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Dog Training Private Lessons

Where

  • Zoom
  • Near Ancaster (near Sleaford, Lincolnshire)
  • Near Spilsby (Lincolnshire - Mondays only)
  • Rayleigh (Essex) - only available very occasionally, please email [email protected] for further details

Please note Christina no longer does home visits.

What

Do you need help with your dog? Or perhaps you'd just like to have some fun and try something new? Or maybe you'd like help with a dog sport? With 20 years of experience, a few thousand dogs trained (we lost count about 10 years ago!) and numerous courses taken to gain expert knowledge in multiple areas Christina can probably help. 

Pet Dogs 

  • Puppy training and socialisation (including socialisation with her wonderful adult dogs.) 'On location' training in towns and garden centres is also possible. 

  • Rescue or Adolescent dog life-skills and training

  • Recall - a reliable recall and a dog that listens to you wherever you are

  • Walking on the lead without pulling

  • Listening to you and ignoring distractions

  • How to stop barking, jumping up and over-excitable behaviour

Fun With Dogs 

  • Mantrailing
  • Parkour
  • Tricks
  • Games
  • Preparation for the Kennel Club Good Citizen Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards

Dog Sports 

  • HTM Heelwork and Freestyle (complete beginners to advanced competition level welcome)
  • Competitive Obedience (to the start of competition level)
  • Agility (Spilsby only)

Experience 

Christina has previously taught - Life-skills and training classes for Puppies, Adolescents and Rescue dogs, Kennel Club Good Citizen Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, Platinum Classes, Mantrailing, Heelwork-to-Music (up to Crufts competition level,) and Agility, Flyball, Rally, and Competitive Obedience (to the start of competition level, specialising in avoiding and treating behavioural problems in agility.) Behaviour cases have included amongst other things - On-lead 'reactivity' (lunging or barking,) all types of aggression (dog to dog, other animal or human, including visitors to the home, and quite a lot of resource guarding,) separation anxiety, general anxiety, prey drive, car chasing, pulling people over, 'lack of manners' (leaping about, throwing themselves at dogs or people, not listening, etc.) 

Methods 

Training is reward-based and aims to teach dogs to enjoy co-operating with their people, and people to understand and enjoy their dogs. For more info about Christina's background, training, and methods used please see 'About' 

Prices

Zoom - 

  • 1 hour private lesson - £35 
  • 30 mins private lesson (note - initial sessions are always 1 hour to enable enough time to assess each dog) - £20

Ancaster (near Sleaford, Lincolnshire) outdoors or small indoor training area - 

  • 1 hour private lesson - £35 
  • 30 mins private lesson (note - initial sessions are always 1 hour to enable enough time to assess each dog) - £20

Spilsby (Debbie's Dog Training Barn - large, purpose built training barn with astroturf flooring) - 

  • 1 hour private lesson - £45 
  • 30 mins private lesson (note - initial sessions are always 1 hour to enable enough time to assess each dog) - £25

Other - 

  • In a different location (eg. on location puppy social session) - £45
  • Behavioural Consultation - currently unavailable (following an increase in serious behaviour cases in the last few years Christina is not taking on any more cases involving severe aggression or separation anxiety. These cases have taken up a lot of her time and she is currently taking a break from them.) 

To Book

For more details or to book please contact Christina - [email protected] - Please include - 

  • Whether you'd like zoom lessons or in-person lessons. In-person lessons are near Ancaster (near Grantham / Sleaford, Lincolnshire) or Spilsby (Lincolnshire - only available on Mondays) 
  • Your dog's age and breed
  • What type of lessons you would like and any issues you may be having
  • When you are available for lessons (weekday daytime / weekday evenings. Please note that weekends are usually unavailable due to other commitments.) 

You will then be able to pay online once the date and time of your lesson has been confirmed.