Summer Skills Club

Six weeks. Six different challenges. Plenty of opportunities to take training out of the classroom.Summer Skills Club runs in six-week blocks from April to September and is built around one simple idea: dogs need opportunities to practise their skills in the places where they will actually use them.

A different challenge every weekWeek 1 - Parkour & Working Around the GroupSimple parkour-style activities plus everyday training skills. Dogs and handlers learn to move together, work around the group and pass one another calmly while everyone gets to know each other.Week 2 - Truffle Hunting, Taste & PlayIntroduction to truffle hunting, then exploration of reinforcement through food and play. For you and your dog if you want to continue training while getting out and trying something different. Tracey provides toys for a toy swap to explore what individual dogs find rewarding and how human-dog play can support training.

Week 3 - Tracking & TrailingIntroduction to tracking and trailing activities, allowing dogs to follow scent and solve a problem rather than waiting for the human to provide every answer.Week 4 - Recall & LivestockRecall skills and appropriate behaviour around livestock, with an emphasis on sensible management and decision-making when distractions matter.Week 5 - Town TrainingPractise useful skills around people, traffic, shops, noises and everyday distractions.Week 6 - Pub Quiz & SettleFinish with a Lupo-style pub quiz while dogs practise settling in a pub environment and apply six weeks of working around the group.

More than a walking classSummer Skills Club deliberately mixes everyday behaviour, scent/search activities and real-world skills. The same group progresses through the six weeks together, giving dogs time to become familiar with the people and dogs around them rather than meeting a completely new group every session.

Who is it for?For owners who want to continue training while getting out and trying something different. Nervous dogs are welcome provided they can work safely and comfortably within the group. The course is not suitable for dogs who repeatedly bark or lunge at other dogs when the required proximity cannot be managed safely.

Summer Skills Club

£99

Summer Skills

Six-week seasonal training course
A different training theme every week
Outdoor and real-world venues
Recall, scent, tracking, town skills and more
Runs from April to September
Reward-based practical training

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