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Happy Tails

Dog Training Foundations: Recall, Lead Walking and Calm Greetings

Course Beginner About 4 hours

Happy Tails

Course

Dog Training Foundations: Recall, Lead Walking and Calm Greetings

Beginner About 4 hours

Standard

£4.99

The full course, yours to keep.

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Voice Mentor Upgrade

£19.99

The course, plus four mentoring calls.

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You’ll learn the basics that turn everyday walks into enjoyable outings for you and your dog. The course starts with recall, teaching your dog to come back when called, even in busy parks or around tempting smells. You’ll discover simple, step‑by‑step methods that use clear cues and positive reinforcement, so your dog learns to trust you and respond reliably. Strong recall skills keep your pet safe and give you confidence in any environment. Next, the focus moves to lead walking and calm greetings. You’ll find out how to pick a comfortable leash and collar, how to create a relaxed rhythm on the lead, and how to handle the excitement of meeting other dogs and people without losing control. By the end, you’ll be able to guide your dog calmly through doorways, on the street, and at the park, making every interaction pleasant for both of you. These everyday skills improve your dog’s wellbeing, reduce stress, and help you enjoy a stronger, happier bond.

Topics Recall Training Leash Walking Calm Greetings Positive Reinforcement

What you will learn

Choose comfortable, safe leash and collar that suit your dog’s body
Build a reward menu that keeps your dog motivated without overfeeding
Practice reliable recall in the house, garden and quiet outdoors using a single cue
Respond to leash pulling with calm techniques that keep the walk cooperative
Teach a default greeting position so your dog meets visitors calmly

4 modules · 19 lessons · first lesson free to preview

Choose Walking Equipment That Fits and Feels Comfortable Choose comfortable, secure walking equipment that helps your dog move freely and makes every outing easier to manage.

Build a Reward Menu Your Dog Will Work For Create a reward menu that keeps your dog keen in every setting without turning training into accidental overfeeding. Unlocks on purchase

Create a Short Daily Training Routine That Sticks Build a realistic 3 to 10 minute dog-training habit with simple session plans, a weekly planner and clear stopping points. Unlocks on purchase

Recap Quiz: Set Up for Safe, Rewarding Training Apply what you just practised in Set Up for Safe, Rewarding Training. Short situations, not a definition recap. Unlocks on purchase

Choose One Recall Cue and Make Coming Back Worthwhile Teach a clear recall cue, sharp marker timing and rewarding close-range returns your dog will want to repeat. Unlocks on purchase

Practise Recall in the House, Garden and Quiet Outdoors Build a reliable recall beyond the living room with safe, step-by-step practice in the house, garden and quiet outdoor spaces. Unlocks on purchase

Use High-Value Rewards Around Smells, Dogs and Other Temptations Help your dog choose you over tempting smells, dogs and wildlife with smarter rewards, safe distance and one clear recall cue. Unlocks on purchase

Teach an Emergency Recall for Urgent Situations Build a rare, high-reward emergency recall that helps bring your dog back fast when an urgent situation develops. Unlocks on purchase

Recap Quiz: Teach Recall Your Dog Can Trust Apply what you just practised in Teach Recall Your Dog Can Trust. Short situations, not a definition recap. Unlocks on purchase

Start at the Door: Wait, Clip On and Leave Calmly Turn frantic departures into calm, repeatable starts that make every walk safer and more enjoyable. Unlocks on purchase

Show Your Dog Where the Loose Lead Pays Off Teach your dog that slack leads, check-ins and staying close earn treats, sniffing and a smoother walk together. Unlocks on purchase

Respond to Pulling Without Turning the Walk Into a Battle Learn calm, practical responses to lead tension so your dog stops practising pulling and walks stay cooperative. Unlocks on purchase

Move Calmly From Hallway to Pavement to Park Build calm lead walking from your hallway to the park with practical routes, clear progression and simple ways to step back. Unlocks on purchase

Recap Quiz: Turn Lead Walks Into a Shared Rhythm Apply what you just practised in Turn Lead Walks Into a Shared Rhythm. Short situations, not a definition recap. Unlocks on purchase

Teach a Default Greeting Position for People Teach your dog to earn people’s attention with calm, grounded greetings that suit their body and build confidence. Unlocks on purchase

Handle Excited Visitors at Home Without Rehearsing Jumping Up Create calmer home arrivals with practical barriers, staged greetings and clear plans for visitors, children and older guests. Unlocks on purchase

Introduce Dog-to-Dog Greetings With Space and Choice Help your dog enjoy calmer, safer meetings by reading body language, using curved approaches and respecting the choice to move away. Unlocks on purchase

Know When to Skip the Greeting and Create Space Learn calm, practical exit moves that protect your dog’s comfort when paths, people or other dogs get too close. Unlocks on purchase

Recap Quiz: Make Greetings Calm and Manageable Apply what you just practised in Make Greetings Calm and Manageable. Short situations, not a definition recap. Unlocks on purchase

How it works

Two ways to take the course

Both include every lesson. Standard stops there. Voice Mentor adds four phone calls, on days you choose.

Standard

£4.99

The full course, yours to keep. Lessons built from a mix of interactive sections.

Flash cards
Visuals & Imagery
Written prompts
Quizzes
A certificate at the end

Voice Mentor

£19.99

Everything in Standard, plus four mentoring calls on days you choose.

Every lesson, flash card, table, prompt, and quiz
The certificate at the end
Four phone calls
You pick the days
A chance to practice out loud

Why it works

A mentor, just for you

Every call starts from where you are. No recapping, no repeating yourself, no starting over.

It picks up where you left off

Nothing you say gets lost. Each call builds on every one before it, so you keep moving forward instead of going over old ground.

Time goes on your weak spots

It knows the questions you skipped and the quiz answers you missed, so the call is spent where it helps most.

It meets you at your level

Flying through? It pushes you further. Finding it tough? It slows down and tries another way in.

It keeps you on track

Every call is about the part of the course you are on now, not wherever a chat happens to wander.

It makes it stick

Putting an idea into your own words, out loud, turns "I read that" into "I know that".

How it works

From checkout to your first call

No app to install and no link to click. It is a normal call to your phone.

Step 1

Buy the upgrade

Voice Mentor includes the whole course, so there is nothing else to buy.
Step 2

Pick your time

Add your number and choose when the first call rings. The rest follow a week apart.
Step 3

Answer and talk

It quizzes you on that part of the course and gets you explaining it in your own words.
Step 4

Each call builds

The next call is briefed with everything from the calls before it.

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Our AI Voice Mentor Vs. ChatGPT

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Who starts it ✗You open it and type ✓It calls you, when you chose

What it knows ✗Only what you paste in ✓This course and all your work

Memory ✗Each new chat starts at zero ✓Every earlier call, in full

Structure ✗No plan unless you make one ✓A quarter of the course per call

How you learn ✗Easy to skim and feel done ✓You explain it out loud

Cost ✗A monthly subscription ✓£19.99 once, course included

FAQs

A few straight answers

Anything else? Read more about voice mentoring.

Yes. A normal call to your phone number. There is no app to install and no link to click. You just answer.

No. The lessons are yours to read. The call is you explaining the ideas in your own words, while it asks questions and builds on what you say.

Not on its own. Before each call it is sent the summary and full transcript of every call you have had on this course, so nothing gets lost between them.

The course is split into four parts, in order. Each call focuses on the next part, with the rest of the course there for context.

You can still take the call. It sees which prompts you have answered and how long you spent on each lesson, and works from there. It goes better if you have read that part first.

If you know you will be busy, move it before it rings. If one slips past, get in touch and we can usually rebook it. The next call still picks up from everything you have done.

You pick the day and time of the first call. The other three are booked a week apart after it, and you can move any upcoming call to a time that suits you.

It is used only to place your mentoring calls. It is never shared or used for marketing.

For about ninety seconds. Then it is just practice. It does not judge and it does not get bored.

No. Voice Mentor is the full course plus the four calls. Standard is the same lessons, without the phone.

Ready to learn something new?

The same lessons either way. Add the calls if you want someone to make you say it out loud.

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Dog Training Foundations: Recall, Lead Walking and Calm Greetings

What you will learn

Two ways to take the course

£4.99

£19.99

A mentor, just for you

It picks up where you left off

Time goes on your weak spots

It meets you at your level

It keeps you on track

It makes it stick

From checkout to your first call

Buy the upgrade

Pick your time

Answer and talk

Each call builds

Our AI Voice Mentor Vs. ChatGPT

A few straight answers

Ready to learn something new?

The education school forgot

Skills you will actually use

Lessons that hold your attention

A mentor that calls you

Pay once, keep it