Bluebell Dog Walking and Training

05/12/2025

Christmas Scentwork is now FULLY Booked. ♥️

Can't wait for some themed Scentwork fun.

05/12/2025

Booking your scentwork sessions just got even easier. Why not check out our new App.

04/12/2025

I am super proud of these boys ♥️

Archie can find puppies quite overwhelming. Lots of dogs feel this way and why wouldn't they? Puppies often lack social skills and can often be found hanging off older dogs collars, grabbing their ankles, licking their faces etc.

He's done amazingly with Stitch up until now as Phoebe was an brilliant buffer, a ready made playmate for Stitch and a confidence booster for Archie on how to handle busy puppies.

Now she's moved the boys are having to find their own rhythm and that can be hard.

Archie was super today and made some great choices to move away and come to me if everything was a bit much.

Stitch was incredibly respectful of Archie's need for a little space and very responsive to him for such a young puppy.

I'm sure they'll be firm friends in no time at all.

But for now just learning to 'be' around each other, potter and sniff together calmly makes me incredibly proud.

Matching dogs is one of the most challenging parts of a dog walkers job. It's important we meet everyone's needs and that dogs are comfortable around each other.

04/12/2025

NOTE: Break week for xmas on 30th Dec. Due to huge demand from puppy spaces, we are now opening this course to all ages of puppy from vaccination up to 1 year. Course content will be appropriate for everyone, and with 3 trainers on hand you can be sure to get the attention your dog needs! Recall, le...

29/11/2025

Love this.

Every dog and their human's journey looks differently but we all have challenges and days we struggle.

🐾 The Journey of Dog Training, Told Honestly 🐾

Dog training often looks simple from the outside. People see the polished moments, the neat sits, the committed heelwork, the little celebrations.

What they do not see is the real-life story that unfolds behind the scenes, the pauses, the dips, the days when everything feels tangled. Progress rarely moves in a straight line, it twists, loops, slows down, and speeds up again, and that is perfectly normal.

❤️‍🩹There are days when you feel proud and confident, days when everything seems to fall into place, and days when you feel as if you have stepped backward despite all your effort. Those difficult moments can stir up frustration, disappointment, and even confusion. These emotions are natural. They are human. They remind you that you care deeply.

❤️‍🩹We are so used to talking about resilience in dogs. We praise their ability to try again, to bounce back from uncertainty, to adapt and learn. But we forget that handlers need resilience too. Your emotional stamina matters just as much as your dog’s persistence. You are learning, adjusting, and growing alongside your dog, and that requires strength, patience, and compassion for yourself.

⭐️⭐️⭐️Resilience for the handler does not mean pretending everything is fine. It does not mean ignoring frustration. It means allowing yourself to feel it, naming it, and then gently deciding not to live there. You acknowledge the emotion, you give it space, then you pack it away in its bag, and you carry on. That ability to reset, refocus, and move forward is a quiet kind of courage.

Every setback teaches you something. Every pause gives you a moment to breathe. Every small success reminds you that progress is happening, even if it does not always look the way you imagined.

Dog training is not only about shaping behaviour.

It is about shaping mindset.
It is about learning to bounce back.
It is about seeing challenges as moments of growth.
It is to about reminding yourself that you are a team.
It is about learning together.
It is about step by step.

❤️❤️❤️So feel what you need to feel.

✔️Allow the frustration.
✔️Allow the disappointment.

✅Then choose resilience.

Choose to stay curious rather than defeated.
Choose to keep moving, no matter how slowly.

The journey is not linear, and it never needs to be.

What matters is that you and your dog continue to walk it together, with understanding, patience, and the quiet determination to try again. 🐶💛

25/11/2025

Harnesses cause dogs to pull more?

No.

They do make it easier to pull. Because they make it more comfortable to do so. BUT this means they are safer. No dangerous pressure put on the throat and reducing risk of damage to things like the thyroid.

There is no piece of equipment on the market that will magically fix your dogs lead walking. Only training can do that.

What if I told you a harness could help you teach lead walking?

All the dogs I work with are trained with two ways of attaching the lead.

Back clip of harness - be a dog mode - you can have a little more freedom, mild pulling accepted.

Collar or front clip of harness - training mode. We are actively teaching loose lead. No moving forward when the lead is tight.

This adds clarity. The number one cause of failing to teach loose lead is the humans inconsistencies.

Pull sometimes but not others is confusing for the dog.

Pull on this but not on that - much clearer.

Teaching loose lead is hard work, but two modes can make it much easier. And if that's an option instead of using harsher, more damaging equipment why would I train any other way?

Need help? Get in touch for some 121 training.

23/11/2025

As the evenings are getting darker early it's not uncommon for people to now be walking their dogs in the dark.

I see lots of dogs with lights so owners can see their dogs location but have you ever thought about your own visibility when crossing roads etc?

I think as dog owners we naturally gravitate to dark clothing and coats that won't get ruined by the endless mud, but often drivers cannot see you until their headlights do.

Think about wearing a high Viz yourself - I love the silver ones that reflect light and really help you be seen.

If your dog is happy wearing a coat and you use one anyway, there are also some great options. Here's Duke sporting weatherbetta's reflective version.

21/11/2025

Gorgeous Phoebe moved on to pastures new this week on a new adventure.

We'll miss her loads but wish her and her family lots of happiness for their next chapter.

20/11/2025

Last few spaces available to book for Scentwork this year.

1-2-1
26th November - 5:30PM

Christmas Special - 2 SPACES
17th December - 5:30PM

Booking via the website.

20/11/2025

My talented friend Kim over at Ragz&Tugz has made me some lovely cushion covers of Billy and Bella, aren't they gorgeous? 😍

Stitch also loves his new collar. 💙

Why not pop over to her page and check it out.

Leads, collars, tug toys and plenty more!

20/11/2025

Highly recommended Emmaline's fabulous course. It's easy to assume young energetic dogs are 'fit', but with Emmaline's help we are maximising Duke's efficiency and helping protect him against injuries. This work really shows.

💪🏻💪🏻wahooooo💪🏻💪🏻

I’m not sure if I need to have a rethink about what I find exciting in life, but this was exciting! Little things hey!

Diagonal Leg Lifts looks easy but the dog can very easily opt to utilise back muscles to stabilise as opposed to their core. Therefore, it’s a good test and feedback for me to see what their efficient and preferred method is.

When we started both dogs would have undoubtably used their backs (we don’t want this) as their core was weak. Yesterday, with absolute ease they immediately switched on all correct muscle groups, including their core, to stabilise! Yes! The back wasn’t even considered! Wahooo! I was so excited I only remembered to take a pic of one.

This is why it’s so important to teach the correct form and build before progressing. If we didn’t do this, all we would achieve is the dog tense through their back, which is then counter productive and essentially damaging.

I will add how wonderful it was to watch dogs opting to stand, sit and lie down correctly with now no intervention from the owner. Yes! Their previous incorrect efficient way has now switched to the correct efficient way.

Good work team!

What the hell, let’s have another wahoooo! As this is fantastic to see!

Next 7 week conditioning course ready to book - Jan 7th (only 2 left). Or 1-1s.
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