Dog Training Cork

sfwcork

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does anybody know any good people or places in cork that train puppies.I have a 9mth old golden R and at the moment she isnt listening when she is called and also have afew little small habits.Would like it nipped in the bud before she gets older. How much?

Thanks in advance

ABajaninCork

Try Grace Buckley at Doggie Matters. She trained my Shih Tzu. Her classes are for puppies, then she does another short course for slightly older dogs at the Greenmount CC.

spur

A1-K9 do training for dogs of any age. They are based in Knockraha - few miles beyond Glanmire - look at their website for location/direction.

I've taken both my dogs there.

You need to attend a 1-1 assessment initially. He's looking to see how your dog interacts with other dogs and have a discussion on what you want to get out of it and also to look at what he sees your dog doing. I took my 1st dog there to stop him pulling on the lead, minute he hopped out of car, 1st comment was on how much he jumped on people and advice on how to control that. He gave me some tips on what to do with dog until there was a space free in class.

It's a 6 week course, as far as I know now you need to use those 6 weeks over a period of 8 weeks - they don't run a set of classes, there are classes every weekend and you slot into the class once they're a space. It seemed different to me at the start, but it really works - the dog next to you could have been there 3 weeks and you can discuss with them what they've achieved to date and any tips they might have!! I remember this really good dog when I went along and that dog was my bar to achieve (same breed as my own).

What's very important is the socialisation aspect of it - I would still look back and say my dog got the biggest win here even though it wasn't what I went along for. My younger dog benefited from it alot too, but he didnt' need as much as the first fella - I had just gotten used to him barking frantically at every dog he saw/met! Now he'll approach or be appraoched by any dog and it's fine - and now a walk is an enjoyable experience, not a stressful one.

By the way, I did learn how to stop him pulling - but we both learned so much more too!

What I would advise you do is contact any of the trainers mentioned here and discuss with them what you want and find out their approach to training - above all you need to be happy with that.

As you can gather, I was very happy with the training at this centre.

sfwcork

morning

thanks for the reply

spur I dont think i will take the dog there. <snip>

DBB

Hi OP,
I've heard pretty good reports about the classes at Creedon's Doggy Daycare in Cork, in particular a girl who does classes called Ilse. However, I qualify this by saying that it is a 2nd hand report, so I can't vouch for them without reservation, so obviously do the necessary checks to satisfy yourself that all is above board! You clearly have a good idea of what's not acceptable when training dogs, and that's great as it'll steer you and your dog clear of anything dodgy.
Personally, I think a good gauge is not so much to ask the trainer how they reward good behaviour (though obviously it's important!), but to ask how they deal with the dog when he misbehaves. To me, this is the true indicator of how "positive" a trainer is. Gentle stuff like time-outs or withholding treats are fine... Anything coercive or physical is not.

ABajaninCork

I know Ilse very well!! She taught my animal welfare classes at St John's...Although she didn't train my dog, she did do a doggy training class and she's really good. She can also groom.

OP - Give Grace Buckley a try. She does the puppy classes which focuses on socialisation through play, and the classes for the bigger dogs are a little more structured, but is still reward based.

LouieR

Spur how much are the classes with A1K9 please? I have a Shih Tzu & a Cairn & they're generally well behaved for me but they bark incessantly when people pass the house, or if we're outside the house they go insane with other dogs.... Time for action as they're driving me nuts.
Thanks a mill.

fataltragedy

Ilse is great from what I've heard!

Wouldn't really recomend A1 unless you're looking for a dog that is constantly you you you you you - we did a number of the classes there from the six week one, but to be honest, the entire time was based on sit/heel, sit/heel, sit/heel, with the dog 100% all the time focused on you - in a six week course, I would have expected a little more to be covered than sit/heel, especially for the money you're paying! Classes were also quite full so when individuals were being worked with, there was quite a lot of time just standing around in the yard (its held outdoors!!)

Granted we didn't go back for the last week I think. His own dogs are spectacularly trained though, I'll give him that - just for what the class covers, I wasn't impressed.

LouieR

Thanks for the info, it's great to hear first hand how good or not a service is. Yea I'd be wanting a little more than sit/heel out of a 6 wk programme too.. Thanks again, I'll search around a bit more!

keano25

If you had the time why don't you train the dog yourself?

Its actually quiet easy. I live in the back of beyond's literally an hour to the nearest dog trainer so I decided to do some research on the internet and train my Rottweiler who I got a few months back.

Shes 10 months now and will sit, lay down and stay in both positions. Come when called, fetch, speak(bark) on command, give the paw, roll over and more.

The trick is to find out is your dog food or play motivated.

And only train for 15mins a day at a time, split it up morning/evening. Any more and your dog will just get bored and you will get frustrated!

Any questions just ask.