Puppy Classes at High Elms Country Park, Orpington

Aspire Dog Training runs small-group outdoor puppy classes at High Elms Country Park on Sunday lunchtimes — a unique setting for enrichment-led, force-free puppy training in a natural outdoor environment.

I'm John, an ABTC registered Animal Training Instructor (ATI). These classes are ideal for puppies and owners who want to learn real-life skills in a real-life setting.

About the High Elms Puppy Classes

  • Location: High Elms Country Park, Orpington

  • Day: Sunday lunchtimes — 1:00pm

  • Duration: Five weeks

  • Group size: Small — deliberately limited

  • Age: Puppies from 8 weeks to early adolescence

  • Price: £165 for the five-week course

Why Outdoor Puppy Classes?

Training outdoors at High Elms gives puppies something no indoor class can — real-world distractions in a controlled, supportive setting. Sounds, smells, surfaces, weather, wildlife — puppies learn to focus and respond in the kind of environment they'll actually spend their lives in.

It also taps directly into what puppies are wired to do. Sniffing, exploring, discovering — these are built into every dog. Outdoor training channels those instincts rather than fighting them.

There is simply nothing else like this available locally.

What We Cover

  • Controlled outdoor socialisation

  • Settle and impulse control around real-world distractions

  • Foundation cues — sit, down, stay, leave it, drop

  • Early recall and loose lead walking groundwork

  • Enrichment games using the natural environment

  • Puppy biting, jumping up and common challenge

Accesible From

High Elms Country Park is easily accessible from Orpington, Bromley, Chislehurst, Petts Wood, West Wickham, Dartford and surrounding areas.

Recommended by local veterinary practices in the area.

Ready to get started? Call John on 07987 366799