Puppy and Dog Training

Puppy Training

Whether you're already a proud puppy owner or considering adding a furry friend to your family, K9 Life will provide you with the essential training and knowledge to raise a confident, well-rounded and well-behaved dog. 
Training is fun and rewarding and builds the bond between you and your puppy so it’s never too early to begin! 

Pre-Puppy Package

Getting a puppy is of course very exciting, but it can also be rather daunting, with many people not really being sure what to expect and having lots of unanswered questions.

K9 Life’s Pre-Puppy Package starts before you even pick up the new addition to you family and ensures that you are fully prepared and ready to get your puppy off to the best start.

  • 1 - 1.5 hour home visit to chat about what you will need, what to expect and making your house and garden puppy-proof

  • Initial 1 hour home visit (within a week of your new puppy arriving home) to make sure that they are settling in and to start the foundation training including toilet training, crate training and teaching them their name etc.

  • 3 x 1 hour follow on sessions to teach foundation behaviours such as sit, down, wait, recall, loose lead walking and drop or to focus on other challenges you may have

  • Training notes and plan after each session

  • Text and email support between sessions

  • Sessions to be used within 3 months of purchase

    Package Cost - £330

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Puppy Package

K9 Life’s Puppy Package provides you with tools and knowledge to train foundation behaviours and also covers ongoing support over the first months of your puppy’s life as part of your family.

  • 4 x 1 hour training sessions at your home to teach foundation behaviours such as sit, down, wait, leave, recall, loose lead walking or to focus on other challenges you may have

  • Training notes and plan after each session

  • Text and email support between sessions

  • Sessions to be used within 3 months of purchase

    Package Cost - £240

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One-to-One Training 

Whether you have specific behaviours that you want your dog to learn or improve on, or are looking for a solution to a problem, K9 Life’s one-to-one training sessions are for you.
Personalised one-to-one training sessions for puppies, adolescents and adult dogs can help you to bring out the best in your furry companion!

Coaching sessions take place either in your own home or at a local dog walking spot, depending on your dog’s needs and the behaviours you are looking to learn or improve on.

Typical dog training issues that people look for help with are:

  • Recall

  • Loose lead walking

  • Jumping up

  • Barking

  • Puppy biting

  • Focus around distractions

One-to-one sessions include:

  • Initial 15 minute phone consultation where we will discuss your requirements and expectations

  • 1 hour training session at an appropriate location depending on your dog’s needs

  • Post-session training notes

  • 15 minute phone check-in a few days after training session

    £65 per session, with discount available for 3 sessions or more booked in advance

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Puppy and Cake Socialisation Walks

Want to learn more about training and managing your puppy in outside surroundings?
Puppy and Cake Socialisation Walks are dog training classes on the move and are the perfect opportunity to practice exercises and provide socialisation in a real-life environment.

Puppy and Cake Socialisation Walks, based on The Dog Trainer School’s 4XPaw Adventures, apply the foundational skills acquired in Puppy Training or One-to-One Training to real-life situations.

These walks foster safe and appropriate socialisation and a chance to build on training loose lead walking and recall in the presence of a qualified trainer.

In addition to building your confidence, it’s a chance for both you and your puppy to explore new surroundings.

  • An enjoyable puppy walk, followed by coffee, cake, and a Q&A session in the company of a dog training expert

  • Practice loose lead walking and recall

  • Additional simple training exercises

  • Approximately 40 minutes walk (maximum of 1.5 miles)

  • Approximately 20 minutes coffee, cake and Q&A session (may be held in cafe depending on location and weather conditions) - a good opportunity for your puppy to learn to settle

  • All puppies kept on long line throughout the walk (harness required so long lines can be attached safely)

  • Minimum 2 puppies, maximum 4 puppies (up to 6 months old)

    Cost - £20 per puppy

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