Place Board Course

The proven system behind the successful transformation of over 900 dogs through one-to-one coaching, group classes and online training.
£120.00
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Place Board Course
Place Board Course
£120.00

Train Your Dog to Use a PlaceBoard

IMDT Accredited
900+ Dogs Trained
Force-Free Methods
Lifetime Access
Ongoing Q&A Support
Learn At Your Own Pace
Money-Back Guarantee

Want a dog that sits, stays and comes back when called?

You know a Place Board can help.

You’ve probably seen trainers using them to improve steadiness, recalls and obedience.

But if you’re not sure how to introduce one, or what to do once your dog can simply sit on it, it’s easy to get stuck.

Without a clear plan, training becomes inconsistent, and you don’t get the full benefit of one of the most useful tools in dog training.

Here’s the Solution

This online course shows you exactly how to introduce a Place Board and use it to build reliable behaviours.

With a clear, step-by-step system that tells you what to teach and when to progress.

  • Sit stays
  • Reliable recalls
  • Boundary control
  • Send-aways
  • Stop whistle
  • Quartering
  • Retrieves
  • General obedience

Why Place Boards Work

A Place Board gives your dog a clear target.

Instead of guessing, your dog learns exactly where success happens.

That clarity makes it easier to build focus, steadiness, and self-control while teaching behaviours like sit stays, recalls and distance work.

Over time, the Place Board becomes a shared language between you and your dog—making training clearer, more consistent and easier for both of you.

It’s not the end goal. It’s the tool that helps you build reliable behaviours you can take into real-life situations and gundog training.

What's Inside

Part 1 – The T.A.R.G.E.T. Method

You’ll learn how to introduce your Place Board through six progressive stages.

By the end of Part 1, your dog will be able to:

  • Go onto the Place Board on cue
  • Sit and stay for 30+ seconds until released
  • Hold a sit-stay while you move 5+ paces away
  • Send away to the Place Board from 5+ paces

You’ll build:

Focus Boundary control Steadiness Enthusiasm for training

Each stage includes clear checkpoints so you always know when your dog is ready to progress.

Part 2 – Place Board Exercises

Once your dog understands the Place Board, you’ll apply those foundation skills to real-world exercises:

  • Recalls
  • Stop whistle
  • Quartering
  • Retrieves

This is where the Place Board becomes a practical training tool—not just a platform—helping you build behaviours that transfer beyond it.

Meet Khola

A young working Cocker Spaniel who features in the course, with no formal training before filming.

Within 20 minutes, he went from bouncing around like a grasshopper to confidently holding a sit-stay while I walked five paces away.

That’s the power of breaking training into progressive stages.

Everything You Need to Succeed

Step-by-step video tutorials
Written guidance alongside lessons
Progressive stages with clear milestones
Progress tracking
Lifetime access
Future course updates (Buy once, benefit forever)
Direct access to ask questions

Learn the Principles, Not Just the Exercises

This course doesn’t just show you what to do—it explains why it works.

Throughout the lessons, you’ll learn the relevant science and training theory behind the stages so you understand how and why the exercises are effective.

That means you’re not just following instructions—you’re developing the knowledge and confidence to apply these principles to new behaviours, outside the scope of this course at any stage of your dog’s training journey.

Positive Training That Builds Enthusiasm

This course uses modern, force-free training methods throughout.

Instead of relying on harsh corrections that can reduce confidence and limit a dog's willingness to learn, you'll learn how to channel your dog's natural drive so they stay motivated, engaged and ready to progress to increasingly complex exercises.

Built for Every Dog

Whether you’ve just brought home an 8-week-old puppy or you’re working with an older dog, the T.A.R.G.E.T. Method gives you a clear, structured system to follow.

It doesn’t matter if your dog is full of energy, struggles to focus, has been unreliable before, or has never done formal training—the system builds solid foundations step by step before progressing.

⏱ 10–20 minutes of focused training a day is all it takes. You can even use part of your dog’s daily food allowance as rewards.

Successfully proven with:

Puppies Adult Dogs Seniors Chihuahuas to Great Danes Pet Dogs Working Gundogs Agility Dogs Protection Dogs

Learn at Your Own Pace

The course is designed to fit around real life.

Work through the T.A.R.G.E.T. Method in order, practise with your dog, and progress when you’re both ready.

There are no time limits, and you can revisit any lesson whenever you need.

Save 50% When You Buy a Place Board

Normally £120 Today just £60

When purchased with a Place Board. The course and Place Board are designed to work together, giving you everything you need to start training straight away.

Learning Guarantee

Follow the course in order, complete the exercises, and ask for help when needed.

If you’ve genuinely followed the training and feel it hasn’t helped you understand how to train with a Place Board, you’ll get your money back.

Why Learn From Me?

I’m Emma Filby, a fully accredited professional dog trainer with the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT).

Since 2019, I’ve been helping handlers train dogs using modern, science-based, force-free methods – specialising in active, working breeds.

Alongside dog training, I’ve designed and delivered professional education since 2017 and hold a Level 3 qualification in Education & Training, which allows me to break complex skills into simple, achievable steps.

I own and train working gundogs and compete in dog agility.

Since 2020, Place Boards have been part of the transformation of more than 900 dogs through one-to-one coaching, group classes and online training.

This course brings together everything I’ve learned into one clear, structured system.

Start Building Better Training Today

If you want reliable recalls, steadiness, and focus using a clear, proven system, this course will show you exactly how.

You’ll receive:

  • Complete T.A.R.G.E.T. training programme
  • Place Board exercise library
  • Lifetime access (buy once, benefit forever) – The course is complete and ready to use today, with new lessons and exercises added over time as I film fresh material in the field.
  • Direct access to ask questions
  • Learning guarantee

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