Monday 14th April

Service Description

Advanced Class – Mastering Training & Preparing for Specialisation Welcome to the final stage of your training journey! We hope you've enjoyed the process so far and look forward to seeing you and your dog graduate with confidence and skill. At this stage, many owners choose to explore specialist areas such as agility, working trials, gundog work, heelwork to music, or scent work. With a strong training foundation, your dog is now ready to take on new challenges and continue building neural pathways for even greater learning and engagement. What Your Dog Will Learn: 🐾 Precision Heelwork – on and off lead 🐾 "A" Recall – refining recall to heel 🐾 Sit & Down Stays with increasing difficulty 🐾 "On the Bed" command with distance goals 🐾 Distance Control – Sit, Stand & Down from a distance 🐾 Group Recalls – off-lead reliability 🐾 Polite social interactions – staying calm while being spoken to Week-by-Week Breakdown: Week 1 – Foundations & Focus 🔹 Goal setting & calming stroking 🔹 Close Heelwork (on & off lead) 🔹 "A" Recall🔹 Sit & Down Stays Week 2 – Building Distance & Control 🔹 "On the Bed" (5 paces distance goal) 🔹 Introducing paces in heelwork 🔹 Retrieve 🔹 Stays 🔹 Staying calm while being spoken to Week 3 – Strengthening Responses 🔹 Group recalls off lead 🔹 Distance Control (Sit, Stand, Down from 2 paces) 🔹 "On the Bed" reinforcement 🔹 "A" Recall as a group 🔹 Heelwork with paces Week 4 – Adding Complexity 🔹 Stays 🔹 Group recalls off lead 🔹 Retrieve 🔹 Distance Control 🔹 "On the Bed" practice Week 5 – Refining & Test Preparation 🔹 Recap & improvement week, focusing on weaker exercises 🔹 Retrieve refinement 🔹 Test run-through Week 6 – Graduation! 🔹 Final test 🔹 Awarding of Certificates Beyond Graduation With a well-trained and responsive dog, you're now equipped to explore advanced training areas or simply enjoy the benefits of a well-mannered companion. Whatever your next steps, your training journey has set you up for success!