The School For Whippets
You may have researched your whippet to get the perfect dog for you, only to find that no one you reach out to seems to "get them" and their unique behaviour when you need training.
You need some support with your whippets training, but are met with being told "they're too stubborn to train"
Or worse, you tried taking them to group classes and your whippet just spent the whole time pulling, spinning and circles and giving up after a few goes of each exercise!
Whippets are unique, but that doesn't mean they can't be trained!
The School For Whippets provides everything you need to train your Whippet from home. Whether a tearaway teen, a puppy who needs foundations or a Reactive dog.
Whippet Expert with over 14 Years Experience
5 Star rated with clients Worldwide.
Experienced and Qualified in Dog Training and Behaviour
Train Your Whippet From Home
Local classes may be stressful, overwhelming, or simply not designed for whippets. They may not enjoy the journey there or the slippery flooring!
You want a happy, confident companion who can enjoy life with you – on walks, at cafés, around friends and family – while keeping their whippet spirit intact.
That’s exactly why I created The School For Whippets– a complete hub of training designed for this incredible breed. With Over 300 Lessons for everything from recall, life skills, to teaching tricks.
Perfect for Whippets, whippet crosses, lurchers, sighthounds and similar breeds.
Stop Stressing, Get Clarity
Stop feeling stressed, embarrassed, or overwhelmed about your dog’s behaviour. Stop the googling for advice that just isn't applicable to your pointy nose friend!
Gain confidence in knowing exactly what to do and how to do it with practical video lessons so you can enjoy life with your whippet. Whether they are a puppy, reactive or just a teen that needs taming.
Create a calmer, happier home life – and enjoy life with your whippet with lessons tailored for your whippet.
Build a stronger bond with your dog through fun, positive training and get back to an enjoyable life!
From a Whippet Expert who has shared her life with 4 Whippets over 14 years!
We are so happy to have found Zara! Zara and her knowledge of whippets is incredible. We attended a few online classes and signed up to the School for whippets and saw massive improvements in the behaviour of our whippet Cream. She is easy to understand and breaks the training into bite size concepts so they are very easy to follow and do on your own. I don’t think our dog would be the same well behaved dog she is today without Zara’s help.
Zara is excellent and was so helpful with our Whippet puppy - highly recommend her to anyone looking for puppy or ongoing training. So much great Whippet specific advice that helped us raise a really confident dog.
I find Zara’s advice on whippet training very helpful and believable because she has whippets herself and so totally understands their behaviours. I haven’t found anyone else nearly as good as her 😊
The School for Whippets
Train Your Whippet From Home
Here's what you get:
Access to all 12 courses. Over 300 lessons.
Access to all webinars
Login & learn to suit you!
Positive training and whippet centric
£25 a month subscription
Review - Sophie W
"We are so happy to have found Zara! Zara and her knowledge of whippets is incredible. We attended a few online classes and signed up to the School for whippets and saw massive improvements in the behaviour of our whippet Cream. She is easy to understand and breaks the training into bite size concepts so they are very easy to follow and do on your own. I don’t think our dog would be the same well behaved dog she is today without Zara’s help"
Benefits
300+ Lessons – Laid out via 12 courses, covering puppy problems, recall, lead walking, reactivity and more.
Specialist sighthound guidance – no more generic tips that don’t work for your breed.
Instant, unlimited access – no waiting for new modules to be released.
Support – email or WhatsApp help when you need it.
Practical training solutions– real-life solutions for everyday challenges.
Regularly Updated - New lessons, courses and webinars added regularly!
Suitable wherever in the world you are!
How Does It Work?
Videos all star my own Whippets training!
Once you sign up you will be sent login details (check your spam!)
Once you have login details you have access to your course. These consist of lessons which include videos / text / sheets.
Then you login and learn anytime to suit you and train your whippet at anytime to suit you.
You can email anytime with any questions along the way with your course.
Example of a course login
School For Whippets includes the following courses
Awesome Enrichment
Learn the benefits of enrichment and different ways to improve your Whippets day to day life and mentally tire them.
Mat Training
Teach your whippet the key to calmness and self control. Perfect for helping build independence and to teach your dog to settle when out and about.
Puppy Nipping
If your Puppy is stressing you out with nipping and biting behaviours, this is the course for you. Learn why your puppy is biting, what to do when they bite and how to prevent it from happening in the first place!
Creating Confidence
Create confidence with this new course. It provides fun and engaging ways to create more confidence with activities that can be used in the real world.
Guide to Whippets
Perfect for a new puppy or settling in a rescue dog.
Teach your Whippet foundation skills including self control and basic commands.
Learn the best ways to train your Whippet.
Rapid Recall
Teach your Whippet Recall using techniques to suit the breed.
Lessons cover teaching a Recall cue, handling distraction & more incl Emergency Whistle Recall Course.
Lead Walking
This step by step lead walking course will teach you and your whippet the foundations of lead walking!
Covering what to do if they pull, setting up for success and more.
Reactive To Responsive
For dogs who bark onlead, helping owners worldwide you can get it whenever you want from anywhere and set your Whippet up for calmer walks! From a Reactivity
Exclusives for the school for whippets!
Puppy Power Library
The Puppy power Library contains advice on house training, socialisation, creating independence, problem solving and more.
Webinar library
Includes Tame Your Teen, Puppy Nipping, Body Language and more. Pre recorded webinars on all different topics to watch in your own time.
Info Library& Trick School
A wealth of pre recorded lives on topics from everything from prey drive, focus, food motivation, puppy training, reactivity and more. A variety of tricks and skills also included!
Scent School
Exclusive to the school currently. Help your whippet learn to detect Kong. Using their nose to give them a job to do, create calm and grow their skills
Zara's self paced courses are an invaluable resource for training and for understanding the needs of whippets. Concise and informative content presented in accessible video and ebook format.
Great ideas, lots of fun and a great understanding of our wonderful whippets. Thoroughly recommended
Zara just GETS whippets more than any other trainer I have worked with. We're already seeing results!
Does online training really work?
Yes! Whippet Wonders has been helping clients online for over 5 years!
The lessons are bite-sized, practical and easy to follow – plus you have support whenever you need it.
How Long Do I Have To Subscribe For?
The subscription is ongoing until you cancel. You can cancel anytime by emailing or via your online login details. Once cancelled you will continue access until the end of your paid period, when your next payment would have been due.
Is This Live Training?
No. This is not an in person or online 121 via zoom. You get access to your lessons so you can login and learn anytime you want to.
Do I need to have trained my dog before?
Whether you have trained your dog before or not, does not matter! You don't need any experience and exercises are demo'd from the basics upwards.
What is the difference between the School and an Online Course?
An online course you buy and it is yours to keep. Whereas with the School you are renting the courses while you are a member. When you cancel, you lose access to them. The School is a cost effective way to access all the training you need for just £25 a month.
What If I am not in the uk?
A large portion of School For Whippets members are not uk based! Wherever you may be you can sign up and login, meaning you have access to Whippet training advice.
Specific Issues?
For Tailored advice and a plan to get your Whippet started on the right paw steps or back on track check out our 121 training sessions via zoom! These can be a great way to get started if you have specific issues, then go onto check out our general training!
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers To Frequently Asked Questions
I live in another country, can you work with me?
Whippet Wonders has worked with clients around the world. Everywhere from USA, Australia, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and more! Zooms can take place from anywhere in the world and you can buy courses from anywhere too.
Don't you need to see my dogs "bad behaviour" In person?
During a zoom I don't need to see your dog doing the wrong behaviour, our goal is to set your dog up for success. This would be the same as if I were in person. If you have any relevant video clips, that is handy, but our focus is on solutions and moving forward!
Do you work with other Breeds?
I work with Whippets, Whippet mixes, Italian Greyhounds, Lurchers, Bedlington Whippets - anything that is a bit "sighthound-y". I can be persuaded to work with other breeds in some circumstances.
Do you charge extra for multi dog households?
There is NO extra charge for households with multiple dogs. We can cover the most pressing issues for your multidog household in each session.
What if my dog is not food motivated?
If your dog is not a super foodie, don't worry! Motivation is a tricky topic, but very often it is about how we use food and we will cover strategies during your 121 zoom session.
Would a course or 121 suit me best?
Self paced courses or the School For Whippets are ideal if you are motivated and able to work on your own. Perfect if you are pressed for time. While 121's can be ideal if you need a plan, structure or help with a specific problem. Get in touch if you are unsure.
