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Welcome to
Nurture Dog Academy
Enrich and empower your dog through training.
Join us for a kind, science backed, reward based training journey.
Puppy Classes
Set your puppy up for success with our small, fun and friendly classes for the most effective socialising journey.
For puppies under six months old.
What's included...
Six friendly and supportive 50 minute long classes.
Puppy Top Tips Sheet
Puppy Goodie Bag
Access to our private Community Facebook Group to view our demo videos and to share your training journey.
Why Choose Us?
Our classes follow a carefully and thoughtfully constructed six week puppy syllabus.
We have incorporated just the right balance of life skills training, gentle exposure socialisation and fun, bond building games so that you and your puppy can enjoy your learning experience together.
Limited classroom numbers so that you receive maximum attention and to ensure that your puppy has a positive experience.
Our hall was chosen with safety in mind- separate entrance and exits so that your puppy doesn't get crowded, non slip flooring and equipment.
Each puppy has their own safe space to maximise learning.
£118 for six weeks
Confidence Classes
Set your dog up for success with our small, fun and friendly classes for the most effective bond building confidence journey.
For dogs of any age and breed.
What's included...
Six friendly and supportive 50 minute long classes.
Confidence Top Tips Sheet
Doggy Goodie Bag
Access to our private Facebook Group to share your training journey.
Why Choose Us?
This course has been carefully and thoughtfully constructed to include six weeks of confidence building activities. This will include enrichment, gentle exposure socialisation, and fun, bond building games so that you and your dog can enjoy your confidence journey together.
Limited classroom numbers so that you recieve maximum attention and to ensure that your dog has a positive experience.
Our hall was chosen with safety in mind- separate entrance and exits for nervous dogs, non slip flooring and equipment.
Each dog has their own safe space to minimise distractions and maximise learning.
£118 for six weeks
Our Classes
Move with us as you graduate from Puppy Class (PEARL) into our
RUBY, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD and AMETHYST classes.
(All classes to be completed in order before moving on to the next level)
PEARL
For puppies aged 10 to 24 weeks old. The most gentle of introductions to our human world. By being proactive rather than reactive we can help you and your puppy achieve the best start to your training journey.
For youngsters progressing on from our Puppy Pearl class. You can continue to work on the practical skills you've learnt so far, along with games to improve focus and engagement.
RUBY
SAPPHIRE
This course is a natural progression of practical dog training skills along with fun, engagement games for dogs who have achieved our Ruby level.
Our Emerald course is a consolidation of previously learnt behaviours, adding more challenges to really get those brains and bodies working!
EMERALD
AMETHYST
Work your way up to our highest level of achievement. Our Amethyst Dogs are the ultimate in well behaved canine members of society!
DIAMOND CLUB
For those who don't want to leave us!
Newly introduced DIAMOND CLUB is for those of you who enjoy the community spirit and social aspect of coming to training classes.
In Diamond Club you'll have lots of choice in what you'd like to practice and perfect with your canine companion.
Plenty of opportunities to make use of the equipment or to dive more deeply into the world of scentwork, fitness or enrichment.
DIAMOND
Helen became interested in dog training when her new puppy, Barlie came along. She started to think long and hard about how she could make his life the best it could be. She decided to begin trick training and obedience classes. She found that her puppy seemed exceptionally settled, content and fulfilled.
Over the years she discovered a myriad of different ways to enhance a dogs life from enrichment feeding, to play, fun training games to scentwork.
Helen started her dog walking business, Happy Hounds Dog Services in 2017. She likes to augment the dogs walks by adding in plenty of fun training games and activities along the way.
About Us...
Kathryn has three dogs of her own and is passionate about helping them live their best lives through training, play, sports activities, and enrichment. She has a particular interest in understanding a dogs emotional needs and the incredibly special bond they share with us. In her spare time, Kathryn enjoys sea swimming, kayaking and spending time out in nature with her dogs Phoebe, Martha and Niamh.
Kathryn has been running her own business for twenty years -Bramber Bears, creating one of a kind, collectable teddy bears and soft sculpture animals.
Our Story...
We met at dog training classes in 2014 where we quickly formed a friendship due to the fact that both of our dogs were finding the environment somewhat overwhelming.
We provided support and encouragement for each other and and secured ourselves a safe space for our dogs so that they could enjoy their learning experience.
We learnt a lot about our dogs and ourselves during this time and found that we enjoyed helping others to support their dogs.
Fast forward ten years and we have since studied with The School Of Canine Science, The Institute Of Modern Dog Trainers and The Dog Training College.
We have sourced knowledge and information from a wide variety of dog trainers so that we can offer the most up to date, ethical and kind training classes that are both fun and enriching for dog and human alike!
We are committed to expanding our knowledge in the ever evolving world of dog training!
Frequently Asked Questions
We want to get to know you and your dog, please email us with any questions.
Or find your answer here...
Can I book online?
Sorry, no, because we want to hear from you so that we can really get to know you and your dog! This is so that we can adapt our program to ensure we provide the most effective training classes for you both.
What do I need to bring to class?
We will send out a welcome pack with all the information you need, including what to expect and what you will need to bring. We want you to feel positive about coming to classes with no fear of the unknown!
What happens when I complete puppy level?
We offer a range of different class levels ( Ruby, Sapphire and Diamond) through our achievement scheme, so feel free to continue your training journey with us right up to Diamond level.
We also offer a Confidence Course for cementing your bond and helping our more nervous friends to blossom!
Is my dog too old to come to classes?
We welcome dogs of all ages on our Confidence Course and in fact we love to see your super seniors who can really benefit from getting out and continuing to work their brains.
What happens if my dog gets it wrong?
We never punish dogs for getting it 'wrong'. We show you, in a kind a positive way how to effectively reward behaviour that you would like to see repeated. We will show you many ways in which you can set your dog up for success so that they can experience errorless learning as much as possible. By doing this you can both be more efficient in achieving your goals.
Can I bring my children to classes?
We love to meet the rest of your family! Understanding how your home life is set up helps us to help you get the most out of classes.
We recommend however, that only two people attend so that you can be sure to give your dog the attention that he deserves.
Children will need to be supervised throughout.
"Helen helped us hugely when we brought our rescue puppy home. She gave us so much information which made the first few months of owning a puppy go very smoothly. She gave us a lot of practical, easy to follow advice and what we have learnt has been invaluable"
"Kathryn is so enthusiastic and inspirational. She helped so much with my puppy's confidence which led to calmer and more attentive behaviour all round. Four years on we rely on her kind and effective methods. We cannot recommend her highly enough"
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