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Classes
Weekly
classes for puppies, domestic training, show ring
training (ringcraft) and competitive obedience.
Scroll down for details of current classes. All
members are eligible to participate in the Kennel
Club Good Citizen Scheme tests. All classes are
reward based using clicker training. Classes are
taught by members of the Teamwork
Training team.
Monday
evenings... Puppies, Beginner Family Dog, Intermediate
and Advanced Family Dog
classes
Wednesday daytime...Ringcraft class, adult
Family Dog classes
Friday
evenings... Advanced (competitive obedience) class,
One by One class for problem dogs.
Click
here for a class joining form. (To find out
about short courses, and to get a Courses form,
click here).
Send the form, with the class fee, to the address below.
Classes
are held at South
Hykeham Village Hall.
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Teamwork Training
4 Shannon Avenue,
Lincoln LN6 7JQ
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Cheques payable to
Teamwork Training.
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Your place will be confirmed by post or email
All owners start by attending the Foundation class so they
have some understanding of how to 'read' and train their dog. It is open to
anyone.This is followed by a Level 1 class starting the following week; the Puppy
class (for pups up to 20 weeks of age) or the Family Dog class (for older pups or
adult dogs).
Please book both the Foundation class and the appropriate Level
1 class at the same time. Bookings for Level 1 cannot normally be accepted without a
booking for the Foundation class that precedes it. Anyone completing a Level one class is encouraged to move
onto a Level 2 class.
Click here
for details of the ringcraft
class.
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The Foundation class
is a one off session, for dog and puppy owners who wish to
attend a Level 1 class. You need to book it at the same time as you book your
Level one class. You come without your dog, allowing you to concentrate and
learn without worrying about what your dog is getting up to! If leaving your dog at home is a problem,
please contact me for advice. Handouts
are included.
Tea/coffee included.
- How your dog or puppy learns
- Understanding your dog or puppy and why he
does what he does
- How to train your dog or puppy, including the
basics of clicker training
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South Hykeham Village Hall
Boundary Lane
Monday
6.30 - 8.30
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Monday September 1st
£5.50
per person; £10.00 for 2. Children
free
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Level 1 Classes
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is for vaccinated pups aged up
to about 18/20 weeks at the start of
the course. You need to attend a Foundation class as well. See above. All
class members are automatically included
in the Kennel Club Good Citizen scheme
Puppy Assessment! Like all Teamwork
Training classes, all training is
reward (clicker) training. The class
puppy/instructor ratio is
kept low; not more than 3 pups
per trainer.
- Coming when called
- Walking on a loose lead
- Sit and down stay
- 'Controlled' socialising
- Dealing with puppy problems eg play biting,
jumping up, chewing
- Handouts
included
Class trainer
: Hannah Wright
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Monday
6.30
- 7.30
South Hykeham Village Hall
Boundary Lane
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September
8th - October 13th
6
weeks
£48.00
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Beginner Family Dog
for older puppies and dogs over 20 weeks
(5 months) old at
the start of the course, that are new to training. You need to attend a Foundation class as well. See
above.
- Coming when called
- Sit and down stay
- Walking on the lead
- Using play to reward, exercise and motivate
- Understanding how your dog learns (and
mislearns)
- Handouts
included
This class is not suitable for dogs with aggression problems. One to one training is more appropriate.
Dogs may be assessed before joining
the class. Please ring if you are unsure
if this class is suitable for your dog.
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Monday
7.40
- 8.40
South Hykeham Village Hall
Boundary Lane
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September
8th - October 13th
6
weeks
£48.00
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| Daytime
Beginner
Family Dog class
This daytime class
is for puppies and appropriate adult
dogs (ie for those without significant
behaviour problems). Specifically established
to cater for the needs of show dog,
if necessary, it will take into account
the needs of the showring as well as
general control and training
- Walking on
the lead...for the 'real world'
(and the show ring if needed)
- Coming when
called
- Sit or down
stay (and understanding the difference
between a show stand and sit or
down if needed)
- Using food
and play appropriately to reward
and motivate (including clicker
training)
- Confidence
building and socialisation
- Understanding
how your dog learns (and mislearns)
Class trainer:
Paddy Driscoll
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| Wednesday
(except
4th in month)
12.00pm - 1.00pm
South Hykeham
Village Hall,
Boundary Lane
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4th
June - 16th July
6
weeks
£42.00
NOTE There are
NO CLASSES on the fourth Wednesday in
every month
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Wednesday
30th July
Summer
picnic!
+, hopefully, KC Good
Citizen (Bronze) test (provisional only!)
combined with ringcraft class members
12
- 2.30
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| Ringcraft
A weekly daytime 'pay
as you go' training class for dogs intended
for the showring.
Class
trainer: Paddy Driscoll
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| Wednesdays
(except 4th
in month)
1.30 - 2.30
South Hykeham
Village Hall, Boundary Lane
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Continuing
weekly.
'Pay
as you go'
£7.00 per week
NOTE There are
NO CLASSES on the fourth Wednesday in
every month or
during the whole
of August
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Wednesday
30th July
Summer
picnic!
+, hopefully, KC Good
Citizen (Bronze) test (provisional only!)
combined with ringcraft class members
12
- 2.30
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A new class specifically
for dogs that
find working in a group class difficult and perhaps show aggression, or barking,
towards other dogs, but where training is still needed.
Much
of the work will be carried out individually while the other dogs stay in their
cars giving the advantages of one to one training
at a more affordable rate, but with the ability to gradually introduce other
dogs as and when your dog is ready to
cope with them.
Numbers strictly limited. A waiting
list is in operation. A one to one training
session, or assessment, is likely to
be necessary first.
Class trainer:
Paddy Driscoll
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Village Hall
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Next
course: to be arranged
6
weeks
£58.80
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Level
2 classes
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Intermediate
Family Dog (Good Citizen
Dog)
Intended
for any dog or puppy that
has competed a Level one
class (Puppy or Beginner
Family Dog). It prepares
owners and their dogs for
the Kennel Club Good Citizen
Test (up to Silver), although
other exercises are included.
Note that the Silver test
requires daylight to be
carried out, and a 'street'
environment, so the Test
may be arranged for a different
time and day.
- Progressing
walking on a loose lead
and the recall
- Improving
down and sit stays
- Retrieving
and play
- Problem
troubleshooting
- Introducing
advanced exercises and
tricks
Class
trainer: Paddy Driscoll
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Monday
7.40
- 8.40
South
Hykeham Village Hall
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July
7th - July 28th
4
weeks
£32.00
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Next
Monday evening Good Citizen tests
December
2008
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Level
3 classes (Advanced)
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Advanced:
Family dog training
For
dogs and handlers that have
progressed so both have
the essentials of domestic
training well under their
belt and are ready to progress
to more advanced exercises.
Much of the work will be
off lead, so all dogs must
have good social skills
with other dogs, and owners
must have good control both
on and off lead, before
they can join the class.
- Retrieve
- Scent
discrimination
- Advanced
heelwork
- Challenges
and tricks
- Heelwork
to music
- Sendaway
Class
trainer: Paddy Driscoll
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Mondays
South
Hykeham Village Hall
8.50
- 9.50pm
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July
7th - July 28th
4
weeks
£32.00
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Next Monday
evening
Good Citizen test
December
2008
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Advanced:
Introduction
to competitive obedience
This
more advanced class covers
the exercises needed to
compete in obedience up
to Beginners/Novice. Small
groups with mainly individual
work. All breeds; all ages.
- Heelwork.
The dressage of the
dog training world!
- Recall
- Stays
- Retrieve
- Using
play and food rewards
to advantage
- Understanding
the hobby of competitive
obedience
Waiting
list in operation.
Class
trainer: Paddy Driscoll
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Fridays
South
Hykeham Village Hall
6.15
- 7.30
7.40
- 8.55
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May
30th - July 11th
6
weeks
£35.00
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July
18th
'Mock
show' competitive obedience
training evening.
Witham
Playing Fields, Fen Lane
6.30pm
til dusk
£3.50
for the first dog; £1.50
for subsequent dogs
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July
25th
End
of term competition
Obedience
and fun classes
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