WaggaWuffins Canine College

05/12/2024

01/12/2024

I've been out with the dog working them this weekend in Yorkshire.

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30/11/2024

Love this 🐾❤️

Dog Sports...my choice or theirs?

Competitive Obedience is my passion. I enjoy other sports also but obedience absolutely has my heart and has done for in excess of 30 years. I thrive on the conundrum that is drive and accuracy all rolled into one and it is the best feeling in the world when it all comes together!

However would it be my dogs number 1 choice? I would bet a month's wages that it would not. There is very little self reward in obedience training for breeds or individuals not naturally given to repetition.

Obedience can be a very hard 'sell' to many dogs. This is why I consider it my job to be the best salesperson possible! It is my job to teach them how fun the game can be and it is my responsibility to up my game as a trainer to do so.

If my dogs do not enjoy obedience or the show environment then I listen to them. I will, and have, pulled them from this sport if I felt it was not for them. They are my dogs period and remain with me throughout their whole lives.....irrespective of whether they want to play 'my' game or not.

This is why I will never, ever use 'tools' or force to train my dogs for the sport I love. If my dog needs more drive, less drive, more accuracy or extra understanding then it is trained positively.

My dogs deserve to be given the choice in whether to join me in dog sports. After all it is my ego that is stroked during the wins and the titles...not theirs.

29/11/2024

Huey 🤎🤍

27/11/2024

Congratulations to Tonight's APDTUK Good Companion Intermediate Awards
Pip, Hugo and Nia 🐾🐾🐾👏👏👏

27/11/2024

We've put on another Puppy class starting Thursday 5th December for 6 weeks.
3 weeks in December and 3 weeks in January

There's a couple of spaces available 🐾🐾

You can sign up on the website or give us a call on 07817771585 and we can book you on over the phone.
Alternatively drop us a PM with your number and we will contact you .

https://www.waggawuffins.com/training-classes-and-one2ones/waggawuffins-puppy-course/

This is our Smart Pup FUN-Damentals Course , learning through Games and Play. It works on building a connection and relationship with your puppy.

We do socialisation with the other puppies as well as getting you and your puppy working together off lead around the distractions of other dogs.

The lessons are run by Jane Ardern BSc (Hons) Kennel Club Accredited Instructor, Gundog Club Accredited Instructor and Qualified Behaviourist with over 20 years experience in the field.

Held at WaggaWuffins Canine College, Bury Lancashire BL9 6AW
Our training centre is indoors and heated

26/11/2024

Tuesday Night Progressive Class working on the APDT UK Good Companion Intermediate Options

25/11/2024

Puppy home visits this morning.
Looking forward to seeing these two at puppy class next week!!
Stella went for her first walk and was very brave 🐾

Betsy met a family member and started to learn to do other stuff while he was getting his exercise 🐢

22/11/2024

Gundog Stop and Turn Whistle Game

Layers of Complexity
✅ Dog on the Move
✅ Movement Distraction (Tennis Ball)

Building Motivation to Respond to Cues
✅ Running
✅ Chasing Food
✅ Eating Food

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22/11/2024

Stop Whistle Impulse Control Game with Carrot

Adding layers of complexity to stopping on the whistle

✅ Dog on the Move
✅ Moving Motivational Distraction (JR Pate)

🥕🐾👏

22/11/2024

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21/11/2024

Tonight's Smart Pup FUN-DAMENTALS Graduates

🎓 🤓🐾👏👏👏

21/11/2024

I've been spanieling this morning!! 🖤💛

20/11/2024

Congratulations to tonight's APDTUK Good Companion Award Graduates 🤓🎓🐾

Winter and Arlo passed the Improver Award 👏👏

Lexi, Fig, Honey, Indigo, Detox and Ellie passed the Intermediate Award 👏👏👏👏👏

20/11/2024

It's Scentwork on Wednesday's at WaggaWuffins 👃🐾