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Life Skills Classes

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Life Skills Classes are aimed at any dog aged six months and over. This is our follow-on class from our Puppy Life Skills course or an excellent starting point for training older puppies. Whilst classes follow on from each other, they are pay as you go classes so that you can book and attend dates that suit you, offering a more flexible way to continue your training.

Our Life Skill classes are designed to help you better understand your dog, building on your current training foundations, preparing and supporting you through their adolescent months and into adulthood, whilst also working through the IMDT partnership grades to measure your success! We love to welcome families to training so that everyone can get involved, whether you’ve had dogs before or you’re a first-time owner, we’re here to help!

We recommend that all dogs are fully vaccinated before attending classes, as it is an outdoor space, with lots of wildlife, a high footfall of dogs and neighbouring livestock. Classes are restricted to no more than five puppies to allow for adequate training time, so spaces are limited.
Please note that to attend these classes, you must have either attended our Puppy Life Skills course or completed a one to one training session before booking.

About our Life Skills Classes

Keeping your dog’s mind active

What will you and your dog learn?

The focus for Life Skills Classes is to develop your dog's current training using fun and interactive activities. We cover everything you would expect from basic puppy training, including socialisation, sit, down, stay, to recall and loose lead, alongside trick training for additional mental stimulation and wellbeing. As we believe every dog and handler partnership is unique, exercises are tailored to suit you and your dog’s current development stage.

As a handler you will learn how to set your dog up for success using different training techniques tailored to your individual dog. How to assess their mood, feelings and consequently how to understand and support them, through adolescence and into adulthood.

How to book

Does our Life Skills Class sound like the perfect class for you? Head over to our online booking page to find our next available dates and to secure your place!

Full payment is taken on time of booking to secure your place on the course. Once booked, you will be sent a confirmation email with further details of the class, however if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to attend the course for any reason as places are limited.

Our Life Skills Classes are pay as you go sessions for those that have attended our Puppy Life Skill Classes or for those that have trained with us on a one-to-one basis and are looking to progress and proof their skills in a controlled environment. They are designed as a progressive series, working towards the IMDT partnership grades. Full payment for each session is taken on time of booking to secure your place on the dates that suit you, classes are a maximum of six so places are limited and we advise advanced booking so as not to miss your preferred dates.

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Where will the training take place?

Training takes place in a secure paddock outdoors at Barton Under Needwood. Classes are rarely cancelled so you will need to dress appropriately for the weather. If the weather is unsuitable to train in, such as extreme heat or rain, the class will roll over to the following week and you will be notified as soon as possible. We recommend that puppies are fully vaccinated before the class due to wildlife accessing the paddock, high footfall of dogs and neighbouring livestock.

What methods do we use?

At Pawsitive Intentions Dog Training we use, modern, scientific reward-based dog training methods. This involves using food rewards or toys, alongside learning through play and games-based activities.

We prefer dogs to wear a harness, but a flat collar and lead is acceptable. Shock collars, choke collars and half choke collars will not be tolerated in class. We also ask that you do not bring extendable, figure of eight or slip leads to puppy classes, as these are not suitable for training in. If you do an alternative will be provided for you for the session. All other equipment will be provided on the course.

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