East Devon
WildDogz
Professional Dog Training & Behaviour Correction
"Where a well-trained dog is not a happy accident!"
07887 998788 Devon, West Dorset, Somerset 01404 45035
WildDogz Training Centre
Our new Training Centre is located approximately 3.5-miles East of Honiton with easy access from East Devon, Exeter, Mid Devon, South & West Somerset and West Dorset.
We have now moved to our new training home, still close to Honiton but bigger, warmer, better with good indoor and outdoor training space to ensure training is always fun but realistic, toilets and is disabled friendly.
Whatever the weather - rain, snow, sun, wind; we can now Tame the Wolf inside your Dog in comfort.
See below for course dates and click on the booking form link to have a true WildDog contact you to make the first step in a long & happy relationship with your new friend!
All courses are six sessions of 1-hour duration and will normally have a maximum of 8 puppies/dogs to ensure a quality experience and reduce any local environmental impact with new courses added regularly as required.
Courses book quickly and we often have a waiting list so don't delay the most important gift of all to your new pup - education!
Children are welcome on all of our courses and we actively encourage any suitably well-behaved child to participate in most exercises.
A £25 non-refundable deposit is required for booking a place on any of our courses, full details sent with booking form.
Tina from Chard:“Highly recommend the puppy socialisation course, although I've owned dogs before, was concerned my boy should be taught the correct manners, being a terrier (Border terrier x Jack russell), I knew he could potentially be a handful. Trevor with patience and humour, has taught us lots and made us aware of effective handling. He seems to be able to do anything with the pups, demonstrating it is the handling which makes the dog! We will certainly be giving thought to the advanced course, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend Trevor. Thanks for making it informative and fun”.
We have a range of courses available depending on the age and prior training level of your pup and you have the following options:
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Puppy Socialisation & Lifeskills
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Intermediate Improvers
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Advanced Skills Builder
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Silent Handling
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Refresher Courses
New Courses Starting:
Puppy Socialisation & Lifeskills Course:
Our Puppy course covers all the basic obedience techniques through to an intermediate level majoring on Social Skills development (manners), Relationships, Lead-Manners and Recall.
Families and children are actively encouraged to get involved, alternatively they can sit and watch if preferred.
With clients now travelling in excess of 50-miles to join our classes, courses do book quickly so don't put it off, BOOK NOW!
Hi Trevor,
Thank you for a very informative first session in puppy foundation training. I appreciate your straightforward approach and the theory behind your teaching. You have a very skillful way of putting across the information and managing the dogs. I look forward to the coming sessions, and am trying to put into practice the advice so far.
Best wishes,
Alison (and Mollie) from Tiverton.
New Course starting Saturday 12th October
09:30 ~ 10:30
Final place only now available (next course late November)
New Course starting Thursday September 26th
18:30 ~ 19:30
Sorry - Now Fully Booked
New Course starts Saturday 17th August
10:00 ~ 11:00
Sorry - Fully Booked!
Jenny from Tiverton says - "Hi Trevor, Thanks so much for the Puppy Classes which finished yesterday. Polly our cockapoo has loved it all and wants to go on the Advanced Course on 15th November. We took her to Instow Beach on the north coast today and her recall was fantastic! It was very windy, loads of dogs running everywhere, some in small packs and Polly behaved beautifully, approaching nicely with only the occasional standing on hind legs but most importantly she came back within seconds when we called her away or whistled. Very proud owners. She's knackered now! See you on the 15th."
Intermediate Improvers Course
Ideal follow-on from our Puppy program but also for older dogs who have already had some basic training, looking to hone and fine-tune the primary basic skills whilst learning some new, slightly more challenging techniques to enhance and accompany prior learning.
This course is a 6-session program with a maximum of 8-attendees and includes at least one real-life town session.
New Course starting Saturday 19th October
14:00 ~ 15:00
Now only 2-places available
New Course starts Saturday 17th August
10:00 ~ 11:00
Sorry ~ Fully Booked
New Course starts Saturday 17th August
14:30 ~ 15:30
Sorry ~ Fully Booked
see above for alternative course
New Course starts Saturday 20th July
13:00 ~ 14:00
Sorry ~ Fully Booked
Silent Handling & Refresher Course
A New course covering the best of both the Silent Handling and Refresher courses.
Suitable for dogs of all ages who have previously had a reasonable level of training but perhaps are now lacking some educational stimulation & improvement delivered in a fun but practical way.
A six session course of 1-hour sessions this course will help with rusty handling, missing and or weak skills whilst helping build a visual & symbiotic relationship with your dog.
We even have a group walk in the woods or other local amenity!
Limited to a maximum of 8-dogs, the course will be fun, personal and interactive.
The next course starts soon.
Please ask about availability
Advanced Skills Builder Course
Covering a wide range of topics, building on previously learnt skills plus introducing some new, more advanced skills including off-lead control techniques and an increased emphasis on body language to work symbiotically with your dog before showcasing these skills with real-life town session. Attendees must have completed a WildDogz puppy course or Intermediate Improvers Course or have evidence of suitable prior training. Maximum of 8-attendees per course.
New Course starts early December
New Course starts March 23rd 2024
11:30 ~ 12:30
Sorry - Now Fully Booked!
New Sniffer Dog & Scentwork Detection course:
New Bronze Grade 1 (beginners) Course
Starts Saturday 19th October
11:00 ~ 12:00
Now only 2-places available
New Bronze Grade 2/3 Course starting September 14th
(must have completed Grade 1 or equivalent)
13:00 ~ 14:00
Sorry ~ Fully Booked!
Saturday 1st June @ 13:00
FULLY BOOKED!
Saturday 15th June @ 14:30
Fully Booked
Six session bronze level course suitable for dogs of all ages, physical ability and emotional state.
Why Sniffer dog / Scentwork training?
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Low Physical Impact.
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Great for Relationship development.
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Social development opportunities for you and your dog.
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Engaging & Stimulating - Physically but especially mentally stimulating, 20 minutes of scentwork can be as stimulating as 60-minutes of walking!
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Satisfying, Fulfilling & Enriching.
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Great for older dogs with limited or reduced mobility plus dogs recovering from illness or surgery.
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Further opportunities to extend and or improve skills.
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GREAT FUN!
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Additional Courses starting soon
Liz from Dawlish says - "Just wanted to drop a note to say thank you for Rosie's training. It's been amazing to see how well she's come on since the first session, and I feel a lot more confident with her and other dogs.
Your advanced training course has helped us teach her other things for when we're out on the boat too.
So thank you!"
Susie from East Devon says: Hello Trevor, Just a little email to say thank you for your huge efforts (and ours!) on the training front. I am pleased to say I feel that we both benefited from the experience and will continue to put your theories into practice.
OTHER WORKSHOPS Running Occasionally
Improvers Workshops
1.5-2 Hour workshops covering a bespoke range of challenges.
Initially the following three are available:
SCENT DETECTION
RECALL
LEAD MANNERS
SOCIAL SKILLS
"Hi Trevor
Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed yesterday, it was great fun. Also for the brilliant classes we came to, we would never have come this far with Daisy without your help and advice. We will see you again when we need more Daisy treats. Many thanks, Anne and Paul" from Cullompton
For more information on our courses please get in touch on
07887 998788
Janet from Exmouth says: “I took my chocolate lab to Trevor to attend his puppy classes we had six one hour classes. Trevor is very good, my mum and I also learnt a lot Smudgie is getting a lot better now but I still have a lot of training to do with him and will be returning to Trevor for the advance training course. Thank you Trevor for all your help”.
Keep posted for updates or connect via
Facebook - www.facebook.com/wilddogzuk
IMPORTANT NOTES: Puppies must be fully vaccinated, and with no behaviour problems - assessments for problem dogs may be required prior to joining any group session with one-to-one initial training being required in some cases.
We also recommend vaccinations against Kennel Cough, speak to your own vet for further advice & recommendations (any dog with signs of Kennel Cough will not be allowed to attend the session).
We also offer the option of our very successful one-to-one sessions from our training centre or, for more effective results, a mixture of home based and centre based training sessions.
To register your interest, please click here to complete our online enquiry form or complete a course specific booking form above , we will then contact you to confirm the finer points and our address details.
Our new Training venue is warmer & drier with indoor & outdoor training options (for realistic practice) and has toilet facilities and is disabled friendly.
Whilst children are welcome and our venue a safe and tranquil place, there are always potential hazards and therefore some areas are out of bounds for health and safety reasons - please observe all requests for children and dogs to be under proper control at all times.
It is your responsibility to ensure proper footwear and clothing is worn, especially when working outdoors on wet or damp surfaces.
WildDogz ~ Taming the Wolf inside your Puppy!