Great dogs are made, not bought.
A complete training programme, from choosing a puppy through advanced scent work. Built to the standard working breeds demand — and it works for any dog.
Six stages, worked in order
Each one assumes the last. Nothing new starts until the last thing holds.
Handler Foundations
Read the dog in front of you before you ask anything of it.
16 lessons
Preparing for a Puppy
The home, the routine and the vet, sorted before day one.
16 lessons
Choosing Your Puppy
Breed, line and temperament — and the breeder behind them.
12 lessons
Arrival and Bonding
The first night, the first week, the first introductions.
17 lessons
Core Obedience
One skill at a time, proofed until it holds anywhere.
23 lessons
Advanced and Applied
Scent, tracking, searching and assistance work.
16 lessonsThe dog is rarely the problem.
Which is the good news. It means the part that decides how this goes is the part you control.
Two records, one programme
What you learn is kept apart from what your dog learns. Train a second dog and only the dog starts again.
Five minutes, three times a day
That is the whole commitment. Short sessions, written down, are what make training hold.
First aid, one tap away
Bloat, heatstroke, choking, snake bite. On every page, written to be read in a hurry.
Begin before the puppy comes home.
A few weeks is all it takes to choose well and be ready for the first night.