At Oaks&Co we provide real world dog training that fits around the lifestyle of you and your dog.
We will coach you to communicate effectively with your dog and to gain the sort of relationship necessary to live in harmony each and everyday, focussing on teaching your dog to make positive decisions with a relaxed demenour. When everything is put into practise, you will achieve a significant enhancement in your dogs behaviour and you will have the relationship you have always dreamed of.
Breed...age...shape...size...history... It doesn't matter. Every dog deserves proper training and the opportunity to reach their full potential and to truly be "man's best friend".
1 to 1 Training
Dog training can be time consuming and expensive if you or your trainer don't fully understand the correct training methods required for your particular dog and you.
At Oaks&Co, through our twenty years of experience, we have no doubt that our 1 to 1 training sessions are the most cost effective, successful and manageable way to quickly achieve lasting change in your dog's behaviour whilst ensuring the minimum disruption to your already busy life. Dog after dog, we have demonstrated that teaching a technique that fits the dog and owner correctly can attain immediate results. If the training is then constantly continued by the owner, no additional assistance or monetary outlay is required. Session location can vary from our training centre, public places, or your own home depending on what is required for the particular issue you are experiencing.
It is extrememly important that clients are honest about all aspects of their dogs behaviour when contacting us and throughout training to ensure that we can tailor the best possible training plan. Please keep in mind that there will be homework as consistency is the key to your success. We will show you the required skills and you will need to continue to work with your dog on a daily basis to achieve the results you want.
Sheep Herding For Pet Border Collies
Want to have some fun with your Border Collie while training them to listen to your
every word? Sheepdog training is a wonderful way to achieve this while also
promoting many other benefits. It builds a rock solid owner/dog relationship (bond)
and excellent, clear, communication skills which have a knock on effect in daily life. If
you can call your Collie off sheep, you can call them off anything!
Sheepdog training is a biologically appropriate training outlet that satisfies a Collies
need to control movement, lowering anxiety, preventing “misdirected herding”
behaviours such as chasing bikes, cars, children, other pets and livestock while also
reducing behavioural issues such as overexcitement, nipping and boredom based
destructive behaviours.
And of course it is fantastic physical and mental exercise for your dog, improving
their fitness, stamina and leading to a calmer, quieter, more content, happier dog at
home.
Sheep Herding For Working Border Collies, Farm And Trial
We offer One To One as well as Board And Train options for sheepdog training for
farm work or trials.
Most Collies start training between 6 and 12 months of age but we train older dogs
as well.
Training takes place with us in the Dromara hills, starting in our training pen before
moving onto field work when your dog is ready. We can also organise larger flock
numbers and bigger fields of 10 acres+ for more advanced dogs.
Working sheepdog training is classes as a farm expense and can be claimed off your
accounts. Let us know your farm details at time of booking and we can invoice you.
Livestock Desensitisation Training
Watching your dog chase livestock can be one of the most serious and frightening moments you will ever experience together, especially when you realise that not only is it a criminal offense but also that your dog is potentially endangering it's own life and the lives of the animals.
As an extension to our 1 to 1 training sessions, Oaks&Co offer Livestock Desensitisation Sessions. With our own flock of very friendly sheep and a dedicated training field, we can tailor a training plan to ensure that your dog will no longer worry livestock and you can both enjoy relaxing walks on the countryside or mountains.
As with the 1 to 1 training, it is of the upmost importance that you are honest and open regarding the severity of your dogs issues leading up to and during training sessions in order to ensure the best training plan possible for your situation. We are here to help, not to judge.
Please bear in mind that these are purely outdoor training sessions with possibly everything the Northern Ireland mountain weather can throw at us so it is advisable to dress accordingly. A good waterproof coat and boots are often essential, especially outside of the summer months. Training is much is easier if you are warm, dry and comfortable.
