South Hatfield Dog Club

16/09/2023

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Please sign jx

I believe that the XL bully is a kind, beautiful natured breed that loves children and people in general, and are very loyal and loving pets.

17/03/2023

Food manners and loose lead walking. So proud how well everyone is doing jx

17/03/2023

Fantastic boundary work in puppy class jx

01/03/2023

EMMI-PET
ultrasonic teeth cleaning for pets.
This is a safe, noninvasive way to keep your pets oral health in top condition. This can prevent the need for very expensive dental treatment at the vet's. Just look at the results!

£199 for unlimited sessions to get the teeth and gums back to health. ( ideal for nervous dog's as sessions are much shorter and desensitization must go at the dog's pace)

£30 first treatment

£15 maintenance

Pearly wight's tartar control & breath freshener
£25.

19/02/2023

19/02/2023

Your dog's arousal is controlled by a traffic light system.

Green light is where your dog isn't aroused. They're capable of doing things in a calm and orderly manner.

Amber light is when they're a bit excited and fizzier, and have more pep in their step. But they can still focus on tasks at hand.

Red light is too much. Arousal has taken over, and anything we attempt to do is fruitless. Oh dear.

Here's the uncomfortable truth - every situation where your dog gets too fizzy? Is governed by them going through these lights.\

An example - street walks. Let's break down what happens to begin one.

🟢 You grab your dog's walking equipment and put them on it. You head to the front door.

🟠 You open the door and head outside, your dog begins to pull. They begin sniffing everything everywhere.

🔴 They're pulling becomes more intense, they're desperate to get to the street, you're asking them for things and they're incapable of doing them.

Arousal is not a moment. It is always in stages.

This is all well and good, you may be thinking, but how do we solve this?

I have a little secret for you, and it hinges on one question - which light do you think we want your dog in?

You might have answered green. But you're wrong. It's amber.

Why? Because we can't take the arousal out of the situation, but we can teach our dog to work in the arousal.

Amber is the perfect level of arousal. There's fizz there, of course, but we can still train within that fizz. Your dog loves their street walks - we can't dampen that excitement. But what we can do is take their desire to do something at that moment (pull) and turn it into a different behaviour.

If you're trying to keep your dog in green, you're fighting a losing battle. Instead, we can take their amber feelings and turn them into engagement and connection. A win win, right?

15/02/2023

Pupies learning the " bucket game" jx

15/02/2023

It is so important we let our dog's sniff. Jx

03/11/2022

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/food/raw-dog-food-and-salmonella-risks/?amp=1

Dogs can get sick from Salmonella, although it s rare. But what if we told you dry store-bought kibble poses as much of a threat of Salmonella as raw meat does?

06/10/2022

A trainer friend made this and it's 100% accurate. Safty around dog's and canine body language are a big passion of mine.

BIGGEST MYTH OF ALL . . .
Probably the most widely spread myth is that you should put your hand out to let a dog sniff so they know you're a friend.
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⁉️ WHY IS THAT A MYTH

🧫 Did you know that some dogs have been used to sniff out cancer cells in a petri dish? They can do this because olfaction in dogs is their memory system, their primary sense in dealing with the world.

👃🏼 Dogs have 20 times more scent receptor cells than humans, and the scent-processing section of their brains is larger than ours.

🍔 Where we might say, "Mmm, I smell burgers!" a dog would say, "I smell: fried ground cow muscle; imitation cheese made with vegetable oil; wheat bun; a dozen sesame seeds; one day-old lettuce; partly green tomato; spices in a tomato-based sauce, all touched by the hands of a human!" Dogs smell in minute detail!

🧼 It's safe to say that dogs can smell you before you enter their personal space. You putting your hand up to their nose only lets them smell what you had for lunch & what type of soap you used to wash your hands!

🤜🏼 What a hand in the face of a dog can do is appear threatening. It can sometimes be a good way to get bit if you do it in the "just right" circumstances.

🤔 Dogs that don't appear to care might care once you start to pet them. Likely this indicates a misunderstood body language cue that was not taken into account.
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⭐️🐕 Read the dog's body language ‼️
❓Is the dog giving signals of wanting to be approached?
❓Is the dog moving toward you?

📸 Learn more dog language, here: http://bit.ly/2qXZowE
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🤷🏼‍♀️ SO, HOW SHOULD I GREET A DOG?

👉🏼 If the dog wants to be pet she'll start coming toward you.

👉🏼Then the dog might sniff you, then you may pet her, on her side or under her chin.

👉🏼 If she moves away or shifts she may not be comfortable with the greeting. Stop & allow her to move or walk away.

👉🏼 Some dogs just don't care to be greeted by others. This is ok!
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🎥 Watch this wonderful video on how to properly greet a dog! https://youtu.be/Bu1n1mPCCOo
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–
Stacy Greer, CPDT-KA
Copyright© 2022

19/04/2022

PUPPY FOUNDATION GRADUATES 🎉🎊🏅

09/03/2022

Archie's journey in two weeks.
He is a lovely young man , very happy and confident in his home, unfortunately he is very weary and nervous of new things out of his home.
WHAT WE ARE DOING.

✅ going at his pace
✅letting him choose how much exposure is ok
✅useing lots of food and praise
✅giving him regular braks
✅"free work"
✅never forcing him to do anything he doesn't want to do

Very well done to dad John for listening to what your boy needs.

09/03/2022

Fantastic puppy classes with claire and great dog handling from Savi.

18/02/2022

TIME CHANGE ON WEDNESDAY 'S

Puppy class 7- 8pm
Bronze + 8-9pm

This is due to the new rules at the hall sorry for any inconvenience. Jx

26/01/2022

CLASSES START 1st MARCH 2022.

26/01/2022

09/06/2020

Unfortunately we will now not be opening until further notice. PM if you have any questions or beed advice

27/03/2020

Is any one intrested in doing live online classes? I can do 121 or groups

19/03/2020

Who still wants to do the " drop it" workshop? I need numbers please 🙏

17/03/2020

This is how the ultrasonic cleaning works. Ive had my delivery of brushes now so I am available for bookings 😁 I can come to you or if your worried you can come to me and I will collect the dog from your car. Thanks Jenny 07708926143

15/03/2020

If anyone wants a 121 or just some advice please contact us. If the small group still want to do the workshop on the 24th let us know as Jenny is happy to do it.

15/03/2020

URGENT UPDATE
Unfortunately we are closing the club until further notice. Thus us to protect you and our trainers. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

09/03/2020

On the 24th march ( Tuesday) 7.30pm start Jenny is running another workshop, this time on " dropping " this is perfect for dog's that steel, wont give up a toy and retrieve work.

£10 LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE
If you are intrested please pm us of give your details this week. We will need the payment by the 17th march.

02/03/2020

It's hard knowing what food to feed out pups. Green pantry have kindly sent some samples of their good with information leaflets. My 3 have been on this food for about a year now. I will have the samples with me this week. Remember never just switch the good do it gradually.
https://www.greenpantry.co.uk/

12/12/2019

It was lovely seeing so many of you at our christmas party last night. Happy Christmas for all of us

11/12/2019

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2602964836491494&id=137904766330859

If you love Panto you'll love Beauty & The Beast!

04/12/2019

Rolo is doing really well with his rehearsals.

01/12/2019

Rolo's first practice scene's with beauty and the beast.

01/12/2019

We are very proud to announce that Rolo is in pantomime and is playing Beauty's best friend in beauty and the best. He only has 1 week to learn his parts but did really well at rehearsals today please come along and support him 😁

23/06/2019

Assistance Dog Training & Education Support Network

⛔️ PSA - PLEASE TELL FRIENDS & FAMILY ⛔️

Why do?

Assistance Dog vests often say
“Do Not Distract”?

Distracting, petting, feeding, talking to,
looking at, touching and pointing could put
their handlers life at risk or risk putting
them in a seriously vulnerable situation.

Please ignore assistance dogs unless their handler actively requires
your assistance or otherwise says it is ok to interact with them
and teach your kids/dogs to do the same - CHEERS!

21/06/2019

Very well don't to Rory and Princess for passing the silver good citizen test. You have done such a good job with a very young pup and have a wonderful bond. Keep up the good work.

21/06/2019

Very well done to Emily and Luna also Sally and Mabel for passing the bronze good citizen test.
We are all so proud of you. You have worked so hard with your dogs and it's a pleasure teaching you. 🍾🏆🏅

25/04/2019

Very well done to Emily and Luna for graduating from the puppy foundation class. I've loved watching you grow in confidence and it's been a pleasure teaching you. Keep up the good work.

24/04/2019

Puppy class is on tonight but I'm stuck on the a1m due to two accidents. I will be there asap. Sorry about this.

20/04/2019

Happy Easter.

27/03/2019

Very well done to Zoe and Buster and Rory and Princess for passing the bronze good citizen test. You have both worked very hard and we are so proud of you. Keep up the good work 😁 A big thank you to our judge John.

18/01/2019

Door control. Well done everyone.

18/01/2019

Fantastic work in puppy class this week, we were working on food manners.