The Puppy Courses are vital to assist with your puppy's early socialisation allowing him/her to interact with other puppies in a safe and controlled environment. The course also includes learning the basic commands - sit, down, walking on the lead, puppy recall, stay/wait etc and advice can be given on problems such as house training, jumping up mouthing etc. Only kind reward based methods are used, Viewing always welcome and certificates are given on completion. Your puppy may attend puppy courses as soon as it is fully vaccinated. This is a 6 week course which runs in Amersham at 9.30am on Wednesday mornings, and in Bledlow Ridge at 6.30pm on Monday evenings.
The Pet and Advanced Courses progress the handler and dog on from the puppy/foundation stage, to learn practical exercises which will be essential for your dog's safety and your peace of mind. In particular we focus on distraction recalls (being able to call your dog back to you in any environment), and emergency halts (being able to command your dog to sit/lie down at a distance from you). We also teach you a range of exercises which will stimulate your dog through stretching them mentally and as you learn to communicate and understand them through training, your relationship with them will be enhanced. A range of methods and techniques for training, according to you and your dog's needs are used.
The Pet Courses run for 6 weeks and are held at 10.30am Wednesday mornings in Amersham or 7.30pm Monday evenings in Bledlow Ridge.
The Advanced Courses run for 6 weeks and are held at 11.30am Wednesday mornings in Amersham or 8.30pm Monday evenings in Bledlow Ridge.
Older Puppies and Rescue Dogs often need to learn the basics if they have missed out on puppy training and are always welcome at the club. They may be too old for the puppy course but can enter the pet course. On occasion it may be recommended that you have a 1-2-1 lesson with myself or one of my assistants first.
The Fun Obedience Courses are held at 12.30pm Wednesday mornings in Amersham. This is a fun course for those who have achieved a high level of domestic obedience with their dogs and would like to learn some fun and challenging new exercises. This course will extend your dogs mental concentration and enhance your relationship with them. Exercises are all fun but a high standard of domestic obedience is still maintained.
The Outdoor Courses are held on Thursdays at either 11.30am or 12.30pm at my fully dog proofed field in Saunderton Lee - on a working farm with plenty of distractions around. The course is taken by Emma Thornley using the Pauline Whittaker methods and the course follows a structured plan. The course is designed to teach you how to teach your dog reliable recalls and emergency stops at a distance in an outdoor location. It will also cover a variety of other exercises designed to increase your dog's level of obedience and control in outdoor locations.
The Agility Courses are held on Tuesday and Wednesday daytimes in Saunderton Lee. Please see our Agility page for more information.
The Heelwork to Music Courses are held on Monday mornings at the field in Saunderton Lee. This course is designed to be fun for both you and your dog, you will learn the basics of clicker training, learn to teach your dog a number of tricks and then get to put it all to music. This course is great for stretching your dog mentally and is good physical exercise for both dog and handler!!


In addition to the above courses, various workshops are also run regularly:

        Clicker Training

        Recall Workshops

Details of any forthcoming workshops are published in our periodic Newsletter, or please do Email me with any enquiries.