Lady’s K9 Academy

14/08/2024

12/08/2024

Client spotlight! We have some amazing doggies at Ladys K9 academy and check out how well our lad Twix did. A while ago he was very dog reactive and yesterday made his mum so proud as he was calm and neutral at a big KC show. He is an agility star in the making just like his brother! Twix’s mum pays such attention to detail and is amazing so it’s no wonder how your chaps are progressing! Well done team 💕🐾

11/08/2024

We are very happy to announce that Lady’s K9 academy is a proud member of the Pet Professional Network.

https://www.petpronetwork.com/

09/08/2024

Ensuring small training daily habits are being met is far more successful than smashing a giant training session once a week. The consistency is what makes the difference. If you are wanting to correct an unwanted behaviour or train a new habit for your dog it’s important that your dog walker understands this and continues the training that you are doing and in the same format.
Walking a dog is much more than taking him/her out and letting them sniff sure it makes happy videos but does it help your dog?
At Ladys K9 academy we go through any areas of improvement and training you are doing and we implement that whilst on our walks.
Lady’s K9 academy building confidence, boundaries and trust.

09/08/2024

When your clients love your dog walking so much they have your company patch’s made for their puppy!! I’ve been walking this beautiful girl since 12 weeks and continuing all the training her mum wants her to do. She’s a wonderful little girl with the tightest recall ever!

If you are looking for a dog walker or someone to help your continued training of your dog whilst we walk let me know. At Ladys K9 Academy we specialise in high drive and very strong dogs but have plenty of small doggies that come out for lovely play walks too.

Pop us a message for more information 🐾

29/07/2024

A very hot day today so as always it’s either a river walk or home with a paddling pool. Today was too hot even for woodlands I love this little part of the river you can park very close and the waters stunning 🐾
More tomorrow, I have a busy day and it’s going to be just as hot so down by the river we shall go 😊

29/07/2024

Melton’s armed forces base continues to play a vital role in training dogs for deployment in operations in the UK and across the world.

25/07/2024

This big beautiful boy’s owner said today she couldn’t cope any longer that he gets out of control and she’s scared to walk him. He is particularly bad around German Shepherds and the owner feels she cannot walk him if she see’s one. Giving her some time to reflect we took him on an emergency walk looking at his interactions with dogs he hasn’t met before. This was the end result after careful management of the dogs and the environment.

24/07/2024

23/07/2024

23/07/2024

Coffee is the most well trained puppy her owner is also a dog handler and has put countless hours into turning coffee into this beautiful girl.
Off lead centre on point now building distance

22/07/2024

Dog attacks also stand as the most common cause of severe facial lacerations in children. Every year, around 28,000 facial dog bites are reported in the UK, with just over 19,000 of them requiring plastic surgery. 75% of dog bites to children are to the head and face.
Surprisingly, the majority of these attacks involve family pets which is why we are starting some junior handler training for the children on school holidays. I am excited as my flyers have arrived and am putting the final touches to lesson plans and some very special artwork. These will be going live over the next few weeks.

19/07/2024

Someone’s going to need a bath

01/07/2024

Adding in more commands for Coffees puppy training. Coffees mum is a wonderful dog mum and doesn’t it show. Teaching “centre” position between legs. Which will progress straight into a down soon! Isn’t she clever!

26/06/2024

I’ve had a few questions on prices recently so here is a list for you

🐾 General dog walk 30mins in Melton £10

🐾 General dog walk 1hr in Melton £15

🐾 General dog walk 1hr within 6miles on Melton £17

🐾 Specialist dog walk 1hr in Melton £25

🐾 Specialist dog walk 1hr within 6miles of Melton £28

To be on the specialist list will be down to your dogs behavioural issues that need ongoing training, if your dog is bite trained and has high drive or has additional needs/training.

20/06/2024

Max and his owner have had a tough time. He’s worked super hard now after a few days loads in the van and walks a bit better. Living in a kennel as he’s not getting along with his other family dogs he’s been stressed out. I heard he loves the water so it’s only right for my last appointment I kidnapped him and his mum for a play session by the river. There’s no point walking a dog in the same place and doing constant training you need to look at the dogs needs and my lord did he need this!

19/06/2024

Looking ahead to the weather next week it’s due to be very hot for dogs. As always it means I will be taking dogs to shaded areas for walks or playing indoors or by water. This does mean that my timings maybe slightly off but as always if your dog or doggies are booked in they will be still having a nice time and get more mental than physical stimulation

18/06/2024

A lovely start to the day with this big beautiful boys first walk in Ladys Academy. We are a dog walking service that specialises in larger dogs, dogs with behavioural issues or high drive dogs. This chap and I are building a bond with firm boundaries to then start looking at some impulse/behaviour corrections. Isn’t he wonderful 💕

17/05/2024

If anyone is heading to Rutland Country show 2nd June or Dogfest on 8th and 9th June I shall be there with the Military Working Dogs come and say hello 😊

09/05/2024

Hello everyone,

With the weather being gorgeous and sunny for us it can be very hot for our four legged friends so if I have a walkies booked when it’s hot and your location doesn’t have a wooded/shaded area for a walk as long we have cleared your dogs ok to travel I shall be taking them to a suitable shaded environment. So they still get a good walk with mental and physical stimulation. I will often message the owners in locations that just have open fields and inform them I will take the dogs to a particular place. If I do this it will mean your dogs out for a bit longer (due to travel times) and I don’t charge anymore as it’s best for the dogs. As always I treat the dogs at Lady’s K9 academy like my own if I wouldn’t walk my dog in blazing sunshine I won’t do it with yours. By all means if you want to stick to the same routine for your dog and I ask about taking them to another place just let me know you don’t want a change. I will always ask and let you know where I plan to change the walk to.
As an example I walk some dogs near Hose and it’s all open fields so I asked the owner if I can take them up to Belvoir woodlands tomorrow for their walk.

Jo and Lady 🐾

08/05/2024

05/05/2024

Good morning everyone,

A little note from me to always make sure you get any swellings checked on your four legged friends. I am very thorough with checking Lady and as soon as I saw this swelling I knew what it was.…..Osteosarcoma.
Osteosarcoma is a very aggressive type of bones cancer that is common in dogs. Lady being a large dog, female and 8yrs old meant she was at a high risk.
It has been caught early but with the damage to her front left there is nothing that can be done.
The things to look out for are lameness, swelling in wrist, knee and shoulder joints. These swellings are not at the start painful to touch the don’t feel warm or squidgy they are normally hard. Lady in herself presents well she’s bright, has a drive to play and is still loving her food. I had to demand X-rays from the vets as I was told it was early arthritis never be worried or embarrassed to request a second opinion or radiographs as dog owners we know our dogs best.
I am popping this up so people can see what to look out for and that even in the healthiest of dogs (same as humans) cancer can strike.

29/04/2024

Happy Monday everyone,
I’m just going to leave this here for everyone. I am guilty of putting too much expectations on Lady at times but it’s important to take the time to understand your dogs capacity and build their skills gradually not only preserves their well-being but also sets the stage for sustained success and a happier relationship.

25/04/2024

This dog Max was my first dog on a protection dog course and hopefully now he’s retired he’s found his forever home. Not a post linked to my dog walking but I am very proud to have been partnered up with this wonderful boy isn’t he gorgeous!

22/04/2024

I walk these two amazing dogs for the most wonderful lady with a extra little gap after todays walk and her close proximity to Belvoir Castle I took her two on a mini adventure. The owner has a super stressful job and makes a difference to many people. It was lovely to send her these snaps of my dog knapping today.