Barnlake House Dog Training Centre Boarding Kennels & Cattery

Barnlake House Dog Training Centre Boarding Kennels & Cattery Barnlake House has been providing boarding kennels, cattery and dog training services in Pembrokeshire since 1981.

Alan first met Merril in 1980 when training took place at the Withybush hanger and when that finished he started trainin...
17/08/2026

Alan first met Merril in 1980 when training took place at the Withybush hanger and when that finished he started training his GSD's with Merril and Paddy at Barnlake. What started as a desire to have a well trained dog has developed over the years into a lifelong hobby of his.
Other than a break due to work and family commitments Alan continues to train his dogs regularly attending classes two or three times a week doing a mixture of agility and obedience work.
Here he is pictured with his latest dog Major who has just passed his Intermediate Certificate; when asked why he keeps coming to Barnlake he said "It's a big part of my life it's more than just dog training it's meeting like minded people and spending quality time with your dog"

04/08/2026

New Training Course
starting Monday 10th August at 5.30 pm.
Book now! Further details of our training on request.
Email [email protected]

05/07/2026

Starting 11th July at 12-00
Puppy/Beginner
8 week course
E Mail [email protected] for further details or to book a place

It's more than just training it becomes a hobbyCongratulations to Sally with Poppy and Lynn with Lucy who have both pass...
03/07/2026

It's more than just training it becomes a hobby

Congratulations to Sally with Poppy and Lynn with Lucy who have both passed their advanced level certificates. Both these handlers have been coming to Barnlake for sometime taking their training beyond the basics and further developing their dog's skills as well as enjoying sharing their skills and experiences with like minded people during the lessons.
In the advanced certificate we look at a variety of different things including scent and directional work; we combine skills such as retrieving a toy over a jump and challenging the dogs to work things out for themselves with activities such as mazes as well as consolidating the skills covered in the earlier certificates.

Congratulations to Steph with Barney and Anne with Luka who have both passed their intermediate certificates ....... bot...
12/06/2026

Congratulations to Steph with Barney and Anne with Luka who have both passed their intermediate certificates ....... both are now working in their advanced certificates and in addition have joined Barnlake Agility club this year.

05/06/2026

Some of our handlers choose to stay on for a second, third or even fourth course after the initial eight weeks training..... for some it becomes a way of life !!
As they continue with their training we build on the skills taught in beginners and puppy classes and start to develop them so the dogs are confident doing these skills in a variety of situations. Playing 'find it' is a great way of developing the relationship between handler and dog and when starting out this is made easy by the handler sitting in the floor and hiding the toy behind them...... by the time we get to novice level we are challenging the dog to play 'find it' outside and in the long grass

30/05/2026

Vacancies still available to join new Courses for the summer. Indoor and outdoor training areas, parking. No age limits (dog or human!). Please enquire via email to [email protected], or phone if necessary

30/05/2026

Help! person required at Barnlake to do hedging, gardening, ground maintenance etc. For information please contact by email to [email protected]

Congratulations to Georgina Rose with Bruno and Roz Symonds with Elphie who both passed their elementary certificates th...
01/05/2026

Congratulations to Georgina Rose with Bruno and Roz Symonds with Elphie who both passed their elementary certificates this week đź‘Źđź‘Ź

OUR CERTIFICATE SCHEME We have posted lots of photographs of handlers and their dogs with the certificates they have gai...
26/04/2026

OUR CERTIFICATE SCHEME

We have posted lots of photographs of handlers and their dogs with the certificates they have gained but how does the certificate scheme work at Barnlake DTC ??

Pet obedience course last for between 6 and 9 weeks and during that time the handlers and dogs build and develop skills appropriate to the dog's age and training. Each of the certificates are awarded not as a result of a single test date but as a recognition of the dog achieving certain levels in their basic training. Each certificate has a mix of compulsory and optional tests and the starting point is the elementary certificate which includes the dog being able to demonstrate sit, lie down, stay, walk nicely on the lead and do a recall as compulsory elements with activities such as following directional signals search and retrieve among the optional tests.

The next level is the Novice certificate which will be explained in more detail later. In the meantime congratulations to Janet with Tegan who has gained her novice certificate and Donna with Pepper who has passed he intermediate certificate.

Address

Barnlake House, Burton
Milford Haven
SA731PA

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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