Louise’s Dog and Puppy School

Kloof 

KZN

Contact details

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Louise Welsford
Cell + (0)84 828 7880            
wescc@iafrica.com
www.louisesdogblog.wordpress.com

Qualifications/Experience
I have been training retrievers for field trials and gundog working tests for the past 15 years and have, during this time, made up a Field Trial Champion.  I also instruct general obedience and socialization in my puppy, adolescent and adult dog classes and assist pet owners by way of private lessons with problem pets.  I run specialized courses for training retrievers for the field as well as clicker training workshops and courses.  I am an accredited Super Pup Trainer, and have passed the Canine Culture Instructor’s Puppy Course with merit.

Method of Training
I use puppy-friendly methods of training, utilizing various ways of getting and maintaining behaviour such as lure and reward, clicker training and classical conditioning, and have experience with all these methods.   I also teach owners about appropriate play with their pups and how to integrate play into their training sessions.    
 
Course Content
  • Each handler is given comprehensive notes on puppy behaviour and training basic obedience
  • Noise Desensitizing
  • Handling : Examination : Grooming Information
  • Basic Obedience : Sit with brief stay; Down with brief stay; Focus on Handler; Loose Lead Walking; Recall and Give and Take 
  • Toilet Training Information
  • Management of basic behaviour concerns such as jumping  up on handler and others such as, chewing and digging, bite inhibition, Resource Guarding etc
  • Off-lead socialization
  • Walks outside school
  • Clicker Training can be organized on clients request
Training Days:
Saturdays and Thursdays

Training Times
4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays      
      
Duration of Course: 7 weeks

App Number of pups in class: 6 to 7 pups in a class

Age of pups in class: Ranging from 9 weeks to 18 weeks

Requirements
Proof Inoculation Required : Prior Booking Required

About Our School
My school is situated in a fully-fenced area adjacent to a well-known dog park in the leafy town of Kloof in KZN.  My main aim is to help dog and puppy owners to establish a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.

Other  Services Offered
As a follow-on to Puppy Kindergarten I offer Junior Good Manners 1 and 2, which is based on the KUSA Canine Good Citizenship programme.

In addition to formal classes I offer private training at clients’ homes, where the training plan is tailored to meet the client’s requirements.  I also help with integrating fearful and anxious dogs into situations where there are other dogs and strangers.