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Joyful Dogs

Professional dog behaviour and puppy training - it's a Joyful Thing! We'll help you train your dog: We'll help you train your dog effectively and with kindness.
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At Joyful Dogs we are committed to positive reinforcement training for dogs ... and humans! Choose either: One to one dog behaviour training sessions or Group puppy classes and heave a sigh of relief! For your peace of mind, Joyful Dogs is fully ensured with Cliverton Insurance. To book, go to:

https://joyfuldogs.co.uk/types-of-training/one-to-one-dog-training/
OR
https://joyfuldogs.co.uk/types-of-training/puppy-training/

31/07/2024

Training walks plus foot injury - ouch!

24/07/2024

17/07/2024

16/07/2024

Chirag Patel 's drop is what we teach in our puppy classes. You can see here how building up trust is essential should we actually need to take something...
Think before you grab, do you really need to take that thing from your dog's mouth?

16/07/2024

Our fabulous friends Lucy & Claire from Sweetpea's Doggy Deli & Pop-up Shop is running their scentwork comp TONIGHT at the RDA, Cheltenham Racecourse. Go along & stock up on your pup's fave deli items.

Remember, if you're a client on our current 6 week Puppy Starters Programme, you get 10% off deli items.

You can also get fitted for a ess 🐶😄🍖

Tuesday 16th July is our SweetPea's K9 Scentwork, Enrichment & Play Summer Sniffer Dog Competition being held at Cotswold RDA Centre at Cheltenham Racecourse

Spectators are welcome so if you are interested in scent work or want to see our graduates from UK Sniffer Dogs courses at work then come along between 7pm-8.30pm

We will have a pop-up shop where Vet Nurse Claire will have our delicious doggy deli, SweetPea's grain free recipe and measure and fitting harness services

If you are taking part in Joyful Dogs current puppy classes then you get 10% off our doggy deli!

11/07/2024

What a bright little button Cherry is!

Helen visited her at home yesterday to kick off her training journey with her guardians.
She's also coming to our Puppy Socialisation classes starting *tomorrow* and our 6 week Puppy Starters Programme. Both being held at King's Hall, Charlton Kings.

We are confident she'll be a wonderpup! 🥰

11/07/2024

Come along to King's Hall, Church Piece, Charlton Kings on Saturday from 11am!
Lucy will be there with her roaming Dog Deli 🥰

The lovely Helen from Joyful Dogs has invited us to come along with a pop-up shop at their Saturday morning puppy class!

Vet Nurse Lucy will be there from 11am with our delicious doggy deli enrichment toys and perfect fit harnesses

We look forward to seeing you there!

10/07/2024

***STOP PRESS***
NEW SOCIALISATION CLASSES

Socialisation classes - done well!
Teaching you how to teach your pup all about the world 🙂
When & Where:
Fridays at 3.00 or 3.45 for 30 minutes
*Starting 12th July*
Kings Hall, Church Piece, Charlton Kings.
This would be run each week running up to the 6 week Starters Course in August.
Covers:
Socialisation - what this is and what this is not!
Basic puppy body language - real life in situ explanations as it happens!
Sights, sounds, smells, touch, taste...
Ask your questions throughout the session.
Please note: this is not a free for all play session where your puppy can be flattened by others. It is well thought out and carefully managed so your puppy has a good experience...and so do you!

£39 for a three week course.
Please fill in this form & I will get back to you: https://www.joyfuldogs.co.uk/puppy-starter-request-form
Thank you!
Helen

08/07/2024

There are worse things that could happen ...

05/07/2024

“Bryn always has his on when we're out, it's made a huge difference! People don't approach us anywhere near as much anymore, as he finds strangers a bit scary”

The yellow vest is a great way to help those pups who are a little nervous being around people.
Shop yours and other Yellow Dog identifiers like double handle leads, lead covers, and more here: https://www.yellowdoguk.co.uk/store/

05/07/2024

Helen visited Lucy at Sweetpea's Doggy Deli & Pop-up Shop at Coombe Hill Farm Shop today! Bumped into two of our lovely puppy clients and bagged a super Perfect Fit harness for Hendricks. He's a big boy so got the biggest size!

03/07/2024

03/07/2024

Hendricks is winning at life right now!
We are gently exposing him to all sorts whilst he is in this first phase so we have a fantastic basis to work from. He's a confident, thoughtful learner and is getting the hang of the basics.
Would you like help with your puppy? Get in touch!

29/06/2024

Little Alma hasn't had all her jabs, hence carrying her. There are sheep at the end of the garden so her guardians are keen that she is calm around them.
Starting at 9 weeks, we are exposing her in a calm way so the sheep just become normal part of life.
Go Alma!

29/06/2024

This is a brilliant video demonstrating resource guarding, why it happens and how we can lessen it. Thanks Lakeside Dog Training 🙂

27/06/2024

Have you thought about teaching a chin rest?
Superb for consensual grooming and administering meds to ears/eyes/nose/mouth.

Get in early - Hendricks is only 4 months old but we are already practising this in different environments. What a super pup!

27/06/2024

We know ball chucking feels like an easy option to tire out your high energy dog... but have you thought about what it is doing long term?

Something to think about here………

I am absolutely NOT a fan of ball flingers, and the repetitive behaviours they encourage 😢. There are so many other activities you can do with your dog when out on a walk which will engage their senses and enrich their time with you.

🐕 🌱 🌞

26/06/2024

Lovely Hendricks is learning to ignore people as we walk through Winchcombe.
Boy did good!

20/06/2024

Our puppy classes are now fully booked. Hoorah!!
Let's get stuck in!

If you'd like to be on the waiting list for next term, register here:

Puppy Classes - Learn essential life skills with our 6 week group course. Puppy One to Ones - have your own personal trainer at home

18/06/2024

Two spaces left for our Puppy Life Skills class starting THIS Friday- would you like to learn how to live your best life with your pup?

https://www.joyfuldogs.co.uk/puppy-classes-one-to-one-puppytraining

Please share!

16/06/2024

Just one space left on Lucy's class starting this week!

01/06/2024

Here's to the GRADS!! Well done guys!!

31/05/2024

Oh Mystra - you beauty!

On today's training walk with teenager Mystra, we calmly met other dogs (big improvement on 2 weeks ago where she waited and leapt!), had fun in the field building confidence and came flying back on cue!

Well done Mrs!!

31/05/2024

Our lovely friend Sophie Hughes Art is running these awesome classes - my friend's kids have done them and loved it!

✍️Pastel and Coloured Pencil Artist based in the Cotswolds 🐾Original Animal Portraits, Commissions

31/05/2024

Regency Vets is a super local, independent vets - this is a great offer!!

We offer same day turn around on Animal Health Certificates which are required to take your pet to EU countries.

To celebrate our recent opening, we are running a discount through June and July with prices starting from £125 for a single pet.

For more information on pet travel requirements please get in touch with us or visit www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad.

31/05/2024

NEXT TERM STARTS 21/22ND JUNE!

Our Puppy Classes focuses on LIFE SKILLS, no Barbara Woodhouse 'sit, down, stay!' Style teaching (Can you hear her voice?!)..
Of course we teach the basics but there is huge emphasis on how these skills fit into the lives of happy, content puppies.

Check out deets here:
https://www.joyfuldogs.co.uk/puppy-classes-one-to-one-puppytraining

31/05/2024

ALL FOUR PUPS OFFLEAD TOGETHER AND FOCUSED ON THEIR GUARDIANS - YEEEHHHAAAA!!!

Address

Cheltenham

Opening Hours

Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm
	6pm - 7pm

Telephone

+447717894414

Website

http://www.joyfuldogs.co.uk/

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Videos

I am so proud if this nutter! Now doesn't want to eat chickens... even when she's got the zoomies. Go Noodle!

Little Alma hasn't had all her jabs, hence carrying her. There are sheep at the end of the garden so her guardians are keen that she is calm around them. Starting at 9 weeks, we are exposing her in a calm way so the sheep just become normal part of life. Go Alma!

Have you thought about teaching a chin rest? Superb for consensual grooming and administering meds to ears/eyes/nose/mouth. Get in early - Hendricks is only 4 months old but we are already practising this in different environments. What a super pup!

Lovely Hendricks is learning to ignore people as we walk through Winchcombe. Boy did good!

Oh Mystra - you beauty! On today's training walk with teenager Mystra, we calmly met other dogs (big improvement on 2 weeks ago where she waited and leapt!), had fun in the field building confidence and came flying back on cue! Well done Mrs!!

ALL FOUR PUPS OFFLEAD TOGETHER AND FOCUSED ON THEIR GUARDIANS - YEEEHHHAAAA!!!

Using toys to reinforce focus around other dogs and distractions - Merlin & Rebecca you nailed it!

Practising a settle amongst other pups... smashed it.

Recall with another dog around... yes, we can!! Yehhaa!

We are teaching beautiful Nell that she doesn't need to be worried about cars. Her lovely human did a wonderful job of supporting her today ❤️

This girl impresses me day by day. She's been free ranging with the chooks all afternoon. What a pooch.

Double Trouble! Siblings Ruby & Ralph had their first 'off lead' experience and my word did they smash it! I've got high hopes for this family 🤩

Mystra is only a pup entering her teenage phase. Meeting other dogs can be tricky... but we are working as a team to help her through!

Does your dog jump up on people? Allowing them to do this (and Allowing humans to stroke them as a result) can become an undesirable habit. Check out Olive learning that all four paws on the floor pays!

Training two animals at the same time... tricky! Working on Nuala's prey drive vs Mrs F's fear of Nuala. Think we made progress tonight!

Do you have a dog that gets so excited to go for a walk, that you find yourself being dragged out the front door? Slowing your pups down and putting a little bit of management in place will make loads of difference. I quickly made this video just to demonstrate how much of a difference a little bit of management can make.

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Joyful Dogs: Our Story...

Dogs dont come with instructions (sadly!) But Joyful Dogs will show you how to make training your dog or puppy fun! Joy will give you oodles of training games and techniques to help you enjoy learning with your dog and importantly, to get the results you want.

Joy Matthews is a positive reinforcement Dog Trainer and as a member of the Pet Professional Guild (PPG) she is committed to only using force-free training techniques. Joyful Dogs is fully ensured with Cliverton Insurance. References available on request.