intensive courses

[dannie_kl]

thanks elaine!

[entemeranair]

I don't know if this might be of any interest...
http://goodboydogschool.com/
This guy does a summer camp in Kent which might be good fun. It got a good review in the Guardian last year. I got the impression people often take multiple dogs along - but it might depend on how well you cope with camping!!!

[dannie_kl]

Thanks that link is interesting-i don't own a tent and have only been camping once in the last 15 years so not sure what i would think to camping but something to think on!

[Joni]

Looks a good website, but I am not sure if I could concentrate on the training with the trainers mullet, I have not seen one quite so magnificent for a long time!

[entemeranair]

I know! That mullet is spectacular! You have to have respect for a man who dares to sport such a look - it ranks up there with handlebar moustaches and lambchop sideburns...

[Tulip]

*hums Motorhead*

[EnzoFerrari]

OMG I am absolutely disgusted by how much they charge. It is a real mony making business in this country. Not surprised there is so many untrained dogs around...

Now to your question Dannie about a training weekend. I have done various courses with my dogs. One was a working trials weekend course. It was fantastic, there was about 10-12 of us with our dogs and we had an instruction into working trials. We did the tracking, the obedience and the redirection exercises. We had two days of intesive training with the dogs and it was good fun.
As for "dog issue" training I cannot give much advise. I think its up the the individual. I had a few problems to sort out with Luigi one of them his recall i.e he saw another dog and he was off once he was off Enzo followed! Pack mentality and it not always goes down well with other owners... I didnt have time to take him to a fancy dog school elsewhere. I just took him along with me to the training club I goto with Enzo. Because we all can work our dogs individually and there is no more than 3 dogs on the field at the time. So there is a bit of distraction but also enough space inbetween the dogs. Luigi learned really quickly the purpose of the training and he improved massively.
Sometimes a little one to one with each dog works wonders! And once you have them at the stage where you want them to be on their own you can start putting the pieces together i.e bring another dog in. Most important is that they are focused on you and that is better when on their own.

I met David Anderson at our last trial I believe he is down at your end of the country. He seemed like a good handler and trainer. Maybe you can give him a call. heres the link http://www.chancepixiesdobermann.com/dobe_training.htm or
http://www.bestbehaviourschoolfordogs.c ... minars.htm

[EnzoFerrari]

I just seen they even have a mini on the front of the web site!!

[Caramomo]

Madly scanned the page looking for the mini, waited for all the changing pictures at the top, still no mini all disappointed, then realised - he's stood on the title! DOH!

[EnzoFerrari]

Madly scanned the page looking for the mini, waited for all the changing pictures at the top, still no mini all disappointed, then realised - he's stood on the title! DOH!

no better place for them to be [laughing]

[dannie_kl]

thanks for the links enzoferrari, i'll weigh up all my options and see what is going to suit me and my dogs best.