Mayday Training - Sarah Fenby

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Mayday Training - Sarah Fenby

Experienced trainer with over 18 years experience offering group and private instruction, workshops and professional coaching for instructors.
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19/04/2024

Super day near Chesterfield for TRI Dog Training lovely group for hoopers this morning who braved an almighty rain/hail storm but kept smiling! 💪 Followed by 2 groups for distance agility with a bit of sunshine! 😊
Thanks so much for having me, 3 super groups of very different dogs and handlers all having a blast!

25/02/2024

Omg!!! What happened today??? 🥰

Literally the most times I've ever said things like:
"that was the best run I've ever seen you guys smash" 💪
"I can't believe how much you guys have come on"
"Wow, they're working like a grown up" and "well done, I literally saw you correct that before it happened!"

I always expect people to bring their A game to training but today was something else. I'm exhausted but totally buzzing for everyone and energised by your passion! 🤩

Honestly, huge amounts of success for EVERY SINGLE PARTNERSHIP that I had the pleasure of working with today, thanks everyone for being YOU 🩵

(Photo shamelessly borrowed but Falkor looks how I feel!)

16/02/2024

Such a fun day in the sunshine (2 groups taught in a tee shirt!!! 🌤 😎) doing the distance in Gloucestershire.
Some really cool partnerships, I know I say this loads but really!! Loads of super cool cross breeds, terriers, oodles and a few Collies for good measure, all with wicked good hoomans too!

Thanks for having me K9 Agility 🩷

29/01/2024

There's a few spaces to train with me near Gloucester.
Super lovely venue with fantastic equipment
PM K9 Agility or Harriet Harding to book.
All heights, all grades, whether currently "doing distance" or wanting/needing more independance/drive :-)

13/01/2024

Lovely day teaching hoopers in Staffordshire for our 5th year of Hanford winter series 😀

Some truly awesome work over some very challenging sequences and courses.

Big love to baby Phoenix, his first session with me and he bossed it 💪 was it hoopers? Nah, At 16 weeks old it most certainly wasn't! Was it mightily impawtent stuffs for a baby pupster? ABSOLUTELY!! 🤩 Loads of fun and lots of sausage for such a cool boy not at all fazed by the environment 🩵

05/05/2023

Today was all about the jumping with 3 more awesome groups taking on some mega layering challenges and smashing it 💪
I'm always honoured to be invited into well established clubs by well respected trainers and l♡ve when people trust me to push their own boundaries. Best part of the job! 🥰

05/05/2023

Wednesday was all about the 'oops with 3 really lovely groups in Cambridgeshire and sunshine all day! I'm looking forward to going back as a guest trainer in a lovely club 😀 Thanks for having me! 🐾

25/04/2023

So excited to have the wonderful Gemma Platt coming back for a day of agility workshops

17/03/2023

Fabulous day convincing (like they needed much coercing! 😆) people to try new things and empower their dogs with some truly stunning results 🥰 huge thanks to K9 Agility for inviting me down and arranging the weather too! 🌤

20/02/2023

We have availability in our Monday Hoopers Club! (This doesn't happen very often!) 😱

10am Beginners. Perfect for young dogs (6mths+), those totally new to hoopers or those who have done a little bit before 🐕

12pm Competition. Perfect for dogs who are competing over full courses 🐕

2pm Improvers. Perfect for those with good foundations who are working towards full courses 🐕

We train fortnightly in 1.5hr sessions between Melton Mowbray and Grantham.

Get in touch if you'd like to join us, all groups are lovely, really friendly and supportive with all types of dog and handlers. Feel free to tag & share 🤗

05/02/2023

It's no secret I'm not a collie kind of girl (there are many with a special place in my heart I just can't ever see myself owning one) and someone recently said something along the lines of "it must suck that you teach so many"
I was like err..... I don't! 🤣

It made me think about all the different dogs I do teach and yes there are many amazing (and often hilarious!) Collies in all guises but here's a run down of the dogs I had the pleasure of today...

Manchester Terrier x3
Samoyed
Golden Retriever (working) x2
Super maniac flyball sports mix x2
Papillon x2
Collie/Kelpie Cross
Show Cocker
MAS
Xoloitzcuintle x2 (1x hairless 1x coated, neither mine!)
WSD
Spanish Water Dog
Cockapoo
Springer Spaniel x2
Lagotto Romagnolo
Labrador
Flat Coat Retriever

This was just today.... !!
I love working with so many different dogs and being known as an ABC trainer is a huge compliment to me 🥰

29/01/2023

What a lovely way to get back into the swing of things. Winter hibernation is officially over with a full day of Hoopers workshops yesterday and Distance Agility today 🤗

Lovely to catch up with some fab teams and meet some new ones too, everyone had some incredible successes and it's an absolute honour to be part of you smashing personal wins 🏆

Thank you for 2 days of great humour, supportive groups and fabulous fun! 🐾

22/01/2023

We have a rare few spaces available in our Monday Hoopers training groups.

Suitable for: Spaces available for puppies or beginners to competing dogs

When: Monday daytimes, 1.5hr sessions, fortnightly (great for reducing travelling costs!)

Where: NG32 1QP. Enclosed field with easy access.

Lovely, super friendly and supportive groups, All types of dogs and handlers welcome, we often have cake so bakers of cake or eaters of cake preferred 🎂 get in touch for more details and to join the fun 🐾

09/01/2023

So lovely to be back in Staffordshire for our monthly winter sessions yesterday. As I drove home in the dark I thought back through the day, the dogs and how awesome everyone was and something stood out for me.

Now I know this is true of pretty much all training days I do but I never really pay it much thought as I'm so used to working like that it's just perfectly normal to me, but yesterday I found myself really analysing what we did. The answer? A little bit of hoopers and a lot of other stuff! Everyone did amazingly but there's some standout moments from the day for me.

We had several puppies from just a few weeks old for very important socialisation. A new rehome who is nervy, skinny and just finding out how cool life can be, he had lots of play, a little bit of desensitisation and learned how to earn lots of food 🥞. A super girly who didn't have the confidence to leave mum before, whizzing round on her own and even coming for a bit of a cuddle with me! She even worked for me for a short demo 🤩
Another over thinker who is really finding her feet and letting herself shine. A confident little dude showing the world that toy dogs can do distance and putting his all in to playing with someone else away from home. Some shouty barky types listening hard and making great choices,
A super crazy working breed who we worked on mum being a bit more "with" in the moment rather than a frantic race/chase around the course and some stunning work, actually there were a couple of these 🥰 baby dogs (young adults) doing proper big boy things and having successful failures (yes, that's a thing!) Changing the rules on a couple of mature girls who are at different stages of confidence blips, even playing mind games (and physical games) and seeing them run beautifully and of course, all the laughter, camraderie support and fun the Hanford lot bring every time, You and your dogs are all amazing and it's an absolute pleasure to get to work with you ❤️

Pic of the best boy at Saturday nights M6 stopover. My dogs not spoilt, your dog is 🤣

19/12/2022

Took advantage of the warmer weather today and took Seven into town to experience some festivities.

She's well over a year old now but "puppy" socialisation is never finished, especially since she has had some major hormonal changes recently and it can have a huge effect on a dogs confidence so it seemed a great opportunity. She was very little last Christmas so going into shops full of weird things, flashing lights and lots of scary people around wearing some really odd clothes and hats was high on the list!
And it was windy!

So we saw and spent time having great experiences (thats a posh word for sausage!) around:
🎄Signs blowing in the wind
🎄Big Issue sellers being a bit too pushy
🎄Clarinet player busking
🎄A Christmas party (on a Monday!)
🎄Tinsel in shops..... scary at first then wanted to steal it all and rub our face on it!
🎄Busses, lorries, lots of traffic, walking through scaffolding and on busy pavements
🎄all the usual prams, pushchairs, screaming children, eheelchairs, walkers and clicky walking sticks weirdos who really want a "maleenoyce" and a lady who knows she's a malamute 🙄 lots of people in coffee shops and just the general unpredictable nature of "public"!

We also had a nice play in the park and got to choose a new toy (then helped mum chase all the fluff around the park after the toy went P**F!)

No wonder she's knackered! 😅

06/12/2022

I have cracked under the pressure and booked some winter agility sessions! 😂

Don't worry if you're not competing/getting clear rounds, all training is 100% tailored to YOU and YOUR DOG and getting the best results for YOU :-)

Follow the link for all the details 👉👉 https://maydaytraining.bookwhen.com/schedules/0uc4hayczl42

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Success is no accident...

Someone said this to me many years ago, I was a teenager and had been riding horses almost all of my life. This particular instructor reduced me to tears after our first lesson. I thought I was a half decent jockey....he showed me how much more I had to learn. It’s something that has stuck with me through my years of teaching and training, both in animal sports and also in a corporate environment. People don’t get good at things by chance, it isn’t luck and in the beginning it isn’t even hard work and dedication. It’s understanding.

“Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand.”

All of my training is based on empowerment through understanding, we all perform better when we understand what is being asked of us, whether we are human or canine and it is my number one priority that everyone I work with will take away a deep rooted understanding and an enjoyment of learning.

I offer a range of training packages from Canine Hoopers to Customer Service to Train the Trainer and business coaching. All of my training is bespoke to the audience and draws from over 18 years experience as a trainer and assessor in both fields and boardrooms and is hoped to be both beneficial and enjoyable and I only employ modern, force free training techniques (with both people and dogs!)