Chaos to Control Sheepdog School

14/11/2023

As usual we completely forgot to get photos of the clinic at the weekend, but thanks to everyone who came! We had a great mix of kelpies and collies.

It was lovely to have a bit more of a relaxed day where we got the chance to show you a few more of our doggos 🐕 And the weather was even favourable for once ☀️😁

12/11/2023

This week we’ve headed north for a friends/family wedding, and a holiday where friends kindly had Ollie Collie for the day and evening whilst we were at the wedding, the following day was a clinic day with Chaos to Control Sheepdog School which was as good as ever. Thanks to Jess and Catherine as always. We would both highly recommend them for all you sheepdog and kelpie training needs. It was lovely to catch up with the Sam Oliver and new friends on the day.

Ollie is however is REALLY enjoying a night in front of the fire and I’m enjoyjng having my bestie back.

02/11/2023

Just contemplating what he thought of those sheep earlier… 💭 🐑 🤓

31/10/2023

Cap 🐻

31/10/2023

The lovely Jack who’s with us for a few weeks to learn how to drive and do a little bit of confidence building 🤓

31/10/2023

We’ve still got some spaces available on our training day on the 11th of November, and just a couple of spaces left on our December Christmas themed one 🎅🏻 🎄

Dates for Jan to March 2024 will be published this week too.

🐕 September to December dates 🐕

31/10/2023

💆🏻‍♀️🌟 6th NOVEMBER - GROUP PHYSIO SESSION FOR CLIENTS DOGS 🌟💆🏻‍♀️

Marike Bronk is booked to visit us from 12pm for a few hours to treat our clients dogs.

Marike is a fantastic, very experienced physio who has treated our dogs for many years. She has very kindly given a significant discount off her standard fee for Chaos to Control clients for group bookings 💰

We only have a couple of spaces still available so please get in touch if you’d like to have your dog seen. If you would like to book on or have any more questions, either feel free to send us a message or phone on 07810094072.

29/10/2023

Reviews like this are what makes our job so fulfilling 🩷

Great training day yesterday, next one is the penning & yard work one on the 11th of November 🐑

27/10/2023

A fun filled Friday with some excellent dogs today! 🥳

Starting to make use of the indoor arena now the nights are drawing in ✨

Lots of availability on evenings from 5pm for after work sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays ☺️

25/10/2023

First look at sheep for one of the dog pups who arrived last weekend for residential training 🤓🫶🏻

We need some name suggestions for these little guys please…!

21/10/2023

All stocked up with young future hopes 🤩 Arrived from Wales for training today 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

18/10/2023

Saturday the 28th is now fully booked, and we only have a few spaces left for the 25th of November!

Still plenty of space on our yard and pen work day on the 11th 😁

🐕 September to December dates 🐕

17/10/2023

Gannon finishing up after a long day at the C2C Sheepdog School 🌜

16/10/2023

Today we had the lovely and very talented Marike Bronk and her Weimaraner pup, Pie, visit us to treat some of our dogs who have picked up injuries from work and trialing. Marike is an equine and dog physio and therapist and has treated many of Catherine’s dogs for years.

If you want to get the full working potential from your dog, it’s vital that they’re feeling fit and healthy so they can give their 100% 💪🏻

We’re thinking about having a monthly visit from Marike, where she has very kindly agreed to give our clients a discounted rate for group bookings. If this is something that would interest you, feel free to ask with any questions!

13/10/2023

🐕 October and November dates filling up quickly!

Not at all excited for the Christmas training day 🎄🎅🏻🤣 … We’ve got lots of fun things planned for it!

🐕 September to December dates 🐕

12/10/2023

Some day to be working dogs outside in October!

Anna’s second session with superstar little Meg with us ⭐️🥰

09/10/2023

Patiently waiting for their turn… 🤓

08/10/2023

We’ve had a fabulous day meeting some more new faces today, and great to see the regulars as well!

Thank you to everyone for making the effort to travel to us from so far away, we really hope it was worth it and you’ve all been able to take something away 😁🙌🏻

04/10/2023

We’re excited to be demonstrating working sheepdogs at The Durham County Show next year 🐑🐕

03/10/2023

In two articles this week Jessica Saukkonen! Don’t you let this coverage get to Merc’s head 🤯🤪🤭

Australian Working Stock Dog Magazine

03/10/2023

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02/10/2023

Max introducing the basics of blocking & balance to his dog today for his first lesson. Only seen sheep twice, what a little 🌟 All the way from South Wales to drop his two kelpies off for residential training 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

02/10/2023

We’ve had some great lessons today.

So good to see how much progress Carolyn and Max have made over just a few lessons 🌟

01/10/2023

❄️🐕 WINTER INDOOR TRAINING FACILITIES 🐕❄️

Throughout the winter weather and dark nights (which are setting in way too quickly in our opinion… 😬) we are happy to offer heated, well lit, indoor training facilities!

If you’d like any help starting pups off on stock or reminding dogs of basic training which can be done close at hand, then you’re very welcome to book in for 1 to 1 sessions either throughout the day or on evenings after work. The pen can be opened up for the whole length of the shed so we can even complete small, basic outruns with dogs if required.

We’ve got limited availability for slots throughout the day so please get in touch with any enquiries 😁

07810094072

30/09/2023

So good to read the reviews from todays clinic! Thank you very much to those who attended for taking the time to write the reviews.

These training days are for absolutely ANY experience level, and are really useful for you to understand what is going on in your dogs head 🧠

We don’t just focus on ‘training’ your dog but primarily getting you to understand how we train the way we do so you’ve got real skills to take home and successfully replicate what you learn with us 💪🏻

It’s super important that you understand what ‘feel’ is when training a dog is, and that you have a genuine understanding of how to work your dog.

If you’re interested in attending please feel free to get in touch with any questions at all!

30/09/2023

Slightly rosy cheeks for us both after todays training day…! Now having a well deserved pint in the pub 🍻

It was brilliant to meet everyone today (& see the regulars again 😉) and see the progress all dogs and handlers made! We’ve both had a really rewarding day and are very pleased with how everyone advanced and are looking forward to having you all back in the future 🐕🌟

26/09/2023

🥳 Congratulations to Sam Johnson who has won the competition! 🥳

Please get in touch to arrange your lessons (PM also sent)

24/09/2023

A busy Sunday morning of 1 to 1 lessons 🐕🐑

22/09/2023

🐕 September to December dates 🐕

18/09/2023

Gannon with everything under control 😎

And C**t in the background getting super excited for his turn 🤪

18/09/2023

17/09/2023

We’ve had a few messages asking if we do show demonstrations, and the answer is yes! If you’re interested in getting us to perform a working sheepdog demonstration at any event you’ve got planned, please feel free to get in touch 😊

We’ve already got a couple of dates booked in for shows next summer, so it’s worthwhile getting in touch early!

07810 094072

17/09/2023

Gannon (Border Collie) showing Poppy (Working Kelpie, 9 months) the ropes yesterday at the Eggleston Show demo 🤓

Poppy did exceptionally well given it was her first time away from the farm (breaking all our own rules not socialising her enough… 🤭) as well as coping with the loud speaker, animals, traffic and the couple of hundred people watching her!

Gannon was brilliant as usual, and safe to say the star of the show 🤴🏻

17/09/2023

🌟 COMPETITION 🌟

We’re giving away four one hour 1 to 1 sheepdog lessons to one person free of charge!

All you have to do is invite all of your friends list to like this page, and send us a PM when you’ve done it. A winner will be picked at random in a week 🥳

15/09/2023

Catherine’s looking forward to judging the dog classes at Eggleston Show tomorrow 🐕

🐶🥇We are a dog friendly show, so why not bring along your four legged family members and check out the dog show. 🥇🐶

We have lots of classes available to suit everyone:

🐾Sheepdog dog or bitch, rough or smooth coated

🐶Best gun dog large

🦴Best gun dog small

🐾Best conditioned large pet dog

🐶Best conditioned small pet dog

🦴Best terrier

🐾Best pet dog

🐶Championship

Entry is £2 and you can enter on the day at the secretaries caravan. The dog show starts at 12:30pm.

13/09/2023

Jess judging at Leasingthorne 🐑 🐕

13/09/2023

Sheepdog Training Day 2nd September