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Dog Workshops & Talks

Near Bristol & Bath

Body Language (Online Talk)

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During this two-part live online workshop we will talk about key aspects of dogs body language.
Being able to read the subtle signs our dogs give us, as well as others, helps us to further understand them and respond to their needs.

Topics include:
  • Calming Signals
  • Displacement
  • Stress
  • Decompression
  • Tension Release
  • The ladder of aggression
  • Observations

The workshop will take place live online and the recording will be available afterwards.

Next Workshop date tbc
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Introduction to ACE

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Photo Credit: Bob Aitkins
Join us for this workshop where we will share our passion for ACE. We will cover:
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  • What ACE is
  • Why we use ACE 
  • Key Principles
  • Live Free Work Demo
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This workshop is free.

​There is an in person workshop and online workshop so you can join us no matter where you live!
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​Next date tbc

Intro to Sensitive Dogs (Online Talk)

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This online talk will give you an insight into sensitive dogs, their experiences and behaviours. Often sensitive dogs reactions to certain situations can display in behaviours such as jumping up, mouthing, lead ragging, grabbing, barking, lunging, barking.

This introduction starts to shine a light on key areas of sensitive dogs and the impact this can have on their daily life. 

We also run a 6 week Sensitive Dogs course, if you book the talk you will get a discount code to claim the £20 off the course ticket.

Next date tbc
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Connection Outdoors

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These workshops are focussed on how to create connection with your dog when you are outdoors, especially in large open spaces such as fields and parks. Connection Outdoors Level 2 workshop is open to anyone who has taken part in Connection Outdoors Level 1.

We will cover:
  • How to handle a long line
  • How to move in partnership with your dog
  • How to read and respond to your dogs body language, and how they can start to read and respond to your body language
  • How to embrace their natural wants and desires and support these so they become mutually beneficial

Level 1 - Date tbc

Level 2 - Friday 21st April 2023 10:00-15:00 £85
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Free Work

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Have you heard of Free Work but would like to find out more?

Join us for this Free Work workshop where we will explore different free work set ups, provide observations for your dog, as well as the other dogs present on the workshop (dogs work 1 at a time) and discover their potential preferences.
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Free Work is used in Animal Centred Education as a way to enable our dogs to reset, rebalance and release. As our dogs start to slow down during free work, postural struggles, habits, worries about being handled or wearing a harness, to name a few, become more apparent, enabling us to help ease some of these concerns, positively impacting on our dogs welfare and behaviour.
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Next date will be announced soon
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Jumping Up

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Do you have a 'jumper upper'? Is your dog an excited greeter?

There's lots of reasons why our dogs behave around humans and strangers; in this workshop we will start to explore greetings from our dogs point of view and how to support them.

We will use Animal Centred Education methods to support our dogs with human greetings and we will explore their preferences.
To support our dogs emotional needs, it goes deeper than just training them to sit or keep 4 paws on the floor, by helping address their emotional needs, we help shape more appropriate greetings.

Next date tbc
10:00-13:30
​£55
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Adolescence Awareness (Online Talk)

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During this 1.5 hour talk we explore the adolescent phase, the impact it has on your dog and how best to support them through this phase. We often see skills such as loose lead walking and recall fall away during the adolescent phase, we talk about the reasons behind this, as well as much more.

This talk is suitable for anyone who has a dog heading into or through the adolescent phase. Adolescence can start from around 5 months and last until 1.5-2 years (or sometimes beyond!)

These talks take place approximately every 8 weeks, check our booking page for the next available talk.
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Puppyhood Essentials (Online Talk)

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During this 1.5 hour talk we look at the key puppy phases and behaviours. We will help you understand the new addition to your family. We cover the following topics, as well as much more:

  • Nipping/Biting
  • Sleep
  • Control and Management
  • What to expect when you bring your puppy home
  • Appropriate chews
  • Training methods

These talks take place approximately every 8 weeks, check our booking page for the next available talk.
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Gundog Games

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Jules Morgan’s Gundog Games Workshop. This workshop is designed to bring positive, choice based, ethical methods of dog training into the Gundog world. It is suitable for all breeds of gundog (or other breeds, as long as they have a desire to retrieve/hunt), whether you wish to work your dog in the shooting field, compete at working tests, or just enjoy gundog training as a hobby. We use games involving food, toys, and play to build and refine the skills required of a fully trained gundog and handler partnership.

​This workshop involves and Introduction of the foundation skills for Gundog work:- focus games; heelwork; recall; stop; retrieve patterns; delivery.
Minimum age 6 months. Please note dogs need to be happy working in close proximity to others to attend this workshop.

Next date tbc
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Scentwork

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Read about our Scentwork courses and workshops on our Scentwork Page. 
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Developing You

The Wellness and Development Series
Our 'Developing You' - the Wellness and Development series, is a series of webinars that have designed to help you develop yourself to maximise your potential, both personally and professionally.

​The series is aimed at Dog Professionals, but everyone are welcome to take part. 

The first webinar to take place is:

Financial Planning Thursday 27th April 19:00-21:00
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We look forward to seeing you soon!


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07946222541

Email

info@southwestdogskills.com
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​​South West Dog Skills, Common Wood, Hunstrete Lane, Hunstrete, BS39 4NT.
​Near Bristol, Bath and Keynsham. 
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