Dog Training
Behaviour training that focuses on your relationship with your dog.
Tailored behaviour training for the individual dog.
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Training services at a glance.
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1:1 Training Hour
You train the dog.
1 hour, £75. One to one time with a professional dog trainer. We can come to you, or meet in a convenient location.
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1:1 Training Package
We teach you to train the dog.
4x 1 hour sessions, £280. One to one time and guidance from a professional dog trainer.
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Training Day
We teach the dog, you train the dog.
5 consecutive hours, £225. Your dog will spend the day with a professional dog trainer.
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Exposure and Training
We work with the dog.
5x 1 hour sessions, £275. Your dog will go for adventures and training with a professional dog trainer.
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Board and Train
We train the dog.
Minimum 2 weeks, £1800. Your dog will live with a professional dog trainer in their home and go through intensive training.
1:1 Training Hour.
You train the dog.
1 hour - £75. Bedford or Sudbury. You are welcome to travel to see us.
Suitable for any age dog.
A 1-hour session designed for the hands-on owner who is ready to train and looking for professional guidance.
These sessions are well suited to targeting behaviours such as door manners, recall, impulse control and loose lead walking.
We will guide and advise you on how to approach your training, and give you practical steps for how to continue to work with your dog to ensure their great behaviour sticks.
1:1 Training Package.
We teach you to train the dog.
4 sessions - £280. Bedford or Sudbury. You are welcome to travel to see us.
For dogs aged minimum 6 months and upwards.
4 x 1 hour sessions with the aim to make steady progress and provide accountability and consistency for all involved.
This package is recommended for those who are looking for help with more complex behaviours such as nervousness, anxiety, reactivity or aggression.
During sessions we will look at practical steps for how to best train your dog with regards to their individual needs. You will be required to train on your own between sessions in order to see positive developments and help your dog achieve their potential.
Training Day.
We teach the dog, you train the dog.
5 hours - £225. Bedford or Sudbury. You are welcome to travel to see us.
For dogs aged minimum 6 months and upwards.
Your dog will join us for the day to learn the foundations of the desired behaviour you have chosen for us to work on. At the end of the day you will get a handover session where we will demonstrate what they’ve done and how to continue the training.
The training day is suited to pinpointing behaviours such as pulling on the lead, barking at other dogs or picking up items they shouldn’t.
We will put in the legwork, then show you how to apply the training going forward.
Exposure and Training Package.
We work with the dog.
5 sessions - £275. Bedford or Sudbury. You are welcome to travel to see us.
For dogs aged minimum 6 months and upwards.
Your dog will receive our undivided attention for their 5 x 1 hour long sessions with us, during which we can work on exposing them to things they may be currently finding to be a challenge.
This package is tailored to you and your dog’s specific needs, but is well suited to:
A reactive dog with a training plan in place, who needs calm, safe exposure to lots of other dogs.
A shy or unconfident dog who needs to learn how to spend time with other people, or in busy places.
A well behaved dog, whose owners want to start laying foundations for advanced obedience.
With our professional guidance and access to unique experiences (such as pack walks with 8+ well mannered dogs of different size, breed and temperament), and highly trained dogs ourselves, we can help bridge the gap between where you are now and where you are looking to get to with your canine.
Board and Train
We train the dog.
2 weeks - £1800. Countrywide. We can collect your dog, or you can drop off to: Bedford, Suffolk or Cheshire.
£900 per week for the first 2 weeks, £800 per week thereafter. 2 week minimum booking.
For dogs aged minimum 8 months and upwards.
Your dog will come to live with us for two weeks minimum so that we can start from scratch. We will work with your dog in multiple short sessions every day teaching them good behaviour such as polite house manners, the loose lead walk, how to relax and how to be a great member of society. This service is suitable for a wide range of behaviour problems, including the straightforward (loose lead walking, recall) to the more in-depth such as reactivity, aggression, extreme fear, separation anxiety and handling issues.
The board and train is about setting a new routine and expectations for a dog who may have been having a hard time getting to grips with it all.
This program includes an introduction session, regular updates with pictures and videos and an in-depth go home lesson where we show you how to maintain your dog’s training.
These are the eight principles we like to focus on teaching every dog in order to help you enjoy a more harmonious relationship with your companion.
Marker words.
We want to make sure that each dog understands what yes, no and good mean. Having clear and consistent communication enables us to really reach every dog’s full potential.
Recall.
This is a vital part of off lead safety and here at Fetch Club we feel all owners should feel confident that their dog will come back to them when they let their dog off the lead.
Lead Walking.
Having your dog walk alongside you without pulling is one of the most rewarding and ‘connected’ feelings many of us have as dog owners. When a dog routinely pulls on a lead or doesn’t walk nicely, it can make us feel frustrated and even start to dread the walk. Great lead walking is conducive to a fantastic relationship with your dog, and vice versa!
Calm behaviour.
Dogs who know how to relax are a lot easier to live with! In particular, dogs who can relax in different environments become a delightful companion because you can spend more time with them in different places. This skill also helps curb destructive behaviour.
Greetings.
As very social creatures, many of our dogs enjoy saying hello to our family and friends. Doing this in an appropriate way - like not jumping up and rushing doorways - makes everyone’s life more enjoyable, including our guest’s!
Social politeness.
Dogs absolutely do not have to interact with things they don’t like and we shouldn’t expect them to. However, this doesn’t mean that barking, lunging or growling at the thing they don’t like are good behaviours. A confident and happy dog can calmly pass by things they make not like without reacting.
Impulse control.
Every dog has to learn that it must control its impulses, from not chasing cats into the road to not stealing the Sunday roast chicken off the side. Patience is something we find crucial to help a dog learn, and that good things come to those who wait!
Thresholds.
Boundaries are important. For many of our dogs, it’s not safe to go beyond the boundary of our home. This is why we like to ensure that dogs know not to cross doorways and thresholds without our specific instruction – to keep them out of roads and neighbours’ gardens causing mischief!
