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Residential dog training VS 1-2-1 Training

What are the differences between residential dog training and 1-2-1 training?

Residential dog training is where your dog comes to stay with us for training; the training is driven by the clients needs, whether it is behavioural, general obedience or advanced obedience. 1-2-1 training is training with you and your dog, after assessing your dog we teach you to train the behaviours or levels of obedience you want, between training sessions you continue this on your own.

Which is the best kind of training?

There are pros and cons to both types of training, and which is best really depends on the individual circumstances for the dog and the owner. 

What are the cost differences between residential dog training and 1-2-1 training?

Total costs vary for the different methods of training, as every dog and owner is different. Residential training starts from £600 per week for most issues, whereas 1-2-1 training is charged at £60 per hour. How many weeks residential/hours 1-2-1 will entirely depend on the dog and the requirements, but please do feel free to get in contact if you’d like to chat.

The pros and cons of residential training

Pros

Professionals on hand full time

As we train dogs all day, every day, we are extremely experienced and in tune with dogs and able to react to the slightest signals with precision timing, something which may take a long time for non-professional handlers to develop an eye for.

Intensive training

With residential dog training, dogs are intensively trained daily, meaning that there is real quality time being spent on any issues or behaviour being trained. Training classes and 1-2-1 have their place for certain scenarios, but many aspects of training and behaviour modification simply need time, which means good progress cannot be made in one hour, once per week for example. Most owners lead busy lives, with work of family life often limiting time which can be spent training.

Restoring owner confidence

Often owners will lose their confidence with their dogs, which can make training and walking their dog stressful times. With issues like reactivity and recall, owner’s nerves/frustration can make an already difficult situation worse. Anxiety can be transmitted down the lead or through their voice. When the issues are solved, owners often find they have much more confidence to continue the training, feeling they have a lot more control.

Cons

Dog switches back to old routine- unwanted behaviours return

If a dog is put straight back into an old routine, without upkeep of rules set while away on residential training, it is possible that the dog can get back into the old routine of behaviours, or unwanted behaviour can gradually return. How quickly this happens is really down to the dog, but we make sure we give our clients a quality handover, so they are aware of what continuation work they will need to do to keep the behaviour they want to see, and keep in touch by telephone and/or email in order to deal with any issues which may arise.

Owner separation anxiety

Residential dog training means your dog will be staying with us for the duration of his training, which can be very difficult for owners being without their family member for a length of time. We keep in touch with regular updates via messages, photos and videos to try to combat this.

Cost

Though we are very competitive in our rates, due to the time and work involved in residential training, the cost can be prohibitive for some clients.