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Wagging Wonders offers local training to the Lincoln area of the united kingdom along with online services worldwide. Zara Lipsett has provided dog training and behaviour services since 2012. Using modern, effective force free training to help coach dogs and their owners for a more joyful life. Wagging Wonders offers puppy classes, recall training, behavioural modification, classes for adult dogs

and much more in person. Wagging Wonders is the home of "Whippet Wonders" and offers a unique insight into sighthounds! Zara has shared her life with whippets for 12 years and understands the best ways to get the most from your whippet whether reactivity, recall or just general manners. For all enquiries email Zara at
[email protected]

Include your dogs age, breed, and some brief details of any issues your having. www.waggingwonders.co.uk

15/11/2024

Congratulations to the latest Puppy Power Graduates 🎓

🎉Millie🎉
🎉Lenny 🎉

Fab work over the last 6 weeks , keep up that amazing work everyone! 🙌

11/11/2024

Live Whippet Classes!

Are you struggling with training?
Finding time to commit?

Maybe you just want to level up your learning and have fun with your Whippet!

Join our brand new Live zoom classes available NOW!

From just £8 per class!

These cover training new skills, firming up foundations and having fun 🙌

Each task can be tailored to YOUR dogs skill level.

Train in the comfort of your own home, whatever the weather!

Led by Arkle the Whippet, winking hoping others join the fun! 😉 Whippet Wonders - Dog Training & Behaviour

These first two are trial times, with more to be added for December.

https://www.whippetwonders.co.uk/book-online

11/11/2024

Congratulations to the newest puppy Power Graduates 🎓

🎉 Archie 🎉
🎉 Vinnie🎉
🎉 Rufus🎉
🎉 Cookie 🎉
🎉 Missy🎉

All pups have been superstars over the last 6 weeks , keep up your amazing work everyone 🙌

08/11/2024

Puppy Training Classes this November 🐕🗓️

Positive, fun & effective puppy training courses. The last 2 of 2024 😱

Don't miss out on teaching your puppy:

✅ Recall
✅ Lead manners
✅ Not jumping up
✅ Calmness & Confidence
✅ Basic commands & self control and more

For puppies under 6 months.

Saturday 16th November at 11am -12pm
Jubilee Halls, Lamb Gardens, LN2 4EH
6 week course.
Places available : 4
Price £125

Wednesday 20th November at 6.30pm -7.30pm
Burton Road Methodist Church Hall, LN1 3LT
Each class 1 hour long
Places available: 4
Price - £125

There is a break in both courses for Xmas to continue in the new year. 🌲

Puppy Classes in and around Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Positive & modern puppy training, teaching puppy life skills.

08/11/2024

Rudi the Lagatto working hard at Scentwork School 🏫

Teaching scentwork can be tricky as we want to guide our dogs, but Rudi definitely understands the idea of searching and of what the target odor is.

So we just gave him a moment to work it out and he remembered to go sniff the tin with the Kong!

Excellent work and patience!

07/11/2024

I've spoken sleep to a few of you lately.
Or lack there of!

Lack of sleep is like torture; I've not had more than 4 hours sleep a night for 4 weeks, and I'm most certainly not myself.

It's the same for our dogs.

It's our job to sometimes ensure they get that sleep. 💤

Straight to jail 👩‍⚖️
Grab a coffee ☕

Yesterday I had my hospital tests. I have been unwell for a while, and it has meant Arkle has been under exercised and under stimulated.

Somehow Arkle just *knows* when I'm going to the hospital, despite no change of routine or behaviour, he is often home with a family member and pacing.

On my return home it was like he's not seen me for years! Bouncing , panting, licking me , constantly sniffing.

He then settled next to me. Crying under his breath.
And Everytime I got up...a new issue popped up.

Arkle began to hump me. 😳😬

Everytime I moved he was panting and grabbing me.

He was totally overwhelmed.

I sat with him for an hour, but any movement I had to make he was off.

What did I try to reduce his stress?

➡️ Offering Lickimats / chews
➡️ Scatter feeding
➡️ Popping a snug jumper on
➡️ Spraying pet remedy

But the longer it went on, the more agitated he got.

So I popped him in his crate.
And he whinged intermittently for 20 minutes.

I can hear gasps! "You can't use a crate as punishment!😱"

I agree. But this is where nuance counts.

Arkle doesn't see the crate as punishing or scary.

He has a looong history of it being a positive place. ( He is 4yo now)

It's a place he's conditioned to chill, relax and nap 💤

Yes he still whinged. Why?

He was overtired. He had been pacing for around 5 hours in total while I was out ( he had human company)

He was overtired. Stressed. And couldn't make good choices.

I know he can settle in a crate; and he NEEDED a nap.

So on this occasion I ignored his whinges and glares.

There was no distress. Just some "oi...I need to be free" whinges.

He settled. Got an hours nap. And was massively more relaxed.

He came out of the crate and he was admittedly a little stressed still, about me, but the hu***ng had stopped and his heart rate much reduced. He then grabbed the chew he's been ignoring for a few hours.

You can see here the stress he was feeling before, pupils dilated hugely, ears pinned, tense mouth, this was his expression pre crate as well as early in the crate.

I did not want Arkle to rehearse hu***ng me, nor did I want him distressed. He needed that sleep and rest.

Hu***ng is a stress response ; it can be over excitement or anxiety.

Here Arkle was just overwhelmed and overtired.

Today he has been 100% fine.

Sometimes confinement is the least stressful option. It can be unpopular, but Arkle is a dog who could have easy carried that on all night into today if he'd not had some calm chill time.

04/11/2024

⭐Update ⭐

I am having an array of medical problems currently.

I am in a bit of limbo as I can't be treated in any way without a diagnosis , and I've been waiting for diagnostic tests for a few weeks.

I have been in and out of Drs / hospital.

This has meant my priority has had to be dealing with current clients and classes already booked. Meaning I've been dreadful at responding to enquiries - apologies :( 😭

( If your in classes you probably can see the exhaustion, nausea and similar)

I am having diagnostic tests this Wednesday thankfully 🥳

This should give some answers; allowing me to plan the next few months; as currently im struggling day to day.

I apologize hugely for missing any emails / new enquiries, I will be replying once I know what it is that's going on; I should hopefully get some options Wednesday, so should be replying by the end of the week.

A reminder; I have no classes this Tuesday or Wednesday for prep and then the tests.

Your understanding is hugely appreciated at this time. 🐾

04/11/2024

Nellie the Flattie learning to wrap a cone !

Learning to go round a cone is great for body awareness, confidence and working those bright brains! 💡

Love seeing your dogs learn!

21/10/2024

Congratulations to two sets of graduates of Puppy Power 🎓🥳

Congratulations to :

🎉Ronnie🎉
🎉Stevie 🎉

🎉Nellie🎉
🎉Four🎉
🎉Monty🎉

Both fabulous groups who worked so hard!

Keep up your amazing work 🙌

14/10/2024

Cookie the daxie x cocker spaniel learning to lay down calmly!

Lay down is a key cue as it helps teach your dog an off switch and help them learn to relax, even around distractions!

14/10/2024

Congratulations to the latest Practice Makes Perfect Graduates! 🎓🎊

🎉 Stanley 🎉
🎉 Stella 🎉

Some spectacular work over the last 6 weeks !

Keep up the great work 👍

11/10/2024

"My dog is reactive , can he come to some obedience classes to stop his Reactivity?"

This is a common enquiry I receive, it seems well within reason that dogs who are reactive need training to be more focused or well behaved.

But.. what if I told you...

Reactivity is NOT due to a lack of obedience

Reactivity is rarely the result of a dog who simply needs to learn skills such as sit , down or stay.

In fact...many of the reactive dogs I work with are MORE highly trained and "obedient" than the non reactive dogs I work with.

Why is this?

Well reactivity isn't a dog who is struggling to listen, or being interested in something else.

They are dogs who having an emotional reaction to a situation.

Obedience doesn't resolve emotions.

We help dogs who are having big emotions by addressing a lack of confidence or emotional regulation.

We give them choices, outlets and help them at the pace they can handle.

Sits. Stays. Leave it's.

They don't tend to stop reactivity.

When looking for help with your reactive dog, your not looking for someone who will help you with obedience.

Your looking for someone with good understanding of dog behaviour and who can explain the process they will take to help your dog.

10/10/2024

Who says Belgian Malinois' can't relax ? 😁

Four enjoying a very cute roll around at puppy power!

09/10/2024

Congratulations to the latest Step Up Crew! 🎓🎊

🎉Nemo🎉
🎉Freddie🎉
🎉Cobweb🎉
🎉 Raven 🎉

Really amazing work from this group over the last 6 weeks!

Keep up the great work 🥳🙌

08/10/2024

100% this! 🙌

Let’s make this short and sweet.

If you don’t want a dog that picks things up. Don’t get a Labrador.
If you don’t want a dog that vanishes into the bushes, nose down and ears off, don’t get a spaniel.
If you don’t want a dog that’s rough in their play and mouthy and with a tendency towards animal aggression, don’t get a bull breed.
If you don’t want a dog that can smell out every crumb of anything that has ever existed, don’t get a beagle.
If you don’t want a dog that herds and chases, don’t get a border collie.
If you don’t want a dog with a high prey drive, don’t get a sighthound.
If you don’t want a dog who loves to dig holes and bark, don’t get a terrier.
If you don’t want a dog you have to groom regularly. Don’t get a poodle or a mix of a poodle.

Actually. Let me simplify this further.

If you don’t want a dog that behaves like a dog, particularly if they are selectively bred for certain traits, and you have no desire to train them, don’t get a dog.

Get a house plant.

The people that need to hear this won’t see this, so I’m screaming into the void here. But if one person who was considering a dog they don’t have the time, means or desire to accept, work with and train reads this and reconsiders, then I’ll be happy.

Dogs aren’t for everyone. We need to learn this lesson very fast as a nation before things get even more fu**ed up.

Not everyone needs a dog. Most people definitely don’t need a working breed.

That’s my rant for the day.

📸 Emma Bryden feat Lana, the working lines Border Collie

07/10/2024

A busy week last week with two new puppy course starters 🥳

So enjoy some super cute puppy spam!

30/09/2024

It's a bit glum out there today ☁️🌧️

So take a photo of super cute Stevie to cheer up your Monday Morning! 🙌😍

27/09/2024

Congratulations to the latest Puppy Power Graduates 🎓

🎉Rudi🎉
🎉Kobe🎉
🎉Stephen 🎉

What great work over the last 6 weeks!

Keep up that amazing work! 👏

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Rudi the Lagatto working hard at Scentwork School 🏫 Teaching scentwork can be tricky as we want to guide our dogs, but Rudi definitely understands the idea of searching and of what the target odor is. So we just gave him a moment to work it out and he remembered to go sniff the tin with the Kong! Excellent work and patience!

Nellie the Flattie learning to wrap a cone ! Learning to go round a cone is great for body awareness, confidence and working those bright brains! 💡 Love seeing your dogs learn!

Dealing with Noise Reactivity

Does your dog bark at noises? 🤔🗣️ Teach them noises = food for quiet 🤫 Here is Snickers the mini Dachshund who has started some work with me to reduce some reactive behaviours. The key to reducing reactivity to noises is to setup scenarios where your dog can hear noises and not react. We are teaching them to Notice Not React. Here we started knocking verrry quietly and marking her good behaviour with YES and then treating her for not reacting. You have to practice similar games in controlled situations for this to transfer to real life. Extra Tip - Try marking and rewarding your dog for hearing noises round the house on walks. Have treat stations around the house to have rewards to hand that you can use.

Some super lead walking in Puppy Power this week 🤩 Lead walking can be a tricky skill to master, after all the world is full of distractions! And pups have short attention spans! Remember: ✅ Reward good choices , such as a slack lead ✅ Practice alot at home & in the garden ✅ Practice in quiet places ✅ Have patience and let your puppy process things from a distance If your puppy really struggles, try taking them somewhere quieter and have them on a long line. Rewarding them for checking in and following you when you change direction. It's often easier, the longer the lead is initially!

Bruno the Lab puppy learning to lay down! Learning an off switch is so important for pups! We teach this by paying the calm down, and releasing with a release cue when we want them to break the down. This creates a solid position and understanding. Bruno picked the calm aspect of this up very quickly and was quite happy to lay there awaiting food 😆

Teaching drop is SO important! Don't wait until your puppy has stolen something though! 🙅‍♂️ If you only practice when your puppy steals things, your not teaching drop... You are ✨ negotiating ✨ While that is most certainly better than shouting at your puppy, or chasing them ( don't make it a game!) It's teaching them to steal first, and then they'll get a treat for dropping. Instead practice drop with toys, and day to day items as a regular game. If you only practice drop when your puppy has something hiiigh value, and then they lose access to their thing ( your slippers perhaps!) You may find they don't want to drop anymore. Make drop engaging and something you regularly do!

Little Chaney the Westie learning scentwork at Puppy Power 🤩 We love low pressure activities in puppy classes, not everything is about self control. Here we have Chaney searching out a treat hidden underneath the cones. This gets her brain working! Getting pups brains working with scentwork mentally tires them and helps them to problem solve too.

Lead pressure creates reactions ❗❕ Lead pressure can add to the physical pressure of most dogs when stressed or excited, it begins to fuel those big feelings. You can see here that something has caught Lina's eye and she's herself put pressure on the lead. Then watch as her owner steps closer, creating more slack. Never into her space, but just gently takes pressure off. As a result Lina didn't react 🥳 Lina has been working with me for group classes since puppyhood as well as 121 for Reactivity. Lina is making great strides thanks to her owners hard work & commitment 🙌

#TeamRuby were acing there work on leave it and walk away at Practice Makes Perfect 🙌 The initial goal was to simply be able to cue leave it, and step away from those tasty treats, as in real life you don't just want your proximity to the dog to be the cue for them to continue leaving. But Ruby did so well her owner was able to walk away, sit down AND face away from Ruby! Excellent work!

Walks can be a challenge, right? Some dogs pull, some react and some are just shy.🐕 But what if we can take the edge off some of that energy before we go out? Hide and seek with treats can be a great option to mentally tire your dog before your dog goes out , probably physically too if your dog is faster than Arkle 😆 Simply take some treats, or a toy, and hide them somewhere your dog can't see. Release them with a cue you don't use for anything else, such as "search" , then watch them use that nose! Playing hide and seek games , whether with a toy or treats can get your dog in the right mindset before you even go out. Meaning your walks are more likely to start calmly, and your dog will be more likely to relax!

He lives such a miserable life does Arkle 😭💔😂 You'll have to do better than that with your trolling though Stevey 🤷‍♀️😂

A big welcome to the newest Puppy Power crew 🙌 Phoebe, Honey, Bill & Bella 🤩 They were all chilled and enjoyed learning about offering eye contact, touch and the hugely important skill of being chilled around other pups. An excellent start to the course, well done everybody!

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Welcome to Wagging Wonders

Dog behaviour services suited to any breed, any age of dog. Using positive reinforcement to change their behaviour and teach them to be happier, calmer and more confident companions . I am a member of the Pet Professional Guild. As well as having worked to obtain the following qualifications: Canine Behaviour & Training Diploma from the Centre of Excellence. Canine Behaviour Diploma from the International School of Canine Psychology (ISCP) All training is tailored to dog and owner and works on increasing the relationship between the two. Offering a range of classes we also offer 121, private training for those dogs that may find classes too stressful.