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Please make sure you pay for the course at the time of filling out the order form. We do not accept orders without payment so please do not fill out the form unless you intend to make payment at the same time. Many thanks.
Please read the important info below before making your booking, and please check your puppy will be vaccinated before you sign up for the course.
These are the start dates available at present. Each class runs for 5 weeks from the start date below.
Sun 1st December 9.30am (Dates for the classes are 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd December and 5th January. No class on 29th Dec)
Sunday 15th December 10.45am (Dates for the classes are 15th, 22nd December and 5th,12th, 19th January. No class on 29th December)
Sunday 5th January 12pm
Sunday 12th January 9.30am (not on website yet, this is a provisional date)
Saturday 8th February 9.30am
We are also able to offer 1-1’s on weekday daytimes if this would suit you better.
Our 5 week puppy course is suitable for all puppies who are aged between 11-20weeks at week one. The ideal time to start is as soon as pup is fully vaccinated as they are like little sponges at this age! So the earlier you start the better, but its never too late so as long as your pup is 20 weeks or younger at week one, this is the class for you. (We have the beginners class for pups older than 20 weeks and adult dogs)
This is a 5 week course and the cost of this course is £99.
The puppy class starts on the date you choose in the drop down box and then will be on the same day and time each week for 5 weeks in total. Very occasionally the 5week course is spread over 6 weeks, due to holidays or suchlike, so check the dates above before you make the booking. It is not possible for you to swop between different classes as we limit the numbers in each class so everyone gets the best experience and support. The lessons are around 50-60minutes long, though week one is sometimes a bit over the hour as so much to cover. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK A COURSE IF YOU CANNOT MAKE WEEK ONE AS THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT WEEK. You can attend a lesson without your puppy if your pup is not yet fully vaccinated or if your pup is unwell. You can learn a lot from watching the others.
Your puppy will need to be fully vaccinated by the time you come to the first lesson so this means that your puppy must have had all core vaccines completed at least one week before attending the first class. The Lepto 2 and Lepto 4 are not core vaccines so its just the Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo-virus that needs to be completed before you can attend class. If you are not sure whether your pup is covered or not, do give me a call as I am always happy to talk you through the vaccines. You are welcome to attend week one without your puppy and watch until puppy is fully vaccinated and able to attend. You can learn alot from watching. During the 5 weeks we cover recall, lead-walking, socialisation, sit and stay, focus, leave/drop, mental enrichment and lots more.
What about those early days, that period where pup isnt yet vaccinated so not able to attend puppy class but you could do with some advice regarding puppy biting, toilet training, crate training, home alone training, chasing the cat, digging the garden, eating sticks/stones, pinching your trainers or socks and any other struggles you may be having. Well you don’t have to wait until you come to puppy class, (especially as by then your pup will have been practicing the unwanted behaviour for several weeks), because you can book a zoom or telephone consult for help, guidance and support. This is available to anyone who has booked the 6 week puppy course at a reduced fee of £25 for an hour. Home visits also available but these are more expensive and for most puppy problem behaviours like the one’s mentioned above we can easily and successfully cover these via zoom
All the puppy classes are held outside in a field as much as possible, (depending on the weather and daylight hours), which is a more natural and realistic environment. However, if the weather is really bad, we have a small indoor area we can use. Please note evening classes in the winter have to be inside as no lights in the field so we are limited how much lead walking and recall we can practice in a small space.
If extreme weather such as thunder/lightening, snow, extreme cold or heat we could do the lesson via zoom if it was considered better for the pups, but I haven’t had to do this since Covid caused us to Lockdown in 2020.
We encourage the whole family to come to class, but respectfully ask if you bring children under the age of 8yrs that two adults attend. One to train puppy and the other adult to supervise the child/children. We have found that children under the age of 8yrs get bored, as an hour is a long time for them to sit still, and it can be very distracting, not just for you and your puppy but for the other puppies too. You will find you miss out on loads of info when trying to concentrate on young children as well as a puppy so by having two adults there it will be much better for you, your pup and everyone else.
All children under the age of 16yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note our training venue is not suitable for wheelchairs or anyone with mobility problems as the outdoor lessons are in a field and the ground is uneven and in the winter the evening classes are in a small building which has steps leading up to it. There are no toilet facilities on site and Parking is limited so we ask that only one car per puppy come to class.
I am lucky to be able to hold the classes at the premises of (the now permenantly closed) ‘Holiday Home for Pets which was a boarding kennels and cattery until March 2020’, which is just outside East Ogwell, near Newton Abbot. Please be mindful that this is private property and not owned by the Ogwell Dog Trainer, so please respect it is someones home and they may have their dogs out loose or be moving horses, cows, sheep or tractors so please drive slowly and keep to the allocated dog training field.
Please be aware, because we keep our class numbers small, once booked onto a course you cannot transfer onto a different date or time and any lessons missed or cancelled are not refunded. Refunds are only issued if at least 7 days written notice is given before Week One and an admin fee of £15 will be charged to issue the refund. We send the first help sheets about 6-7days before the course starts and once these have been sent we would only issue a refund under exceptional circumstances and £30 would be deducted for the help sheets and admin fee. Once the course has started no refunds are given. I have bills to pay too!
Please only make the booking if you intend to pay for the course at the time of filling out the order form. We do not accept orders without payment. Payment is made via bank transfer.
For directions to the venue click on Find us. Do Not use SAT NAV as it will often try to take you to a different address. Though if you use google maps The Ogwell Dog Trainer should show up.
Have you had a look at my home-schooling course as an addition to the in person classes? It works very well alongside the in person classes serving as a very useful visual reminder of what we covered in the lessons. Sort of like a visual help sheet so is useful for everyone that attends class and at £35 for 39 videos and a 40page E-Book it is a bargain.
Directions:
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU USE SAT NAV THE POSTCODE IS LIKELY TO TAKE YOU TO THE WRONG PLACE. SAT NAV WILL WANT TO TAKE YOU TO WITHERIDGE FARM WHICH IS JUST A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM US, BUT ON THE WRONG ROAD! YOU NEED TO LOOK FOR WESTHILL ON CROFT ROAD JUST UP FROM CHERCOMBE BRIDGE ROAD. It is best to use the directions below. Or try putting in the Ogwell Dog Trainer into Sat Nav (but not iphone app). See the map below also.
From Newton Abbot: Take the Totnes main road (A381). Follow the road to the mini roundabout by the cemetery. Turn right to Ogwell. Follow this road down into the dip and then all the way to the top of the hill. At the top you get to a junction (Ogwell Green), take the first turning on the right, signposted East and West Ogwell. Come down the hill into the village and take the first turning on the right, by the village memorial hall and The Old Bakery. Stay on this road for approximately 3/4 mile. You will now be on Croft Road which turns into a country lane leaving the village behind. Keep going! You will find us on the right hand side 3/4 mile from the village hall and approximately 2 miles (about 10 minutes) from Newton Abbot clock tower.
Alternatively
From Dyrons roundabout, take the Ashburton road (A383). After about a mile turn left into Orchard Grove, opposite the car wash at Mile End. Then next left into Chercombe Bridge Road. Follow Chercombe Bridge Road which is a country lane for 1 mile. You will go over Chercombe Bridge, keep going and take the next left signposted Ogwell. You will find Holiday Home for Pets at the top of the hill on the left.
