Obedience Training at Rugby DTC:

Obedience training is simply teaching a dog to respond to cues. Training your dog has many benefits, allowing you and your dog to live together peacefully, strengthening your bond, and enriching the lives of both you and your dog.

Rugby DTC offers obedience training on Thursday evenings and can cater for puppies and dogs learning basic commands, right up to Crufts-level competitive obedience.

While it is possible for someone to train their dog at home it is far better to join a club where the dog can be trained in a climate of mutual co-operation while getting essential socialisation. Along with our Head of Obedience, Mary Ray, all our trainers are all experienced people who have successful trained and competed with dogs over a number of years and are passionate about sharing the knowledge they have gained with others.

Beginners Obedience:

We offer an 8-week course for beginners, running on Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

The cost of the course is £80.00 (which includes membership for the year).

During the Beginners course, we will cover basic manners, leash walking skills, recall, play skills, and more.

Whether you are wanting a well-behaved companion or are looking to delve into dog sports, these classes will provide you and your dog with the essential foundations to succeed.

Further Training:

Beginners Obedience:

If you would like to continue with Obedience training after the Beginners course, we offer two further options.

Theses classes run on Thursday evenings from 8:15 pm to 9:15 pm and cost £5 per session.

(If you have multiple dogs in one class, with the same handler, there is a cost of £1.00 per additional dog).

- Intermediate Obedience:

In these classes, you and your dog will build on the behaviours you have learned to achieve a higher level of proficiency as well as introducing some more challenging exercises.

- Competition Obedience:

We offer a Competitive Obedience class for those wishing to or currently competing in KC Obedience. This class aims to help handlers and their dogs to achieve the high level of skill necessary to compete in Obedience.

We currently have members participating at Competitive Obedience shows at all levels from Introductory to Championship Level.

Obedience Training at Rugby DTC:

Beginners Obedience:

Beginners Obedience:

Beginners Obedience:

Further Training:

Beginners Obedience:

Beginners Obedience:

Rugby DTC Championship Obedience Show:

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