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After the success of my online 5 days challenge about impulse control I'm running a 6 weeks class face to face! Only 4 dogs per class. Due to the high intensity of some exercises and the possibility of having to work in the polytunnel the class is not suitable for dog or people reactive dogs as it would be too much for them. Who is the class for? Dogs with movement sensitivity, struggling to restrain themselves from chasing wildlife, other dogs running, bikes and joggers. We will work on impulse control exercises using food and toy, teaching your dog to offer a calmer response when things get exciting around them! Your dog need to be keen on a toy and food and being able to work and accept rewards around other dogs. The class will run for 6 weeks. Starting on the 17th of October!

What Leslie says about LAT is that is a way to make your dog a reporter. Through LAT training we can teach your dog to offer disengagement from things that in the environment would make them react instead. Big negative or out of control emotions make your dog loose control and the behaviour that comes out normally is nothing that makes your life and your walks easy. Through the Look At That Game we can change that, teaching your dog to control those big emotions, being in charge of telling you that something is bothering them and then start a conversation with you about it. Yes, a conversation, made of small details and subtle behaviours, not big shouts and anger. This webinar will teach your what is LAT, how to start teaching it, where and how we can apply it and also different ways to use your reinforcements to make LAT a training tool that fits every dog in every situation. Thank here will be videos to show you how LAT works and how we can teach it and use it in different situations and especially we will be looking at how this exercise will help with collie related behaviours […]

Scentwork is the ideal way to tire a dog out, produce happy hormones that can contrast stress and anxiety, to help fearful dogs with confidence in new environments and to develop better skills in reading your dog body language. Would you like to learn something new with your dog? Do you have a dog that struggles to relax, that seems like it's never tired? Is your dog reactive and nervous so he cannot be walked as easy and you would like to find something to do on those days that walking is not an option? Scentwork is what you need! What is scentwork? Making your dog a detective, to things things for you with their nose in order to have a reward, their favourite toy or food! No matter the age, breed or training level of your dog, scentwork is the sport for you! It's a fun, calm and motivating way to making your dog a detective! Teach them to find a toy, food or progress to a specific scent. Work as a team to find hidden things.  

Patter Games, making training predictable for your reactive dog What are pattern games? They are a great invention for the dog training world: a chain of simple behaviours that repeat over and over again, without asking the dog any performance. They are easy for the dogs and easy for the handler and this is why they are so powerful! Dogs that are fearful, excitable, frustrated and anxious will find the repetitive pattern of these games comforting, predictable and rewarding. Especially a breed like Border Collies that love repetitive behaviours! Join me on this webinar to learn more about pattern games, especially the ones I use in my Border Collie programs to help with reactivity and movements sensitivity!  

Hoopers is a great sport, easy to teach and cheap to assemble to practice in the your garden! This 8 week course we are going to start from the very beginning of hoopers training, working on your dog motivation to drive away from you and learn the value for the equipment: hoops, tunnel and tango mat. We will build up your skills to run small courses and maybe even to submit your CHW Achievement Award Level 1! Your dog needs to be: We might be working two or three dogs at the same times, although we will try to manage space and interaction, dogs MUST BE friendly or at least NOT REACTIVE or AGGRESSIVE to other dogs. If you are not sure your dog will run up to other dogs instead of working with you, get in touch first to discuss. You can use a long line at the beginning of the class but when we start adding more obstacles together dogs will have to be working off lead. Your dog can be food or toy motivated, better if both! Starting on the 6th of April at 9.30 Location, my training field CW47LN