Open to All Breeds & Mixes

All rats working for us in our Rat Games/Barn Hunt Workshops will need breaks. They will be switched out at specific intervals throughout the day. 

• Intro to Rat Games/Barn Hunt I
  This workshop is best for individuals who are new to barn hunt and would like to learn more about the rules and regulations of the sport, how to enter a trial, see if their dog has a natural aptitude (or learn what to do and how to train if they don’t!) and to learn the basic skills of how to train better. (we go into detail on all the nitty gritty of how a trial works, etc. so anyone with barn hunt experience should join our upper level workshops or do private one on ones). This workshop covers various topics including an intro to barn hunt, novice course information, basic rules, barn hunt behavior training and hunting skills, common problems/errors, and hands on individualized training for indications, scent discrimination and basic barn hunting skills.
• Intro to Rat Games/Barn Hunt II
  This workshop is best for individuals who have already taken our Intro to Rat Games/Barn Hunt workshop and want to continue to build upon what they have already learned. In this workshop we will continue to work on the knowledge and skills necessary to enter a trial. We continue to cover topics related to common training problems, handler errors, and advanced handler skills. A large portion of time is spent with dog/handler teams in the ring working hands-on to address the current needs and concerns of each dog/handler team. 
• Intermediate Rat Games/Barn Hunt
  This is an excellent workshop for individuals who are stuck at a novice or open level class and having difficulty obtaining Q’s to the next level, those finding their dogs have regressed in some way or handlers who want to fix an issue that is holding them back.
• Advanced Rat Games/Barn Hunt
  This workshop is best for individuals who are in senior and masters level classes and  experiencing difficulties, finding their dogs have regressed in some way or handlers who want to fix an issue that is holding them back. This course also digs into advanced handler skills for distance challenges and training skills specifically for master level dogs and handlers. 
  
• Train the Trainer
  This workshop is for those wishing to learn how to become a trainer for rat hunting sports. This workshop is great for those who are already dog trainers and looking to offer rat hunt training to their clients. This workshop includes how to analyze and critique clients, what to look for and common mistakes and solutions, as well as communication skills and how to work with clients from diverse backgrounds, and much more!
  
• Club Development
  For clubs and club members who wish to organize a training group to help each other train better or become a Rat Games or Barn Hunt Club to host trials. Topics covered include how to become a rat games or barn hunt club, how to set up a facility and the materials needed, expected costs, how to save money on equipment, how to schedule and run practices, 
  

Open to All Breeds & Mixes

UK Based (non-harsh force, non-e-collar) Gun Dog Training: We have various options for gundog training and much of it depends on your groups levels, skills and goals. (Feel free to contact us to discuss what would be best for you and your members!) 

• Intro to UK Gundog Training
  In this workshop we will introduce you to the overall methods used by British trainers for 100's of years. These methods are non-force, non-e-collar methods, and produce some of the best gundogs in the world. 
  
• Calm & Steady 
  This workshops is specific to teaching your dog to be calm as well as steady to distractions and other stimulants. Two of the most important skills a dog can learn are how to be calm on command and how to be steady, attentive and obedient despite any distractions or conditions around them, yet these essential skills are the most under-trained skills in the dog world. Calm and Steady helps your dog to live a happy safe life, no matter the environmental stimulants.
  
• Gundog Skills & Drills 1
  This workshop accompanies our Skills & Drills titling and testing program. This workshop will go through all of the skills and drills of level 1, and teach you how to train for the test and get a passing grade. 
  
• Gundog Skills & Drills 2
  This workshop accompanies our Skills & Drills titling and testing program. This workshop will go through all of the skills and drills of level 2, and teach you how to train for the test and get a passing grade. 
  
• Gundog Skills & Drills 3
  This workshop accompanies our Skills & Drills titling and testing program. This workshop will go through all of the skills and drills of level 3, and teach you how to train for the test and get a passing grade. 
  
• Gundog Skills & Drills 4
  This workshop accompanies our Skills & Drills titling and testing program. This workshop will go through all of the skills and drills of level 4, and teach you how to train for the test and get a passing grade. 
  
• Gundog Skills & Drills 5
  This workshop accompanies our Skills & Drills titling and testing program. This workshop will go through all of the skills and drills of level 5 and teach you how to train for the test and get a passing grade. 
  

Open to All Breeds & Mixes

• Intro to Dock Jumping, Water & Swim
  This workshop is best for beginners! In this workshop you will learn everything you need to know to get started in dock jumping competitions, how to train and how to be successful at the sport. We will introduce your dog to the pool and water and encourage your dog to become comfortable in the pool and teach your dog to return to the ramp successfully. 
  
• Dock Jumping Ramp Work
  This workshop is best for those with dogs who are already comfortable swimming in the pool and are returning back to the ramp successfully. This workshop focuses on handler skills as well as working on dog skills at the ramp. We will start shaping your dogs jump off of the ramp, to encourage a healthy and successful jump that will translate over to the dock. 
  
• Dock Jumping Dock Work
  This workshop is best for those who have dogs that are already very comfortable and confident jumping off of the ramp, into the air and then landing in the water, and those that are already comfortable swimming in the pool. 
  
• Dock Jumping Rig Work I
  This workshop is best for those who already have a dog confidently jumping off of the dock. We will introduce you to ground work, how to train at home, and introduce your dog to the vertical and fetch-it rigs. 
  
• Dock Jumping Rig Work II
  This workshop is for those who have already taken our Dock Jumping Rig Work I workshop. In this workshop we will continue to build upon the skills already learned in our Dock Jumping Rig Work I workshop, and continue to shape and enhance your handler skills and your dog's jumping form with the fetch-it and vertical rigs. This workshop will be very hands on, continuing to work with the vertical and fetch-it rigs.