'Mental Exercise' 6 wk Course - 9am

6 Week Course dates - Summer Term

Saturday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th July; 9th, 16th Aug 2025

Mental exercise decreases hyperactivity, boredom and destructive behaviours – If dogs don’t get enough mental exercise, they’re not using their brains to process enough information, therefore they have pent up mental energy (which has to come out somewhere)!

If they’re bored, they are more likely to use that pent up energy for unwanted behaviours such as excessive barking, unwanted chewing, excessive attention seeking, inappropriate digging and over-reactions. This type of training can also help improve a dogs’ self-esteem and it hugely improves the connection and communication between you and your dog.

There is a minimum requirement that your dogs understands the cue 'Sit'.

The classes will include a whole range of exercises around the following subjects, plus more:

• Elements of Gundog Training
• Stop on cue, Search/Retrieve, Working with the whistle.
• Exercises to support Loose-lead walking and Recall.
• Self-Control and Calm around distractions.
• Direction guiding (Round, Left, Right, Back)
• Hold it/Drop it
• Leave it
• Sit/Stay
• Focus