Lockdown training solution adopted by dog club

A local dog training group has moved some of its activities permanently online following the success of a scheme launched during lockdown.

Warkworth and Districts Dog Training Club set up an online beginner’s course for puppies and older dogs, plus a Facebook group, to provide a support and advice forum when Covid-19 forced classes to close. Secretary Gary Martin researched and tracked down a professional online course, similar in style and content to the Warkworth club’s approach to dog training, initially just for quarantine, but it has proved such a success that it is now being incorporated into the club’s activities permanently.

“This time has given us an opportunity to review what training options exist out there and how we can do better,” he says.

“We found some UK-based trainers doing dog sports who put together a programme which was far better than anything I could achieve, so we offered that during lockdown, with a Facebook group where people could ask questions, post photos, and so on.”

Info: Facebook or at warkworthdogtraining.club/training/beginner-training