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Introduction to a Beginner’s Dog Training Course
Whether you have a new puppy or an older dog that needs some guidance, this course is designed to help you build a strong, positive relationship with your dog through effective training techniques. Training is about much more than teaching commands. It is about communication, trust, and creating a well-behaved companion that can confidently navigate everyday life.
During this course, you and your dog will learn the foundations of good behaviour, including:
- Responding to their name
- Sit, down, and stay commands
- Loose-leash walking
- Recall (coming when called)
- Polite greetings and social manners
- Understanding rewards and positive reinforcement
- Managing common behavioural challenges
Our training approach focuses on positive reinforcement, rewarding behaviours we want to see more often. Dogs learn best when training is fun, consistent, and rewarding. We encourage patience, clear communication, and realistic expectations as every dog learns at their own pace.
To get the most from this course:
- Bring plenty of small, tasty treats.
- Practice regularly between sessions.
- Keep training sessions short and enjoyable.
- Celebrate progress, no matter how small.
- Remember that consistency is key.
By the end of this course, you will have the skills and confidence to continue your dog’s training journey while strengthening the bond you share. Training is a lifelong process, and the foundations you build here will help your dog become a happy, confident, and well-mannered member of your family.
We look forward to helping you and your dog succeed. Let’s get started! 🐾
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 12 Lessons
- 24 Weeks
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- Unit 1Why we should train our dogs, classical vs operant conditioning, dominance theory explained, leads and harnesses explained, the fallout of punishment, learning theory, terminology used and teaching a dog to sit.4
- Unit 2Generalisation explained, capturing behaviours, clicker training in detail, stress signals in dogs, the physiology and neurophysiology of stress explained and teaching a dog to lie down on cue.4
- Unit 3Teaching a dog to come when called and recall games with faultfinding information.3
- Unit 4The Premack principle explained, Luring vs Bribing, teaching a dog to walk on a loose leash and leash walking games2
- Unit 5Teaching Impulse control and teach a dog to stay or wait.2
- Unit 6Lesson 62

