The Ready Steady Games™ Workshop

Service Description

Whether you are completely new to this approach, or you’ve played a few of the games before but haven't mastered them under real-world pressure, this 2-hour masterclass is designed to deepen your understanding of the game. We take advanced training concepts and simplify them into easily repeatable pattern games. Through these predictable patterns, we introduce stealth cues, high-level focus and responsiveness that are completely disguised as fun, everyday play. The secret to why this works is simple: the dog always wins. We rig the rules so that playing with you is the most rewarding thing in their environment. Your dog thinks they are just playing a game they are incredibly good at, while you get the ultimate real-world benefit: a dog that chooses to tune into you, even when the world gets distracting. What we will unpack in these 2 hours: Deepening Your Understanding: Look under the hood of why and how your dog learns through play, so you can adapt these games to any real-world situation. Mastering Stealth Cues: Learn how to sneak automatic sits, fast recalls, and laser-focus into your pattern games without your dog even realising they are being "trained." The Excitement Dial: Tweak your own body language and handling mechanics so you can transition your dog from high-energy arousal back to a calm, relaxed state quickly when needed. Is this workshop right for you? To ensure every handler gets plenty of space and personalised feedback, this workshop is strictly limited to just 6 teams. Age: Open to all dogs aged 5 months and older (from low-energy sniffers to high-energy zoomers). The Environment: Your dog should be comfortable working in a hall alongside 5 other dogs. Note: If your dog is highly reactive or struggles with severe fear/anxiety around other dogs or people, our private 1-to-1 sessions are a much safer and better fit for you!