"A well-socialised and trained dog brings joy and harmony to your home! "
Program Overview for our Beginner levels [part 1 - 3]:
Socialisation and Fundamentals
Congratulations on progressing beyond the Beginner stages!
Now, let’s dive deeper into the art of canine communication.
Here’s what’s on the syllabus:
Individualised Progress:
Body Language and Timing:
Addressing Concerns:
..... let’s write the next chapter in your dog’s training journey!
Bravo! You've arrived at the Advanced Stage!
You know those dogs—the ones that return instantly, gracefully surrender their toys, and walk by your side like canine royalty?
Well, guess what? That could be your dog!
Your unwavering perseverance and commitment pays off!
We're here to guide you every step of the way.
The Journey Ahead:
This course is perfect if you would like to try something different with your dog, or maybe your dog is in need of more stimulation!!
You will cover:
Your instructor is Martin Pashley MBIPDT. Highly experienced in this field - Martin's skill/knowledge and training is gained from being former Royal Army Veterinary Corp, where for 12 years he worked his various search dog(s), serving in conflict zones and in peacetime training the dogs and search dog handlers.
During this time, he (and his amazing dogs) had saved many lives with search finds of weapons / explosives / drugs & associated equipment.
His knowledge and skill with working in this specific field is outstanding.
You will have a lot of fun learning how to get your dog in working mode - they will LOVE it and you will too!
Scent Search Workshops are added into our schedule throughout the year, check our calendar for dates.
One to one training is ideal for more personal issues or when classes are not suitable, i.e. food aggression, bike/jogger or traffic chasers, separation anxiety, biting, digging, possessive behaviour, escapes, fear/nervousness.
We can also help you with a one-to-one if you wish to enhance the training you are currently learning at classes.
For further information specific to your needs please call 01395 225328.
We provide in-depth and comprehensive advice/training on behavioural and canine psychology issues of any kind. This is ideal for specific issues such as dog aggression, or problems that cannot be covered through group training, or if you simply prefer to work at your own pace and environment. The consultation will normally take place in your own home or at the location where the issues occur. Options from set of 3 visits or set of 10.
For further information specific to your needs please call 01395 225328.
Martin Pashley MBIPDT at ‘Happy Dogs’ is a highly experienced specialist dog trainer.
If you or your organisation require Martin's services (Explosives, Drug detection, Casualty detection, Tracker or Protection) please contact him via our enquiry form.
Existing clients can contact Martin in the usual manner.
In all the courses we offer, you’ll have access to a treasure trove of training equipment. from long-lines, running lines to trying out different leads, Here is what’s in our toolkit:
and many more training aids to discover and learn🐾
Don’t despair and put up with any type of behaviour you are not happy with. We can help and work with you on eliminating these problems.
Heel, Sit, Down, Stay, Come, Leave, No
Before you start ‘training’ it is important to choose a set of words (sounds), the sounds you select will become command instructions. Most common commands used are: Heel, Sit, Down, Stay and Come. Other words used are: Stand, On, Over.
It is at this point that I would like to stress that the sounds (words) you use do not have to be English (or any other language for that matter) you could quite literally make up a word/sound, what is important is calm consistency, take the opportunity to add a visual command at the same time as making the sound, this will help greatly as you attempt to advance the dogs (and your) training.
The sound you use does not have to even be a word; a sound from a whistle for example can produce a number of different commands, i.e. a series of short blasts is often used for recall, whereas one long blast would normally be used for a safety ‘stop’.
“It is not the lesson that the teacher is giving, but what the student perceives from the teaching” Martin Pashley
Any instruction (command) we give must be:
Only when the individual dog has learnt simple single commands-separately, should we attempt to add these commands together.
At Happy Dogs we are able to use many different methods, we work together to find which method works best for you.
There is very little to gain from attempting to train a dog to ‘sit’ if they are hyper or worried. It makes much more sense for us the human to learn how to teach a dog calmly (the 3-C’s: Calm, Comfortable & Confident). Therefore, most commonly I will teach canine psychology in a new group, then move on to; Ask…Tell…Place.
We will help the owner learn when and how to use a negative sound/action, this will be done in a calm non confrontational manner (3-C’s), with plenty of time and space for the individual dog to learn. We should only need to use just one negative command “No” (or a substitute sound) means “no”.
Positive reinforcement is very commonly used with our training, however this does not necessarily mean ‘over excited reward’ when the dog does as we wish/desire/require we calmly give them our attention and affection, or a food/toy reward.
I often get asked about ‘clicker training’ or ‘training discs’ and other methods using an object that utilises a sound, to put it simply these methods are more or less the same, i.e. ‘Action – Reaction’ that is to say a sound from the owner (the action) get a response (the reaction) from the animal, or in reverse. If I teach the clicker/training discs/whistle etc., this is always in conjunction with your own sound (in case of back-up, if clicker/whistle/training discs etc., is not on you when you need them).
Advantages are: Particularly good for people who might find it difficult to make the same sound consistently, or tense up in certain situations.
Disadvantages are: Could be used by someone else nearby causing confusion to your dog (2 clicks to your dog could mean sit, but the other person’s dog has been taught it means ‘come’).
You would need to have the item at hand all the times.
All lessons end with a very easy task, and rewards/praise given at the correct level for your dogs needs.
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