Canine College
For Puppy School Graduates
Canine College
Canine College and SuperPup are our progression courses following Puppy School. They are for dogs who have completed our Happy Buddies’ Puppy School course.
If you wish to progress your training after Puppy School, you can choose to complete both our progression courses (in any order) or just one - you can decide which one based on what topics you’d like to cover. Whilst there are no upper age limits for either progression course, it is recommended you complete SuperPup whilst your puppy is still under a year old as the socialisation elements we introduce you to will be of greater benefit to young puppies and adolescents. Canine College can be completed at any time after Puppy School and at any age.
What Is Canine College?
Canine College is another of our follow-on courses for those puppies/dogs who have attended the Happy Buddies’ Puppy School course or the SuperPup course (please note, you do not have to complete SuperPup to enroll on Canine College but you do need to have attended the Puppy School course).
As with all Happy Buddies’ training, Canine College only uses kind and reward based training techniques that are fun and easy for both humans and canines. There are no harsh methods used and such methods won’t be allowed in class.
During the course, you will build on the work you did during Puppy School by advancing your dog’s basic obedience skills and making them more reliable with the use of distance, duration and distraction (the 3 D’s) as well as learning new things. Helpful handouts are provided each week to help you practice what is learnt at home. Some of the topics covered in Canine College include:
Focus work
Distance cues
Send to bed
Developing Stay and Wait to make them more reliable in useful situations
Door way and roadside manners
Introduction to obedience work
Recall improvement
Drop
Leave
Loose lead walking improvements - both accuracy and technique
Jumping up prevention - encouraging more polite greetings
Emergency Stop
Introduction to Hoopers and Agility
Confidence building
Trick Training
How is the course structured?
The course consists of 6 weekly sessions lasting 1 hour each and will be run with no more than 6 dogs – this means more individual attention and support for you and your dog!
As well as the 6 weekly classes, you'll receive helpful handouts each week to help you practice at home and your dog will receive a CERTIFICATE and ROSETTE on completion of the course!
If you are unable to attend my group Canine College courses we may be able to conduct this on a 121 basis for you, which will take place either online or at your own home.
Price
The price for a Canine College course is:
Face to Face Group Course in Brockham:
£165 per course
It is encouraged to book well in advance to avoid disappointment, as courses book up quickly and spaces are limited.
Online 121 Course: