Working Dog Workshop in Marrickville

Location: Dogs in Town Marrickville

• 2h training workshop with an experienced & professional dog trainer.
• Great training for everyone who wants to learn to understand their working dog’s needs, how to train them, improve communication/relationship and build solid engagement.
• Training includes: Healthy engagement education and training. Understanding drives and play behaviours education and training. Desensitisation exercises. Distraction training and basic obedience training. Calming down exercises.
• This workshop is not suitable for separation anxiety training, or for dogs with severe anxieties, reactivity or aggression issues

This workshop is designed for active working breeds such as border collies, kelpies, koolies, Australian shepherds, cattle dogs, German shepherds, rottweilers, pointers etc. who have strong drives and active natures which can be more challenging to handle. These types of dogs require more from us handlers when it comes to understanding drive behaviour and managing them around distractions.

Suitable for all fully vaccinated working breeds no matter the age (fully vaccinated after 16 weeks of age) or skill level!

This workshop includes:

– Healthy engagement
– Understanding drives and working dog needs
– Using toys correctly/Proper toy handling
– Impulse control
– Desensitisation to stimulus
– Dangers of over-stimulation and how to avoid it
– Calming down skills: Finding that off-switch

BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Scroll down this page and choose a ticket. By clicking the date you will see all our options, there might be multiple classes at different times on the same day.Please check other tickets if a class is sold out.
2. Proceed by clicking ‘NEXT’ to give your details and confirm your booking via payment.