Courses
Our courses guide you and your dog on the path to greater trust, understanding, and ease. Discover a variety of learning opportunities and strengthen your bond.
Sharing, Swapping, Giving out: Sometimes it’s the little things that pose big challenges in everyday life with your dog: food, toys, or objects on the floor - in this course, you’ll learn how to safely have your dog give them up or swap them. Your dog will gain a sense of direction and clear routines, while you’ll learn techniques that promote safety and trust.
Content / Learning Objectives: • Theory and practice: giving out, swapping, and retrieving objects and food • Safety and prevention when handling resources • Establishing clear routines that provide guidance and security for both dog and owner • Practical exercises on the training grounds and in the outdoor environment • Introduction to targeted nose work: searching, finding, retrieving • Various search and tracking tasks, e.g., food retrieval / human search • Upon request: Expansion through individual retrieval tasks Goal: • Strengthen trust and confidence when handling resources • Avoid misunderstandings and prevent conflicts • Promote cooperation between dog and owner • Utilize the dog’s natural talents, experience self-efficacy, and increase enjoyment Schedule: • Theory session: Resources & Safety (without dog) • Practical session: Giving out, swapping, retrieving (without dog) • Practical session: Application with your own dog on the training field • Practical session: “Trash”-walk • Practical session: Nose work and search tasks in the outdoor environment Duration & Location: • 5.5–6.5 hours spread over 5 lessons, with individual guidance • At Future Dogs (by Fröscher) on the training grounds and in selected outdoor areas Cost: • CHF 650, including individual guidance, materials, and all lessons
