Dog Training Classes
Fareham, Gosport & surrounding areas in Hampshire

Owning a dog can be fun and rewarding for all the family, however it can at times be daunting and time consuming to fit it with everyday life. As a trainer I have always had dogs myself, however having now had two children myself I fully appreciate how difficult it can be.

Our dog training classes are designed to help owners understand how their dog's think and learn. We aim, using positive, reward based training, to teach you the necessary practical skills, helping you to motivate your dog when training and ultimately gain more focus and control. By teaching your dog the life skills needed to mix within our hectic environment, will help them to become a happy, well balanced animal and help to avoid behavioural problems developing.

Puppy Training & Socialisation Classes

It is important that all puppies are given the opportunity to develop into a happy and well balanced dog. To achieve this, it is beneficial to begin training as early as possible. Very quickly puppies mature and learn new behaviours (sometimes not the ones we want!) and it can be more difficult to train them later in life. It is far easier and more effective to teach your puppy the appropriate behaviour and to prevent behavioural problems developing as they mature.

Bark2School is delighted to have teamed up with local veterinary practices in Fareham and Gosport to offer Puppy Socialisation Classes. These puppy training classes are a four week course for puppies from 8 weeks up to 16 weeks of age. We encourage all the family to come along and learn, and for this reason our puppy socialisation classes are kept small to allow for a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.


The aim of our puppy socialisation classes is provide you and your puppy an opportunity to socialise in a safe environment whilst learning about all aspects of owning a puppy.

Topics covered within the course are:

• Introduction to teaching a recall
• Socialisation with other puppies, children and people
• Teaching your puppy appropriate ways to greet people and other dogs
• Desensitising your puppy to being handled and groomed
• Understanding the importance mental stimulation and appropriate play
• How to prevent behaviour problems developing. Topics include, housetraining, chewing and play biting, attention seeking behaviours, preventing separation problems, avoiding guarding behaviours developing and how to deal with your puppy jumping up
• Teaching your puppy good manners and how to interact within the family, especially with children
• Weekly Veterinary Topic (including nutrition, dental, parasites and neutering)

Bark2School are delighted to be able to offer Puppy Socialisation Classes which are currently held on a Wednesday evening at:

The Hedca Hall
Coombe Road
Gosport PO16 OBY

Bark2School in association with Fareham Creek Veterinary Surgery are

Fareham Creek Veterinary Surgery
32 East Street
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 OBY

If attending puppy training classes is difficult, the 'new puppy' consultation may be a suitable alternative. This consultation is done in your own home and we operate within Gosport, Lee on the Solent, Fareham and Hampshire. The consultation aims to provide you with the foundations of knowledge needed when owning and training a new puppy, emphasising the importance of early socialisation and basic obedience, to ensure your puppy develops into a well rounded and sociable dog. Please phone or email Bark2School for more details.

Foundation Classes

Our Foundation Dog Training class is designed as an introduction into dog training and is a six week course. Our dog training classes are held in Gosport and Fareham and we encourage all the family to come along and learn. For this reason our dog training classes are kept small to allow for a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

Topics covered within the course are:

• Teaching the sit
• Teaching the down
• Teaching wait & stay commands
• Teaching the recall
• Walking on a loose lead
• Teaching the ‘leave’ command
• Teaching appropriate ways to greet people
• Understanding importance mental stimulation and appropriate play

The success of the dog training course is largely dependent on you and the whole family. We will provide you with the relevant knowledge and demonstrate the practical handling skills required, but it is important you practice the exercises at home, in a variety of contexts and environments. Every week, a dog training handout will be provided to formulate a week by week dog training package. The handout will provide you with educational learning about dog behaviour, and details the dog training exercises that need to be practiced before the next class.

Our Junior and Foundation dog training classes are currently held on:

Wednesday Evenings at Hedca Community Centre, Coombe Road, Gosport, PO12 4JB
Thursday Evenings at the Scout Hall, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, PO12 2BY

Clicker Training Classes

We also offer an Introduction Clicker Training class, for owners that are interested in teaching their dog's basic obedience using the clicker training method. Our classes are kept small to allow for a friendly, relaxed atmosphere and we encourage all the family to come along and learn about the principles behind clicker training and the benefits it can have when training your dog. Every week, a handout will be provided to formulate a week by week dog training package. The handout will provide you with educational learning about dogs and behaviour, and details the exercises and training that need to be practiced before the next class.

Our Clicker Training class are currently held on:

Tuesday Evenings at the Adurni Hall, Chalkey Walk, Fareham, PO16 9DS
Thursday Evenings at the Scout Hall, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, PO12 2BY

Improver Classes

The Improver Dog Training Classes are designed to build on the foundations of dog training established in our puppy socialisation classes and beginner foundation classes. Topics included in the course are teaching a retrieve, training with distractions, fun agility and distance control. Our Improver Classes are currently held on:

Tuesday Evenings in the Adurni Hall, Chalkey Walk, Fareham, PO16 9DS
Thursday Evenings at the Scout Hall, Clayhall Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, PO12 2BY

1-1 Dog Training

For those people in which attending group classes is not suitable or they would prefer more personalised support for specific training problems, we offer one to one training. These sessions are ideal for tackling a specific aspect of training that you are finding difficult, in the environment that you are experiencing the problems, such as on a walk or in the local park.

For one to one training I cover Gosport, Fareham and all surrounding areas in Hampshire. Please contact us for more details. Types of problems dealt with in a one to one training session include; improving heelwork, gaining more focus and control when on a walk and general recall issues.