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RESIDENTIAL DOG TRAINING 

Our ‘Calmness Leads to Reward’ – Residential Dog Training Programme is a comprehensive dog training and behaviour programme conducted in house over a 3 week period at our Dog Guru Training & Behaviour Centre.

This programme is aimed at those owners who simply do not have enough free time to attend our scheduled obedience classes and workshops.

THE PROGRAMME 

Whilst in our care your dog will live with us in our home with our family and will be fully integrated and trained alongside our own Copperbirch Labradors as a member of our household.

We only take one residential pupil for training at a time to ensure your dog gets our full attention.

Our training sessions are carried out over a 7 day week and your dog’s daily training sessions will involve trips to the park and the town for socialisation education.  We teach your dog to be calm and relaxed everywhere they go.

“CALMNESS LEADS TO REWARD”

During your dog’s stay we will  teach, train and communicate with  them using our uniquely developed “Calmness Leads to Reward” © formula for dog training & behaviour.  This is a holistic method which ensures that the partnership of dog and owner is balanced, whole and complete.

“Calmness Leads to Reward” © is a positive training method which is based on timely, consistent, reward without the need for tit-bits or gadgets.  We believe that you should be able to communicate with your dog because of the bond that you build through mutual love and respect using a true understanding of animal psychology and not because you are bribing it with food.

YOUR EXPECTATIONS – OUR SET STANDARD

Our objective is to transform your dog’s behaviour,  we want your dog to be a loving calm family member that understands the social boundaries so that both of you can have a future stress free relationship.

Each of our residential training programmes are tailor made to suit you and your dog’s individual requirements, however we have listed below some of the skills your dog will learn during their 3 week stay with us.

  • We will teach your dog to be calm and balanced for your future stress free relationship. In order to do this we teach them the necessary obedience skills of  Sit & Stay
  • Walk to heel on the lead without pulling.
  • Calm behaviour when greeting.
  • Calm behaviour in/out of car.
  • Recall (with whistle) – optional.
  • All of the above with natural and realistic distractions.

During your dog’s 3 week stay we will provide you with weekly progress videos to show you how they are getting along with their training.

GRADUATION DAY

Upon graduation, you will be given a full demonstration of your dog’s newly learned calmness and obedience skills.

It is then expected that owners spend a couple of hours following this demonstration in order to learn the new communication and tuition procedures we have taught your dog.

We will also identify and eliminate the factors within your home that contributed to your dogs unwanted behaviour issues, make suggestions and advise on some changes you need to make to their home environment.  We will teach you how to provide structure and set new positive boundaries to continue the successes in your new life together.

COSTS

The total cost of our 3 week residential dog training course is £895 per dog which is split into 2 stage payments.

 Payment 1

A £195 deposit per dog via bank transfer is required to secure your booking.

Payment 2

The remaining balance due i.e. £700 being payable on the first day of arrival.

This fee includes your dog’s accommodation and training for the 3 week duration, a private consultation on arrival at the Dog Guru Centre and 1-2-1 owner tuition upon collection.

OUR AFTERCARE SERVICE

The Dog Guru team will be available to fine tune your handling skills for the lifetime of your dog, this is our ongoing commitment to you.

We have an outstanding record of success.  Our Dog Training Programmes have been called astonishing and our Behaviourist’s and Trainers Keith & Helena Mathews likened to have the ‘magic’ touch.

Our Residential Dog Training programme will transform the behaviour of your dog and you will be rewarded with the possession of a perfect companion who will excite admiration on every occasion.

For further details and enrolment please email us:

 

 

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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US

 The Dog Guru brand was formerly established in June 1994 with the headquarters being located at ‘Claddagh Lodge’ in the beautiful Co. Armagh countryside.  In this idyllic rural setting just 5 minutes from the main town of Markethill you will find The Dog Guru – Dog Training & Behaviour Centre.  Our property is totally secure and your dog will also have the freedom to run and play with our own dogs outside its normal daily training sessions.  

 `The Dog Guru´ Dog Training and behaviour Centre is managed by husband and wife team Keith & Helena Mathews,  both expert dog behaviourists and internationally renowned dog trainers who collectively have over 40 years professional experience in the canine world.

 KEITH MATHEWS ‘THE DOG GURU’

Keith Mathews aka ‘The Dog Guru’ is Ireland’s most famous dog trainer, gun dog trainer and canine behaviourist.  A hugely successful writer and broadcaster of the internationally acclaimed “Calmness Leads To Reward” and “Retriever Training – Guru Style” dog training programmes which have global sales in 6 continents.  Keith has appeared as the canine expert on the BBCs ‘The One Show’ as well as starring in his own hit dog training BBC television series ‘Good Dog Bad Dog’, which aired on national television.  It was through this TV show that the producers give him the name ‘The Dog Guru’.

Keith has been training dog’s professionally for over 25 years he has taught dog training workshops  and held dog behaviour seminars all over the world.

Keith’s is the breeder of the Copperbirch Champion Labradors which is Irelands most successful breeding kennel with over 100 FT Champions, FT Winners & Award Winners having been bred directly from his lines over the last 10 years.

Keith is an International ‘FCI’ – ‘A’ – Panel field trial judge for retrievers with the Irish Kennel Club.  He has judged field trials and working tests in many countries around the world.

Keith has a wealth of knowledge which he has acquired from working with all breeds of dogs in different situations and he prides himself in being able to assist dog owners and handlers in overcoming their dog’s problems, when all other trainers and behaviourists have failed.

 HELENA MATHEWS – SWEDISH DOG TRAINER & BEHAVIOURIST

Helena who is originally from Stockholm in Sweden has been a professional dog trainer and behaviourist for over 15 years.

Helena is a qualified ‘Hundinstruktör´, (Dog Trainer) ‘Problemhundspsykolog’, (Dog Behaviourist) & ‘Service och Signalhunds Instruktör, ( Service & Therapy Dog Trainer) ‘Jägareförbundets Hundinstruktör III’ and ’SSRK’s Retrieverinstruktör’. (Hunting & Retriever Trainer).

For four years Helena worked as a Therapy Dog Instructor, Trainer and Handler with the Labradoodle Livia in Uppsala Akademiska Barnsjukhus a Swedish Childrens Hospital as part of the pilot scheme ‘Childrens Experiences of Animal Assisted Therapy’.

Helena and Livia appeared many times in Swedish media as well on the televised film ‘Livia ett viktigt hundliv’ which highlighted the work and benefits of the highly successful dog training project.

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