn about Ttouch™ Body Work, Body wraps & Ground work to improve confidence, focus, co-operation and body handling. We also discuss why we don’t use verbal and physical punishment.

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Max participants:  Yes

Booking required: Yes

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PetDog 2 – FOLLOW UP OBEDIENCE COURSE

This course is the follow up to Pet Dog 1 and will revise, improve, strengthen and proof behaviours taught in the first course. Other “life skills” that will be taught include impulse control, car etiquette, preventing jumping up, leave, stand for vet examination or grooming, controlled walking aka ‘heel’, voluntary relinquishing of objects etc.  Ttouch™ Body Work & will also be covered in more depth.

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Max participants:  Yes

Booking required: Yes

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PetDog 3 – THIS IS WHERE THE REAL FUN AND GAMES BEGIN!!

Pet Dog 1 & 2 required. This course is necessary for owners who want to do the Pet Dog 4 course or just if you want to start doing more fun stuff with your dog. In this course the different positive ways to obtain behaviours will be explored and you will be introduced to target training.

Your dog will learn some tricks, retrieving, how to go to a place/bed on cue and how to appropriately greet people and strangers and how to get out from under your feet, especially when you come home with lots of shopping bags! The course will introduce your dog to ‘tunnel & table work’ and “distance control” to improve confidence and to prepare your dog for the next course. This course will again focus on the most-difficult-but-most-important-life-saving-skill your dog needs to have – “Come”.

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Booking required: Yes

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PetDog 4 – FUN COURSE

To do this course your dog needs to have done Pet Dog 1, 2, & 3, which means that at this stage the dog’s response to cues excellent, the dog can work confidently at a distance from you (& also off lead) and you will be confident and comfortable in using all the different positive methods to obtain new behaviours and to teach your dog the obstacles which includes, arched tunnels, collapsible tunnels, tyres/hoops and multiple jumps.

Your dog will learn some new tricks. Trick-training is an excellent way to interact with your dog while at the same time both of you are having fun! When teaching tricks the pressure is off  you and your dog, but at the same time you are teaching your dog to focus, it teaches the dog to think, and you build up his/her confidence up greatly and improve your relationship of trust and understanding with your canine companion.

As a fun activity we will also teach your dog to discriminate different scents and objects. Wouldn’t it be nice to give your dog a job to do every now and then by asking your dog to get your keys or the TV remote??

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Max participants:  Yes

Booking required: Yes

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PLAYGROUP

The PlayGroup is a no-charge service for current and past clients, who wishes to provide their dogs some play time with other social dogs.  This PlayGroup is not a remedial socialisation session, but formulated for dogs who want to play and enjoy socially interacting with other dogs of all ages and breeds. If you’d like to bring your dog/s to attend please contact me for more information.

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Duration: 1 hour

Max participants: Yes

Booking required: Yes (even though no payment is required)

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TELLINGTON TTOUCH™ FOR DOGS

This Ttouch course will give you a good overview of all the Ttouch components namely Body Work, Ground Work and equipment.

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Duration: 5 week course, each lesson being 90 minutes

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Max participants: Yes, depending on amount of dogs attending

Booking required: Yes

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GIFT CERTIFICATES

A gift voucher is the perfect gift for any dog-lover. Vouchers can be given for any value, courses, behaviour consultations, private session, talks or accessories.