Question is always how do you get your dogs really good at…..well practise, build relationship and more practice. One session a wk won’t make your dog great at the behaviours you want but practicing them every walk, every day will. #dogtraining #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer #macclesfield #bollington #woofingtons #imdtdogtrainer
Last of our one to one with this beautiful girl! Little Lola came to us for puppy classes and general obedience last year and was an absolute star but after her season (which was painful and very hormonal for her) and a few months off training, they came back for a few one to ones.
Recall amazing. Loose leash amazing. Play with other dogs amazing. Her reading and disengaging amazing. Handler ….well amazing. Lovely to see the effort, bond and dedication to their girl.
Can’t wait to have you all in classes.
Caution on watching the video. It might make you dizzy with the running around and rubbish filming 🤦♀️😂
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Desensitisation with crate training
As Dunk became very distressed with our built in crates in the van, we changed things up. Bought him a new crate that doesn’t make noise. Re lined to van. And gone back to basics. Love magic mat. So does dunky. Please listen with sound on for a giggle too
Big thanks to Dog Den. New company with a great idea of a crate. Double reinforced for cool and warmth.
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Morning walks done and it’s not even 7.30am
As the weather has spiked we’ve postponed yesterdays and todays classes.
This means we loose money. But what it really means if the welfare of your dogs is at our heart.
If the temp stays consistent then I don’t worry as much but when it’s a massive rise from 12 to 25 degrees that’s a big worry.
Most of my dog owners will know that keeping exercise down in hot weather is essential but some might not realise. Walk early and late or not at all.
Share photos of your dogs enjoying the cool!
We were invited to judge at Pott Shrigley fell race, raising money for Pott Shrigley school. As always a lovely turn out despite the poop weathers. Spoiled by all the entrants! All amazingly behaved!
Away training for a few days with an amazing organisation called PACT. While away we had a few issues to deal with. Fleck in season, companion's trail dog training new pup, making sure chance doesn’t eat puppy Jem etc.
Then, a tick. Watch the video for the end to see how training videos really go on removal of ticks….sensible as always….caution there’s bed sheets with dog hair on and me in pjs (no bra,sorry!)🤦♀️😂😉….but how amazing is dunk!
Twist not pull. Never put anything on them to get them out.
Put the tick in freezeer when you’ve got it out with location, area on body they got it and a date. Just in case there’s an infection. If in doubt, see a vet
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Our classes are a great space to practice the behaviours you want out and about. The support we get from our peers is essential. Having a dog can be a breeze but some times can feel so difficult. Based in #bollington practicing #positivedogtraining with dog from all around #wilmslow #bollington #alderleyedge #poynton #macclesfield #tytherington. Qualified. Insured. Experienced. If you’d like to book give us a shout!
Mondays can be a little depressing at times. So I thought I’d share this lady’s success story.
Jane came to us on a referral from another trainer (companion's trail dog training) as the lovely boy was a little overwhelmed in class situations at hoopers.
We’ve been working closely with them first on one to ones then in my advanced classes (settled group) on recall, attention with distractions and much more…this is what jane wrote to the group the other day accompanied with a video. Hard work pays off.
‘Just wanted to say what a massive difference Cal and this group have made to Tom. He's come on so much in the months he's been part of it, so thank you everyone for being so supportive and understanding. Today he had a run on the beach without his lead ❤️🐾’
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How goods your sit! Some people will say there’s no relevance to a good sit stay. I disagree. Testing our behaviours at a distance with distractions can be a bit of fun. Our lovely advanced class have worked hard for quite a few years with me. We spent the lesson main off lead, recalling out of play and away from distractions #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer #dogtrainingclasses #bollington #macclesfield #tytherington
Our Saturday classes completed and welcoming a new group this Saturday…still two space. This class was a lovely group and again a great bunch of people #puppyclasses #positivedogtrainer #positivedogtraining #bollington
October graduates. Aren’t they beautiful. Thanks for being a hard working class and putting loads of effort in, during the class and at home. See you all on the next course! #dogtraining #dogtrainer #positivedogtraining #positivedogtrainer #bollington #macclesfield #tytherington #poynton
With just a few spaces left in our various classes that provide great ideas for life skills and practicing in safe environments. Do more with your dog and come to training at our lovely venue in #bollington. #dogtraining #positivereinforcementtrainer
Muzzle training with a load of different breeds. Here’s me thinking it would be our amazing bull breeds but it just shows that we can have worry worts of every size and description. Big thanks to our amazing customer, Karma Dogs companion's trail dog training and Woofingtons The Healthy Dog Emporium - Bollington #poodle #rottweiler #corgisofinstagram #cockerspaniel #labrador #bollington
Bit of a weird one for a Sunday night
In the dog training world there’s loads of conflict happening. With a scandal of puppy farming in one organisation, an aversive trainer with massive social following said to visiting uk, social media being flooded with negative training.
If you see a negative training technique, I beg you not to watch it, not to comment, not to put a negative emoji etc, as this makes them higher in the algorithms.
Instead, find your local trainer, whether me, or another positive trainer, and like share and comment. Hopefully if we flood our social media with positive pages, the algorithm will change with us.
It doesn’t mean that you aren’t aware that this rubbish stuff is going on, but this isn’t about the fight against the baddies, it’s against an algorithm that isn’t personal.
Here’s a positive
We have had the pleasure of hosing and running our positive gun dog course for 18wks with the amazing trainer Ally from Karma Dogs.
Our customers where combined and did amazing. Some completely new to Gundog some more experienced with kinks they wanted to iron out. Everyone was quite frankly awesome!
Ally is moving soon so we’re loosing her to another area! Can’t tell you how gutted I am. Not only a fab trainer but an amazing friend just moving out of reach for popping round for a coffee and a natter. (There’s always FaceTime )
Our general pet obedience combines a lot of the gundog techniques and you know I’ll be stealing some of what I’ve learned to make my classes better (sorry not sorry Ally 😂)
If you’d like to know more we have just a couple of spaces starting 16th September
https://calendly.com/offleashdogtraining/one-to-ones
