Beginners Dog Obedience Training

APDT Beginners Good Companion Award

Star Pawformers Shining Stars

Working with dogs of all ages, Star Pawformers are a 5-star rated premium dog obedience training service established in Silverdale, Staffordshire in 2012 offering personalised courses that accommodate our clients and their dog’s every need.

Covering Cheshire and Staffordshire, our teams’ training methods are all science-based and progressive whilst still being fun, game-orientated and full of encouragement. We aim to create a learning environment that is kind, compassionate and welcoming so you can feel relaxed and enjoy the training experience with your dog.

You can entrust yourself to our team of highly experienced and accredited instructors. We are accredited across several disciplines, including Kate our founder and highly experienced APDT / ABTC accredited instructor. We are also a Kennel Club accredited club as well as a signatory of the UK Dog behaviour and training charter.

8-WEEK DOG BEGINNER OBEDIENCE COURSE FOR £140

Come join one of our 2 popular obedience classes;

Day Time Location
Tuesdays 7pm Doggy Day Club, Silverdale
Sundays 3pm Doggy Day Club, Silverdale

Bringing Personal Puppy Training To You In:

Alsager • Audley • Baldwins Gate • Betley • Bradwell • Chesterton • Clayton • Hanchurch • Hanley • Keele • Kidsgrove • Madeley • Madeley Heath • Maybank • Newcastle-under-Lyme • Oakhanger • Scot Hay • Shavington • Stoke-on-Trent • Thissleberry • Trentham • Waterhays Village • Westbury Park • Westlands • Whittier • Wolstanton

What skills are covered?

  • Confidence Building to prevent against future behavioural problems.
  • Building a strong bond and relationship through training.
  • Calmness to encourage your dog to settle both at home and when out and about.
  • Self-Control Skills and frustration tolerance for good manners and to help your dog regulate their emotions
  • Good Manners to teach your dog the behaviours they need to live in our lives such as “no jumping up”
  • How to handle problem behaviours and prevent against future problem behaviours.
  • Choices and how to incorporate them into your training, how to notice and reward good choices
  • Handling & Grooming Skills so that your dog is happy to be examined and brushed by you without unnecessary stress
  • Communication skills for you so that you can effectively listen and communicate with your dog in a way that they understand
  • Focus and listening skills to teach your dog to respond to your cues and offer you attention
  • Meeting your dog’s needs to ensure that they live a life full of enrichment
  • Mechanical skills for the handler so that you are confident in how to handle your dog safely

Growing Together With Dog Obedience Classes

Our Star Pawformers Shining Stars Beginners Obedience Training Course has been specially curated for dogs over 7 months old, for dogs under 7 months try our Twinkle Stars Puppy Training Course. This course will look at introducing your furry friend to behaviours that allow them to fit into your world and aims to prevent behavioural problems in the future.

With years of experience in dog obedience training, our fantastic team can help you understand your dog and the psychology behind their behavioural traits. As a result, we will aim to train your new best friend to behave in a way that suits you and your family, building a strong bond and relationship for the future.

This course is a great starting point for adolescent dogs that have missed out on puppy classes as well as rescue dogs that need a gentle introduction to obedience. The course focuses on many foundational life skills from loose lead walking, recall and the all-important self-control skills that we all strive for such as no jumping up and food manners etc. Star Pawformers exclusive dog obedience classes run three times a week in Silverdale, Stoke-on-Trent with a maximum of 6 dogs per class to ensure that each owner and dog receives the optimum support and guidance they need.

Shining Bright With Star Pawformers

Your dog’s experiences along with learning and development skills shape them to become the friendly, well-behaved and family-oriented dog you’ve always dreamed of having in your life. Building a relationship with you and your dog, the team at Star Pawformers will always aim to support you in any way we can.

Once your pooch has progressed through our Shining Stars Beginner Dog Obedience Training Course, you will be able to progress to our exclusive Rising Stars Foundation Obedience Course where we aim to build more confidence, and self-control whilst developing the foundational skills already learnt in your dog’s everyday life.

Work your way through the Kennel Club Bronze Award and APDT Good Companion Beginners Award, which are national programs taking dogs through general day-to-day skills in progressive courses and promoting responsible dog ownership.

Ready to get your dog’s specially curated training started? Click the link below to book your dog into one of our upcoming training courses here in Silverdale, Staffordshire and we’ll help your dog become a Star Pawformer.

Beginners’ exercises include

  • Recall Games – teach your dog to come back when called
  • Food Manners – teach your dog to wait for the food to come to them and discourage snatching
  • Fun tricks, games and play – teach your dog that you are fun to be around and enhance your bond and relationship
  • Loose Lead Walking – teaches your dog how to walk on the lead without pulling
  • Good Manners – teaches your dog the behaviours they need to live in our lives such as “no jumping up”
  • Positions and steadiness – for safety and control
  • Focus games to teach your dog to listen and respond and always orientate back to you

Need more individual help? – check out our 1-2-1 lifeskill training packages

Online Training – Coming soon!