More input. More momentum.
A more intensive training format where appropriate.
Focused professional input.
Residential places are agreed after an Assessment, so Chris can confirm your dog is suited to it and plan the handover.
Sometimes a dog benefits from more concentrated training time.
Residential training gives your dog focused, daily work with Chris on the DOPE System: structure, engagement, lead skills, neutrality and calm behaviour, proofed in real places rather than a training field.
Owner understanding still matters. Progress with a trainer has to transfer back into everyday life, so every residential stay includes handover sessions where you learn the handling, the routines and the communication your dog has been working with. Without that, the dog comes home to the same picture it left.
Suits dogs who
- Need a reset that is hard to achieve in short weekly sessions
- Are starting the anxious and reactive or aggression programmes and need intensive early structure
- Have owners who are away, recovering or simply out of time for a while
Availability and suitability are confirmed at your Assessment. Pricing is quoted for each dog and length of stay.