Obedience training is probably the most popular form of dog training there is. You’ve probably heard horror stories of Choke Chains and all sorts. Scrambles train with a simple theme… reward, praise, more praise and play! No choke chains nothing bad. Its simple, just reward and praise the dog when he (or she) does it right!
Our basic pet dog obedience training is for puppies / dogs over six months old and is quite simple, you will teach your dog to Sit, Down, Wait, Stay, Recall (even with distractions, such as other dogs etc) and to be become a happy, friendly, good all round canine citizen. all very important just for everyday life!
This obedience level is also a natural progression from Playschool wherein the dogs continue their education by refining their skills and learning to do all the things, they did before but with many more distractions. They also start to learn about waiting and staying skills. We continue in this class to have problem sessions where we will advise on any problems you may be having with your dog.
From here you can do as much or as little as you want- going from the basics as listed above to more advanced practices such as ‘send-aways’ and distance control. You can even teach your dog some tricks or go on to do agility!
We can also help you with ‘clicker’ work and shaping behaviours. This is now a well established method of training and it can be great fun for yourself and your dog.
We have classes at this level at various times and days.
* If you are planning to come straight into this class without progression through the puppy class, we like to start the dogs off with an individual one to one half hour induction session first, as this makes the training methods used much easier to comprehend and you can also discuss any problems you feel are particular to your dog. You and your dog then join in for six weekly consecutive sessions with the other dogs in the group class.
The individual session would be at any time to suit, and then you would start in the group obedience training classes the following week.
Progression Obedience is for dogs that have done a fair bit of obedience either with us or with other schools/clubs where we continue to challenge and educate the dogs even more.
One to one/personal training sessions
Lu also does one to one/personal training sessions which are a brilliant way to start your dog’s education. For puppies, it makes sure you start right from the beginning doing things the correct way before any bad habits develop. For older puppies / dogs, it is a great introduction to get you and your dog into understanding Scrambles way of teaching. It provides you time alone with Lu to discuss any problems or worries you may have. We would definitely advise anyone taking on a rescue dog to start this way.
This is also an excellent training opportunity if you are unable to attend the group classes.
If you are unable to do the group classes we would suggest booking some, one to ones with Lu, if your dog needs more social skills, Lu has her own dogs on hand to help with this aspect of their education.
Please contact us by e-mail to put your name down for classes or to book a one to one session.
info@scramblesdts.com