The Word
Of Dog
Bailey — Border Collie x Springer Spaniel
Budleigh Gardens / Otter House
Training — We nurture. We care. We teach.
Force-free and positive reinforcement techniques underpin the training culture at Barkley Manor.
Whether delivering puppy training classes, one-on-one behavioural consultations or dealing with more intricate behavioural cases, our experienced and qualified trainers are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment where your kid can learn basic commands or unravel learned behaviours at their own pace.
Puppy Training
Puppy-Parent Course — Getting Ready for Life
Our five week foundation course gives you the tools you need to raise a calm, confidence, well behaved puppy. Introducing all the basic behavioural cues; sit, down, stand, recall, stay, leave and loose leash walking. Our knowledgeable team provide a safe and supportive environment, helping puppy learn social skills and focus around distractions. Puppy parents will also learn how to set their puppies up for success with information on toilet training, chewing, biting, health, separation issues, fear and other puppy behaviours.
The foundation course is suited to puppies who have not yet attended group training classes.
Courses are available for two different age groups:
Baby Puppy — 10 to 15 Weeks
Next Classes Starting:
Tuesday 29th April 6:15pm
Saturday 10th May 9am
Wednesday 21st May 6:15pm
Older Puppy — 4 to 6 Months
Next Classes Starting:
Saturday 17th May 10am
Advanced Course — Mastering Life
For pups between 4 months to 8 months, who have recently graduated from our Baby Puppy or Older Puppy Classes or have completed other puppy training classes. Here we will focus on solidifying and improving all the basic cues from earlier puppy training, whilst also introducing new cues and skills, including reducing treat use, impulse control, managing jumping up, and much more
Advanced Puppy — 4 to 12 Months
Next Classes Starting:
Saturday 26th April 11am
1 on 1 Training Sessions
We also offer private one-on-one training sessions held at your home and for more complex behavioural issues we can offer individually tailored training.
We understand some issues can be frustrating, and our expert team is here to assist you every step of the way. Our Head of Training, Dr Rebecca Hassall is not just experienced but exceptional. She has a Ph.D in Canine Cognition and with over 20 years of hands-on experience she can help you tackle any training or behavioural challenges you have.
To find out more or to enrol please contact the training team.
I’d recommend the dog school to anyone who wants a more obedient dog!
We take our puppy here for puppy school, and it is very clear how passionate about dogs everyone who works here is.
— Fraser
The puppies just love them!
The instructors are soooo professional and approachable.
— Celia
