THINKING-DOG
LIFE SKILLS FOUNDATION SESSION
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Our dogs and puppies can often have changes in their lives that can leave them feeling confused and uncertain. Some dogs react to these feelings by becoming overly-excited or anxious. Our single Life Skills Foundation teaches you the core skills to help them through these feelings.
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The session is useful for puppies/dogs who are showing one of the following:
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Over excitement, such as jumping-up, overly boisterous play and inability to settle calmly with visitors
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Stress and/or anxiety when leaving the house and on walks (this looks like reluctance to move forward and rushing to get home or back to the car)
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Anxiety travelling in the car (where your puppy/dog seems reluctant to get in the car, and/or trembles in the car, and/or has motion sickness)
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Mild separation anxiety
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Mild to moderate fear of fireworks/noise anxiety
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SESSION STRUCTURE
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Fern teaches you training exercises and practical management solutions to help your puppy/dog become calm and confident in all situations.
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The 1-1 session lasts 60 minutes, allowing time for a brief discussion of your puppy/dog’s issues before moving onto practical work where you will learn:
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Foundation exercises for creating calm in all situations
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Foundation exercises for building focus and responsiveness in all situations
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If you would like specific work on recall, loose lead walking or other practical skills, these can be covered in further follow-up sessions.
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IS THIS THE RIGHT COURSE FOR ME AND MY PUPPY/DOG?
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The Foundation session is very practical and deals with one issue.
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If your puppy/dog has two or more of the above issues, please ask for information about our Thinking Dog Behaviour Programme. Please click here for further information:
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The Life Skills Foundation Session is not suitable for puppies/dogs with the following:
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Bite history towards people
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Bite history towards dogs (including resident dogs)
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Severe anxiety levels
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Barking at other dogs on walks
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Barking at people on walks
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Persistent barking and inability to settle with visitors to the home
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Guarding food/toys/locations/people
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If your puppy/dog has any of these issues, please ask for information about our Thinking-Dog Behaviour Programme so that we can give you and your puppy/dog more in-depth support.
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FEE
Foundation Session:
£75 per 60 minute session
£18.75 per 15 minutes if the initial hour is exceeded
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Follow up sessions:
£37.50 per 30 minute session
£18.75 per 15 minutes if the initial 30 minutes is exceeded