In Control K9 Academy is Dog training and obedience classes ran by Hayley McAdam. 

Puppy classes (8 weeks - 20 weeks old), Adult and Juvenile classes run regularly, call to find out when the next classes begin! 
For more information please contact Hayley via
Phone: 0403 119 027  or
Email: hayleymcadam@ymail.com

Training your dog is very important and here are some guidelines.

In a training session 
 -use a lead to ensure control 
 -should only last no more than 15 minutes, twice a day maximum
 -cancel if you or the dog are tired
 -end the session on a positive note
 -finish training with a play session. 

Giving commands
Use food as rewards at first to reinforce your commands. A hungry dog is alert and ready to respond. Make the treat visible but do not offer your dog any morsel until it carries out a command. 

Sit and come
The first and easiest command to teach your dog is to "sit" and "come". 

Step one: Facing the dog, move away with the leash in your left hand and treat in your right. Say "come" and show it the treat. 

Step two: As it reaches you, move your right hand up and over its head. It will bend its hind legs as it keeps and eye on the food.

Step three: Give the command "sit" when you see it about to sit. Then practice again, and from the side. Reduce the treat each time. 


Wait and come command

Step one: Place your dog in the sit position and give the command "sit-wait". Avoid the word "stay" which might confuse with the "stay until I return" command.
Step two: Draw the length of the leash away from your dog, face the dog, show a food reward, and cal its name, adding the command "come".

Step three: As soon as the dog reaches you, praise it and command it to "sit". Repeat steps 1 to 3 a few times for practise. 

Step four: Now practise the commands over a greater distance, with your dog on a long line. Use a toy reward that your dog can see from a distance, rather than offering a food morsel. 

Step five: When your dog obediently responds to the "come" and "sit" commands, give it the toy reward, praise it, and make a fuss over it. Try not to overdo the food or toy rewards or the dog may respond only to bribery.  

Lie down

Step one: Command the dog to "sit". Kneel beside it and hold its collar to restrain. Keep the other treat in the other hand. 

Step two: Place the treat on the dog's nose and move it downward. As the dog sniffs the treat, move the treat forward in front of its nose and body.

Step three: As you move the treat forward the dog should naturally start to stretch forward and lie down. Praise and reward it. Repeat the exercise until it responds to your words without a treat. 

Pulling on the leash

Step one: Walk the dog on your left side, and hold the leash in both hands. As it pulls, slide your left hand down the leash and pull firmly.

Step two: With your dog in the correct heel position, command it to sit. Start to walk again.

Step three: Repeat the "heel" and "sit"procedure each time the dog pulls forward. When it starts to walk quietly to heel without pulling, reward it with a food treat and try it again.