Petbarn's One on One Personalised Training gives you the individual help you need to meet your dog's unique needs and training goals. Our qualified and experienced Trainers offer customised sessions at selected Petbarn stores. All classes are conducted using a reward-based (positive reinforcement) method to teach you and your dog lifelong skills. Our classes focus on teaching humans how to train and communicate with their dogs effectively.
We want to help you achieve your training goals and improve your pet’s wellbeing. We offer guidance and hands-on assistance with general obedience, manners, and managing unwanted behaviours.
Goals of the sessions may include:
Ideal for dogs that feel unsettled in a group environment or for owners that want the personal touch.
| One on One Training | |
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| About | Our One-on-One training sessions are run by team members in store who are well-trained and equipped to provide care and advice. Your Trainer will adapt your session(s) to include the topics and hands-on practice that are most relevant to you and your pet. |
| Age | Dogs must be over 17 weeks and fully vaccinated. For younger pups, please contact your Trainer. |
| Duration of course | One hour per session |
| Course Cost | $85 per session |
| What’s covered in the course? |
Sessions can be customised to include other topics or training as required. Please speak with your Trainer. |
Our Trainers offer knowledge and experience in the areas of manners and obedience training, but in some cases, they may feel it necessary to call on the expertise of other pet behaviour professionals. If our trainer identifies a behaviour that cannot be addressed through basic management and obedience (for example, significant anxiety or aggression), your dog may need the help of a Vet or Veterinary Behaviourist. We'll discuss with you if this is required.
We work with some of the best in the industry to ensure we are up to date with leading scientific research and collectively draw on thousands of hours of training and practice. All of our Trainers undergo theory and practical training and assessments to meet our strict standards.
Please contact your desired location for any possible restrictions on how many people may attend, i.e., 2 people per dog. Dogs are part of the whole family, so we encourage you to bring along any household members who have an interest in learning how to train and understand your dog better. Our classes will teach you how to be effective in positive reinforcement-based training, how to improve your dog's performance in distracting environments, and how to increase the challenge level to improve performance while keeping training fun. You will learn how to decipher canine communication so that you can have a better understanding of why and how your pet learns and plays.
Flat collar or harness and non-retractable lead
Bed, mat or towel for your dog to sit on
Treats for training if they have special dietary needs
We advocate force-free training methods, so no check chains or tightening collars are permitted.
Yes, your dog needs to be up to date with appropriate vaccinations before attending. A pup must have the necessary vaccinations for their age. We use a safe, enclosed area to train in and disinfect it thoroughly before and after every class with veterinary disinfectant. This means there is the same level of infectious disease safety as taking your dog to the vet clinic. We require you to keep your dog at home if they show any signs of illness.
Modern canine behavioural science shows that positive reinforcement is the most effective way to train. For most dogs, this means treats. There are a very few dogs who prefer to be rewarded with a toy. Your Trainer will give you specific advice on how to reward and train your dog, so feel free to discuss this with them and have them meet your dog before booking into a course. We will teach you how to decrease the reliance on treats so that you aren’t using them forever.
At Petbarn, we believe in positive, force-free training methods. Check chains are unpleasant for dogs and can hinder their learning. We do not permit aversives of any kind in our training, which includes check chains, electronic correction collars, ‘lead corrections’, shouting, smacking or otherwise providing an unpleasant experience for your dog. Speak to one of our helpful team before the session starts, and we can help you find a harness type that will allow you to guide your dog.
Off-lead work is not available during sessions, but dogs can work on distance cues like ‘stay/wait’ and ‘come when called/recall’ on a 5m long lead under the supervision of our Trainers. We take our safety responsibilities very seriously, so no dog is to be off-lead at any time.
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