Scurry Dog - Foundation Skills (Spring 2025)

Gundog Games for Active Pets

Course Summary

Discover the fun side of gundog training and give your dog's talents a proper outlet in a friendly and fun environment.

Scurry Dog is about having fun with your dog and fulfiling them mentally and physically, while also giving you a clear structure for training essential everyday life skills.

This is especially suited to spaniels, labradors and other retriever breeds and HPR breeds like hungarian vizsla. However, all dog breeds can enjoy, excel at and benefit from Scurry Dog, so long as they are fit, enjoy sniffing and carrying things in their mouths.

The only prerequisite for this entry level course is that you and your dog are both up for fun challenges and learning new useful skills :)

You don't need any previous experience. Your dog needs to be able to eat and play with you outside.

Puppies are welcome as soon as they have all their vaccinations.

If you don't think your dog can do the above yet, drop me an email to info@synchrodog.co.uk so we can arrange 1-1 support for you before the next enrollment.

When and where:
Sunday - 16th Feb, 9:45-11:15am (Location 1 - Drysgoed Farm)
Sunday - 2nd March, 9:45-11:15am (Location 1 - Drysgoed Farm)
Sunday - 16th March, 9:45-11:15am (Location 1 - Drysgoed Farm)
Sunday - 6th April, 9:45-11:15am (Location 2 - Maesmawr)
Sunday - 20th April, 9:45-11:15am (Location 2 - Maesmawr)
Sunday - 4th May, 9:45-11:15am (Location 2 - Maesmawr)

Locations:
Location 1: Drysgoed Farm, Efail Isaf. This is and indoor horse arena, near Pontypridd. We will be here for the remainder of the winter.
Location 2: Maesmawr Rd, near Tonteg, Pontypridd. This is an outdoor field on a private farm, less than 2 miles from Location 1 (6 minutes drive)

check out an example class (different location)

Course Curriculum

Details about the sessions
2 Lessons
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Aleksandra Borawska

Hi, I'm Aleks!

I help people with crazy, lovable, naughty young spaniels (and other working breed pets) to build a happy harmonious and fun-filled life together. I support them in learning the skills they need, so that they can go wherever they want and to have amazing adventures together. I help them understand their adolescent spaniel, discover what's going on underneath the surface and create an amazing connection.

I am an accredited dog training instructor with IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers), a Mantrailing UK instructor and a UK College of Scent Dogs instructor. I'm currently working towards a gundog training instructor certification with Gundog Trainers Academy.

I am also a canine behaviour practitioner, with over 10 years of intensive practical experience, hundreds of successful behaviour modification programmes and an extensive continued professional development in dog behaviour and training.

I live in the Welsh mountains with my 6 dogs, including a working cocker, springer spaniel, a labrador retriever, a collie mix and a two staffordshire bull terriers. We train and compete in several dog sports and training projects, including scent detection, competition obedience, working gundog tests and GRC/Canine Athletics. In winter, I'm part of a beating team on three local shoots.