intermediate and intermediate plus classes

Intermediate Class

With the basics embedded, Intermediate continues to build confidence and introduces dogs and handlers to new activities, including:

  Recall with Front Present and Right/Left Hand Finish

  Retrieve

  Send away

  Hand target

  Leave
Going through a gate

  Cues from a distance
Work on and off lead
1 min Stay

We encourage dogs and handlers to take The Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme assessment during their time in this class. The syllabus in Intermediate covers Bronze and Silver level, but not necessarily all in one set of 7 weeks.

Intermediate Plus Class

Intermediate Plus builds on Intermediate by adding distractions, duration and distance. We improve on reliability of the skills your dog has developed so far add some new ones as well as other enrichment activities such as,

  Emergency stop

  Greater off lead control

  Hand signals

 A Recall

  Retrieve named articles
Distanced cues
Target
Obedience scent discrimination

  Food manners

  Impulse control
2 min Stay when out of sight

We also continue to train for The Kennel Club’s Good Citizen Dog Training Scheme at Silver and Gold level.

Golden Rules of Training

Train when you are in a positive frame of mind.

Keep training short, frequent and fun.

Timing is everything.

Reward your dog when they offer the desired behaviour, sometimes even if you haven’t asked for it. 

Set your dog up for success  and always end a training session on a high.

Ask for help when something is not working.

Build distance - duration - distractions gradually

Be patient, you and your dog are doing great.

More about all this in class!