Description
‘Family dog basics’ course teaches your dog a set of skills essential for a well-rounded family dog. It is expected that within 6 weeks of the course your dog will learn how to:
- settle and chill, rather than run crazy zoomies around the house,
- politely greet guests,
- get along with other pets in the household,
- walk nicely on lead,
- come when called (recall training),
- be comfortable with basic grooming and handling.
This course is focused on adult dogs without any prior training (e.g., rescue dogs). Additional complementary training may be required if a persistent problem behaviour is identified during training (reactivity and/or aggression, high prey drive, persistent lead pulling).
The course begins with a consultation (included in the course price), proceeds to defining training objectives (depending on your needs and priorities), formulating and implementing a training plan, and ends with a final evaluation when the results and outcomes of training are assessed. Positive final evaluation means that a significant, noticeable progress has been made towards the objectives set up in the training plan.
The family dog training package includes:
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- a training plan tailored to your and your dog’s needs
- weekly training sessions (online, on training site or in your home, depending on the needs)
- ad hoc support in-between training sessions (answering your questions over email, WhatsApp or Telegram)
- training instructions (handouts, videos, online manuals)
- a recommended reading list (optional, for knowledge-hungry owners)
- a final evaluation session (live or in-person assessment)
- a certificate of achievement upon a successful training completion (*)
- a training box – selection of treats and tools tailored to the dog’s preferences and needs
- daily coaching – tips and reminders to build training motivation and get insights into dog’s body language
- weekly challenges for dog’s relaxation, focus and healthy routines to build good training habits and celebrate small victories
(*) Certificate of achievement is issued based on positive results of the evaluation session
