Pub Dog Training

Real-Life Training in a Real Pub Environment

Welcome to our original Pub Dog Training programme, now hosted at the wonderful Kennel Bar at The Greyhound, Claydon – the perfect dog-friendly venue for teaching your dog calm, confident behaviour in public spaces.

This unique course is designed to help your dog learn how to relax, settle and behave politely in places like pubs, cafés and social settings – so you can enjoy life together without stress, embarrassment or constant management.

This isn’t training in a field pretending to be a pub…
This is training where it really matters.

🐶 What is Pub Dog Training?

Pub Dog Training teaches your dog essential real-world life skills, including:

✔ Calm settling under tables
✔ Focus around food, people and distractions
✔ Polite greetings
✔ Impulse control
✔ Confidence in busy environments
✔ Handler focus
✔ Social skills without overwhelm
✔ Relaxed behaviour around other dogs

We work on emotional regulation, not just obedience.
Your dog learns how to cope with excitement, nerves and stimulation in a supportive, structured environment.

🌟 Why Train at The Greyhound – Kennel Bar, Claydon?

The Kennel Bar at The Greyhound is an ideal venue for Pub Dog Training because it offers:

✅ A dog-friendly, relaxed pub environment
✅ Controlled space for training
✅ Real sights, smells and distractions
✅ Safe, welcoming atmosphere
✅ Easy access for Ipswich, Claydon, Needham Market & surrounding villages

It allows dogs to practise exactly what owners want them to do in real life – calmly enjoying a drink or brunch together.

🧠 Behaviourist-Led Training (Not Just a Class)

These sessions are led by a qualified behaviourist, meaning we go far beyond basic training.

We focus on:
• The psychology of behaviour
• Confidence and resilience
• Preventing reactivity
• Helping excitable or nervous dogs
• Supporting dogs who struggle in public

This is not a one-size-fits-all class.
Each session is adapted to the dogs attending so everyone can succeed.

🐕 Who Is This Class For?

Pub Dog Training is perfect for:

✔ Puppies ready for real-world exposure
✔ Young dogs learning manners
✔ Excitable dogs who struggle to settle
✔ Nervous or sensitive dogs
✔ Owners who want stress-free pub visits
✔ Dogs that bark, pull or can’t relax in public

Not suitable for aggressive dogs without prior assessment – please contact us first if unsure.

🎓 What Makes Our Programme Different?

Unlike watered-down versions you may see elsewhere, this is the original Pub Dog Training programme, created and developed by us after lockdown to help dogs and owners rebuild social confidence.

✔ Trademarked and protected programme
✔ Behaviourist-designed
✔ Proven, structured approach
✔ Supportive, friendly community
✔ Small class sizes
✔ Real venues, real training

Train with the creator — not the imitators.

🗓 Course Details

📍 Venue:
The Greyhound – Kennel Bar
Claydon, Suffolk

📆 Course Length:
Structured one off sessions - you are welcome to come to as many of these as you like to practice

🐾 Class Size:
Small groups for individual support

🎒 What to Bring:
• Flat collar or harness
• Standard lead (no extendables)
• Lots of tasty treats
• Treat pouch
• Mat or blanket for settling

💬 More Than Training – It’s a Community

Our classes are known for being:
❤️ Friendly
❤️ Supportive
❤️ Non-judgemental
❤️ Fun
❤️ Confidence-building

Many owners build friendships, arrange dog walks and support each other outside of class. You’re joining a community of dog lovers, not just a training course.

🚀 Limited Spaces – High Demand

Spaces are strictly limited due to venue size and quality of instruction.

If you want:
✔ A calm dog in public
✔ Stress-free pub visits
✔ A dog you can take anywhere
✔ Expert guidance
✔ Fun, practical training

Then Pub Dog Training at The Greyhound is for you.

👉 Book Now

Spaces are limited and this course fills fast every term.

Train your dog where it matters most – in real life.

👉 Book your place today and enjoy the pub again with your dog by your side.