Go away with your dog. Come home understanding them better.
Training in the mornings. Time to explore in the afternoons. Five days, or a long weekend, where your dog doesn’t have to fit around the rest of life.
Each date has five places, and we can offer a sixth in one of the shire houses. Availability was last updated on 2 October 2026.
The full week · five days, four nights
£1,400 per lodge | 15 hours of training
2 of 5 places left.
Book April full weekThe full week · five days, four nights
£1,400 per lodge | 15 hours of training
4 of 5 places left.
Book September full weekThe long weekend · three nights
£1,100 per lodge | 8 hours of training
4 of 5 places left.
Book April long weekendThe long weekend · three nights
£1,100 per lodge | 8 hours of training
4 of 5 places left.
Book September long weekendCan’t make these dates? Join the date list.
Pay the deposit and we’ll set up a payment plan, or pay in full, whichever works best for you.
If you pay in full, you get a free one-to-one session with Adam. You can have it on the retreat or, if you’re local, any time before it.
And your dog doesn’t disappear off with a trainer while you sit by the pool.
You train together. Then the afternoons are yours to walk, explore, find a dog-friendly pub, have a nap or do absolutely nothing.
A board-and-train sends your dog away and hands back a trained dog that unravels within days, because you were never trained. Here you learn alongside your dog, so what you gain comes home with you and lasts.
We adapt the training to each dog. Nobody is marched through the same plan.
On the full week you get three hours of training every morning, then the rest of the day is yours. The long weekend runs Friday to Monday in the same way, with eight hours of training across the stay. The Roundway White Horse above Devizes, Avebury stone circle, Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain, the Caen Hill Locks and plenty of dog-friendly country pubs are all close by.
Arrive, settle, meet and begin training.
Foundations, engagement and practical skills.
Progress, individual exercises and breed-appropriate work.
Real-life application and higher-level challenges.
Consolidate, recap and take the plan home.
Some dogs need more challenge. Some need more space. Some show us something more useful than the exercise we’d planned. That’s dog training.
Whether you want to learn something new, hit the reset button or work on a behavioural challenge, the retreat is built for it.
Not sure it suits your dog? Book a free call and we’ll tell you straight.
We stay at Mill Farm Glamping, a luxury site set in open countryside near Devizes. It is the kind of place that makes you exhale the moment you arrive: spotless, full of character, with a magical, Shire-inspired feel and warm, attentive hosts. A TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice winner, and fully dog friendly.
The canvas lodges are spacious, with hot tubs and well-equipped kitchens. Each lodge sleeps up to six. Breakfast and lunch are included for two guests, more by arrangement.
Places stay deliberately limited so each retreat remains small and personal.
15 hours across the full week, or 8 hours across the long weekend.
Breakfast and lunch included every day.
A small group, so every dog gets proper attention. A sixth place is available in a shire house.
Dog training retreat
£1,400 per lodge, full week
The long weekend is £1,100 per lodge. Pay a deposit and spread the rest, or pay in full.
See the 2027 dates“A perfect way to get away from it all with my canine companion: excellent morning training sessions led by Adam, with guest specialists for the afternoon sessions. The humans were spoilt too, with delicious home-cooked breakfasts and lunches, and accommodation in beautiful safari lodges. In the evenings we were free to chill or mingle in the heart of the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, with entertaining goats and nosey alpacas. The holiday was so worthwhile and so relaxing, Bertie insisted I book again!”
Lyndawith Bertie“The five-day training retreat, led by the experienced and charismatic Adam Daines, offers 5-star benefits. My two Labradors improved in every area, and by the end were calmly working close to other dogs with maximum focus. I saw considerable improvements in my own handling skills too, which reduced my anxiety and increased my confidence. Topped with excellent catering and laughter-filled socialising with other guests. I would highly recommend it, and intend to book again next year.”
Hilarywith Hettie-May and Tallulah-MayThe retreats run on a small number of places and they go quickly. Register your interest and we will tell you when new dates open, before they go public.
