Judy Cooper

Puppy Training and Behaviour Course

Location: Bourne End Hall, Hertfordshire and St Peters Hall, Maida Vale.

Course Aims

To promote good, sensible dog ownership, to prevent behaviour problems and to ensure that owners are aware of the need for correct controlled socialisation and realise the need for continued training and education throughout the dogs life. To integrate the dog into the family group and pave the way to a well mannered, obedient family companion

Structure of the course

The course will be run in conjunction with the puppies on the course and their level of energy and the handler/owners experience. As a guide one can expect the lessons to be broken in to the following; Interval training, short training sessions broken up with; discussion on selected topic alongside psychology and training films, games and puppy examination and handling. Questions and answer session on the previous week at home and problems experienced.

Correct controlled Socialisation with other dogs is vital in order for the dog to develop in to a normal tempered animal. Socialisation however, has been greatly misinterpreted in the past by some trainers. Socialisation is the process of dogs interacting with each other and learning through play, the language of their own kind. This does not happen when puppies of different breeds, sizes, ages and temperaments are all released loose in to a room. In these circumstances, some puppies get bullied, some learn to bully and to dominate and most if not all learn to ignore their owner in the presence of other dogs - the exact oposite of what most people require. Free-for-all socialisation plays a large part in the increase of dog on dog aggression that we have to deal with, whether through trauma, these dogs have learnt that the best defence is attack or through successful repetition of dominating other dogs.

Play times are issued and encouraged by your training tutor with suitable dogs and at suitable times, being in an area with other dogs and learning to respond to you is the priority.

Course Contents

Teaching the Sit

Teaching the Down

Teaching the Flat for examinations

Teaching the Away command

Teaching and explaining the recall

Teaching the Stays

Teaching the puppy to walk on a loose lead

Puppy being examined and handled by owner/others

Controlled socialisation and interaction with other puppies

Meeting adult dogs

How to groom and examine your dog and why

How to clean the dog's teeth

Diet options discussed

Appropriate toys demonstrated and discussed

Handling games and toys

Handling new or traumatic experiences with the puppy

Focus on preventing aggression in the future adult dog

Preventing anxiety and phobic problems

Discussion and aiding socialisation and the importance of careful control

House Toilet Training

Chewing and Play biting Prevention

General house and car control of the dog

The behavioural and developmental stages in the dog

Teaching the leave command and food rules

To book a training course: 0845 833 0992 or email us