We have courses for baby pups, adolescents & dogs. Scroll down for details

All of our work is based on understanding how dogs think and learn, how posture and stress responses affect learning and behaviour and how to make use of that knowledge when communicating with and teaching our dogs.

The joy of this approach is that we never need to handle our dogs harshly or in a way they can't comprehend, or find confusing or frustrating. Understanding, observations, time, thought and effort, calm and quiet handling are the most powerful teachers!!

The family learns how to build the connection and bond with the pup or dog, so that teaching skills such as recall, relaxed lead walking etc becomes instinctive and relaxed, rather than a hard work task!

Our classes are small, maximum 5 pups in indoor pup classes and 6 dogs in outdoor courses for older pups and dogs. Courses are friendly and fun for the human too!

Pre-Pup

This can be 1 or 2 online session(s) to answer questions and concerns about introducing a pup into a household. Advice about discussions to have with the breeder, ideas for managing the journey home, info about the pup’s early needs and how to meet them, good practice for setting up the home, preparing children, introducing to other family animals and so on. Really helpful!!

Zoom Infant Puppy Course (ZIP)

For the early days before their second inoculation.

This information-rich, 2 session online course will help you enjoy the early weeks and avoid some stressful pitfalls!

Learn practical management techniques to help with toilet training, sleep patterns, introducing a crate or pen, achieving calmness, how to deal with mouthing, teething & chewing, and more.

Understand your pup’s needs and how his/her emotional and physical responses are formed.

Build a good strong loving relationship with pup.

Build confidence, and eagerness without over-excitement!

Learn good practice for exercise and socialisation, and how to teach them to feel safe when alone.

The personal ZIP course includes:

Two interactive online Zoom meetings of 30 minutes (usually around 1 week apart)

Study notes by email with theoretical and practical learning topics.

“Thank you so much for a really good Zoom session yesterday and also the notes and videos. You gave us masses of information and some excellent ideas. I know it’s early days but we’ve already seen some changes in pup’s behaviour today. He’s been much calmer and has been less ‘bitey’! He had a very relaxed breakfast and lunch that each took him about 45mins to complete!” LA

Bonding Indoor & Outdoor Puppy Course (BIOP)

Ages: for puppies aged between 10 to c. 16 weeks at start date

There are TWO SESSIONS each week for 5 weeks:

• 5 x Indoors on Tuesday evenings in Hamble (maximum 5 pups)

  PLUS

• 5 x Outdoors on Sundays in Bursledon

a total of 10 sessions of 40 minutes each plus very useful 20 minutes personal phone support.

The Tuesday sessions are indoors where the pups will learn, connect & bond with their humans.

On Sundays, they will interact with other pups in managed outdoor sessions, with the aim to build confident and relaxed dog to dog communicators. They also practice their indoor learning in the Real World!

This combination gives pup a first-rate grounding in all the training basics plus building their connection with the family, confidence, proprioception, social skills, & ability to ignore distractions.

Study notes form an important part of the course, as they expand on, and add to, the info given in sessions.

2 people can accompany pup in both locations.

When To Start BIOP

The indoor and outdoor start dates can be staggered to suit inoculations.

Start indoor sessions as soon as possible after 10 weeks of age, after pup has had first inoculation. They can be carried into and from the clean environment of the hall before they have their 2nd inoculation.

The outside sessions are started after second inoculation.  

Start as early as you can, they are in prime learning time!!!!!!

A new BIOP course starts every 2 to 3 weeks.

Contact Us for details, dates, prices and to book