Colne Valley Dogs

Colne Valley Dogs We are a walking, training, pet care and education service based in the beautiful Colne Valley set in West Yorkshire.

πŸ•πŸΎ KICK START YOUR PUPPY JOURNEYWITH OUR 6 WEEK PUPPY COURSE πŸΎπŸ•Your Pup MUST be under 6 months old at the time of the fi...
09/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ KICK START YOUR PUPPY JOURNEY
WITH OUR 6 WEEK PUPPY COURSE πŸΎπŸ•

Your Pup MUST be under 6 months old at the time of the first class).

This six-week course includes all the basics, We'll help YOU and YOUR pup with all the new pawrent skills you need and have some great handouts you can keep too!

During the course we'll teach:

Recall, Lead walking, appropriate socialisation, Stay, Leave-it, doors, road and gate manners plus much more...

Our courses are reward-based, fun, and informative.

All our exercises are simple and effective giving you BOTH the best start to your new relationship.

πŸ•πŸΎ Our dog training courses and workshops are starting this September!If your a new Puppy Pawrent or you want to brush u...
08/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Our dog training courses and workshops are starting this September!

If your a new Puppy Pawrent or you want to brush up on your dogs Recall and/ or Loose Lead skills then our courses are for you!

Enquire today to start working with your VIP - πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Big Len managed to get his swim on today! Who else has a river fiend in their pack? Oh and just like that it's the we...
06/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Big Len managed to get his swim on today! Who else has a river fiend in their pack? Oh and just like that it's the weekend 😁 have a good one! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Pawsome foursome friday's! Mud, rivers, fun, snacks and running what more could a dog want! πŸΎπŸ•       🌲🌳
06/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Pawsome foursome friday's! Mud, rivers, fun, snacks and running what more could a dog want! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Max and Bobbie where out exploring with friends this morning! Great to see Maxi paws socialising! It's also Friday! T...
06/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Max and Bobbie where out exploring with friends this morning! Great to see Maxi paws socialising! It's also Friday! The pair will be taking some much needed time off this weekend and spending it in their favourite beer garden! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ An Important notice from our friends over at Lancashire Canine Academy whoever you choose to help you on your trainin...
06/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ An Important notice from our friends over at Lancashire Canine Academy whoever you choose to help you on your training journey make sure they have your and your dogs best interests at heart. πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ•

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

πŸ•πŸΎ Little and large back at it again! The weather was crap, the company great! πŸΎπŸ•                     🌲🌳
05/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Little and large back at it again! The weather was crap, the company great! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch crew today bought to by Max, Bobbie, Woody and Merlin! As always satisfaction is guaranteed! πŸΎπŸ•         🌲🌳 ...
05/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch crew today bought to by Max, Bobbie, Woody and Merlin! As always satisfaction is guaranteed! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ The Ozster was on the trails again this morning! What a little dude! πŸΎπŸ•       🌲🌳
05/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ The Ozster was on the trails again this morning! What a little dude! πŸΎπŸ•

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05/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Every felt like this πŸ‘‡ with your new pup or even not so new dog The Dog Trainer School explains - It's not your fault! πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Lenny surveying what he thinks is his kingdom today on his solo walk! πŸΎπŸ•       🌲🌳
04/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Lenny surveying what he thinks is his kingdom today on his solo walk! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Next up it's the boyz! Good to hear our man Easton winning big again at Beaumont Barks last weekend! The pack had a c...
04/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Next up it's the boyz! Good to hear our man Easton winning big again at Beaumont Barks last weekend! The pack had a celebratory run off today! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Spaniel Club - It's on Wednesday's, it's madness, we love it! πŸΎπŸ•                     🌲🌳
04/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Spaniel Club - It's on Wednesday's, it's madness, we love it! πŸΎπŸ•

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03/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ We hear it often "we don't deserve dogs" he's why we do πŸ˜‚πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch crew! With Bob, Woody and 'Swamp Thing' Merlin! Who can tell what Merlin's favourite game is? πŸΎπŸ•           ...
03/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch crew! With Bob, Woody and 'Swamp Thing' Merlin! Who can tell what Merlin's favourite game is? πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Lenny and the Ozster were our solo walks today! Not sure which one has the biggest bark to be honest! πŸΎπŸ•             ...
03/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Lenny and the Ozster were our solo walks today! Not sure which one has the biggest bark to be honest! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Ended the day with the one and only Lenny! What a 'little' dude! πŸΎπŸ•               🌲🌳
02/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Ended the day with the one and only Lenny! What a 'little' dude! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Lunch pack today - Doing what they do best, running around like lunatics... πŸΎπŸ•       🌲🌳
02/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Lunch pack today - Doing what they do best, running around like lunatics... πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Spaniel Club - Monday edition! Good to welcome Woody back to the pack who has been on his holidays last month! πŸΎπŸ•    ...
02/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Spaniel Club - Monday edition! Good to welcome Woody back to the pack who has been on his holidays last month! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Puppy Mondays! walks and socials today for these two little pups! What a great start to the week even if it was wet a...
02/09/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Puppy Mondays! walks and socials today for these two little pups! What a great start to the week even if it was wet and warm! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ Why not be more involved with your dog now the kids have gone back to school? Our classes or starting soon and we hav...
31/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Why not be more involved with your dog now the kids have gone back to school? Our classes or starting soon and we have a great variety for you and your furry VIP!

Join us today to start your training journey today... Together As One. πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Our PAYG levels classes are coming soon! They are sure to help you and furry VIP at whatever stage of training you ar...
31/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Our PAYG levels classes are coming soon!

They are sure to help you and furry VIP at whatever stage of training you are at. Join us on your training journey today - Together As One! πŸΎπŸ•

30/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Force free dog training - what is it about? πŸ‘‡πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Here's a few pics from our other walks today! It's been a busy first week back! Thanks to all our clients for being u...
30/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Here's a few pics from our other walks today! It's been a busy first week back! Thanks to all our clients for being understanding while we took some much needed time off! Catch you all next week, have a great weekend! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ It's Friday! That only means one thing the return of the foursome pawsome! The gang had a whale of a time being back ...
30/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ It's Friday! That only means one thing the return of the foursome pawsome! The gang had a whale of a time being back together! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ• 🐾 We've all seen the terrible news that happened in our area recently at Blackmooor Foot Reservoir.It's very sad and o...
30/08/2024

πŸ• 🐾 We've all seen the terrible news that happened in our area recently at Blackmooor Foot Reservoir.

It's very sad and our hearts go out to Finn's family at this difficult time.

It's also important to say that this isn't common and it doesn't happen very often.

Adders have always been around and will quite often leave the area without any incidence.

Vet Sophie Bell from Animal Love Pet First Aid explains below what you can do if your furry VIP sustains an Adder bite. πŸ‘‡β›‘οΈπŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Our last walk today was the dynamic duo! Lenny and Bobbie touring the countryside near you! πŸΎπŸ•         🌲🌳            ...
29/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Our last walk today was the dynamic duo! Lenny and Bobbie touring the countryside near you! πŸΎπŸ•

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πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch group today having a play round the quarry! Great to see all those smiling faces! πŸ˜πŸΎπŸ•                      ...
29/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ The lunch group today having a play round the quarry! Great to see all those smiling faces! πŸ˜πŸΎπŸ•

πŸ•πŸΎ Little Rudy had a pawsitively great time this morning on her puppy walk! What a lovely girl she's turning out to be! ...
29/08/2024

πŸ•πŸΎ Little Rudy had a pawsitively great time this morning on her puppy walk! What a lovely girl she's turning out to be! πŸΎπŸ•

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