CLASSES
Our dog training classes incorporate the Kennel Club’s “Good Citizen Dog Scheme” at all levels (Puppy Foundation, Bronze, Silver & Gold). They’re good fun, non-competitive and a great way for you and your dog to learn & make new friends.

Classes are kept small, so that we can take the time to get to know individual owners and their dogs. All dog training is motivational and reward-based (either by praise, food or your dog’s favourite toy – whichever works best), and we always have extra “supplies” on hand in case owners forget to bring something.

Our classes are progressive (i.e. they get more difficult as the weeks go on), and are in blocks of 6 weeks, costing £45. They last for an hour a week.  We have 3 classes on Saturdays in Dunfermline (10am, 11.15am, and 12.30pm), one class in Cupar on Thursdays at 7pm, one in Culross on Fridays at 7pm, and - depending on demand - one in Kinross on Saturdays at 7.30pm.

Please contact us for more details on the classes, or to reserve a space on the next one.  You'll also see details of vacancies for each level of training on the "contact us" page - it is updated daily.  I answer all emails within 24 hours, so if you haven't received a reply after that time please check your Spam folder first, and then give me a ring if there's still no trace of a reply.

ONE-TO-ONE TRAINING
For owners who have a specific problem with their dog, or who simply can’t (or don’t want to) come to a class, we can also offer one-to-one dog training in your own home if you live within our "catchment area".  As we're really training you to train your own dog, only one session is required, and this lasts between 2 and 2.5 hours.  Please contact us for more information, giving your location at the same time so I can tell you straight away if you're within my area or not.  I answer all emails within 24 hours, so if you haven't received a reply after that time please check your Spam folder first, and then give me a ring if there's still no trace of a reply.

DOG WALKING
Our dog walking service is, we think, unique, in that we don't take out a group of dogs and let them run around together, we walk dogs individually and do some training at the same time. This means that we can work on things like heelwork, stopping your dog lunging at passing cars, jumping up on people etc, so when you come home at night after a hard day at work, your dog will be happier AND better behaved!  It is also absolutely perfect for elderly, frail or timid dogs who would be overwhelmed in a large group.  Costs can vary slightly due to travelling time but the average is £10 per hour or £6 per half hour.  If you'd like more information or to make a booking, just contact us by email or phone.  UPDATE RE DOG WALKING - THIS SERVICE HAS PROVED SO POPULAR THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE CURRENTLY FULL.  PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE ADDED TO OUR WAITING LIST.  IF YOU NEED A DOG WALKER IN THE KIRKCALDY AREA, PLEASE CALL SUSAN ON 07860 152530 - SHE ALSO WALKS DOGS INDIVIDUALLY AND IS VERY HELPFUL.

THEY DID IT!!!!

I'm so proud of my Dunfermline classes - they all had their exams on Saturday 20 June, so a big well done to the following new "graduates"!

From the Bronze class at 10am:
Sophie Leslie (Vizsla), Latte Watson (Golden Lab), Lucky Hunter (Cockerpoo),
Max Donaldson (Golden Lab), Tilly Clark (Black Lab), Brodie Gilchrist (Border Terrier) and Diago Duncan (Chihuahua).  All of these are very young dogs and it was fantastic to see how well they progressed over the 6 weeks of the course.  Well done guys - see you soon for the Silver level!!

And from the Silver class at 11.15am:
Alfie Galletta (Black Lab), Charlie Galletta (Black Lab), Zia Davie (Golden Lab - Guide Dog puppy), Aida Wragg (Yorkshire Terrier), Scruff Duncan (Cairn Terrier),
Isla Hughes (Shih Zhu), Skye Hayward-Sinclair (Staffie), Louie Barbour-Hill (Choc Lab), Bella Swankie (Boston Terrier) and Hugo Naysmith (Shih Zhu).  There's no denying that the Silver level is quite a step up from the Bronze, so this was a huge achievement for all of these dogs, especially as some of them went through the dreaded "teenage stage" partway through the course!  Well done to all of their owners for the hard work they put in.  See you for the Gold soon guys!!

And from the Gold class at 12.30pm:
Anya White (Staffie), Murphy Shaw (Flat Coated Retriever), Jimee Archibald (Dalmation), Dougal McDermott (Jackadoodle), Custard Burton (Beagle),
Tess Smith (GSD) and Rascal Hilton ("Multi-pedigree"!)  This is the top level of the Kennel Club's training courses and a fantastic achievement for all of these dogs (and their owners!)

We look forward to welcoming our new classes on Saturday 27 June.