Everything in here is free, and comes with your training. It is not a course you have bought — it is the written and video material that backs up what we do together, so you have something to work from between sessions and something to come back to afterwards.
The training itself happens face to face. These pages exist to support that work, not to replace it. If something here does not match what I showed you in person, go with what I showed you — your dog is in front of me and it is not in front of a web page.
Some lessons include videos from trainers whose work I rate and recommend — among them McCann Dog Training and Nate Schoemer. They are not affiliated with Great Southern Dog Training, and nothing here implies their endorsement. Their videos are included because they demonstrate a point well.
Where everyone starts — markers, the first commands, and the household basics. Enter the code provided by Darren.
Enter the code Darren gives you after each session. It opens that lesson, and everything before it stays open so you can go back.
Lessons unlock one at a time. Each session I check how your dog is going with the previous lesson, and once it is there, you get the next code. Working through it properly is what gets you the next one — not the calendar.
Only if you have a puppy. Socialisation windows, bite inhibition, toilet and crate training, and the early habits that make everything later easier. Time-sensitive — do not leave it until your next session.
One process for working through any unwanted behaviour — understand the dog, find the trigger and what is driving it, teach the alternative, then work at threshold. Includes a printable PDF and a training record. Separate code, given out on its own.
Only if you are enrolled. The six-week course for dogs that need to learn to settle — park and pack work, cafés and the main street, building up to the real thing.
Don't have a code? Get in touch to find out more.