Happy Handling is a consent-based course for dogs of any age (over 20 weeks). It is designed to offer a structured, yet fun and educational course, to improve your dog's confidence and trust in all aspects of handling whilst giving them choice and control. The course lasts 6 weeks and consists of one video lesson (Week 1), followed by 5 in-person lessons (Weeks 2 - 6).
Happy Handling Classes
Happy Handling
Revolutionary Handling Techniques = Communication, Choice and Confidence.
Puppy School's Happy Handling is a revolutionary new course which aims to improve communication between dog and owner. We teach dogs to offer consent for all aspects of handling, from grooming to injections, making life happier and vet visits less stressful for all. The course starts with in-depth teaching of dog body language, then five weeks of in-person training with your qualified Puppy School tutor, learning behaviours which allow for consensual handling. This course is beneficial to every single dog and owner and will give you a greater understanding of your dog.
Happy Handling combines various learning techniques - video, exclusive support group and in person class training sessions.
Specifically designed course to help you learn the subtleties of body language and give your dog choice and control whilst building positive associations.
Each training exercise gradually progresses and offers a range of choice that your dog may prefer to use.
Techniques that can be used in everyday situations and make for happier dog-owner relationships.
“Happy Handling course... Game changer to help understand your dogs body language and do things with consent rather than stress. Thank you so much for all your support!”
“I’m keen on ensuring my dog feels at ease with me and I would like her to know that she has options and I am here to be her safe space. I came across the Happy Handling course and it was fantastic... I truly recommend this course!”
Teaching dogs to make positive associations with all aspects of handling, especially older dogs who may have had previous experiences, requires a teacher with more skill and ability to make it run smoothly. At Puppy School, our Happy Handling classes are only run by our tutors and associates who have undertaken specific training and assessment, and who have an established experience of running Puppy School classes. This ensures anyone teaching Happy handling classes has the confidence and experience to run them well.
To avoid the risk of dogs that may not learn well in a class environment being booked into the class, tutors would like to speak to each potential client before booking. For this reason, if you would like to attend a Happy Handling class, please start by finding your local tutor to find out if they run these classes or where your nearest one might be.
Get in touch and find out more about our Happy Handling classes
Book a Happy Handling course by clicking on the button below to find your local tutor page. If they have a class ready to book, there will be a Happy Handling booking button. If not, get in touch with them direct to find out when their next class will be.
The recommended age for dogs attending Happy Handling classes is five months old or older. Please contact your tutor to discuss any previous experience that your dog has with handling.
The recommended age for dogs attending Happy Handling classes is five months old or older. Please contact your tutor to discuss any previous experience that your dog has with handling.
If there are no tutors local to you running the courses, there is an online course run by Puppy School tutor and originator of our Happy Handling courses, Louise Otter - please see here
Testimonials
What Clients say
about Puppy School
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“I can’t imagine a tutor better than Kelly. She was so reassuring and helpful, and skilled in getting us through the exercises. Her fondness for the dogs and enthusiasm was obvious.”— Emma
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“It’s a fantastic course. The small sizes also really allow for personal tailoring if the exercise to suit my puppy. Neal made me so at ease when I struggled with something and there was never a I time I felt embarrassed to ask him to reexplain something I was struggling with.”— Daniel
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“Loved this course, so helpful and Claire is an amazing tutor.”— Luke
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“Puppy School has been an all round excellent package from start to finish but the greatest asset to this training was Sally! Sally was calm, clear and responsive to us all so you feel you get the benefit from being in a group of handlers and puppies with all the benefits of that but also individual attention to support you and your puppies specific needs/issues. Banjo is a nervous puppy, Sally was very sensitive to this and managed situations so Banjo benefitted from all the training exercises and interaction in a very positive way. She also gave me lots of support in how to help him outside of class. It was also brilliant to have a booklet and online access at home to watch reminder supporting material videos of the things taught in each session. There were also a range of vouchers and free trial bags of different foods which has proven helpful in determining what works for Banjo. I have had several puppies over the years, and have been to several classes, this has been the best experience yet for both me and my puppy. Thanks especially to Sally! ”— Maria
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“We had a wide range of breeds with us and Amanda knew the traits of each so well, knowing how to approach training with them all and adapting when necessary. Amanda made it so fun for the pups and us humans! Corky and I will miss it!”— David