This class gives your puppy the best possible start. We cover essential early skills such as building a positive relationship, improving confidence, focus, and polite behaviours around people, dogs and general distractions. You'll learn how to set your puppy up for success at home and in the real world, using positive reinforcement that helps build trust and understanding.
A great first step for any puppy and owner wanting to build a strong bond and positive habits from day one.
Classes are held at Lovehurst Paddock on a Tuesday at 12:00-12:50 and Wednesday at 19:15-20:05 at Goudhurst Village Hall.
This 6-week course costs £90
Our 1:1 sessions give you and your dog focused, personalised training in the comfort of your home or at a location that suits you. Each session is tailored to your goals, whether that’s improving everyday manners, tackling unwanted behaviours such as pulling or jumping, or building confidence in new environments. With clear, practical guidance, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to continue training beyond our sessions, helping you and your dog enjoy a stronger bond and lasting results.
A 90 minute session costs £100
This 45-minute 1:1 session is designed to give you and your puppy the best start. We’ll cover the basics of early training, talk through correct socialisation, and help you establish calm, positive puppy routines. This personalised session is tailored to your puppy’s age and needs to give you practical guidance and clear next steps to support your puppy’s development.
A 45 minute session costs £45
Mantrailing is a scent-based activity where dogs use their natural ability to follow human scent trails. Unlike traditional tracking, Mantrailing focuses on finding a specific person by following the unique scent they leave behind as they move through an environment.
Working as a team, the dog follows the scent trail while the handler learns to read their dog’s body language, recognise changes in their behaviour and understand when they are following the right trail. Sessions can take place in a variety of environments, from urban areas and parks to woodland and countryside paths. Mantrailing is a great way to build confidence, encourage natural scenting behaviours and strengthen the bond between dog and handler.
Mantrailing is suitable for dogs of all breeds, ages, and abilities. It provides excellent mental stimulation, builds confidence, and offers a rewarding way for dogs and their owners to work together. It taps into a dog’s natural instincts in a fun, enriching, and engaging way.
Sessions are led by a qualified Mantrailing Global instructor, ensuring safe, structured, and supportive training for both dogs and their handlers.
The Confident Canine Club is all about building confidence and developing practical life skills in real-world environments. These outdoor sessions take place at a variety of locations around the Weald of Kent, giving dogs and their owners the opportunity to practise their training around everyday distractions and challenges. From working on focus and engagement to practising calm behaviour around people, dogs and the environment, each session offers something different. The aim is to help you and your dog feel more confident navigating the world together, using positive, reward-based training at a pace that suits you both.
Sessions run every Thursday morning from 10–11am and are pay as you go at £15 per session, so you can book onto the sessions that suit you.
The Neutrality Workshops are designed to help dogs feel more comfortable and relaxed around other dogs, without the expectation of interacting with them. Through carefully planned exercises and positive, reward-based training, we work on building calm behaviours, focus and engagement around other dogs in a controlled environment. The aim is to help dogs learn that they can share space with others without needing to say hello, while giving owners the skills and confidence to support them in everyday situations. Each 50-minute workshop provides opportunities to practise at a distance that suits your dog, with all dogs kept separate throughout the session.
Workshops are held once a month at Lovehurst Paddock in Staplehurst and are pay as you go at £20 per session.