Dog Training During COVID-19

We are able to run dog training classes provided we stay under 10 people. This means only one person at classes with each dog until restrictions are lifted. Please refer to Commissioner Grantley Steven's signed document signed on 15th April 2020 (Exception 5 i &k) https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/167355/Signed-Direction-Non-Essential-Business-and-Other-Gatherings-no-4.pdf

Basic Dog Manners course covers:

• Sit for polite greeting
• Drop
• Stay
• Come when called
• Walk well on a lead
• Give up objects
• Leave objects
• Teaching dogs to come away from play
• Go to mat
• Reading dog's body language
• Keeping your dog safe
• Environmental enrichment
• Practising in distracting environments

Suitable for puppies who have attended puppy preschool or those dogs or puppies that have had no formal training.

Week 1 is a dog free lesson so we can teach the handlers some skills and behaviours to train at home in a non distracting environment.

Suitable for puppies and dogs who have had no training.

Venue

Training classes are held at either:

Page Park - corner of Cross Rd and East Ave Clarence Park  or

The Village Green - behind the Unley Council corner of Unley Rd and Oxford Terrace

Course Cost 

The Basic Dog Manners - Level 2 is designed for any dog who has completed Basic Dog Manners - Level 1 with Positive Dog Training. Ideally it is best to move straight from Basic Dog Manners - Level 1 to Basic Dog Manners Level 2. The course is designed so your dog does not need to be proficient in all the behaviours learnt in Level 1 before progressing to Level 2.

The course runs for five weeks and your dog comes to all five lessons.

Basic Dog Manners - Level 2 covers:

• Wait at gate
• Wait for food bowl
• Loose lead walking with more distraction
• Leave It - whilst walking
• Parking - teaching your dog to settle whilst adults are talking
• Recalls with distraction
• Settling quickly after play
• Curving - approaching other dogs on lead
• Revision of all behaviours learnt in Basic Dog Manners (stay, go to mat, drop, paying attention etc)
• Chaining - putting multiple behaviours together before bridging and rewarding
• How to shape a behaviour
• Trick training
• Mini agility items such as tunnel, weave poles, A-frame and small jumps (this helps to build confidence with your dog)

If you dog has completed training at other dog club or training venue please contact Positive Dog Training so we can ensure you are booked into the correct level.

Venue

Training classes are held at either:

Page Park - corner of Cross Rd and East Ave Clarence Park  or

The Village Green - behind the Unley Council corner of Unley Rd and Oxford Terrace

Puppy Preschool is designed for puppies who are between the ages of eight to 12weeks. Ideally puppies need to start puppy preschool at eight or nine weeks of age. This is a course designed for baby puppies. If you pup is older there is a puppy preschool for pups up to 12 weeks of age on Week 1. If they are older please book them into Basic Dog Manners Level 1.

Puppy preschool is held on Wednesday evening at Hills Vet Play Centre 199 Main Rd Blackwood and is an indoor facility. 

Currently we allow you to bring two people per puppy and ask that you adhere to social distancing. Please do not attend if you or anyone in your family is showing cold or flu symptoms.

The Trick Training Workshop will be held over two weeks with both sessions running for 1hr.

You will develop the skills needed to teach trick training so you can teach your dog any number of tricks.

A number of different tricks will be taught depending on the skill level of your dog. Your will learn tricks such as:

• opening and closing a draw or door
• teaching your dog how to wipe its own paws
• unrolling a towels 
• teach your dog to read words
• transferring a paw touches to other things such as your foot

Trick training is great mental stimulation for your dog and builds the bond. 

This class is restricted to six dogs to allow for individual help and coaching. 

Venue is The Village Green Unley on Thursday night.