Behavioural therapy
Behavioural services
At Gartlove we believe the foundation to a happy dog and owner relationship is obedience. As an owner, your own confidence and happiness are transferred directly to your dog. With a disobedient dog, it’s impossible to relax and enjoys walks on or off the lead. Even around the house, a disobedient dog can lead to stress throughout the family.
A firm belief at Gartlove is that exercise is essential to any dog, and in relation to obedience, it plays a vital role.
We are happy to advise customers or offer 1-1 training depending on the individual needs.
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Exercise's influence on obedience
Exercise on obedience can become a bit of a chicken or egg scenario. You can’t train a hyper dog that’s not receiving enough exercise but how do you exercise a hyper disobedient dog properly with no recall, that won’t walk on a lead?
Gartlove’s secure Free-Run is a starting point. A secure private area where you can exercise your dog without the worry of other dogs, people or children. Try this first, ball games, Free-Run and just generally allowing your dog to blow off some steam. Then recall drills, walking to heel, on/off lead circuits. You’ll be amazed at how your peace of mind and relaxed state being in a secure environment has such an influence over how your dog responds to you.
We've experienced this
Gartlove’s own Sadie is a perfect example of this. She is an absolute star pupil, a joy to walk on or off the lead. As a rescue, this shows that any dog at any age can be trained. If help is required Jamie and Sadie are more than happy to offer a 1:1 training service.
A firm belief at Gartlove is that exercise is essential to any dog full stop, and with obedience, it plays a vital role.
We are happy to advise customers or offer 1:1 training depending on the individual needs.
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All dogs visiting Gartlove must be fully vaccinated.
To ensure the safety of all our doggy guests, we have to insist on proof of vaccination on arrival.