DogBasics Basic Obedience

DogBasics Basic Obedience Course

The Basic Obedience Course is laid out over 6 lessons in total, plus the initial 10-15 minute assessment of your dog.
You get:
5 practical lessons (outdoors),
1 Dog Language theory lesson (indoors) and 1 assessment (10-15 min, outdoors).
The lessons are 1 hour each, although the dog language theory lesson can run up to 1,5 hours.

Included with the course are also free socialising sessions, until your puppy is too large for the socials. You can then join one of our walking groups instead. We will also let the dogs have some play time in between the exercises at the lessons, providing they all get along.
Some groups will meet every week, others every other week (depending on the preference of your particular group).
Each group is set up depending on the personality of the dog and which days/times the owners can come for their training. See information on how to book, below.

The lessons will be held during day time on weekdays and weekends.

Our courses are held outdoors, in Great Offley, Hertfordshire, in a fenced in garden, in a football field or walking around the footpaths in Offley. Click here for maps and pictures of Offley and the training areas.

Price:
The course is £55 in total.
You can either pay cash on the day of your first lesson or via internet banking before your first lesson. If you want to pay via internet banking (or straight into a bank), just ask for our bank details before your course starts. We don't accept cheques.

For clients who have already taken the Dog Language lesson in a previous course (puppy class, BasOb, TWO, Introduction Course or other), the price is £45.

Number of dogs in each class:
There will be a maximum of 6-8 dogs in each class

Exercises:
Sit, Down, Stay, Recall, Walking on lead without pulling, Focus exercises, Not jumping up, Health check, Search, Leave, Stop, Problem solving exercises (mental stimulation for your dog)

Theory: Dog Language and Learning Theory (varied rewards, positive leadership, pauses, stress/relaxation)

How to book:
To book your space on a Basic Obedience Course, please fill in the Contact Us form with your preferred course (Basic Obedience), your preferred day and preferred time, for your course.

Once I've received your form, I will email you with a suggested date for your assessment.
When your dog has been assessed, you'll be offered a place in a course.

If you accept the place in the course, you'll be sent an email package with a few documents in preparation for your course, including your schedule.

Once you've paid for your course, you will get a second email package with the training excercises and theory written down.