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Clipper & Blades Canine Services - Training & Grooming Fear Free Dog Grooming & Training across Northumberland.

14/01/2025

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11/01/2025

Bree's first puppy groom 🤩

07/01/2025

Tonight at Puppy School we levelled up some previously learnt behaviours like walking to a heel. Perfection! 🥰 Well done everyone!

01/01/2025

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Bren, a Certified Dog Trainer and Fear Free Groomer. I began studying dog behaviour during the first lockdown, and multiple qualifications, puppy classes and training sessions later I'm now working towards my Foundation Degree in Canine Psychology! 🤓

I'm looking forward to another busy year of helping people and their pups find harmony together through positive reinforcement training 🥰

Please reach out if you'd be interested in training; I cover most of Northumberland and the North East! Online training is for UK residence only.

30/12/2024

The class starting on the 21st is currently fully booked, so I am now taking reservations for the following class on the 4th March 🐶🎉

10/12/2024

Tonight we had Confidence Week at Puppy School! 🐶🎉

Exposing our pups to novel sights, sounds, textures and challenges in a fun and controlled way helps them build resilience to stress. It's also just a lot of fun to watch them try new things!

Well done pups 🥰

29/11/2024

Due to high demand I'm running a second class on Fridays at 10am (ideal for those who cannot attend evening or weekend classes when most take place) 🐶🎉

Next start dates:
Tuesday 21st Jan @ 6pm (3 SPACES LEFT)
Friday 17th Jan @ 10am (6 SPACES LEFT)
The cost for the 6 week course is £150.00.
This class is for pups up to 7 months old.

Message me to reserve a spot!

28/11/2024

Loose lead walking is one of my favourite things to train! Can't wait to see Penny's progress over the next few weeks! 🥰👏

26/11/2024

Week 1 of Puppy School 🐶

These little guys learnt a hand touch, a drop cue, the settle position and a game to build impulse control.

If you'd like to enrol your dog, our next course starts 21st January. We have just 3 spaces left already! Please message me to reserve!

12/11/2024

🐶 Just FOUR spaces left for our next block of classes starting Tuesday 26th November @ 6PM - message to grab your space!

05/11/2024

Puppy School is a 6 week course I'm running at The Isabella Centre in Blyth.

Only 4 spaces left for our first block of classes starting Tuesday 26th November. Please message me for more info or to book! 🐶

02/11/2024

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31/10/2024

PUPPY CLASSES ARE BACK! 🐕🐕🐕

Our small classes are fun, easy to follow and completely pressure-free! We cover loose lead walking, recall, bed games, confidence building and much more!

£150 for a block of 6 classes - only 6 spaces available so please hurry!

First class starts:
Tuesday 26th November, 6:00 - 6:45pm
The Isabella Centre
Blyth
NE24 5JF

To register your interest please complete the following intake form. You'll be contacted with more details once your place on the course is confirmed:

Please click the link to complete this form.

26/10/2024

If you want to have a great relationship with your dog and give them the best possible life, here are a few easy, free things you can start doing today:

1) Learn what 'calming signals' are - it just takes a quick google. They can help you recognise when your dog may be communicating stress so you can make the scary thing stop / go away or reassure them that they're ok.

2) Give your dog a job! Whilst simply existing and having our bills paid might seem appealing to us humans, dogs need mental stimulation to be happy, healthy and content. Challenge them to find a hidden toy, work out how to get the treats from a small cardboard box, fetch the post, retrieve your slippers. Many "problem" behaviours stem from boredom or frustration, but by giving dogs an outlet for the behaviour they feel inclined to do we are allowing that urge to be expressed in a more appropriate fashion (don't chase the cats, chase this flirt pole instead).

3) LOWER your expectations. Your dog is an original, a one of a kind, a masterpiece, the GOAT at being themselves. Whilst we can help our dogs learn new behaviours and reduce their stress, we cannot give them a personality makeover, and nor would we want to. By accepting our dogs for who they are, what they might achieve and what they may never be able to, you are taking a whole load of weight off your shoulders. They are only with us for a short time so let's accept and adapt!

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Tonight at Puppy School we levelled up some previously learnt behaviours like walking to a heel. Perfection! 🥰 Well done everyone!

Tonight we had Confidence Week at Puppy School! 🐶🎉 Exposing our pups to novel sights, sounds, textures and challenges in a fun and controlled way helps them build resilience to stress. It's also just a lot of fun to watch them try new things! Well done pups 🥰

Loose lead walking is one of my favourite things to train! Can't wait to see Penny's progress over the next few weeks! 🥰👏

Week 1 of Puppy School 🐶 These little guys learnt a hand touch, a drop cue, the settle position and a game to build impulse control. If you'd like to enrol your dog, our next course starts 21st January. We have just 3 spaces left already! Please message me to reserve!

My dog Clipper was 4 years old before I started training him for walks. That's 4 years of pulling being reinforced by me. For 3 of those years I also had a buggy, which just added to the stress. Whilst teaching them young is better, it's also never too late to start. Walking should be safe and enjoyable for you and your dog!

So THIS is how he really feels about me? 🥲

The Four Quadrants explained

Here's a short video explaining how dogs learn. It's important to remember that behaviour is often a symptom of emotion. Barking can be a symptom of fear, jumping up a symptom of excitement etc. Whilst we can easily teach a dog a new behaviour to offer in place of an old one, we also need to give them the tools to have better emotional regulation.

Strengthening the "play dead" cue

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3 month old Bella had her first groom today and did amazing! By having something fun for her to focus on whilst the dryer was on, the loud noise became the least interesting thing in the room. She also had freedom to move away at any point if it became too much. What a brave girl 🥰😁

Some might call a herd of cows a "distracting training environment" but not Willow 🐂😅 We taught her the "leave it" cue indoors before quickly levelling it up outside. This simple technique reinforces that disengaging with something (good or bad) in the environment reaps rewards, and is a great starting place for reactivity training. Well done everyone!

Dog hair? Don't care 🤪

I have found a couple of ticks in the last few days - the joys of summer! 😫☀️ Even if your dog gets flea treatments, ticks can still stay attached for 24 hours before dying and dropping off. If you find one don't panic! Grab some tweezers, gently grasp its body, twist a few times and pull it free. I'll do it free for regular customers because I weirdly kind of love it 😅

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About Clipper & Blades...

My name is Bren - I am a self-employed dog groomer and licenced home boarder based in Choppington, Northumberland.

I am qualified in Animal Management, Canine Behaviour and Communication as well as being a qualified dog groomer. I have a custom built, fully functional dog salon in my home where I groom from on Sundays and Mondays. Grooming from home allows me to never be far from the dogs I board and I am also able to offer them grooming at a discounted rate!

Boarding is offered at £20 per day, per dog. Bedding and toys can be provided - you just need to bring the food! I have an English Bulldog called Clipper who is happy to play with energetic dogs or nap alongside older pooches. An introduction of the dogs is required before the boarding date to test compatibility. The only takes an hour and you will have a chance to ask any questions and view our facilities.