De Middelaar Hondenschool & Gedragstherapie

About De Middelaar Hondenschool & Gedragstherapie

De Middelaar Hondenschool & Gedragstherapie offers dog behavior consultations, training, and advice. The practice is on a green site with grassland, maasheggen (traditional hedgerows along the Meuse), trees, ponds, and a sandy track.

Services

De Middelaar offers consultations and guidance on unwanted behavior, courses for puppies and young dogs, individual training, and advice about dogs.

• Behavior consultations
• Puppy course
• Young dog puberty course
• Individual training
• Behavior guidance
• Advice

Approach

The guidance focuses on the underlying cause of behavior and mutual understanding between dog and owner. The training is dog-friendly, and lessons are tailored to each person-dog pair.

• Underlying cause of unwanted behavior
• Dog-friendly training
• Tailored approach and personal attention

Puppy course

The puppy course is available in groups or individually. The group course includes nine practical lessons and one theory lesson; groups have a maximum of five person-dog pairs.

• Group puppy course
• Individual puppy course
• Young dog/puberty course

Lesson topics

Lessons cover needs, walking, socialization, body language, play, and scent work.

• Puppy's basic needs
• Relaxed walking and walking on a loose lead
• Socialization
• Reading body language, sounds, and signals
• Play between dogs and between people and dogs
• Scent work

Location and times

Group lessons are on Saturdays. Individual lessons are by appointment on set weekdays and time slots.

• Group lessons on Saturday
• Individual course Tuesday through Thursday between 9:00 and 19:00
• Friday between 9:00 and 13:00