Dog TRAINING and Canine SKILLS Workshops
Skill-building dog training workshops
Our Workshops offer focused content to develop skills and knowledge with specific areas of dog training, behaviour and fun activities.
You’ll have opportunity to participate in hands-on activities, delve into theory, and get real-time feedback to help you and your dog progress.
We offer workshops to master essential skills for everyday, ‘have a go’ workshops for when you can’t decide which activities and classes you and your dog might enjoy, to reactivity workshops and specialist events exploring a range of different topics and activities to keep skills and learning current.
Choose a workshop from the menu below!
‘Reactivity Reframed’ Workshop
Reactivity Reframed is a collaboration between local dog trainers with a passion to help guardians sharing their lives with a dog who over reacts to people, dogs, noise, traffic, you name it!
You’ll get the benefits of our combined knowledge and expertise in one event.
Through the workshop we’ll share insights into what motivates over responsive behaviours in your dog. We’ll explain how you can support your dog with their behaviour choices for better outcomes.
You’ll discover ways to help you build your confidence to work through challenging situations with your dog too.
You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of canine body language, and how it can help you to help your dog. There are opportunities to try out practical skills, which you can take home and work on with your own dog. The workshop finishes with a Q&A session.
Following the event you’ll be invited to join our Capable Canines Community Facebook page where you can connect with like-minded guardians, find and offer support, and build friendships. We also organise regular face-to-face meet ups for coffee and a chat.
Price
£40/pp
Workshop length
Workshop runs for 2 hours.
Location
dogs allowed?
Humans only, no dogs in attendance other than the trainers’ dogs.
Going forwards
I went to reactivity clinic to learn more about dog behaviours, as a vet physio, and to see how reactivity can be linked with pain, it was brilliant, informative & fun, totally recommend.
Kids & Dogs Workshop
Our ‘Kids & Dogs’ Workshop takes a slightly different approach. We’ll cover the regular safety “dos and don’ts”, and pair them with fun activities that your kids and dogs can enjoy safely together. Helping keep kids occupied, learning, and offering supportive ways to interact with your family dog.
Includes a starter Scentwork kit to take home.
Please note: All children attending the workshop must be accompanied by an adult who is fully responsible for the child/children at all times.
Location
Workshop length
Workshop runs for 90 minutes
Price
£35 per dog
Get into Scentwork & Agility – ‘Have a go’ Workshop
Can’t decide what you and your dog might enjoy? Join our ‘Get into Scentwork & Agility’ Workshop to get a taste of both dog sports.
Scentwork – Find out about working with your dog to build an indication and identify the location of a hidden item.
Includes a starter Scentwork kit to take home.
Agility – have a go at running through a tunnel and build skills for jumping. Lots of fun and a great way to work in a different way with your dog.
Location
Workshop length
Workshop runs for 90 minutes
Price
£35 pp
‘Try Trick Training’ Workshop
Trick Training is a great low pressure way to train with your dog and have fun too!
Location
Workshop length
Workshop runs for 60 minutes
Price
£20 pp
‘Essentials Skills’ Workshops
Loose Lead Walking
Do you dread the thought of walking your dog?
Arm feeling like it’s being pulled out of the socket?
Help is at hand! Turn lousy to lovely with our targeted lead walking workshop.
We’ll provide the essential building blocks to ensure your lead has a smile.
Recall
Does your dog ignore you as soon as their lead is off?
Is there always something more interesting to do than return to you when asked?
Join us for our Recall Workshop. Change random into reliable recall.
We’ll explain and show you how, even in the presence of distraction!
Focus
Do you sometimes feel like you’re talking to yourself?
Does your dog lose the art of listening at the most inconvenient time?
Join us for our Focus Workshop. Turn fickle into fantastic focus.
We’ll help you to boost your dog’s engagement skills and focus on you!
Calm
Does your dog get very excited when visitors arrive?
Do you struggle to get day-to-day tasks done without interruptions from your four legged friend?
Change chaos to calm with our specialised Calm Workshop. We’ll share tips and guide you through practical exercises, so you can build the skills of calm with your dog!
Location
Evertown Village Hall or Paws & Minds’ secure training field, DG14.
Workshop length
Each workshop runs for 90 minutes
Price
£35 per workshop
Support
You’ll receive an email recap of key points
Great class, learned lots of strategies to keep my pup calm and help get some work done!!
‘Guest & Expert Workshops’
A number of workshops will run throughout the year dedicated to specialist topics. This will include bringing you collaborations with other canine professionals who are experts in their field.
Keep up to date with knowledge and practices in the different areas of canine care and support.
- Canine Body Language.
- Canine First Aid.
- Canine Physiotherapy.
- Freework.
- Enrichment and activities for dogs, and humans, on restricted exercise.
and more!
Venue and costs vary.
thoroughly recommend working with Tara
I attended a Reactive Dog Workshop and met Tara. …I also became a member of the Capable Canines Facebook Group at that time, a group for guardians of reactive dogs, in which they have a safe space to share the ups and downs of having a ‘different’ dog.
Through this group I have also made some new friends and that has been a particular highlight for me because I live rurally and let’s face it, it can be really lonely owning a dog that can be seen as ‘anti-social’.
I would thoroughly recommend working with Tara if you have any dog training issues.
– Lorraine – ‘Reactivity Reframed’ Workshop
FAQ’s
When do your workshops run?
Workshop dates will be announced on social media and in email updates from Paws & Minds. You can sign up for email updates HERE.
Alternatively you can join the waitlist by sending your details and the workshop you’re interested in to hello@pawsandminds.co.uk
How do I book onto a workshop?
When workshop dates are announced you can book your space by email, message or Whatsapp with your contact details and details of the workshop you’d like to book on to.
All contact details are on the CONTACT PAGE.
Can I bring my dog to workshops?
What size are workshops?
Humans only workshops will be limited to the venue and workshop content.
What should I bring to a workshop?
You’ll receive arrival information and a list of anything you need to bring with you in advance of any workshops you sign up for.
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