COMERAGH CANINE CLASSES

Elizabeth Alderton, ADipCBM (Foundation Degree)
Bleantis, Ballinamult, Co. Waterford


Irish Ambassador for International Society of Animal Professionals
(view their website: http://www.is-ap.org/

Telephone 087 760 769 5 Email info@dogbootsactive.com

NEW! We will donate a 15kg bag of our Recommended dog food to the rescue centre of your choice when you take the family dog obedience course with your dog.

Elizabeth Alderton, ADipCBM, MISAP
Qualified Canine Behaviour Specialist

Teaching owners and families to enjoy and control their dogs

Obedience training for all dogs and puppies

Specialist retriever and search dog training

Elizabeth has had over 25 years experience in training working and pet dogs. She has been working in Ireland as a dog trainer since 1997 and in 2018 was appointed Ambassador for the International Society of Animal Professionals in Ireland. She has gained the Advanced Diploma in Canine Behaviour Management with Distinction (Foundation Level Degree) with the College of Canine Studies, Scotland

Your dog is your family member, and you and your family need to learn how to communicate with your dog, enjoy play with your dog, and control your dog's actions so that you can all enjoy a fully and happy life together.

Please contact me to discuss your dog

Family Dog Obedience Home visit plans Single Lessons Puppies Web Consultation Challenging Dogs Retrieving Training Canicross Search Dog Training Course Dates Exam Preparation

Family Dog Obedience Course

Essential for all owners and dogs and the foundation for working and competition
Helps you control and enjoy your dog

Just look at these picture to see a dog staying still with distractions

 

Methods What you'll learn

Requirements

 

Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques

 Key Foundation commands:
Recall Enjoy walking with a dog that returns when called
Heel Walk on lead without pulling

Sit
Stay
(in place selected by owner)

 Eliminate or control disruptive behaviour such as excessive barking, jumping up and grabbing at clothing
Each dog must have its own handler
Class lessons to learn how to control your dog in the presence of other people and dogs General dog care including:
Cleanliness, flea and worm control
Fencing and containment
 All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present
 

Fun with your dog:
Enjoy games and activities together that are fun for you both such as retrieving, searching and simple heelwork tricks and basic agility

  

Assessment lesson followed by six lessons once a week (approximately one hour each)

Day: Sunday afternoons

(Course is flexible, if you work some weekends, have a holiday or an unexpected circumstance; you can take the course over a period of three to four months).

Cost €250 - for assessment, course, harness, whistle and course notes

Single Lessons

For specific, one-off problems, you can take single lessons. Private lessons €40 per hour, joining in with class €25 per hour.
Any harness/whistle needed will cost extra (€10-20 each)

Day: Sunday afternoons

Puppy Class

For puppies aged 10 weeks to 4 months, the assessment lesson is a puppy class.

Methods What you'll learn

Requirements

 
Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques Foundation commands:
Recall Enjoy walking with a dog that returns when called
Heel walk on lead without pulling

Sit

 

Each puppy must have its own handler

Puppies may attend once their full course of vaccinations is completed
Small or private class of 1-4 puppies General dog care including:
House training
Fencing and containment
 All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present

Home visit plans

Methods What you'll learn

Requirements

 

Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques

 Key Foundation commands:
Recall Enjoy walking with a dog that returns when called
Heel Walk on lead without pulling

Sit
Stay
(in place selected by owner)

 Eliminate or control disruptive behaviour such as excessive barking, jumping up and grabbing at clothing
Each dog must have its own handler
Home visits

Advice on fencing, family activities

Individually tailored training and exercise plan (for your dog that is!)

  
Some class lessons are recommended to learn how to control your dog in the presence of other people and dogs General dog care including:
Cleanliness, flea and worm control
Fencing and containment
 All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present
 

Fun with your dog:
Enjoy games and activities together that are fun for you both such as retrieving, searching and simple heelwork tricks and basic agility

  

Home visits and class lessons to benefit your dog (approximately one hour each)

Day of week training held:

Home visits: weekdays - daylight hours up till 6pm, weekends can be arranged on occasion €60-€80 depending on my travel distance

Classes: Sunday afternoons. In summertime: Tuesday evening/night

Cost €275 - €310- always includes: harness, whistle and course notes

Then plan is flexible - examples are:

Home visits Class Lessons
1 (total €300) 6
2 (total €330) 4
3 (total €365) 2

 

 

New! Web Live Consulation

Methods What you'll learn

Requirements

 

Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques

 Key Foundation commands:
Recall Enjoy walking with a dog that returns when called
Heel Walk on lead without pulling

Sit
Stay
(in place selected by owner)

 Eliminate or control disruptive behaviour such as excessive barking, jumping up and grabbing at clothing
Each dog must have its own handler
An additional person is needed to take part in the interactive process
 

Advice on fencing, family activities

Individually tailored training and exercise plan (for your dog that is!)

 Phone discussion beforehand to discuss your needs
Some class lessons are recommended to learn how to control your dog in the presence of other people and dogs General dog care including:
Cleanliness, flea and worm control
Fencing and containment
 All members of the family may attend .

Web-cam consultation from your own home, at a time convenient to you. Approximately 60 minutes long €40 per session

Course Dates

 

Current training Courses run all the year round
Family Dog Obedience course In progress
Next First lesson assessment and consultation 20th and 27th June 2021 (spaces available)
Next Puppy lesson 20th and 27th June 2021 (spaces available)
Retrieving Course In progress (spaces available)
Canicross In progress (spaces available)

 

Challenging Dogs

Some dogs are more difficult to train than others. If your dog has any of the following characteristics a series of private lessons can be discussed and arranged. Sometimes only one private lesson is required, other dogs may require a little longer!

Aggression problems with other dogs
Dominance problems with other dogs or people
Overfriendly or overexciteable very large dog
Very nervous dogs

Please see home visit plan for full details

 

Canicross

Canicross is a dog sport, where the dog runs with the owner. Most dogs pull thus providing extra power for the owner. The dogs wear a special harness

It is particularly useful for:

Dogs that cannot free run either because they refuse to return when called, or because of the circumstances and area in which they are exercised

Methods What you'll learn
(you can learn all or some of the following according to your wish and your and your dog's capability)

Requirements

 
Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques
Pulling in harness The correct way for a dog to pull
Straight lines Running forward in a straight line without deviation
Stopping Slowing and stopping on command
Directional control Chaning direction to right or left and turning round

Etiquette and Safety

 Canicross with safety and consideration for other people

Owner:

Committed to devoting time to training
Reasonable fitness, but running is NOT needed

Dog:

Likes to pull on the lead
Energetic

Private and small group lessons
€20 per session per dog
 All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present

 

Retrieving training

 

Methods What you'll learn
(you can learn all or some of the following according to your wish and your and your dog's capability)

Requirements

 
Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques
Retrieve Retrieve object to person
Retrieve to hand Retrieve object without dropping
Stop whistle Teach dog to stop at a distance
Directional control Obey hand and voice signals to reach desired area

Steadiness

 Retrieve only on command
Double and diversion retrieves Retrieve selected objects

Owner:

Committed to devoting time to training

Dog:

Reliable on recall and stay.
High play drive and desire to retrieve
Off lead heelwork required for advanced steadiness
Private and small group lessons
€25 per session per dog		 All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present

Price on discussion but note that training usually takes place once a month for 6-12 months

 

Search dog training

There's a bit more information if you click here

If your dog isn't ready for this training you can still help train other dogs by play-acting the part of a missing person. Please contact me if you would like to help.

Methods What you'll learn
(you can learn all or some of the following according to your wish and you and your dog's capability)

Requirements

 
Reward based training using up to date proven scientific training techniques
Run out Run out to play with an assisting person
Hunt Hunt for hidden person
Indicate Indicate back to the handler that person has been located

Owner:

Committed to devoting time to training
Prepared to devote time to searching on a voluntary basis

Dog:

Medium sized
(springer spaniel-german shepherd sized)
Energetic and physically fit

Friendly with people of all ages
Friendly but not distracted by other dogs

Reliable on recall and stay.
High play drive to retrieve or tug a toy

Stop whistle - stops at a distance to attend to handler

Directional control - obey hand and voice signals to reach a desired area

Focussed on play and ignoring other animals, including sheep

(If you need help with the above please attend the basic obedience and/or retrieving course)
Private and small group training.
You will be expected to assist in the training of other dogs 		All members of the family may attend but children under 12 must have additional adult present

No charge since this is a voluntary activity

Training run according to demand and on mutually agreed days

Locations vary

Exam Preparation

Are you enrolled in a Diploma or Advanced Diploma or Degree course in dog training, behaviour management or companion animal behaviour? I can coach you on the practical experience needed for exam preparation. For specific instruction, you can take single lessons or you can learn on the job by helping at class lessons. Private lessons €60 per hour, joining in with class €30 per hour.

Day: Sunday afternoons, tuesday evening/night in long daylight months