Many people think that puppy training shouldn't start until about 6 months. That's a really old fashioned way of thinking about dog training, and means that training starts after lots of bad habits have been learned. So, not only does your dog need to learn what to do, they also need to unlearn things too - you know how difficult that is!
Pawsability Dog Training is not about training your dog. Well of course that features highly. But would it not be just great if you learned "how to talk to your dog".
Training Classes are great, provided that they use modern methods of learning - reward based training. And provided that your dog is coping in that environment and not being stressed out and provided that you're not going home stressed out too.
Really the best place to train your dog is in a peaceful environment, away from other dogs and distractions. As your dog learns things, then gradually you can start to introduce distractions into the training, to help them to progress with learning.
A 2 hour 1-1 Dog Training session is about educating you, to help you to really understand what you're doing, and to put you in a good position to be able to train by yourself - but also to get more out of the classes that you're going to. If you've already got the basics well practiced, then the socialisation aspects of classes will work far better for you.
The sessions generally cover
- How your dog learns
- How to teach your dog a task
- How to practice that task
- How to progress
The most common training problems such as
- jumping up
- pulling on the lead
- ignoring you
can all be dealt with. Once your understand the Dog Training Cycle, it will all become clear and you really will be able to 'Talk Dog"
So, please just call Anna on 01863 760004 to set up your dog training education session. Your private session starts from only £25 in the Ardgay Pet Behaviour Centre. All dogs from Inverness to Golspie can benefit from 1-1 training.
Anna does also travel down to Inverness, Dingwall etc, and across to Aberdeen, so may well be able to fit you in for a home visit.
For more information and help with your dog training, please have a look at the web site