We offer a progressive selection of classes to suit dogs of all ages and abilities. If you haven’t done any formal training with your dog before, you will need to start with our Beginner class, before progressing to the more advanced classes.
Details of how to book and our current prices can be found on the Booking page
During the six-week Beginner course we cover everything you need to have a happy family dog. Please note we only charge for each dog, not by the number of owners attending. Family groups are welcome, and we encourage everyone involved with the dog to attend our classes whenever possible. In this way, everyone will understand the methods, and this gives consistency in your dog’s training.
Our puppy classes are specially tailored for dogs under 20-weeks old at the start of the course, while our beginner class is for dogs 20-weeks or over.
Week 1
How to control your dog without saying a word! Introduction to ‘How Dogs Learn’
Week 2
Learn to walk your dog on the lead without him pulling
Week 3
When walking off lead teaching your dog to return to you happily and quickly
Week 4
Ask your dog to ‘Wait’ before getting out of the car. Will he ‘Stay’ while you go out of a room?
Week 5
Teaching your dog to ‘leave’ food and/or toys. Playing with toys, and getting them back!
Week 6
Put all your expertise into practice at our “Fun and Games Night”
Week 1
Off-lead walking to heel around a course, around obstacles, and through a gate
Week 2
‘Wait’ off lead and recall
Week 3
Sending your dog away to lie down on a mat or touch an object
Week 4
Teach your dog to stay while you leave the building!
Week 5
Walking to heel off-lead while avoiding toys, other dogs, and other tempting distractions
Week 6
How to take your training forward and teach new tricks yourself
Training classes are a good way of socialising your dog as well as training him or her, but if you have a particular problem to solve, a one-to-one session with Janet may be more useful.
Read more about one to one classes here
Location
We are based in Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire. Ideally located for Chesham, Bovingdon, Chipperfield, Apsley, St Albans, Redbourn, Berkhamsted, Kings Langley, Abbots Langley and Watford. Our classes are timed from 7pm to allow for easier commuting.