Puppies of all breeds and mixes from 9 weeks to approximately 5 months are welcome.
We train exclusively using reward-based methods :)
INFO:
- Maximum 6 puppies on the course to ensure good individual follow-up - with us, you should feel seen, heard and looked after.
- After the weekend is finished, a thorough summary is sent out by email so you have an overview of what we trained and talked about, and you can look back and check whenever you like.
- We work in short sessions with many small breaks, so all the little ones keep up throughout. During the breaks, we practise being calm near other dogs and people and that you can't always say hello and play - this is also important to train. Sometimes the puppies sleep a bit, and this is also excellent training: Relaxing and sleeping is something you can do even when things are happening around you :)
- We use a method called clicker training on all our courses, and at Canis we're really good at clicker training. Clicker training is a reward-based, effective and fun training method. It's not a requirement to use the clicker itself, but we certainly encourage everyone to try it.
- The whole family is welcome on the course!
TIME
The course runs over one weekend, and suits you well if you want lots of learning in a short time, or if you find it difficult to do a fixed day a week over a longer period. On this course we meet Friday 15 January at 18.00-20.00, Saturday 16 January at 11.30-13.30 and Sunday 17 January at 11.30-13.30.
LOCATION
The course takes place indoors in heated facilities at the lovely, new Oslo Hundetreningssenter centrally located at Furuset in Oslo. Here you and your puppy can come to train in warmth and comfort, dry, clean, safe and predictable surroundings :)
PRICE
Full price is 2,950 kr. This is more than comparable courses (6-hour puppy class) we run outdoors, as the rent in Oslo is sky-high, and it's worth paying a bit extra when you get to train indoors. We do have several "early bird" options, so the earlier you enrol, the cheaper it will be.
INSTRUCTOR
WE WILL WORK ON
- Focus – focus on the handler
- Self-control/impulse control using only pleasant, positive techniques that teach the puppy that it always pays to "ask" mum or dad first
- Recall - how to teach your puppy to come when you call in any situation
- Walking nicely on the lead
- How to use play as an effective reward for desired behaviour
- How to use treats as an effective reward for desired behaviour - not all dogs love food, so here it's about having some good techniques!
- Getting the puppy to give up things it has found
- Sit, down and stay
- Teaching a stop signal, trained reward-based and without the use of punishment
- Being calm with other dogs and people
On this course there is no theory evening, but while the puppies have training breaks we talk about socialisation, environmental training, puppy biting, alone-time training, challenges that arise in everyday life, and how and why we train reward-based. We also talk about how you can give your puppy good mental stimulation and enrichment.
FURTHER COURSES
We encourage all our course participants to continue with courses, to ensure good routines, good training and training inspiration going forward. After the puppy course, we especially recommend "Further Everyday Obedience Level 1", which we offer at all our 3 training locations (Furuset, Kringsjå and Lambertseter), so everyone can find something that suits them :)
Do you have any questions about the course before you enrol? Feel free to contact course lead Marianne at marianne.mjelva@canis.no