Dog Training & Behaviour in Surrey & Hampshire.

Adolescent Dogs and The Dog House work together in the Surrey-Hampshire border.
By working together we have found we can offer a wider variety of dog training courses to our customers and provide a lifetime professional support service to you and your best friend.

 
Puppies and older dogs are welcome on all of our dog training courses, regardless of breed or experience.
 
Using positive training techniques. Building the bond and relationship between dog and owner to ensure the dog responds for you, not the piece of food in your pocket. Teaching you how to be a good role model for your dogs behaviour.
 
Real life training for dogs in the real world. We take the training out of the hall, into real life scenarios. Training you and your dog on real life walks with natural distractions, in both countryside and town for realistic training and handling.
 
Small friendly classes giving you individual attention if/when needed. Following your personal progress and tailor making each course to suit all the dogs within the group.
 
Personalised instruction. Build a rapport with your instructors and be confident that we will follow you and your dogs progress from puppy to adult. Jenny and Anna run every course and group at Adolescent Dogs so you'll never have to settle in with an unknown instructor.
 
Adaptable training techniques for each exercise taught, focusing on the learning style of both dog and owner.
 
Training available 7 days a week to work with your lifestyle, not against it.
 
Lifetime support to all of our clients. Whether by continued telephone or email support or further training sessions as required.

Areas Covered: Surrey and Hampshire:
Guildford, Godalming, Cranleigh, Woking, Aldershot, Farnham, Farnborough, Fleet, West Byfleet, Basingstoke, Addlestone and surrounding areas.

Residential training covers: Sussex, London and Essex for collection. Or Nationwide for owner dropping off.

Due to the popularity of our courses, please book on early to avoid disappointment as the classes book up quickly.

Beginners 6 week course: The Beginners class is a good start for both puppies and adult dogs requiring basic obedience training or for people wanting more control over their dog. You can expect to learn how to play with your dog, acceptable games to play, how to get your dog to come when called (recall), sit, down, leave it, walking on a loose lead, grooming, handling and health checks. A certificate is presented on the last session.

Improvers 6 week course: The Improvers class is perfect for those who wish to learn more than the basics and progress to a higher standard with their dog. Here you can expect to achieve a sit and down stay with lots more distractions, an emergency stop and impulse control, among other things. A certificate is presented at the end.

Advanced Training Course The Advanced Class is for all dogs who have completed the Improvers course or equivalent. The Advanced class is a mixture of progressing skills learnt in the Improvers class and teaching your dog some fun tricks and how to use his natural instincts. A 'crime scene investigation' style challenge will be added into the course to test your dogs newly learnt skills.

Re-call Workshop - come when called: The Re-call Workshop is for those having difficulty getting their dog to return to them when called (first time!). Here we teach a range of techniques designed to improve your dog’s recall and control his/her impulse to chase or run off. A good recall means your dog responds to his name within 2 seconds and we feel that if this is in place, your dog is safer in every respect. As part of the course we take the small group out on a walk to ensure your dog achieves a reliable recall in a natural setting.

Chasing Workshop: The Chasing Workshop. Standing watching your dog race away from you after a rabbit, jogger or worse car or bicycle is the most frustrating if not dangerous position you and your beloved pooch can be in. Come along to our intensive training workshop to learn how to handle, train and cure your dog of this most hazardous behaviour.

Lead Training Workshop - loose lead walking: The Lead Training Workshop is an opportunity for your dog to learn loose lead walking in a challenging environment. We take a small group into Guildford town centre for realistic training. Here we usually encounter pigeons, prams, ducks, crowds of people, lifts, stairs, trains, small children, bicycles and more!! This is a fantastic course that all dogs should experience so they are able to cope well in any busy environment they may encounter in the future.

Puppy Walking Group: The Puppy walk is for all puppy's from 12 weeks up to 6 months of age. These walks give your puppy important social skills with other dogs and allows the puppy's to play off lead in a safe area. It is the ideal place to build up your confidence to allow your puppy off the lead, perhaps for the first time and focuses on teaching your puppy to come when called.

Walking Group: The Walking group is for all dogs from 6 months of age with no upper age limit. This group is similar to the puppy group and also teaches your dog to come when called and walk on a loose lead. An ideal addition to our classes.

Private Tuition: Private Tuition is ideal if you cannot get to a class or need help in a specific area. One to one sessions can provide a quick and effective way of helping you to train your dog where the problems are happening. Ideal if your dog; wont come when called, pulls on the lead, jumps up at visitors, escapes from the front door, steals food, toilets indoors, chews the furniture or simply won't do as he's told. Whatever the problem, one to one sessions can help you. All sessions are tailor made to the individual dog and owner and are conducted in your home or local walk.

Behaviour Problems: A Behaviour consultation is needed when your dog is displaying inappropriate behaviour. This can be aggression towards dogs or people, resource guarding, fears & phobias, tail chasing, barking, seperation distress, guarding territory, chasing cars/joggers etc.

Residential Dog Training: The Residential Training is ideal if you don't have time to train your dog or simply want us to train your dog for you! Your dog won't need to go into kennels, which can cause undue stress to the dog meaning he can't learn.
At Adolescent Dogs we provide a unique service whereby your dog can either be collected and dropped off at your home each day or remain in the comforts of the trainers home throughout the duration of the course. Alternatively, if you would like to be involved in your dogs training, our residential course also carries a complete involvement option. Our course carries a lifetime guarantee, so you'll never have to pay for more training. Ideal for puppy's and older dogs.