My both attend dog club weekly. It is an ongoing class, which they then progress through the classes. The annual membership is on the member, which is £5 a year, then the class is £2.50 per dog, the class lasts for an hour.
I think it is better to have an ongoing class, so it does not matter if you don't go every week.
We tend to get there a bit early, so when we sit down with our coffee chatting, the dogs do say hello to each other, under controlled manner though, all on leads. I don't do this with Henry though as he does not like entire males, and has a go at them.
I'm very naughty and tend to only attend occasional ringcraft classes with my puppies and do the rest of the work at home till 6 months old until they go into gundog classes as and when avaliable.
I would say a class where you can go weekly is a boon, if you miss a few weeks now and then so be it.... rather than private schooling.
Toby goes to a weekly obedience class. The classes are in pre-booked blocks of 6 weeks, £40 for the course and there are three levels: basic, intermediate and advanced. The classes are kept quite small with a max of 8-10 dogs in a class.
The dogs are actively encouraged to interact before and after class, off the lead in a safe, enclosed environment.
Both Toby and I love class - if you find a good one I'm sure you and Bailey with love it.
£145 for 11 lessons!!!!!! Good grief I would expect Jean Donaldson to be teaching that class if I was paying that much!!!!
I used to pay £4 per lesson with Doobs which was obedience but to be honest it got really boring. I haven't found a good class for my other two so they are home taught.
At the time i thought i was doing the best thing, but after speaking to you, Di and Jules i don't think i have. So looking around for a new one. I so enjoy training with him but bailey being my first dog i had a lot to learn.
This club is no-where near you but on it's website it has information about costs, how long the courses are and what is covered. It may help you to make a decision on a club near you. It;s my old club in the UK. www.sddts.org
They seem to cater for the needs of most dogs and they are not expensive (£20 for lifetime membership, for as many dogs as you own too and £2 per 1/2 hour ).
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