Starts Saturday 3rd May and runs for five consecutive Saturdays

The aim of the course is to guide you through the early stages of the tricky teens, providing you with the tools to maintain your dog’s focus, help them to control their impulses, and advance their reliability of known and brand new behaviours.

Class sizes are small (maximum 6) to allow plenty of space to work, and for Nicky to help each of you 1:1.

The atmosphere will be relaxed, fun, enjoyable and social, and as always, behaviours will be taught using positive reinforcement only.

Plenty of Q&A time with Nicky will allow you to ask questions and share experiences of the tricky teens in a group setting.

Each week you will receive a recap of what was taught in class to work on in your own time and will guide you if you have to miss a class at some point.

The course will include:

• How to use a clicker as a game changer for focus and fast learning

• Loose lead walking off-lead with turns and distractions

• Auto sit by your side

• Temptation alley

• Emergency stop & drop at distance

• Ring the bell

• Push buttons & respond to their verbal cues

• A two minute sit-stay and down-stay

• Leave it - off-lead and applied to multiple distractions

• Controlled greetings with people (no jumping up) and other dogs

• Weekly tricks including: Spin, leg weaves & walk on your feet

• Spin, sit & down on verbal cue

• Graduate on week five with a certificate, rosette and a well trained dog!