Workshops

🐾 Real Life Training Workshops

Build real-world skills with your dog in our fun, friendly and practical sessions.
Each workshop is 90 minutes long and held at our Oakley training field. Sessions are small, supportive and outdoors — ideal for summer training.

🕘 Time: Saturdays at 9:50am
📍 Location: The Canine Hub Field, Oakley
💷 Price:

£36 (incl VAT)

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🗓️ Real Life Workshop Dates & Themes

🟡 19th July

Loose Lead Legends – Polite walking with distractions, turns, and focus on you.

🟡 26th July
Grooming & Handling – Calm vet visits, cooperative brushing, nail checks and more.

Come Here! Recall – Reliable recalls from play, sniffs and social moments.

🟡 2nd August
Essential Enrichment – Games, puzzles and brain boosters for a calm, content dog.

Loose Lead Legends Polite walking with distractions, turns, and focus on you.

🟡 9th August

Polite Paws: Manners – Friendly greetings, doorway manners, settling around people and dogs.

🟡 16th August
Come Here! Recall Reliable recalls from play, sniffs and social moments.

🛑 23rd August
Closed – Bank Holiday weekend

🟡 30th August
Confidence Boosters – Support for shy or overenthusiastic dogs in real-world scenarios.

🕵️‍♀️ Escape Room: Find Annie the Unicorn

The famous Canine Hub Escape Room returns!
🗓️ Saturday 26th July 2025
🕝 2:30pm – 4:00pm
💷 £36 (incl. VAT)

Annie the Unicorn 🦄 has gone missing… Was it a daring escape — or something more mysterious?

Join us and your dog for a 90-minute escape room-style adventure, solving puzzles, sniffing out clues, and working through themed challenges together.

🎯 Includes:
• Scentwork
• Trick training
• Obstacles
• Clever problem-solving fun

Led by our trainers in a relaxed, supportive setting — this one’s all about fun, teamwork, and waggy tails!

🐶 No prior experience needed
🎟️ Booking essential – limited spaces

🐾 Trick Training for Beginners

Based on the Do More With Your Dog!® Programme

📅 Saturdays
🕦 Time: 11:30am
📍 Location: Oakley Training Field
💷 £18 inc VAT

This fun and friendly trick training is ideal for beginners — no experience needed!

Open to all breeds and ages, this is a great way to build your dog’s confidence, focus, and skills. You’ll be guided by a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) as you teach a range of clever tricks and (if you wish!) work toward your Novice Trick Dog title.

🎓 You’ll Learn:
✅ Easy tricks using props and shaping techniques
✅ How to chain behaviours and add verbal cues
✅ Confidence-building games for shy or excitable dogs
✅ Support to earn your official Novice Trick Dog title (via video or in-class)

📄 Title certificate and registration are optional – you choose if and when to certify.

🎟️ Book Your Spot

📧 Got a question? Email kate@thecaninehub.co.uk

💃 Free Style Workshop with Jem & Laura

60 minutes — £25 (inc Vat)
Experience the thrill of dancing with your dog in perfect harmony!
Dog Freestyle blends obedience, tricks, and choreography into a joyful and captivating routine that celebrates the special bond between dog and handler. It’s fun, energetic, and a great confidence booster — no dance experience required!

Upcoming Dates:

• 🗓️ Saturday 2nd Aug at 3:45pm Book Now
• 🗓️ Sunday 17th Aug at 2:00pm Book Now
• 🗓️ Saturday 30th Aug 3:30pm Book Now
• 🗓️ Sunday 14th Sept 2.00pm Book Now

🦴 Suitable for all breeds and abilities.

🎓 Novice Trick Dog – Extra Practice Sessions

Saturday 16th & Saturday 30th August 2025
🕚 11:30am – 12:30pm
💷 £18 (incl. VAT)

Completed the Trick Training for Beginners course and nearly ready to earn your title? These relaxed, supportive sessions are just the thing to help you:

✅ Practise any unfinished tricks
✅ Finalise your list of required behaviours
✅ Get guidance on submitting your title — by video or in-class assessment

Led by a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) and designed to help you finish with confidence.

📌 Open to those who have completed our 4-week Trick Training course
🎟️ Booking essential – spaces are limited

📌 All workshops take place outdoors with plenty of shade and water for the dogs. Spaces are limited so early booking is advised.

📧 Got questions? Drop me an email at kate@thecaninehub.co.uk