Hunter’s Happy Hounds

We’re having a ball with puppy madness on Wednesday evenings in Giffnock. Such wonderful wee characters and all 22!! of them coming out of their shells nicely. Message to enquire about a space on our next block! #huntershappyhounds #puppies #puppyclass #imdt #ethicaldogtraining #scotland #glasgow #giffnock #dogs #dogsofscotland #dogtrainer #dogtraining

Loose Leash Walking and Positive Reinforcement, force free training methods. In my experience, spaniels and beagles tend to be some of the hardest dogs to train to walk nicely on a leash. It’s such an important skill to have to minimise risk of injury to human and dog and to make walks more pleasant for both parties! So many dog trainers will tell owners that for their particular breed force free training “won’t work”. Here’s Calvin the Cocker Spaniel doing a BRILLIANT job of LLW 👏🏻 ⭐️ not a prong, ecollar, choke or any form of punishment in sight. And look at the wee waggy tail 🥹⭐️👏🏻🖤🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogtrainer #forcefree #positivereinforcement #dogtraining #forcefreedogtraining #happydogs #cockerspaniel #cockerspanielsofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #scotland #glasgow

Our Grade 1 party got a bit competitive tonight on this sit and down race. Sorry for terrible camera work as I couldn’t stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣 @kodathefluffypotato a worthy winner! 🥇❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogsofinstagram #corgisofinstagram #schnauzersofinstagram #doodlesofinstagram #dogtraining #doggames #dogtrainer #fun #bestdogs

Blue skies for some outdoor leash training. What a beauty Luther is! An absolute pleasure to work with him and his mum this morning 😍❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogtraining #gsd #gsdpuppy #gsdlove #looseleashwalking #positivereinforcement #goodboy #germanshepherd #dogsofinstagram

The graduations from our last block before Christmas! I had such a great time teaching all these fabulous dogs & humans! Thank you! We start all over again tomorrow with a jam packed block of classes 😍🤩 and waiting list is open for our April start! #huntershappyhounds #dogtrainer #dogs #dogsofinstagram #puppytraining #puppyclass #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #imdt #bestjob #christmasparty #christmaspawty

Had a great wee play at Glasgow Indoor Dog Play today happy & tired (but not wet and muddy!) kids and dog 🥰 great for a horrible stormy day ☔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐶 #huntershappyhounds #sighthoundsofinstagram #lurchersofinstagram #dogsofinstagram #dogs #scotland #winter #glasgow #kidsanddogs

And that’s it! I’ve walked the last dog, trained the last pup and I’m FINALLY finished work for Christmas! Important info incoming and then I’m LOGGING OFF FOR TWO WEEKS 😍😍😍❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #2023 #christmasholidays #dog walker #dogtrainer #bestjob #butneedaholiday

I truly have the best job in the world! And the best dogs to spend my mornings with 😍🦅☀️🦌❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogwalker #beautifulscotland #birdwatching #deer #deerspotting #bestjob #nature #winter #scotland

What an incredible block of classes we are coming to the end of. We’ve been doing a ton of work on engagement, distance work, boundaries and disengagement around people and dogs and most importantly working on our bond and communication with our dogs! It’s been busy busy busy and has flown in! I’m looking forward to a wee break for a few weeks and booking is now open for the next intake which is starting from the last week in January! Monday nights: 7pm Advanced class (full) 8pm Intermediate (3 spaces) Wednesday nights: 7pm Grade 1/beginners (1 space) 8pm Grade /beginners (4 spaces)If you are looking for a fun, friendly, ethical and effective dog training class come and join us! 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogtrainer #dogtraining #giffnock #dogtrainersofinstagram #ethicaldogtraining #positivereinforcement #dogsofscotland #dogsofinstagram

PUPPY SOCIALISATION‼️💛 As a society we’re beginning to realise that socialisation of puppies isn’t having your puppy meet and run around with as many dogs as possible. However, the introduction of dogs should still a core part of your puppy’s experiences first weeks and months. So what should this look like? You should find opportunities for your puppy to be around calm, confident adult dogs. Dogs that will show your dog how to behave outside - calmness, sniffing, small amounts of interaction, learning to ignore one another and most importantly NOT feeling overwhelmed by another dogs presence. If a dog is getting in your dogs face and your puppy is frightened or unsure, get them out of the situation as fast as possible. Try to make your puppy’s interactions with other dogs look like this 🥰. The aim of the game is that your puppy will learn to enjoy, but not be overstimulated by the company of other dogs. They are able to remain neutral and can take or leave greeting other dogs. We should always be striving for calmness and confidence. #huntershappyhounds #puppies #puppysocialisation #puppysofinstagram #cavapoo #packwalks #dogtrainer #dogwalker #scotland #dogs #dogsofinstagram

As part of our The IMDT Grade 1 class here at Hunter’s Happy Hounds we teach a chin rest. For this dogs learn to rest their wee heads somewhere and hold it for 5 seconds while the handler practises putting eye drops in (just pretend!). It’s a super helpful skill for dogs to have if you ever need to give eye or ear drops or remove a tick etc. Little Buddy, shown in this clip won an award tonight for the cutest chin rest EVER just look at the cuteness and the concentration 🥰 a wee STAR ⭐️ indeed 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #puppy #puppiesofinstagram #puppyclass #dogtraining #chinrest #ethicaldogtraining #bestboy #giffnock #glasgow #scotland #dogs

An extremely soggy afternoon of 121 training sessions but I loved every minute of it. Two incredibly intelligent dogs, both absolute joys to work with. We worked on a variety of things today including reactivity to moving objects, doorbells and dogs to loose lead and general engagement. Leaps and bounds of improvement - more than I’d ever expect in one session from both dogs so I’m going home with a wee spring in my step and I hope these lovely dogs and owners are too 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogsofinstagram #dogtraining #imdt #dogtrainer #ethicaldogtraining #looseleashwalking #reactivity #training #gooddog #germanshepherd #cockerspaniel #dogs #glasgow

❗️Socialisation❗️ the number one topic of new puppy owners. Thankfully we’re slowly but surely moving away from the majority of people assuming this means let their puppy meet and run with as many dogs as possible. What we still don’t quite remember or understand is that socialisation of puppies should take into account all 5 senses and the one we often forget is touch. After working in 121s recently where dogs have suddenly become frightened of certain rooms after the flooring changing in these cases carpet-wood and lino-tiles it reminds me that we need to seek out as many different touch sensations as we can in those formative weeks and months. Here’s wee Benji when we came across some temporary flooring at the fields where we walk. He wasn’t sure at first so we slowed down stopped for a while and let him have a sniff about. It greatly helped that he was surrounded by well socialised adult dogs who would probably run over fire for a biscuit. He watched them and soon gained the confidence to trot over the flooring despite it being a new texture and feeling of it slightly moving under his feet. He’s a clever happy wee boy 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogtrainer #dogtraining #dogs #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #cavapoo #cavapoos #packwalks #bestdogs

It’s been lovely to have both our intermediate and advanced classes back the last couple of weeks. Loads of fun and lots of learning too 🤩🥰❤️🐶🐾 #huntershappyhounds #dogtraining #dogtrainer #dogtrainingscotland #ethicaldogtraining #happydogs #giffnock #glasgow #scottishinstagramdogs #glasgowdugs #dogsofglasgow #dogsofinstagram

We haven’t started any new dogs for absolutely ages then two come along on the same week! Oh and they’re both called Murphy 😂 Meet Murphy #2! A boy this time, just a wee fluffy puppy he’s so cute 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #puppies #newdog #packwalk #puppiesofinstagram #fun #scotland #glasgow #dogsofinstagram

Meet all our Grade 1 new starts! LOVE THEM ALL! And they all did so well on their first night at classes this week. 13 brand new Hunters Happy Hounds and I’m so delighted to have them all 🥰 Also looking forward to all my intermediate and advanced dogs coming to start their next Grade tomorrow! 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #puppies #puppiesofinstagram #dogtraining #dogtrainingclasses #dogsofscotland #dogtrainers #imdt #imdtgrades #bestjob #dogs

The sun finally came out for my last day before my week off 🥰😍☀️ loadsa fun in the sun with these fabulous doggies ❤️🐾 See everyone when I’m home from Ireland 🥰 #huntershappyhounds #dogwalks #sunnyscotland #dogsofinstagram #dogs #packwalks #squadgoals #glasgowdogs

Our 2023 spring block of classes was just brilliant! So much FUN! Met the loveliest new dogs and owners and welcomed back some brilliant dogs & owners to continue their training journey. Also had the pleasure of some really brilliant junior handlers this session and it’s been brilliant to see their confidence grow every week. Fab bunch of folk, well done all of you and hope to see you all back for another block after a well deserved summer break! 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #imdt #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #gentledogtraining #ethicaldogtraining #welovedogs #scottishdogs #scottishdogtrainer #glasgow #giffnock #eastrenfrewshire #puppyclasses #dogtrainingclasses

Our 2023 spring block of classes was just brilliant! So much FUN! Met the loveliest new dogs and owners and welcomed back some brilliant dogs & owners to continue their training journey. Also had the pleasure of some really brilliant junior handlers this session and it’s been brilliant to see their confidence grow every week. Fab bunch of folk, well done all of you and hope to see you all back for another block after a well deserved summer break! 🥰❤️🐾 #huntershappyhounds #imdt #dogtraining #positivereinforcement #gentledogtraining #ethicaldogtraining #welovedogs #scottishdogs #scottishdogtrainer #glasgow #giffnock #eastrenfrewshire #puppyclasses #dogtrainingclasses

What a glorious morning 😍☀️👌🏻 out early and straight down to the water 🥰 happy dugs and happy me! #huntershappyhounds #happydogs #waterdogs #packwalk #squadgoals #cockapoo #schnauzer #glasgow #beautifulscotland