Dog Trainers

[Bingobabe]

Hi does anyone happen to know where i can get dog training classes i have a dog and she,s a year and a half and totally untrained lovely natured but a nightmare to train help[lol]

[connieb19]

I used to take my dog to the dod training in Bower...I don't know if she still does it though...try Nicola on 01955 641 308...It's been a while since i last went!!:grin:

[Venture]

Page 35 in the Caithness Telephone Directory which we all had delivered free it has Kanemere Dog Training. I think its the same as the poster before me mentioned.

[Biker]

http://www.kanemeredogtraining.co.uk/

Nicola is very good, her website is above but she has moved from Bower now.

I don't have any experience of the other trainers but I do have a lot of time for her. She is very friendly and I consider to be very good.

[Fran]

there used to be classes in the assembly rooms in wick.

[krieve]

there used to be classes in the assembly rooms in wick.
There still is classes in the assemly rooms fran i think my dog needs to go but she is to set in her ways like me lol

[Caithness Canine Club]

Hi does anyone happen to know where i can get dog training classes i have a dog and she,s a year and a half and totally untrained lovely natured but a nightmare to train help[lol]

We hold training classes every Tuesday evening in the Assembly Rooms here in Wick.

The Obedience class starts at 8pm followed by Ring Craft classes at 8.45pm. Anyone is welcome to come along and join in! Classes cost £1.50 each or £2 for both.

We also offer the opportunity to train for the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme. The Scheme which is not competitive incorporates four awards - BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD and Puppy Foundation Assesment. Each level involves a gradual development in our understanding of dogs.

A trained dog is a happy dog and remember, you can teach an old dog new tricks!

Dog owners also have an obligation to their community and participants will be guided on the joys of responsible dog ownership. The course is straightforward and non-competitive and on successful completion of each of the tests, participants will be awarded a Certificate to mark their achievement and a rosette on completion of the Bronze Award.

[porshiepoo]

I found the people at the assembly rooms to be great. The only problem I had was that the room was just way too small if you have a larger breed dog.

I don't have any experience with any other training clubs but it's well worth getting yourself a decent book and learning the foundations for yourself.
I used to go training with our shepherds 2-3 times a week (In England) but I now find I have enough experience and understanding to train them myself.
If you're gonna have a go at it yourself (If you can't find a training school) then get a decent book that explains the fundamentals about dog behaviour and then go onto the training. To train a dog successfully I found it helps to understand at least a little about why they do what they do.

What sort of problems are you having with your dog?

[rich]

At last I can confess. I took my dog to a psychiatrist.

[connieb19]

At last I can confess. I took my dog to a psychiatrist.Thats a well trained dog..Did he have long to wait outside for you?...lol:lol:

[rich]

Yes it's always the owners, not the dogs that need to be trained. And that's more or less what happened.
We got this dog from the Pound. Border collie/lab/something else mix. Borderline collie.
Away we went for a walk. We have a ravine near where I live. Popular spot for joggers. Round the corner comes a runner. So the dog attacks him. Leaps for the jugular.
We grab the dog and aopologize profusely.
Another jogger labours towards us.
He is felled by our dog.
More profuse apologies.
We bring in the canine retraining experts. Nothing works. Our dog attacks runners with the relish of a beast that has found something to live for - to be useful - isn't that the dream of every border collie?
So we go to the dog psychiatrist.( She said "woof.") She asks does he bark before he attacks? I say I am so traumatized I don't really know. But there has been some snarling, yes definitely.
We take the dog out to verify this. And indeed he does bark before attacking yet another harmless exerciser.
Big step forward. Psychiatrist gives me an electric collar to put on dog. When he launches the attack dog will get zapped.
So of we go. Dog in electric collar. Jogger appears - small oriental chap with huge calves and great running style.
Dog goes for him and gets a running shoe in the chops. (Well deserved) More apologies. Obviously collar not working.
Despair.
Pondering fate of dog - death sentence clearly called for. We wander through our park. There are reflecting pools there ,full of water.
Dog leaps into water. COmes out. Shakes himself joyously.
And the collar zaps him.
Big time.
Dog now terrified of water. Wont go near it. Still attacks joggers.
I return the collar, tell the sad story to psychiatrist. She says, "Have you ever gone jogging?"
Well of course not. I'm from Caithness. You cant jog there. Everybody stops and gives you a lift. It's embarrasing,
She says "do it."
"My legs are too skinny and my knees are ugly."
"Do it."
I go and buy shoes. And lycra tights (purple). Plus a hat that says "running room"
Then I take the dog. Let him of the leash. And totter off.
The dog follows. No problemo! He is a reformed character. Joggers are good!
Meanwhile my knees are giving out....

[connieb19]

Glad to hear he's doing better Rich...Did you watch "It's Me or The Dog," tonight? My dog was a rescue dog and i've had her for 9 years now and although she is great with females or kids, she is absolutely terrified of men. i thoght she would come round eventually, but no. It's funny how they never forget if someone has been bad to them!!:(

[porshiepoo]

Hahahaha Rich, what a story there.

I've never heard of a dog going to a psychiatrist though. lol.

I had a litter of danes with my bitch Porshie not so long ago and just before we moved up here I had to go and pick up one of her pups as the owners couldn't cope with him. I say pup but he was fully grown at this point.
He was a little git basically. He'd bite to get attention and would jump up the back of me and try to pull me over by my ponytail - it sounds funny but I couldn't let the kids near him. I would literally be holding onto whatever I could determined to not let him get a reaction or get me on the floor - I always lost! lol
Anyway, I let him settle in and then decided enough was enough and I needed to show him that in this household we were the boss. So the next time he did it I grabbed his collar, wrestled him to the ground and literally leaned over him while he was on his side and stayed there until he stopped fighting and gave in.
It's not the ideal thing to do unless you're completely sure that you can get the dog to the ground cos if you don't then the dog has won and you're worse off.
Once I got off him and let him go, he stood up, looked at me, took in what had just occurred and then went and lay down and let me get on with what I was doing. It had worked!!!!!
After that I had to do it once more and that was it. the kids loved him and he turned out to be one of the most loving boys ever, he just didn't understand where his position was in our household. I decided to do it this way because danes are huge dogs and i needed a quick response as we have other dogs and kids.

What I find so annoying is that the owners had been questioned in depth before I let them take the puppy. All it took was a little bit of training from a young age and this would never have happened in the first place, this dog had no idea of how to interact with a family or with other dogs he'd obviously never been socialised. Luckily, a condition of bauying the puppy was that I had to get first refusal on him if the owners ever decided to sell him - no matter what age. I guess I have to thank them for at least caring enough about the dog to make sure the problem wasn't just passed on or that he ended up in rescue kennels.

Theres many different ways of training a dog and although I wouldn't recommend everyone try what I did, I have to say that the result was great.