Dog Obedience Classes in Tipperary

summer_ina_bowl

Hi, I'm a Vet Nurse working in a practice in Tipperary, I'm currently trying to get a Dog trainer from Cork to run a course of classes here, but I have to suss out if there's demand first. The course would consist of four to six hour long sessions held once weekly, cost will be dependant on demand! Classes would cover basic obedience in a relaxed, friendly setting! Is there anyone here from Tipperary, and if so would this possibly appeal to you?

boomerang

What part of Tipp would it be in?

Sigma Force

North Tipp. needs classes for sure. The nearest one to me that I would use is an hour away would be great to have one near Thurles.
There are one or two dotted around us but they don't all use humane methods of training so won't use them.

If it was October onwards (too much on before then) would deffo. go to classes if they were local enough.

doubtfir3

I'd be interested in this also - I have two dogs and have done a lot of work with them but have a few small "sticking" areas I'd like to get outside help on.

The problem is that nobody around seems to do it.

There is a guy in Nenagh who does it but he seems to mostly train gundogs so is not really right for me, and I have heard of an ex guard near Templemore but he doesn't seem to advertise etc.

It looks like Limerick is closest for me but the problem is that its an hour away and also I don't want to be travelling in the middle of the night etc for training!

summer_ina_bowl

The classes would probably be held in Tipperary or Cashel town. The trainer says I'd need to ensure about sixteen people would attend (two classes of eight people) and there'd be 6 weekly hour-long classes, with a total cost of approx 90 euro for the six week course. I brought my collie to a group course in kilkenny :S the course was great but I was leaving work early every monday and driving an hour to get there!
As I really didn't want to have to go through the same rushing about with my other dog, I brought her to a gun-dog trainer (just advertised as a dog trainer) just outside clonmel for one-to-one lessons but after an argument about his horrid forced dominance methods I promptly left with my poor confused pooch - that's why I figured there must be more demand for a friendly group based class as surely I'm not the only one who would prefer a local motivational trainer (who unlike the other "trainer" did not purposefully step on your dog to prove a point)!! As for the timing of the course, it'd depend on how quickly I could rally enough interest!

Sigma Force

Poor dogs that get trained by that guy, have heard similar things about Tipp based trainers that's why I used Happier Hounds in Abbeyleix they only use humane methods of training.

Tipp/Cashel is around the same distance as HH for me so prob. wouldn't be any point in me switching next time I need to go but definetly think it could prove popular in Cashel/Tipperary and if you are ever doing anything in Thurles area I'd be interested.

You should post this on some more animals sites I know there are a few Tipp. based dog owners on irishanimals.ie and petsireland also try topdog.ie

michaelgreen13

Hi could you please let me know if them dog training classes have come to tipperary would love to go i'm living in cashel

thanks

kakee

michaelgreen13 wrote: »

Hi could you please let me know if them dog training classes have come to tipperary would love to go i'm living in cashel

thanks

I'd like to know too.I am from Tipp town and I have a 3 year old and a 14 week old bichon who would really be glad of some proper training.:D