Clinics

Clinics to help you gain better control over your dog.

If you have a dog who is, to you, the most wonderful dog in the world — but who could use just a bit more obedience, or who just can’t seem to drop that one bad habit — then keep reading... Sometimes just one or two clinic sessions are enough.

Why do we offer these clinics?

In our work as a training center for detection and patrol dogs, we are regularly offered dogs by owners in a kind of last-ditch effort. These are often dogs with one or more behavioral problems that seem unsolvable.

But what if the dog doesn’t pass our evaluation to become a working dog? And even worse — what if the owner doesn’t really want to give up the dog, but feels like there’s no other option?

Then we face a difficult situation: the dog has to go back, and often the only remaining option is the shelter. But shelters are often unwilling to take these kinds of dogs — which leaves only the vet...

This problem isn’t limited to large dogs with serious behavioral issues — even small dogs can display problematic behavior that leaves owners at their wits' end.

Many people who watched how we handle (unwanted) behavior were often amazed at their own dog's transformation.

When people were willing to drive for hours every Sunday just to receive training from us, we knew it was time to offer another solution.

These clinics are also ideal for owners who score top marks on the training field but still struggle during daily walks — and who keep running into the same problems.

Often these dogs already know all the commands and pass obedience exams with ease — if only they’d stay with you in the woods, if only they’d stop lunging at other dogs or chasing sheep for the 99th time...

What makes these clinics different?

These clinics are specifically tailored to the behaviors your dog struggles with.

Many topics are covered, but the focus will always return to the unwanted behavior you're trying to change. Whether that’s lunging at other dogs, chasing sheep, reacting to people, or something else.

In nearly all cases, the key is that you learn to read your dog’s behavior (and other dogs’ behavior) very quickly. This allows you to anticipate problems and stay one step ahead of your dog at all times.

This is, first and foremost, about keeping your dog reliably under control — but especially about knowing exactly when to give a command.
And when your dog tries to ignore that control, we’ve got a great exercise for that!

Use the time between clinics to practice your response time, to get ahead of (emerging) issues, and to keep situations under control.

During the sessions:

We’ll guide you as much as possible and set you on the right path.
But just like when learning to drive, both you and your dog will need to stay focused over time in order to achieve lasting results.

To support this, we can film you and your dog during the session. This gives you insight into your own actions and how fast you really react.
It also helps identify your body language, the dog’s reactions, and habitual behavior patterns — all of which can be addressed more effectively with video feedback.

Private Clinic Sessions

You can book a private clinic with us, where we’ll focus specifically on the problems you’re experiencing with your dog.

• Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours

• Cost: €65 per hour

• In most cases, 1 to 2 clinics are sufficient.