Puppy, Adolescent & Adult Dog Training Classes
More than just Puppy Classes
At Cotswold Pet Services, we believe dog training is a journey, and not just a six-week course. Our Dog Training Academy provides a clear path from Puppy Foundation through to Junior Dog Academy and beyond, if you choose to continue your dog’s journey with us.
Real-world dog training for everyday life.
Whether you’re looking for one class or a long-term training journey, start today with a Free Puppy Taster.
Dog Training for Every Stage of Your Dog’s Life
Whether you’re bringing home a new puppy, navigating adolescence, refreshing or starting your adult dog’s training, or perhaps working through behavioural challenges, our classes are designed to help you build a calm, confident and well-mannered companion.
At Cotswold Pet Services, we believe training shouldn’t end when the class finishes. That’s why every class is backed by practical advice, ongoing guidance and free training resources, giving you the confidence to continue making progress at home.
From Puppy Foundation and Junior Dog Academy to Adult Dog Academy and beyond, with one-to-one behaviour support available whenever it’s needed, we’re here to support you and your dog every step of the way.
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Find the Right Class for Your Dog
Whether you’re starting with a young puppy, continuing through adolescence, refreshing your adult dog’s training or working through behavioural challenges, we have a class designed to help.
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Puppy Foundation Class
The perfect start for puppies under 6 months.
Build confidence, develop good manners and lay the foundations to having a well rounded and responsive dog long term.
✔ Essential socialisation with a variety of dogs in a safe, controlled environment.
✔ Real-world outdoor training with everyday distractions to prepare your puppy for life beyond the classroom.
✔ Structured, progressive sessions that build confidence and reinforce learning for both you and your puppy.
✔ Practical advice on common puppy behaviours, including jumping up, nipping and other everyday challenges.
✔ A clear training pathway into our Junior Dog Academy, helping your dog’s education continue through adolescence.
Find out more below.
Class Times
Puppy Foundation Class
Tuesday 10:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am
Location
Cotswold Pet Services Training Field, opposite Denfurlong Campsite (next to the former Chedworth Farm Shop), Fields Road, Chedworth, Gloucestershire, GL54 4NQ
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Puppy Training near Cirencester, Cheltenham, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford, Bibury, Northleach, Minchinhampton and Stroud.
Junior Dog Academy
The natural next step for dogs aged 6 months to 2 years.
Building on the foundations developed in Puppy Foundation, or ideal for young dogs starting their training later, Junior Dog Academy develops focus, confidence and reliable everyday behaviour.
✔ Build focus around distractions
✔ Encourage calm behaviour
✔ Build reliable everyday behaviour
✔ Teach practical skills such as leave it, recall and polite lead walking
✔ A clear pathway into Adult Dog Academy, supporting your dog’s continued development into adulthood.
Class Times
Junior Dog Academy Class
Tuesday 11:15 am
Saturday 11:15 am
Location: See above.
For more details, see booking page.
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Adult Dog Academy
For adult dogs over 2 years old who are ready to continue learning in a fun, supportive environment.
Whether you’re looking to refresh existing training, build on the foundations already in place or simply enjoy training with your dog, Adult Dog Academy helps keep skills sharp while providing valuable social interaction around other dogs.
✔ Refresh and build on existing training.
✔ Improve focus and reliability around distractions.
✔ Maintain good manners throughout adulthood.
✔ Enjoy fun, rewarding training together.
Email for more details; classes@cotswoldpetservices.co.uk
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Dog Behaviour Training Class
For dogs that bark, lunge, pull or struggle around other dogs.
Our small group classes provide a safe, controlled environment where you and your dog can learn to stay calmer, make better decisions and build confidence around other dogs, with guidance from an experienced behaviour professional.
✔ Build confidence around other dogs.
✔ Learn in a safe, controlled environment.
✔ Improve focus and engagement with your owner.
✔ Develop calmer responses in real-world situations.
Class Times
Dog Behaviour Training Class
Wednesday 10:00 am
Location: See below.
For more details, see booking page.
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Location
Cotswold Pet Services Training Field, opposite Denfurlong Campsite (next to the former Chedworth Farm Shop), Fields Road, Chedworth, Gloucestershire, GL54 4NQ
What 3 words: ///rainwater.tribune.life
Puppy Training near Cirencester, Cheltenham, Bourton-on-the-Water, Stow-on-the-Wold, Burford, Bibury, Northleach, Minchinhampton and Stroud.
Puppy Foundation Class
General Training Overview:
- Basic commands such as Sit, Down, Watch-me, Stay/Wait, Walking with a loose lead, Recall and more
- Advice on jumping up and biting /chewing
- Increasing the owner/puppy bond
- Great chance to socialise your puppy with supervised socialisation.
- Advice on handling your puppy, feeding, home life, starting on the right track with behaviour at home.
- Dog equipment including leads, toys and whistles
- Home life and how it can affect training
- Advice on things at home such as Jumping up, Crate training, Toileting, Separation Anxiety etc
- Whistle training included (optional)
- Plus much more!
Junior Dog Academy
General Training overview:
- Advancing the basic commands; Down, Watch-me, Stay/Wait, Walking with a loose lead, and Recall
- Learn new commands and exercises such as; Leave-it, Drop, Controlled ‘Meet & Greet’, and generally calmer behaviour around other dogs.
- How to train when the dog isn’t listening
- Improving command response when there are distractions
- Improving distance control
- Learn to chain exercises together
- Advice on dealing with the adolescent dog
- Training to a Whistle (optional)
- Plus much more!
Our training methods:
- We encourage as much owner participation as possible to benefit from the training
- Families welcome to the outdoor classes. *Indoor classes have limited spacing so please consider how many people need to come along.
- Children are not recommended at Dog Behaviour Class sessions.
- Increasing the owner’s understanding of their dog.
- Positive training methods with sensible corrections if needed – a common sense approach.
- No harsh methods or shouting
- Information on rewarding your dog; the do’s and do not’s
- Advice on games to increase mental stimulation and avoid boredom
- Short exercises changing frequently to avoid boredom and increase memory
- Puppy Foundation Class Sessions incorporate short exercises changing frequently and repeated each week to enable owner and dog to learn the exercises and advance them at their own pace. This is a proven method over decades and you advance the training with the level of your dog.
- Junior Dog Academy Sessions will focus on further advancing any training elements already learned by your dog, and also incorporate new training that is required once your dog hits a certain age.
- Booking for all classes is flexible, so you can miss a session and just do it another week without losing out or affecting your dogs training adversely.
Our trainers have a wide range of breed knowledge and welcome all breeds large and small into the classes.
Please note the age ranges on the classes.
Strictly no reactive or aggressive dogs in either the Puppy Foundation or Junior Dog Academy classes. If your dog is reactive (barking, even if through excitement and won’t calm down, you will need some Behaviour Training – please get in touch).
You will be trained by a fully qualified Advanced Professional Dog Training Instructor with the Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour & Training (CIDBT) and Master Professional Dog Training Instructor with the Guild of Dog Trainers (GoDT).
Exercises may differ from those highlighted above.
