Pet Gundog Skills

You do not need a shotgun, a tweed jacket or any intention of going shooting to enjoy gundog-inspired training with your dog.Pet Gundog Skills takes useful elements of gundog training and turns them into practical, enjoyable training for family dogs. It is open to all breeds, not only traditional gundogs.

Useful skills for many different dogsWhistle recallHeelworkRetrieving and bringing items backCooperative give-and-take with toys

Search and scent activitiesBuilding better play with your dogFocus and responsiveness around distractionsSteadiness around exciting activitiesTraditional gundog breeds may naturally enjoy searching, retrieving and carrying, but the underlying skills can be useful and enjoyable for many other breeds too.

Give natural skills a jobDogs who love searching, retrieving or carrying can be given a useful outlet for those behaviours. Retrieve and exchange exercises can also build cooperative toy handling and better play between you and your dog.This is gundog-inspired training for pet dogsThe course is not designed to prepare dogs for working on shoots. The emphasis is on useful training, teamwork and giving pet dogs an appropriate outlet for searching, retrieving and working with their person.

Course details£99 for the complete six-week courseSix 45-minute classesReward-based trainingOpen to all breedsNo shooting experience or intention requiredHeld in Basingstoke

One-to-One Training

Individual training can be a good option if you have one particular training issue to work on, prefer one-to-one help or feel your dog would learn better away from a group environment.Sessions can focus on everyday skills such as recall, lead walking, settling, greetings, confidence, engagement and working around distractions.Training is built around you, your dog and the life you actually live together, with practical exercises you can continue between sessions.

Pet Gundog Skills

£99

Gundog

Six-week gundog-inspired training course Open to all breeds Whistle recall, heelwork, retrieving and searching Cooperative toy handling and owner-dog play No shooting experience or intention required Reward-based training

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One-to-One Training

£60

One to One

Individual training for you and your dog
Everyday skills and training problems
Approximately one-hour sessions
Reward-based and practical
£60 for one session
Three sessions for £160

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