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Amy Thomson Dog Training
1:1 Puppy Classes Course Cirencester (up to 5 months of age at point of first class)
£120.00
This set of 3 1:1 puppy classes are held at our specially designed classroom in Cirencester (please note this is up a flight of stairs). This course is suitable for fully vaccinated puppies who are 5 months or under at the start of the course.
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
We will be covering:
https://www.behaviouriscommunication.com/121puppyclasses
Class 1
• Intro to novelty items
• Introducing recall
• Toy play
• Positive interrupter cue
• Settling
• Handling
• Dog body language
• Loose lead walking
• Swap and drop
Class 2
• Intro to novelty items
• Hand touch
• Recall
• Loose lead walking
• No jumping up and leave it cue
• Settling
• Stand cue
• Handling
• On and off cue
Class 3
• Intro to novelty items
• Recall
• Hand touch
• No jumping up and leave it cue
• Wait
• Loose lead walking
Full notes provided
weekly homework
Certificate and rosette on completion of the set of classes
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
We will be covering:
https://www.behaviouriscommunication.com/121puppyclasses
Class 1
• Intro to novelty items
• Introducing recall
• Toy play
• Positive interrupter cue
• Settling
• Handling
• Dog body language
• Loose lead walking
• Swap and drop
Class 2
• Intro to novelty items
• Hand touch
• Recall
• Loose lead walking
• No jumping up and leave it cue
• Settling
• Stand cue
• Handling
• On and off cue
Class 3
• Intro to novelty items
• Recall
• Hand touch
• No jumping up and leave it cue
• Wait
• Loose lead walking
Full notes provided
weekly homework
Certificate and rosette on completion of the set of classes
This set of 3 1:1 classes are held at our specially designed classroom in Cirencester (please note this is up a flight of stairs). This course is suitable for fully vaccinated dogs who are 6 months old and above. This course suits those who have completed puppy 1:1 classes or those dogs that would benefit from basic training.
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
We will be covering:
Class 1
• Sit, down and stand hand cues
• Recall
• Drop cue
• Wait
• Settle
• Leave it
• Hand touch
• Loose lead work
• Handling
Class 2
• Recall
• Wait at the door
• Loose lead walking
• Leave it away from a distraction
• Drop
• Handling
• Settle
Class 3
• Recall
• Retrieve
• Handling
• Wait
• Paw target
• Settle with distractions
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
Certificate and rosette on completion of the set of classes
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
We will be covering:
Class 1
• Sit, down and stand hand cues
• Recall
• Drop cue
• Wait
• Settle
• Leave it
• Hand touch
• Loose lead work
• Handling
Class 2
• Recall
• Wait at the door
• Loose lead walking
• Leave it away from a distraction
• Drop
• Handling
• Settle
Class 3
• Recall
• Retrieve
• Handling
• Wait
• Paw target
• Settle with distractions
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
Certificate and rosette on completion of the set of classes
This set of 4 1:1 classes are held at our specially designed classroom in Cirencester (please note this is up a flight of stairs). This course is suitable for fully vaccinated dogs who are 6 months old and above.
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
This course is designed for dogs that struggle with the outdoor environment. These dogs tend to be the dogs that struggle to take food out on a walk, become very focussed on the environment and where owners find it tricky to even get their attention let alone walk on a loose lead. This is not a failure on anyone's part but a reflection on how difficult the dog finds the environment. Often we need to take a bottom up approach to training where we build skills from a basic level up rather than top down where we just try to go straight to working on their loose lead walking outdoors.
We start by history taking, establishing what your dog's normal routine is, where problems may be arising and assessing walking equipment. We then progress through a series of attention, teamwork, body awareness and engagement activities as this forms the basis of loose lead walking, without these training won't be successful. We will also cover leaving the house calmly as this is where loose lead walking starts. We have several different loose lead walking techniques that we then trial to see what suits best, these are practiced indoors in a safe predictable environment before we progress these to outdoors over subsequent sessions. Homework is given after each session to ensure this training translates into the 'real world' at home. Please note that this course is designed to give you and your dog the skills to progress at home, loose lead walking isn't often something that comes immediately, it takes time and patience. We need to meet the dog where they currently are so sometimes more background work is needed e.g. helping them cope with certain distractions.
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
This course is designed for dogs that struggle with the outdoor environment. These dogs tend to be the dogs that struggle to take food out on a walk, become very focussed on the environment and where owners find it tricky to even get their attention let alone walk on a loose lead. This is not a failure on anyone's part but a reflection on how difficult the dog finds the environment. Often we need to take a bottom up approach to training where we build skills from a basic level up rather than top down where we just try to go straight to working on their loose lead walking outdoors.
We start by history taking, establishing what your dog's normal routine is, where problems may be arising and assessing walking equipment. We then progress through a series of attention, teamwork, body awareness and engagement activities as this forms the basis of loose lead walking, without these training won't be successful. We will also cover leaving the house calmly as this is where loose lead walking starts. We have several different loose lead walking techniques that we then trial to see what suits best, these are practiced indoors in a safe predictable environment before we progress these to outdoors over subsequent sessions. Homework is given after each session to ensure this training translates into the 'real world' at home. Please note that this course is designed to give you and your dog the skills to progress at home, loose lead walking isn't often something that comes immediately, it takes time and patience. We need to meet the dog where they currently are so sometimes more background work is needed e.g. helping them cope with certain distractions.
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
This set of 3 1:1 reactive dog classes are held at our specially designed classroom in Cirencester (please note this is up a flight of stairs).
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
There are many causes for dog to dog reactivity, it can be a result of fear, under socialisation, frustration or even pain. Often this isn't a result of a lack of obedience training but a result of the dog's emotional state. At our first session it is often required first to establish why your dog might be reactive towards others, to discuss any changes to their home environment that may help and to help you and your dog become a team before working with the dog outside. There are several training exercises that can be implemented to help manage your dog's behaviour e.g. teaching your dog to focus on you around distractions but training is balanced with working with your dog to feel more positive about other dogs in a step by step way.
Because of the nature of this difficulty, often 3 1:1s are necessary to get you and your dog on the right path - The aims of 1st session are to establish the right environment and training foundations. The aim of the 2nd session is to work outside with very life like stuffed dogs to work on reactivity at a distance and to give you plenty of practice with how to manage situations. The aim of the 3rd session is to either repeat work with stuffed dogs, reducing distance or taking the newly learned skills 'on tour' in more realistic situations to set you up for success in the future.
If your dog is unable to engage with you, you struggle to get there attention or they struggle to take food outdoors (this is a good measure of your dog's emotional state, if they can't take food they are usually finding the environment too difficult) then I recommend looking at doing the loose lead skills 1:1 course first to get your dog to a point where we are able to work with them outdoors.
It is necessary for you to work with your companion in between sessions to get the full benefit and to see long term improvement i.e. lots of practice. The aim is for you to be able to walk your dog with confidence and enjoy walks again. Your dog may never be a socialite with other dogs but the more positive, well managed experiences your dog has, the more improvement you will see.
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
We recommend booking 1:1 classes 2 weeks apart to give you chance to practice between sessions.
There are many causes for dog to dog reactivity, it can be a result of fear, under socialisation, frustration or even pain. Often this isn't a result of a lack of obedience training but a result of the dog's emotional state. At our first session it is often required first to establish why your dog might be reactive towards others, to discuss any changes to their home environment that may help and to help you and your dog become a team before working with the dog outside. There are several training exercises that can be implemented to help manage your dog's behaviour e.g. teaching your dog to focus on you around distractions but training is balanced with working with your dog to feel more positive about other dogs in a step by step way.
Because of the nature of this difficulty, often 3 1:1s are necessary to get you and your dog on the right path - The aims of 1st session are to establish the right environment and training foundations. The aim of the 2nd session is to work outside with very life like stuffed dogs to work on reactivity at a distance and to give you plenty of practice with how to manage situations. The aim of the 3rd session is to either repeat work with stuffed dogs, reducing distance or taking the newly learned skills 'on tour' in more realistic situations to set you up for success in the future.
If your dog is unable to engage with you, you struggle to get there attention or they struggle to take food outdoors (this is a good measure of your dog's emotional state, if they can't take food they are usually finding the environment too difficult) then I recommend looking at doing the loose lead skills 1:1 course first to get your dog to a point where we are able to work with them outdoors.
It is necessary for you to work with your companion in between sessions to get the full benefit and to see long term improvement i.e. lots of practice. The aim is for you to be able to walk your dog with confidence and enjoy walks again. Your dog may never be a socialite with other dogs but the more positive, well managed experiences your dog has, the more improvement you will see.
Full notes provided
Weekly homework
