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Make every day
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Bring out the best
in your best friend!We will teach you how you can both understand each other.
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Positive training
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The Dog Calmer
A quick guide to training
An overview
For young puppies, the best approach is to join a Group Class. This will need an assessment of both dog and owner to find out if both can work within a Group Class. As well as the training there is the social factor to consider, whilst the groups are small there is a degree of interaction within the group. It maybe decided the progress would be most beneficial if started with some individual classes to help with any issues that would impede progress in the group environment.
The same process would be followed prior to bringing and older dog into a group class.
You could consider Group Classes as foundation training, control, handling mixing with other dogs and people outside the family environment.
Dogs 12 months old and over, are moving into Juvenile/Adulthood. Training should continue with Intermediate levels 2, 3 and 4. After this we move onto advanced levels 1 and 2.
One to one sessions tend to address particular problems and could be described as behavioural issues such as, Dog to Dog Aggression, Dog to Human Aggression and Anxieties & Phobias would come into this category.
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“Bit by bit, we were enabled, enlightened and empowered and all the way through the process there was constant positivity and encouragement. Avril's skill and patience with dog owners and their dogs, in all their different guises, is outstanding. Thank you, Avril.
“I saw Avril for a one-to-one session when I was struggling to manage Lexi's behaviour around other dogs. Avril reassured me that Lexi is not a problem dog and that, in the dog world, there were valid reasons for her behaviour. Avril's calm approach and expert knowledge were much appreciated." Thank you, Avril.
“I have to say some of the training required some tough mental gymnastics on my behalf, just to think issues through from a different perspective. But trusting Avril and going with her suggestions has given Ruby and I much better results than I could ever have expected on my own. What's most important is Ruby really LOVES the training sessions.”
Bertie has been training with Avril for over 6 years now. It has to be said he attends as much to see Avril, as he does to learn! He'd happily spend the whole lesson sitting on her lap for a cuddle! Putting aside Bertie's love affair, Avril's training is impeccable....I can't recommended her highly enough.
Avril had been recommended while we were waiting to collect Jax our working cocker spaniel. He was our first dog and there was much to learn! Avril, both in group lessons and one to one’s helped guide us through our journey. The training has been invaluable helping to understand how to help him and gaining a dog that is a great companion and member of our family. Thanks a million Avril X