Canine College
For Puppy School Graduates
Canine College
Once you have completed the Happy Buddies’ Puppy School course, you can continue your training at Canine College and Dog University.
If you wish to progress your training after Puppy School, then Canine College is the first of our progression courses. We accept dogs of any age, provided they have completed Puppy School. Please note that Canine College should be completed before Dog University.
What Is Canine College?
Canine College is the first of our progression courses for those puppies/dogs who have attended the Happy Buddies’ Puppy School course.
As with all Happy Buddies’ training, Canine College only uses kind and reward based training techniques that are fun and easy for both humans and canines. There are no harsh methods used and such methods won’t be allowed in class.
During the course, you will build on the work you did during Puppy School by advancing your dog’s basic skills and making them more reliable with the use of distance, duration and distraction (the 3 D’s) as well as learning new things. Some of the topics covered in Canine College include:
Introduction to Marker Words
Focus exercises
Settle Training Progression
Recall Improvement
Developing Stay and Wait to make them more reliable in useful situations
Roadside manners
Leave
Drop
Consent Based Handling exercises
Loose lead walking improvements - both accuracy and technique
Jumping up prevention - encouraging more polite greetings
Confidence building, enrichment and mental stimulation games
Trick Training
Introduction to Hoopers and Agility
How is the course structured?
The course consists of 6 weekly sessions lasting 1 hour each and will be run with no more than 6 dogs – this means more individual attention and support for you and your dog!
As well as the 6 weekly classes, you'll receive helpful handouts each week to help you practice at home and your dog will receive a CERTIFICATE and ROSETTE on completion of the course!
Price
The price for a group, face to face Canine College course is:
£165 per dog, per course
It is encouraged to book well in advance to avoid disappointment, as courses book up quickly and spaces are limited.