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EXEmplar Dogs Reward based Puppy Training, One to one visits at home,Progression Classes, Clicker training,Scent classes, UK Rally, Tricks, Media, Strengthening the bond

Positive reward based specialist Puppy Training, Adolescent Classes, Progression Courses, Workshops and Seminars including Rally UK, Media, Tricks, Scent Levels 1-4 and others. Private 1:1 Training and Behaviour Consultations. We also offer a Bespoke Consultancy Service including Train the Trainer and Competence and Skills Development. South Devon - based in Dawlish, covering Dawlish, Teignmouth, Bishopsteignton, Exminster, Exeter and surrounding areas

11/05/2025

Do you have a puppy? Would you like them to listen better?

Join our 4 week course starting Monday 2nd June 6pm - 7pm to teach them:

✔️Attention to name (the start of all training!)
✔️Sit (impulse control)
✔️Down (impulse control)
✔️Stay (impulse control)
✔️Coming when called (could save their lives)
✔️How to settle (if you want to take your dog to the pub/cafes)
✔️Loose lead walking (so your arm isn’t pulled out of the socket!)
✔️How to leave it (could save their lives)
✔️Controlled greetings (to teach them how to interact appropriately with dogs)
✔️Positive reward based training
✔️MAXIMUM OF 5 PUPPIES

Prior booking essential and spaces offered on a first come first served basis. Suitable for puppies from eight weeks as long as they have had their first vaccination. ONLY TWO SPACES REMAINING

08/05/2025

Congratulations to Rufus and Bella for completing their Puppy Foundation Course 👏👏👏

Well done to Archie too who unfortunately couldn’t make the last session 🐶

Special mention goes to our young handler who did every single bit of the training 👏👏👏

We always welcome children (with their parents) as they will be the ones having dogs in the future so teaching them the skills young is amazing 🥰 and of course it’s really important for them to know how to interact with their puppy now 🐶

07/05/2025

We welcomed Ginny and Clover back tonight for the start of their Foundation Plus (advanced) course, we missed Cosmo but will look forward to seeing him next week 🐶

Here’s Ginny practising ignoring someone trying to distract her and Clover getting very brave coming closer to a strange human 🥰

06/05/2025

We welcomed four new puppies to our classes this week 🥰 welcome to Daisy, Remy, Heidi and Lola. We missed Bunty this week 🐶

They all did a fab job settling into class and we’ll look forward to watching them learn and grow over the next four weeks 🐶

03/05/2025

Adder season is here! I’ve just seen one up at Mamhead but on the opposite side to the more popular walk. It’s really important to know what to do if your dog is bitten by an adder as it can be fatal.

Bites can happen between February and October but are more common between June and August when the weather is warmer.

Adder bites are a very real risk when walking your dog in habitat suitable for adders.

Prevention is better than cure so keeping dogs on leads where there could be adders. Research used to say that wearing bells so the adders can hear them helps but others can’t hear however they can feel vibrations so stamping will help to avoid a meeting are and help avoid an adder bite.

The majority of bites in dogs seem to occur between April and July but can still happen later in the year, most commonly in the afternoon when the adders are most active.

The key things to remember are to:

1/ Make a note of the exact time the bite occurred.
2/ Contact your vet immediately (or the vet nearest to where you are) who will tell you if your dog needs anti-venom and where to go if they don’t have it.
3/ Carry your dog to the car (letting them walk makes it worse).

Something like this is useful for heavier dogs so you can carry them but you would need to train it in slowly so they see it as a positive and not anything scary.

https://fidoprotection.com/products/airlift-by-fido-pro-emergency-dog-carrying-harness-europe

Let’s hope we never have to use this information but it’s important to know 🐶

01/05/2025

What should I do when it’s too hot to walk my dog?

It’s getting hot again! Really important to keep an eye on our pets at the moment and make sure they’re not overheating. If it feels too hot for you to walk in a jumper, it is probably too hot for a dog walk (for certain breeds it’s too hot sooner than that).

Instead we can provide them with lots of enrichment opportunities throughout the day to keep their brains occupied and so they don’t make their own fun. There are lots of things you can do with them in the house or garden such as scatter feeding, hide and seek with their favourite toy or some food, playing tug, teach them a new trick, throw their food (one piece at a time) for them to chase and find.

Things we should definitely NOT be doing is THROWING BALLS ETC. Not a game I’d recommend on a cooler day for so many reasons and definitely not on a hot day.

On hot days when it’s not too hot to not walk them:

- Stick to shorter walks in shaded areas with plenty of rests for water
- Check pavements before you take them out. If it’s too hot for your bare feet (for 5 seconds), it’s too hot for theirs
- Avoid walks between 11am - 3pm (sometimes it’s even too hot between 8am and 8pm), try to stick to first thing in the morning and last thing at night or even miss the walk altogether and play some fun (slow) games with them at home or do some extra training instead, maybe teach them a new trick
- Cooling coats or bandanas can help keep them cooler when out and about.
- Cooling beds or cool mats are a great option and your dog can choose to go on them if they need to cool down (some dogs may need some encouragement). Cool coats are also an option - my girl had hers on in the garden today.
- Air conditioning often doesn’t get into the boot of cars, they could be too hot in there.
- Paddling pools in the garden are great too (I’d recommend the hard plastic shells rather than an inflatable pool)
- Suncream (dog safe) for dogs with pale/short fur.
- Make sure there is fresh, cool water available at all times.
- Do NOT cool your pet rapidly if you suspect they have heat stroke as this can cause them to go into shock.

Signs of heatstroke in dogs include excessive panting, excessive panting, drooling, reddened gums, vomiting, diarrhea, mental dullness or loss of consciousness, uncoordinated movement, and collapse.

30/04/2025

Huge congratulations to all the puppies who completed their courses this week 👏👏👏

Well done to Toffee and Cosmo for completing their Puppy Foundation Cours, we’ll look forward to seeing you both soon for Foundation Plus

Well done to Bella, Monty and Peggy who all completed their Foundation plus course 👏👏 👏

28/04/2025

A local vet has advised today that they've had a number of dogs admitted in the past week or so who have had haemorrhagic gastritis and fever and all of them had been walked in Dawlish Countryside Park before becoming ill. It may be a coincidence as it’s a popular place to walk or it may be worth avoiding for a couple of weeks 🐶

Where else do you like to walk?

This was the beach from Shaldon round to The Ness at the weekend ❤️

20/04/2025

Happy Easter. Hope you all have a lovely day 🐶

While the children were doing their egg hunt here (all out of reach of the animals we share our home with), Mango (the pooch) got a new toy to keep her busy…it didn’t even last as long as the hunt, but served a purpose and gave her a positive outlet for her energy 🥰

Address

Dawlish Warren
Exeter

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+447715342942

Website

http://exemplardogs.co.uk/

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