Alnwick Fear-Free Dog Training

Alnwick Fear-Free Dog Training Kind and supportive pet, assistance and therapy dog training in Alnwick and surrounding areas
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06/09/2024
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06/09/2024

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⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

I’m heading Down Under!!The life of a jet-setting, internationally-renowned (?!) Assistance Dog Trainer never sleeps. I’...
06/09/2024

I’m heading Down Under!!

The life of a jet-setting, internationally-renowned (?!) Assistance Dog Trainer never sleeps.

I’m off to Australia to work with WA Assistance and Therapy Dogs Inc for a few weeks. I’ll be running some training seminars, supporting trainers and puppy raisers, assessing some assistance dog teams for public access and seeing some old friends while I’m there.

I will therefore be unavailable for face-to-face appointments until 1 NOVEMBER 2024.

Please contact Juliet at Jems for amazing training and advice if you need a face-to-face consult while I’m away, or you can still text or WhatsApp me on 07931227498 to book an online session with me via Teams.

See you in November 😎

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Northumbria PetsWhat a wonderful idea!!!! Sibling play dates, birthdays …. Or just because you love them and want to giv...
04/09/2024

Northumbria Pets

What a wonderful idea!!!! Sibling play dates, birthdays …. Or just because you love them and want to give them an awesome day.

Maybe link it with a play date at Learchild Dog Field for the ultimate safe space to let your puppers play free then use these as afternoon refreshments?

31/08/2024

29/08/2024

Sitting at Melvyns waiting for a client. I must have my resting bitch face on as someone has just commented that it must be a good business strategy to sit here wearing a dog-training tee shirt while silently judging all the dog owners as they waterski past being dragged by their dogs 🀣🀣🀣

I’m not judging at all … however, it may be worth noting that I do do one off Training and information sessions for holiday makers who wish to understand their dogs a little better and find out what their dogs need regarding some of the basics, like Walking on a loose lead or past of the dogs without lunging and barking.

Not judging … Just saying 🀣🀣🀣

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31/07/2024

Just heard someone walking their dog (who was being a bit of a kn****ad) saying β€˜I’m going to need a higher rate of reinforcement for this s**t) 🀣🀣🀣🀣

Not entirely sure if they meant for the dog or themselves 🀣🀣🀣🀣

Sooooooooooo pretty πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°
31/07/2024

Sooooooooooo pretty πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

My job is soooooo tough
31/07/2024

My job is soooooo tough

Love this place!!!!!
31/07/2024

Love this place!!!!!

Book your session online now Learchild Dog Field 🐢🐢🐢

I am very proud to be associated with The Innocent Hound and use their air-dried dog food as treats in all of my trainin...
31/07/2024

I am very proud to be associated with The Innocent Hound and use their air-dried dog food as treats in all of my training.

Did you know that all of my clients get a discount off their first order? How cool is that?!

Use AAFDT20 to get 20 per cent off.

https://theinnocenthound.co.uk/collections/air-dried-raw-dog-food?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkqy33vfQhwMVlYVoCR3kDyqHEAAYASAAEgKEDvD_BwE

Our air-dried complete dog food is made using ethically sourced, quality British ingredients and our very own gentle drying expertise. Our air-dried raw dog food is a semi-moist, great tasting, healthy and nutritious feast.

Love these guys!!!!Fancy joining a dip? This one has safety briefings, insurance and lifesaving qualifications to its na...
23/07/2024

Love these guys!!!!

Fancy joining a dip? This one has safety briefings, insurance and lifesaving qualifications to its name so you know you’re safe, secure and valued πŸ₯°

(And Angus the Assistance Dog is often there checking in on everybody too πŸ’•)

23/07/2024

Great idea

Working on recall?Dog scared of unfamiliar canine interactions? Just want some peace and quiet..?Step 1) Book Learchild ...
23/07/2024

Working on recall?

Dog scared of unfamiliar canine interactions?

Just want some peace and quiet..?

Step 1) Book Learchild online
Step 2) call a lovely friend to join you if you wish
Step 3) Take flasks of hot chocolate or your favourite coffee and some scrummy cakes
Step 4) take your dogs’ meal and scatter it all over the field for them to use their noses and sniff for
Step 5) let your dogs roam and chill out in complete safety as they happily run around eating their breakfast while you chill and have some YOU time (the friend was optional!)

Private Hire Dog Field NE66 4SA

🐢1.8m high fencing with privacy screening

🐢Over 2 acres for exclusive use

🐢Spacious parking within the secure field perimeter

🐢Water/ seating (shelter coming soon)

Great for off lead exercise - recall and other training - small group meet ups - nervous, reactive or flight risk dogs - dog walkers/ trainers etc.

Have any questions let us know in the comments or message us πŸ˜€β€¦ don’t forget our special offer too β€˜Pay for 5 sessions and get the 6th one FREE’

Booking https://learchilddogfield.co.uk/

Please help if you can … and share the post either way.Chrissy and her team do an INCREDIBLE job and it’s all voluntary....
23/07/2024

Please help if you can … and share the post either way.

Chrissy and her team do an INCREDIBLE job and it’s all voluntary. They deserve the absolute world, so please offer your services and let’s help them continue to do some serious good.

https://highlightspr.co.uk/sending-out-a-diy-sos/?sfnsn=scwspwa&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2VBmQz1-K-U__UGQeZvztkW09XVq8gBASEZjb85eHNlnniC3Zq50RNVg4_aem_mC5FBD3yhuSs0yo5WfEFHQ

Alnwick Mental Health Charity Moves to New Premises Mind and Sole, a mental health and well-being charity based in Alnwick, is moving to new, larger premises in the town’s Bondgate Within. Although it has been providing mental health support for several years from The Hub on Wagon Way Road, the or...

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Mable loves a challenge

Lots of pics and videos coming in from the new class dogs of inventive ways to feed meals. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Here’s Mable loving the challenge of a fabulous towel wrap. She’s using her mind to work out new and interesting things that keep her engaged and ensure she’s mentally satisfied, as well as physically full. Lots of sleep for her this afternoon I reckon. She’ll be so happy and tired πŸ₯° Well done!!! ❀️

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Did you know I also train cats..?!
Did you know I also train cats..?!

This is my guy in Australia. We left him with some gorgeous friends of ours who love and adore him but it still breaks my heart when I see pics or videos. (Please excuse the weird American accent πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ€£)

DOG TRAINING CLASS - 4 weeks 11, 18, 25 Nov and 2 Dec 2023 3pm or 4pm Indoor location in Alnwick town centre Focussing on distractions and reactivity, along with general dog handling, body language and learning styles. All ages from puppy to adult £180 for 4 weeks 6 places maximum each class so book early Text 07931 227 498 or comment below (Cute pictures as payment for advertising tax 🀣)

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When your friend’s dog does catwalk πŸ₯°

Check out this amazing sample of pics from our photo shoot with Andy Craig Photograohy this afternoon. Which one is your favourite?! http://andycraigphotography.co.uk/ (Copywritten andycraigphotography)

Kizzy wore him down … Angus loves her really πŸ₯°

I get asked all the time how much I exercise Angus as he’s always so calm. Actually, he doesn’t walk miles (although obviously I take him out at least once a day for a short mooch around if we can’t make the beach) I just make very sure that he does lots and lots of this stuff - mental enrichment will always tire your dog out much more than purely physical exercise. If you have a high energy dog, let it use all its senses on walks and you’ll notice the chill factor returning very quickly.

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