Get up and attack the day with enthusiasm - unless it’s Monday…in which case hit the snooze button and have another 5 mins!! 😴🤣
Recall Workshop!
💥💥💥💥Recall Workshop! 💥💥💥💥
Hows your dogs recall?
Come on, be honest!
Have you just answered ‘pretty good’ and then said ‘unless’ and listed half a dozen distractions? 😉
A dog that doesn’t come back when called is like driving a car with no brakes - dangerous.
Add wildlife and livestock into the mix and you could be looking at prosecution.
Like training any behaviour it’s always best done through games,making it fun and using lots of rewards.
We’ve trained our dogs to come to the whistle as it travels better, especially in the woods!
Workshops are £25 and will be held in our enclosed private training facility on the following dates:
Sunday 10th November
10-11.30am
Get in touch to book your place and get your recall in order 😉
Keep calm & call your woofer 😊
Woodhead
Black Torrington
EX21 5HX
07789698804 or 07551050856
Dogs need to be happy working around other dogs and handlers 🐶
Diddy Dave enjoys some morning tunnel fun! ❤️
Diddy Dave’s Diary❤️
Little DD has had a very busy week but he’s taken everything in his tiny little stride! 😉
We’ve been playing lots of recall games with a special recall word that he absolutely LOVES and always means something amazing 🌟
DD has had daily outings in the van to the vets, breakfasts, lunches, sneaky snacks, garden centre and the supermarkets 😋
As he has been a bit worried about the sound of the hoover we’ve ensured that he has always been in an adjoining room with a lickimat/toy/dinner whilst we’re hoovering..
This way he can hear the hoover whilst he’s enjoying something else.
We’ve also been playing around the hoover and scatter feeding to build confidence when it’s not switched on.
We’ve started ‘hot spot’ training with DD - this can really help teach him a ‘zone of reinforcement’ - comes in handy when you want to enjoy your curry….! 😉
We’re really enjoying watching the friendship develop between DD and Bessie.
Their play styles are perfectly matched and it’s so great to watch them take it in turns to be the ‘winner’
Play is always supervised so it doesn’t boil over into over excitement or too rough.
DD is only 12 weeks old and we don’t want him to get ‘over the top’ or too tired!
At this age he needs to sleep around 18-20 hours per day. He’s still growing in size and weight, refining his motor skills and processing new information, which is why he needs a lot of sleep. 12-week-old puppies can sleep up to 8 hours at night with lots of naps during the day. Lucky boy 🤣
thanks as always to our friends at North Park Veterinary Group for their excellent care of our dogs 🌟
If you haven’t visited Ruby Oak Park yet, you’re missing a real treat!
Mark had the best breakfast there this morning 😋
NB Full video in comments, Facebook posts seems to be glitchy this evening
Diddy Dave’s Diary ❤️
Diddy Daves Diary
We’re often asked in class what we think is the most important aspect / behaviour to start training with a puppy….🤔
Well, we feel the most important aspects of living with a young pup is building their confidence and resilience, helping them feel safe in their new home and teaching them to enjoy life through play!
Our dogs learn by ‘association’ or ‘classical conditioning’
So we’ve been carefully pairing everyday items to mean something amazing!
Although Diddy Dave is not yet 11 weeks old there’s so much we can do to help prepare him for adult life
We’ve been teaching him to put his head into a collar and feet into his harness.
We did this for almost two weeks and now we’ve started feeding him his meal whilst he’s wearing them
This week we’ll be attaching his lead and letting it trail on the floor. There’s never any rush.. the slower the better.. We want him to be totally happy with the sight of these items and wearing them 😀
We’ve also been teaching him to nose target on a target stick - this will come in handy for walking nicely on lead (loose lead walking ) 😉
Diddy Dave has been enjoying ‘paws on’ and platform training - this encourages focus, calmness and body confidence 🐶
Most importantly we’ve been taking Dave out daily in the van and visiting different cafes (I never eat lunch, so this has been quite a lovely experience for me too!) so many different types of shops, dogs, people and walks - all from the comfort of his special doggy sling ❤️
We’ll start next on ‘conditioning’, and we’ll start to introduce nail clippers, running water in the dog bath, tooth brushing, and we’ll also start to prep him for vet checks like lifting gums, checking ears, pads, eyes etc
There’s so much you can do prior to attending a class environment.. but above all make it fun, positive, safe and rewarding, and start to build a great bond and relationship.
What’s the most useful thing yo
Happy 4th Birthday Big Fella! ❤️
Ted
Rest in peace our dear old Ted ❤️
We’re very sad to announce that we said goodbye to our amazing little lad.
At 14yrs old, age and poor health finally caught up with him.
We were so totally blessed to have Ted in our lives.
He was a constant loyal companion through many life changing events for all of us.
Ted was picked up from the streets in wales and came into our lives at approximately 18months old from a dog rescue centre in Hertfordshire
Life with Ted was a rollercoaster!
My idea of homing a rescue dog really didn’t go to plan….
It quickly became apparent he couldn’t be left on his own due to separation anxiety, he had some serious resource guarding around food, beds and toys
Ted was also VERY uncomfortable around other dogs
Little did I know how much of a massive impact this little fella would have on my life.
Ted sent me on the best and worst journey of learning dog behaviour and training.
Ted really was the inspiration for ‘Woodhead Woofers’ and I really do owe him so much.
He was an amazing agility and rally obedience dog strutting around the ring winning many rosettes
Ted overcame his fears and anxieties and became an invaluable stooge dog at WWs
Who’d of thought this troubled little woofer would be helping other dogs overcome their fears?
I’ve been teaching dogs for many years, but it wasn’t until I met Ted that I started learning.
Thank you Ted for filling our lives with so much love and happiness.
Thank you Ted for teaching me so, so much
We will miss you every day 💔
Dave enjoys a good old chomp and play with his toys🤣A puppy play pen is a great way to keep an excited, curious pup safe 🐶It also helps keep all our other woofers tails/ears/noses and any other body part safe from Dave!!
There’s a new pup on the block…. Today the WWs crew gained a new member..Meet Dave❤️ We hope you’ll enjoy watching Dave’s adventures ….
Just how many goes does it take to get a half decent photo of me and our Alan….?! 🤣🤣 teeth and glasses made it to the end!! 😳🤣
How rapid is your recall…? 😉Today we practiced our release cue with a really quick recall back when the girls were in ‘full flight’ of excitement! ❤️
