IMDT Partnership Grades

£150.00 per dog

For those looking to start the IMDT Partnership Grade journey - look no further!

You may have heard the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"... well we wholeheartedly disagree! Dogs of any age love to use their brain to learn new skills (and more importantly, an opportunity to earn tasty treats!) - it's incredibly good for them to keep their brain active. We can help you improve your general training skills, and also learn some new skills too! 

We keep our classes light-hearted and friendly, dog training is not a competition! However, there is also structure, we can't just have dogs running wild (as fun as that sounds!). There is a limit to 6 dogs per class, to ensure you and your dog get the time and support you need.  

For this course, dogs may be of any age. But please note - in order to attend our Grade 2 course, dogs must have first either completed our Perfect Puppy / (Not So!) Unruly Adolescent Course, or have a basic understanding of commands such as Sit, Down and Stay (this doesn't need to be perfect, but so long as you have attempted to train your dog in some way in the past!). If you're unsure as to whether your dog is ready for Grade 2, please Contact Us.

In order to pass the assesment, your dog will need to show they can perform the following criteria:

1. Loose Lead Walking - 400 metres. Including one left turn, one right turn, one about turn, one Down and one Sit. No treats or toys allowed.

2. Sit - Dog to Sit, Handler to step 10 paces away to ‘poo pick’ a waiting Kong from the floor into a poo bag, then return to dog after 60 seconds. No lure allowed.

3. Down - Dog to Down, Handler to step 20 paces away, untie, then re-tie their shoelace, then return to dog after 60 seconds. No lure allowed.

4. Recall - Handler to leave dog in Sit or Down, walk 20 paces away and Recall the dog to a Sit front present. A long line may be used.

5. Clear Jump - On or Off-lead. Dog to clear jump a height designated safe by the trainer. Handler can go over the jump with the dog, or around the side of the jump.

6. Bow, Spin & Twist - With no lure in hand. Handler to cue Bow, then Spin, then Twist, x3 times in succession.

During the six weeks, we will cover and teach your dog to get them up to this standard. There is no expectation at this level to arrive at your first class with much previous training history (other than having a basic understanding of Sit, Down and Stay). But if you do, then great! 

Dog Training should be fun, not stressful, so please be assured that these six weeks will be full of laughter, making new friends and an informal assesment. There is not a final assessment, but you will be assessed discretley over the duration of the course. If there are any areas that we feel you need help with, we will discuss with you by offering you more bespoke advice on how to get your dog up to standard (after all, every dog is different, like us, and sometimes need a slight amendment to the method of teaching!).

Your course includes:

• 6 x 60 minute group classes with a 10 minute coffee break each session and a chance to ask questions.
• A welcome pack containing treats, toys and other helpful items for both you and your dog
• Weekly handouts covering what we learnt that week
• A WhatsApp group chat so you can ask questions to the group at any time during the week, not just in class - this group chat will end at the final class.
• Phone and email support for the 6 week duration of the class.
• Upon completion of the course, subject to meeting the necessary criteria, you will receive an official IMDT Grade 2 certificate, and a discount voucher for Grade 3.

For the next date of this course, please Contact Us.

If you find this date isn't suitable for you, or your puppy gets anxious around people or other dogs, we also offer various 121 training services or a Remote Training option!

£150.00 per dog

For those looking to progress through the IMDT Partnership Grade journey - look no further!

You may have heard the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"... well we wholeheartedly disagree! Dogs of any age love to use their brain to learn new skills (and more importantly, an opportunity to earn tasty treats!) - it's incredibly good for them to keep their brain active. We can help you improve your general training skills, and also learn some new skills too! 

We keep our classes light-hearted and friendly, dog training is not a competition! However, there is also structure, we can't just have dogs running wild (as fun as that sounds!). There is a limit to 6 dogs per class, to ensure you and your dog get the time and support you need.  

For this course, dogs may be of any age. But please note - in order to attend our Grade 3 course, dogs must have completed our Grade 2 course. Occasionally, at our discretion, if we feel a particular dog is ready to jump straight in Grade 3 we will discuss this with you. If you're unsure as to whether your dog is ready for Grade 3, please Contact Us.

In order to pass the assesment, your dog will need to show they can perform the following criteria:

1. Loose Lead Walking - 400 metres. Including left turn, right turn, about turn, one Down and one Sit. Then, off lead to include 50 metres slow pace and 50 metres fast pace. To include a Sit, Handler walk 20 metres away then call dog to them to complete the course. No treats or toys are allowed on the course.

2. Search - Dog to find and retrieve toy hidden 10 metres away amongst cones or similar.

3. Emergency Stop - Handler to Recall dog from 20 metres and Stop the dog when approx 10 metres.

4. Meet a Friendly Stranger - Handler and Dog (off-lead) to approach an excited & friendly stranger. Handler to shake hands with stranger. Dog must not jump up onto stranger.

5. Clear Jump - Off-lead. Dog to clear jump a height designated safe by the trainer. Handler to send the dog over and remain at starting point until dog has landed and told to rejoin dog to heel position.

6. Bow, Spin & Twist - With the dog stationary 5 metres from Handler, with no lure in hand; Handler to cue Bow, then Spin, then Twist, x3 times in succession.

During the six weeks, we will cover and teach your dog to get them up to this standard.

Dog Training should be fun, not stressful, so please be assured that these six weeks will be full of laughter, making new friends and an informal assesment. There is not a final assessment, but you will be assessed discretley over the duration of the course. If there are any areas that we feel you need help with, we will discuss with you by offering you more bespoke advice on how to get your dog up to standard (after all, every dog is different, like us, and sometimes need a slight amendment to the method of teaching!).

Your course includes:

• 6 x 60 minute group classes with a 10 minute coffee break each session and a chance to ask questions.
• A welcome pack containing treats, toys and other helpful items for both you and your dog
• Weekly handouts covering what we learnt that week
• A WhatsApp group chat so you can ask questions to the group at any time during the week, not just in class - this group chat will end at the final class.
• Phone and email support for the 6 week duration of the class.
• Upon completion of the course, subject to meeting the necessary criteria, you will receive an official IMDT Grade 3 certificate, and a discount voucher for Grade 4.

For the next date of this course, please Contact Us.

If you find this date isn't suitable for you, or your puppy gets anxious around people or other dogs, we also offer various 121 training services or a Remote Training option!

£165.00 per dog

For those looking to progress through the IMDT Partnership Grade journey - look no further!

You may have heard the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"... well we wholeheartedly disagree! Dogs of any age love to use their brain to learn new skills (and more importantly, an opportunity to earn tasty treats!) - it's incredibly good for them to keep their brain active. We can help you improve your general training skills, and also learn some new skills too! 

We keep our classes light-hearted and friendly, dog training is not a competition! However, there is also structure, we can't just have dogs running wild (as fun as that sounds!). For Grades 4 and 5, there is a smaller limit to 4 dogs per class, to ensure you and your dog get the time and support you need.  

For this course, dogs may be of any age. But please note - in order to attend our Grade 4 course, dogs must have completed our Grade 3 course. Occasionally, at our discretion, if we feel a particular dog is ready to jump straight in to Grade 4 we will discuss this with you. If you're unsure as to whether your dog is ready for Grade 4, please Contact Us.

In order to pass the assesment, your dog will need to show they can perform the following criteria:

1. Loose Lead Walking - 500 metres. Including left turn, right turn, about turn, one Down and one Sit. Then, off lead to include 100 metres slow pace and 100 metres fast pace. To include a Sit, Handler walk 40 metres away then call dog to them to complete the course. No treats or toys are allowed on the course.

2. Search - Dog to find ‘irretrievable’ toy (hidden too high or under a heavy object so the dog cannot access) and to clearly indicate the ‘find’ to the Handler with a Freeze, Sit, or Down.

3. Down - Dog placed in Down, Handler to go out of site (min. 10 metres away) for 2 minutes. Dog to remain in Down until Handler returns.

4. Meet a Friendly Stranger with Another Dog - Handler and Dog (off-lead) to approach an excited & friendly stranger who also has a dog (on-lead). Handler to shake hands with stranger. Dog not to jump up onto stranger or interfere with stranger’s dog.

5. Boomerangs - Handler to send the dog around a pole/cone placed 10 metres away.

6. Sendaway - Handler to send dog to a target (Mat/Bed) 10 metres away. Dog to Sit or Down on the target.

During the six weeks, we will cover and teach your dog to get them up to this standard. 

Dog Training should be fun, not stressful, so please be assured that these six weeks will be full of laughter, making new friends and an informal assesment. There is not a final assessment, but you will be assessed discretley over the duration of the course. If there are any areas that we feel you need help with, we will discuss with you by offering you more bespoke advice on how to get your dog up to standard (after all, every dog is different, like us, and sometimes need a slight amendment to the method of teaching!).

Your course includes:

• 6 x 60 minute group classes with a 10 minute coffee break each session and a chance to ask questions.
• A welcome pack containing treats, toys and other helpful items for both you and your dog
• Weekly handouts covering what we learnt that week
• A WhatsApp group chat so you can ask questions to the group at any time during the week, not just in class - this group chat will end at the final class.
• Phone and email support for the 6 week duration of the class.
• Upon completion of the course, subject to meeting the necessary criteria, you will receive an official IMDT Grade 4 certificate, and a discount voucher for Grade 5.

For the next date of this course, please Contact Us.

If you find this date isn't suitable for you, or your puppy gets anxious around people or other dogs, we also offer various 121 training services or a Remote Training option!

£165.00 per dog

For those looking to complete (!) the IMDT Partnership Grade journey - look no further!

You may have heard the phrase "You can't teach an old dog new tricks"... well we wholeheartedly disagree! Dogs of any age love to use their brain to learn new skills (and more importantly, an opportunity to earn tasty treats!) - it's incredibly good for them to keep their brain active. We can help you improve your general training skills, and also learn some new skills too! 

We keep our classes light-hearted and friendly, dog training is not a competition! However, there is also structure, we can't just have dogs running wild (as fun as that sounds!). For Grades 4 to 5, there is a smaller limit to 4 dogs per class, to ensure you and your dog get the time and support you need.  

For this course, dogs may be of any age. But please note - in order to attend our Grade 5 course, dogs must have completed our Grade 4 course. If you're unsure as to whether your dog is ready for Grade 5, please Contact Us.

In order to pass the assesment, your dog will need to show they can perform the following criteria:

1. Loose Lead Walking - 250 metres. To be completed at a ‘fast pace’, with dog on left hand side of Handler including one left turn, right turn, about turn, one Down and one Sit. Then, off lead, above is repeated with dog on the right hand side of Handler.

2. Sit - Dog placed in Sit, Handler to go out of sight (min. 10 metres away) for 2 minutes. Dog to remain in Sit until Handler returns.

3. Search - Search, find and retrieve 4 individual items hidden under 20 cones/hides, placed at least 2 metres apart from each other. Each item to be found, retrieved to Handler, then resent for the next item.

4. Canine Knowledge - Handler to answer 5 general knowledge questions about dogs; eg: normal temperature, colours dogs see, resting heartbeat, how to deal with heatstroke, toxic foods etc (questions to be designed by trainer).

5. Bomerangs - Handler to send the dog around a series of 6 poles/cones all placed 10 metres away (E.g. line of 3 one side, line of 3 other side, making a rectangle). Handler not to get closer than 5 metres from any pole/cone.

6. Sendaway - Handler to send dog to a target (Mat/Bed) 10 metres away. Dog to Sit or Down on the target. Handler to remain in position, then redirect dog to the left to another target 10 metres to the left of the original target. 

During the six weeks, we will cover and teach your dog to get them up to this standard. 

Dog Training should be fun, not stressful, so please be assured that these six weeks will be full of laughter, making new friends and an informal assesment. There is not a final assessment, but you will be assessed discretley over the duration of the course. If there are any areas that we feel you need help with, we will discuss with you by offering you more bespoke advice on how to get your dog up to standard (after all, every dog is different, like us, and sometimes need a slight amendment to the method of teaching!).

Your course includes:

• 6 x 60 minute group classes with a 10 minute coffee break each session and a chance to ask questions.
• A welcome pack containing treats, toys and other helpful items for both you and your dog
• Weekly handouts covering what we learnt that week
• A WhatsApp group chat so you can ask questions to the group at any time during the week, not just in class - this group chat will end at the final class.
• Phone and email support for the 6 week duration of the class.
• Upon completion of the course, subject to meeting the necessary criteria, you will receive an official IMDT Grade 2 certificate, and a discount voucher for Grade 3.

For the next date of this course, please Contact Us.

If you find this date isn't suitable for you, or your puppy gets anxious around people or other dogs, we also offer various 121 training services or a Remote Training option!