1 and 2 day courses
My complete course in one or two days
If you live further afield, these 1 or 2 day intensive training courses may be more convenient for you and your dog. These courses are perfect for owners who live outside Cumbria and want to do the 6 week course in a condensed period of time. On completing the 1 or 2 day course you will be required to return 4 weeks later for one final lesson where anti livestock chasing will be introduced if required. In between the course and the final lesson, full backup and support from Ingrid is available should you need it via the telephone and email.
If you are coming from a distance to Cumbria we can recommend some excellent choices of accommodation in our where to stay section, and with all the fresh air and wonderful countryside on offer, both you and your dog are sure to enjoy the break.
These courses, as well as being informative and fun, are quite intensive as we cover the same syllabus as the six week course, so there’s a lot to learn!
As we appreciate every dog and its owner are unique, depending on the requirements of you and your dog, and after a discussion on the telephone, we will recommend the right and best course length for you.
The syllabus includes:
- Maintaining good behaviour in the home
- Applying the principles of pack leadership
- Setting and enforcing behaviour boundaries
- Discipline – knowing when, where and how
- Obedience training to hand signals and a whistle
- Learning how nutrition can affect behaviour
- Teaching social skills with other dogs and humans
And at the end of the courses we will expect you to have mastered all of the skills and techniques necessary to ensure that your dog…
- Walks to heel on a lead without pulling
- Walks to heel off a lead at your side
- Leaves your side on command
- Sits, stays and comes to a whistle
- Sits at a distance on a whistle and a hand signal
- Does not chase livestock
- Comes back every time on command on the whistle
At the start of the course we will make a full assessment of your dog and discuss with you any special areas which we should concentrate on and any behavioural issues the dog may have that we need to correct; for example, if issues such as sheep chasing or barking at other dogs are a problem these will be focused on these.
The cost will include use of all the necessary training equipment and lunch is provided.
To find out more, and to discuss available dates, call me on 01931 715282 or email ingridgrayling@hotmail.com
Please note: All dogs must be fully up to date with their yearly vaccinations, including kennel cough. Please bring your certificate with you as I will otherwise not be able to have your dog on my premises.
