Group Training Classes
Our group training classes provide a warm and friendly environment for you and your dog to learn. From puppy to adolescent and outdoor classes to scentwork workshops, with my team of trainers we can meet the needs of your dog anywhere on their training journey.
Which class is best for you and your dog?
Puppy Classes
Small, friendly group classes, especially designed for puppies up to 24 weeks of age
Adolescent Classes
Useful, informative and supportive group classes for dogs aged 6 months to 2 years
Outdoor Classes
Small group classes to work on recall and the relationship with your dog in outdoor locations
Scentwork Classes
Weekly skills classes, venue searches, beginners workshops, competitions and fun
Puppy Classes
Puppyhood is such a fun time with our dogs but it is so important to lay down the correct foundations, create learning opportunities and prevent problems. This sensitive time requires careful navigation: it’s important that training is integrated in fun ways which ensure that learning is optimised whilst also enjoyable.
Puppy classes will allow your puppy to:
Safely interact with other dogs of the same age
Learn to focus on you in the presence of other dogs
Follow basic cues with distractions around them
Six Week Puppy Courses
My six week puppy courses have various start dates and are run on Monday evenings in Wichenford and Monday and Wednesday daytimes in Droitwich.
Classes are always small, friendly and provide a positive learning environment.
Cost £80
They will also help you and your family to:
Learn more about your puppy’s needs
Create realistic learning expectations
Gain valuable advice about how to prevent problems.
“Choosing Pauline was the best step we took”
“I had an 8 week Labrador puppy in January who I was determined to train, and train well. Deciding on going to Pauline Whittaker was the best step. I started with a one to one visit at home to get it right from the get go. Then we did puppy classes in a village hall, followed by progression classes and outdoor recall in the park and woods and now at nearly 8 months old we are in the advanced outdoor class as Daisy is doing so well. Thank you to Pauline, for your input so far.”
— Sue & Daisy
Adolescent Classes
Adolescence in dogs comes with challenges, your cute little puppy has possibly become a leggy and sometimes challenging teenager and will need on-going training to ensure learning is maintained and your relationship continues to thrive at this time.
Bad habits in our adolescent dogs can easily creep in and problem prevention at this time is important. Many of the problems I see are very natural and common but do need careful navigation to be resolved rather than established. My aim at this time is to provide support along with reassurance and to ensure you know how to progress with your dog’s training whilst keeping it fun and enjoyable for you both.
Adolescent Classes will:
Help you understand the motivations for your dog’s behaviours
Provide you with information to help you guide your dog to make the right decisions
Give you a wealth of information about what to expect from your dog’s behaviour at this time
Maintain and build on your obedience foundations
Provide valuable guidance on problem solving and problem prevention
Provide a range of obedience and fun exercises to keep training fun and enjoyable for you both.
Sign Up For Adolescent Classes
My 6 week adolescent classes are run on Monday evenings at Wichenford, and Salwarpe in Droitwich on Monday and Wednesday daytimes.
Book here or email me to request more information.
Cost £80
“I couldn’t have done it without Pauline”
“Bruce is turning out to be the most lovely dog I could ever have wished for. It’s been hard work but I’m just about there and this is in no small way down to you. You have been through it with me and for that I can’t thank you enough. I couldn't have done it without you and now realise the importance of ‘real’ dog training. It should be compulsory for every dog owner.”
— Louise & Bruce
Outdoor Classes
For dogs over 6 months of age, the classes run in outdoor locations for those who want to work on teaching recalls and other behaviours in outdoor locations.
Outdoor classes will:
Teach you a range of exercises to help you feel more in control of your dog outside
Help your dog to view you as the most important thing in any environment
Prevent bad habits from becoming established
Provide fun activities to keep your dog engaged and you motivated
Teach you and your dog how to cope with distractions outside
Sign Up For Outdoor Classes
Outdoor classes are run at Worcester Woods Country Park at 9.30am with a beginners class on Mondays at 9.30am and a more advanced group Fridays at 9.30am.
These classes are run by Pauline’s team member and IMDT Instructor Fiona Somerville
“The course was a lot of fun”
“Getting a scent hound to come back to you was always going to be a challenge, but I really wanted to try agility training with Molly and Pauline suggested that we did the outdoor recall training first. As well as improving Molly’s recall significantly, it showed me that I can get Molly to focus on whatever task we were doing. We practised this a lot at home, too.
It’s far more than just a recall course. By the end of the course, Molly was doing the exercises off-lead and so focussed on what we were doing, that she didn’t even attempt to run off. For Molly, doing the recall training was definitely the right way to go (thanks, Pauline!) and the course was a lot of fun.”
— Julia & Molly
