Riley'n'Mia Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) I posted in here a few weeks back asking if anyone knew of any obedience classes in the Upper Hunter of NSW and got no replies so I guess the answer is no My new plan to keep my GSD and JRT mentally stimulated and interested in life is to try training them myself using the help of books does anyone have any good obedience training books they could suggest please ? Both puppies have been to puppy pre-school and know sit, stay, on your bed, outside and come (working on drop) they spend time with lots of different people and some other dogs on occassion so are both well socialised ! They are GSD 6 mnths and JRT 4 mnths. Thanks in advance Edited December 14, 2007 by Riley'n'Mia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff'n'Toller Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Sorry might have missed your post about training clubs? You might like to look here or here. Cheers, Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley'n'Mia Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Sorry might have missed your post about training clubs? You might like to look here or here. Cheers, Mel. Hi Mel Thanks for your reply ! In my original post I was hoping to take my GSD to obedience classes with a group of other dogs so he could also be socialised at the same time but after ringing all the vets within my area and also the GS club in Newcastle in appears they are the closest (2 hrs away) that hold such classes. Looks like I will have to go for the private classes at the vets and teach him myself out of books option after all I really thought it would be fun and a good learning experience for us both to go to group obedience classes I just couldn't get to Newcastle by 7pm on Tuesday evenings which is when the class is on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boofer Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Hi there Riley'n'Mia, Sorry not much help on good obedience books as im still searching for myself, but i did buy some e books that have training in them if you want to pm your email address i can send them to you. Not sure if they are what you are looking for but are a great read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgie_cat Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 there are some great DVDs out there... Patty Ruzzo has 2 - "the power of positive training" and "proof positive" - really enjoyed these and are a great look at positive training in obed (most pos. training DVDs are on agility - so thought these were pretty special)... Another that was good is Mary Ray - who did a puppy through to crufts obedience set - again, all positive... Have you spoken to the local vets or council? Odds are the people on here simply are not familiar with the dog school(s) in that area... good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley'n'Mia Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 there are some great DVDs out there... Patty Ruzzo has 2 - "the power of positive training" and "proof positive" - really enjoyed these and are a great look at positive training in obed (most pos. training DVDs are on agility - so thought these were pretty special)...Another that was good is Mary Ray - who did a puppy through to crufts obedience set - again, all positive... Have you spoken to the local vets or council? Odds are the people on here simply are not familiar with the dog school(s) in that area... good luck! Hi bridgie_cat Thanks for the DVD suggestions I will look into them. Yes I have spoken to the vets, council and also the closest GSD league to my area and all have told me there is nothing up this way unless you want to do private classes within the confines of the vet hospital with one of the vet nurses that teach puppy pre-school (which we have already done). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) If you are interestred in +R training for Obedience, buy the Patti Ruzzo DVD's. They are great and even though they are a bit old now they are worth their weight in gold. Also the Joanna Hill DVDs, the motivational DVD from Dogtrain. Edited December 17, 2007 by PAX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 There is a german shepherd dog club which operates out of the Hillsborough show ground/ training facility. However, from personal experiences, i would not recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley'n'Mia Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 There is a german shepherd dog club which operates out of the Hillsborough show ground/ training facility. However, from personal experiences, i would not recommend it. Thanks for the advice Rachelle I was also told by someone else that I would be better off not going to those classes, this was my only other option apart from the Tues 7pm GSD classes through Newcastle and Hunter Region GSD Club (which is 2 hours away). I feel much more confident doing basic obedience training following DVD's, books are a bit harder my dog is a quick learner and so far reponds well to my very basic training I have done from things learnt at puppy school (just sit, stay, shake, come, proper walking on the lead etc) so hopefully he'll continue to repond well to the more advanced things as we get further along the training process, if not, then I will pay to have a few private lessons to figure out what I am doing wrong with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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