Classes – Georgia De Niet

*Classes are on hold until further notice. If you would like to gather a group of your friends and their dogs, I would be happy to develop a course for you! Alternatively, I can offer any of these classes in a 1-1 format.

Dog training classes have changed a lot since I took my Stella along to obedience classes 25 years ago! Our focus and priorities have changed slightly (I don’t need my dogs to heel by my side and never sniff when I walk with them) and so have the methods we use to get the desired results.

I offer dog training classes for people who want to work with their dog and communicate with them on a deeper level. My goal as a Coach is for my clients to have a great relationship with their dogs and to keep teaching their dogs new skills. Dogs love to learn in a way that suits them and in a class environment, they can make some new friends too!

Classes on offer with Canine Wellness Coach:

Canine Connection – in this 5 week foundation course you will start to learn the recipe of how to train your dog to perform behaviours that you find mutually rewarding. The course curriculum is flexible and will be tailored to best fit the dogs enrolled in the course. We may cover some or all of the following behaviours; connection and relationship building, mat training (for a dog who is calm in the house or out at a café), come when called foundations, walking on a loose lead foundations, select gymnastics exercises for balance and co-ordination (injury minimisation) and husbandry exercises (consent based handling). This course is suitable for puppies and dogs over 3 months of age (as long as they are fully vaccinated). There are a maximum of 5 dogs per course and there are handouts, email support and access to a Facebook support group all included in the $300 course fee.

Yoga for Dogs – teaching dogs how to use their bodies without injuring themselves is one of the goals for this course. Owners will be taught how to recognise movement patterns from their dogs, how to teach balance, co-ordination, flexibility and strength exercises. The goal of this course is to empower owners to learn what is normal and what is not for their dogs bodies and behaviour. There are a maximum of 5 dogs per course and there are handouts, email support and access to a Facebook support group all included in the $300 course fee. This course is a pre-requisite for the Agility for Fun course.

Agility for Fun – agility training is just another way to teach your dog to work with you as your teammate, it’s just a bit more fun than some of the other methods available! This 5 week agility foundations course will enable owners and their dogs to navigate obstacles such as the tunnel, jumps, the dog walk, the tyre and the table at the same time working at connection and fitness. This course is suitable for dogs over 6 months of age (dogs younger than 12 months of age will not jump any obstacles) and there are a maximum of 5 dogs per course. There are handouts, email support and access to a Facebook support group all included in the $300 course fee.

Agility for Fun – Level 2 – For those teams who have completed the Agility for Fun Level One course. This course will focus on advancing the skills of both dog and handler and will start sequences and mini courses. We will cover handling techniques in more details and add in weave pole and A Frame training. There are handouts, email support and access to a Facebook support group all included in the $300 course fee.