Virtual-LADs:

Canine On-Line Learning And Resources (COLLAR)

These classes bring you the very best that the COLLAR Teaching and Support Team can deliver. You can learn from home with some of the very best trainers and teachers from around the world. You are no longer restricted to your locally accessible resources.

This format brings learning rich development of your understanding of dogs and their training. The curriculum for each course follows the successful and proven workshops in the Wag More Barn which are adapted to this exciting new learning environment. You become your own teacher with guidance from supportive Mentors and share the learning with the other course participants in the training forums and videos. This format of courses ensures you develop the skills and understanding for life.

You still get the benefits of class learning:

• learning in a friendly group
• inspiration from learning from the masters
• unique chance to develop your skills

PLUS you can be anywhere in the world - Yay internet!

Open Channels

Usually a college will schedule regular Open Days for future students to meet with the current students and get a clear idea of the resources available.

Instead, in true virtual learning format we have opened the YouTube channels with examples of the students work for you to visit. We are lucky to have some exceptional students, but through our courses there is no reason why you cannot achievement their outstanding success:

Kate Mallatratt (UK)

An incomparable range of video clips showing progress with Mabel, Golden Retriever, and Merlin, Border Collie. Exquisite shaping, cue control, development of proprioception skills and exceptional examples of Modifier Cues. Visit her Channel

Course samples: Targets, Inside Track on Reinforcement, Modifier Cues, Microshaping, CAP1, 2 & 3.

Elizabethanne Stevens (USA)

Exceptional clear, competent and successful examples of video assessment  for CAP1, 2 & 3 shaping exercises, training freestyle behaviours and physio-rehabilitation for proprioception skills.  Visit her channel

Course samples: Basic Shaping and Targets, Prepapration for CAP1, 2 & 3, Microshaping, DreamTeam

Sam Pouw Turner (Netherlands)

Teaching her young Border Collie Bliss, in many of the skills for Youngsters for Sport, Play & Games, Microshaping. Day by progress with visible improvement in all areas of skills. Visit her Channel

Course samples: Youngsters for Sport, Play, Learning About Border Collies, Microshaping.

Renee Jonkers (Netherlands)

With every young Parson Jack Russell, Bryher. Showing samples of his training for Obedience and CAP3 Assessment. Visit her Channel.

Course samples: Inside Track on reinforcement, Youngsters for Sport, CAP3.

Sachiko Eubanks: (USA)

Shaping exquisite behaviours with Mac, proprioception skills, awareness, micro shaping. Visit her Channel

Course samples: Youngsters for Sport, Microshaping.

Virtual Learning

When we first started clicker training in the mid-90s, bearing in mind I was already immersed in a world of dog training, I wanted to give people a poke on the shoulder and tell them ”Hey, you need to pay attention to this. It’s the future. Listen up.” Today it has reached a recognised maturity and people are telling me that clicker training is the future, or “how lucky” I am that there is “such good clicker training” in our area. Well I wonder where that came from?

With virtual learning I feel the same need to give the poke on the shoulder: ”You should pay attention to this, it is going to be important”. It certainly removes any “luckiness” from living in the right area.

Approaching virtual learning with an open mind is key to getting the most from the experience. It may not fit your understanding of learning about dogs, but it brings many values that you cannot appreciate until you are part of the process. The different activities each bring a different experience and can significantly improve your skills, understanding and knowledge. If you like to learn by mimic, or copying, then these classes may not be for you, but if you read a line in a book and that has the effect of shifting your perceptions then prepare to be blasted away.

See you in the Class Room

Kay Laurence
COLLAR Principal

Discount Membership

There is a one year Membership of 40 pounds (plus VAT) to COLLAR that gives you a 20% discount on all COLLAR courses that you enrol on during the 12 month’s from when you join.

Members have their own area for activities, shared resources and open days. When the fee is paid you will be given a log in name and password for the online shop to enable the discounts for the COLLAR courses. 

If you have already attended 3 courses you will be eligible for Membership discounts - please apply for your username and password fro the shop.