K9 Lost in Translation Services

Preparing for your new puppy £45 

(90 minute session)

Welcoming your new puppy into your family is an exciting time. These first few days and weeks are important to help them settle in quickly and start your rewarding and enjoyable dog ownership experience. I offer sessions which are full of information and advice to help you prepare for those all important first few weeks of bringing your puppy home. This includes: night time routines, toilet training, chewing and biting, sensitive periods, equipment, common problems, how dogs learn and some obedience training to get you started. Dogs are always learning, therefore it is important that only the behaviours you would like to see are being reinforced, to prevent unwanted behaviours in the future. I can help start you off on the right track! 

Puppy Classes - Smart Dog School

Lisa Tonks, Paws 4 Reward & Jo Forsdike, K9 Lost in Translation

Our 8 week puppy course is suitable for fully vaccinated puppies, up to 18 weeks of age at the start of the course. The course is aimed at building confidence, developing socialisation skills with other puppies of similar age, humans and things within the environment. The course will help you build a good foundation to your puppy's learning journey, as you both have fun learning together, improving communication, developing trust and strengthening your bond. 

Included within the course:

• Obedience training -sit, down, stay, release cue, leave, drop, eye contact etc.
• Recall and loose-lead walking.
• Learning in a distracting environment.
• Handling experience (getting ready for a visit to the vets or groomers.)
• Socialisation on and off the lead.
• Fun games!
• Learning to settle.
• Building confidence and developing bond through play.
• Preventing unwanted behaviour.
• A better understanding to how dogs learn and using reward based training.
• House training, biting and mouthing, health and general care advice, diet, what's poisonous to a dog and much more.

When:  Tuesday evenings 6.30-7.30pm and 7.45-8.45pm

Where: Woodgreen Village Hall, 7 Hale Road, Woodgreen, Fordingbridge, SP6 2AF.

Cost:      £120 (for all 8 sessions, plus emailed training sheets and online/phone support.)

The classes are kept small to ensure you and your puppy get the individual attention required. Courses start every 4 weeks. We recommend you book in your puppy as soon as you know the 2nd vaccination date to avoid disappointment.

Obedience Classes 

Classes are geared towards practising things that will be useful in your every day life with your dog. These may include brushing up on basic obedience skills like sit, down, stay with distractions and distance, manners when meeting and greeting new people and other dogs, loose lead walking, recall, emergency stop, confidence building, impulse control, preparing for a visit to the vets and learning to settle.  As part of the course you will also  be able to work towards achieving IMDT partnership grades and certificates.

When: Thursday mornings 11-12pm & 12.15-1.15pm

Where: Woodgreen Village Hall, 7 Hale Road, Woodgreen, Fordingbridge, SP6 2AF.

Cost: £90 (for all 6 sessions. )

Classes usually take place outside weather permitting.

Obedience training £35 an hour

Obedience sessions are 1-2-1 and can be tailored around your dog’s training needs. Sessions can take place at home, while out on walks or in different environments. As well as working on your dog’s obedience, you will also gain further knowledge and understanding on how dogs learn and how to incorporate training in to your everyday routine. Sessions are suitable for puppies or adult dogs who would benefit from further training. 

Behaviour modification £70 (1 hour session)

The first consultation usually takes place in your home in order to observe you and your dog in your natural environment. During the initial assessment Jo will discuss in detail your dog’s behaviour and the problems you have been experiencing. After taking a full history to identify what possible factors my be causing the unwanted behaviour, Jo will develop a behavioural modification plan tailored for you and your dog’s individual needs. It is advisable that all family members attend the initial assessment if possible. Jo is happy to be contacted via email or phone if clients have any queries in between sessions.

Follow up behavioural sessions £70 (or £250 if bought in a bundle of four sessions)

Follow up sessions enable Jo to guide and support owners in making the necessary changes in order to successfully modify their dog’s behaviour. Sessions can take place in different environments depending on the various challenges you are facing. Sessions last 1 hour and are followed up by a behavioural modification plan.

Changing your dogs behaviour requires commitment from you. Whilst a dog’s behaviour can be changed quickly, this won’t happen overnight. Practise and consistency will be needed to successfully change behaviours. This is why I offer a discount if you sign up to a series of four follow up sessions.