REGISTER FOR
JUNIOR ANIMAL TRAINER
CLASSES

Wright Road, Aongatete, Western Bay of Plenty
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Recipe for a Junior Animal Trainer: Take a handful of kids, mix with dogs, chickens, sheep and horses, and sprinkle with fresh air and laughter!
A montage of Junior Animal Trainers, Next Gen Trainers and PupStars kids!
EXCITING NEW ALL-DAY FORMAT!!
10-3pm, one Sunday per month

We support kids to embrace their kind, compassionate, loving selves while feeling confident and capable handling and training animals of all different species.  
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No pets needed - we supply the animals!  Suitable for 7-12 year olds, this is a great chance for animal loving kids to get hands-on with all our animals, learning how to handle them safely, train them and care for them. In these workshops kids work with Positively Together animals, and then take their learning home to their own pets. You'll be interacting with our friendly, trained horses, sheep, dogs, cows, chickens and pigs! Discover how we teach the animals to do amazing tricks, and learn the building blocks to be able to train animals yourself!  In addition, practical animal training skills transfer directly to life skills as kids practice empathy, building positive relationships, holding boundaries, and celebrating mistakes as part of learning. 

Is your child 12 or over? Ask us about our popular and well-established Next Gen Trainers programme

Kids learn:
- how to safely and confidently (and respectfully) interact with many different shapes and sizes and species of animal
- practical training skills including observation, timing, coordination, clear communication
- to "listen with their eyes" so they can understand and describe what animals are communicating and how the animals are feeling 
- how to communicate and hold their own boundaries, with animal learners and peers
- to listen to their own bodies and identify their own feelings, so they can keep themselves safe and communicate their needs
- how to handle mistakes, "celebrate failure", and break challenging tasks down into smaller chunks (a crucial part of animal training, and also our own learning throughout life)
- how to train animals of ALL kinds, and how we use positive reinforcement to inspire them to WANT to play and work with us - no force, no fear, just fun! 
- how to build positive relationships with animals and people
And so much more!   And of course they will make likeminded friends, and spend the day moving their bodies in the fresh air.

WE DO
​Fun - friendship - respect - inclusivity - empathy - laughs - animal cuddles - silliness - pony time - conversation - confidence
WE LEARN
Practical animal training skills - timing - coordination - how to handle mistakes - safety - how to read body language

    Registration form for Junior Animal Trainers

    ALL PLACES CURRENTLY FILLED.  FEEL FREE TO JOIN WAITLIST BY COMPLETING THE FORM BELOW

    WHERE: Wright Road, Aongatete (or occasionally other locations if we have field trips arranged)
    WHEN: 10-3pm, one Sunday per month
    2023 spring season dates:  17 September  |  8 October  |  12 November  |  2 December (all dates subject to change)
    PLUS: in January, join in for the day at the Next Gen trainers summer camp!
    2024 autumn season dates: 25 February | 17 March | 21 April | 19 May
    Cost: $245 for a season pass (4 full-day workshops). 
    Casual rate is $70 per day, and casual attendees only taken as/when we have space (season pass members have priority).
    PLEASE NOTE: The safety and wellbeing of our animals and the children attending are our utmost priority. To help your child have the best experience in our classes, please let us know if your child has any additional needs. Should they require support, you may be asked to stay and assist. Thank you for your understanding.
    ** Click here to read the Terms and Conditions before continuing (a new window will open, and then you can return here to complete the form).
    Please note: After you submit this form we will be in touch via email or phone. Minimum numbers are required for programmes to run, and if we are unable to proceed on the scheduled dates due to weather, illness or other disruptions, then we will roll over to the following week.