Dog Training Made Fun

14/01/2025

***BELAY STRATEGY WORKSHOP***

If there is enough interest I am looking at running a workshop covering the wonderful Belay strategy.

It’s ideal for situations where it’s not appropriate for dogs to be off lead but we want to give them more freedom.

It’s a perfect for reactive dogs especially those who are strong - just like Ollie 🤣

It is a great alternative to using a long line but still giving freedom.

If you are interested then drop me a message :)

11/01/2025

Update - Rehoming in progress!!!! So happy!!!

The gorgeous Dolly is looking for a new home. She is a typical lovely young Labrador. I was lucky enough to walk her a few weeks ago.

If you think you can give her a new home pleasBrysons Animal Shelteral Shelter

https://brysons.org.uk/dogs/dolly/

02/01/2025

Harley and brothers Alfie and Buddy are still looking for new homes.

They are all absolutely wonderful dogs and just need to find their forever homes!! 🥰🥰

Brysons Animal Shelter

31/12/2024

Introducing the Belay Strategy!!

The last few days I have been using the wonderful ’s belay strategy for walking Ollie. I was lucky enough to attend one of her workshops earlier this year to learn from the best.

I absolutely love using this method and I think it something which could benefit lots of dogs and their families. In some situations it’s not appropriate for a dog to be off lead - whether it’s because their recall isn’t reliable, they have a strong chase drive or like Ollie they can be reactive.

Although I do absolutely love long lines - for big strong dogs like Ollie keeping control when he is on a long line can be a challenge. This is where the belay strategy comes into its own.

What this space as I have some of exciting opportunities planned to learn more about this strategy!!

28/12/2024

Ollie and his friend Tilly.

Yes Ollie can be dog reactive and he absolutely isn’t a social butterfly. He doesn’t want to interact with every dog, he is wary of dogs who put pressure on him or that are too intense and he is very selective about which dogs he feels comfortable with. Which is the same as people really.

Tilly is one of his friends and he absolutely loves it when we go for walks together. We hadn’t seen Tilly in a long time so it was lovely to see how comfortable they are with each other.

Having a reactive dog is tough however there is so much we can do to help our dogs live their best lives!!

21/12/2024

21/12/2024

Buddy and Alfie need a home!!!

Yesterday I spent some time with them at Brysons Animal Shelter. I can’t believe they still don’t have a new home and there has been no interest at all!!

They are both an absolute dream. They love their walks - don’t pull on the lead. They are great with new people and dogs and they also love their cuddles.

You would never know that these two brothers are 11 years young. They just need the best home!!

https://brysons.org.uk/dogs/alfie-buddy/

02/12/2024

The gorgeous Bonnie processing everything we covered in our session today. Super lucky to spend my evening with Bonnie - what a wonderful and clever pup she is. We talked lots about the reasons for puppy biting and how to manage in. Started building up the value of her crate, introduced a positive interruptor and started to learn middle. Can’t wait to see how she gets on!!!

16/11/2024

Super lucky to spend my morning with the gorgeous Dolly. She is just a puppy and so cute. We looked at a strategy to reduce and understand why biting is happening, reduce the jumping up and helping her to settle around her older sister Missy. She is such a clever girl and I can’t wait to see how she gets on 🥰🥰🥰 I could have taken her home!!

16/11/2024

If you are looking for a dog walker, daycare or home boarding. Cannot recommend DanDi Paws Dog Walking & Daycare enough!!

Wouldn’t trust anyone else with my dog!!

09/11/2024

Today we had Twix for a session to help with his worries around other dogs. He is such a lovely boy and did incredibly well in our session. We started working on some fun engagement games and then introduced DMT and LAT. Twix is a clever lad and was picking everything up so fast. Lots of homework and I can’t wait to see how he gets on.

09/11/2024

Yes this is Walter in a pub!! So proud of how far he has come. Walter is very wary of strangers which I have been helping him with. In our session we did lots of work around people on walks and he is acing it. We are now moving on to being around people in a more stationary environments such as pubs and cafes. This is much harder for Walter but what a super star. Lots of homework over the next few weeks around boundary training and being stationary with people walking past. So proud of Walter!!!

06/10/2024

Super lucky to meet the gorgeous Daisy today. What an absolutely wonderful pup- I really wanted to take her home. Daisy is only a puppy but is finding the world a little overwhelming. So we were looking at growing her confidence and learning some games they can play in her walks. She is such a cutie and I can’t wait to see her confidence grow.

29/09/2024

Super session today with the gorgeous Archie. We introduced some more scent work to build his confidence around places that he worries about. Wow he did absolutely fab and we had so much fun. What a super lad!!

24/09/2024

Lovely session with Lexx at the weekend. She is such a beautiful girl and just worries a bit about people she doesn’t know. So firstly we looked at helping her be more comfortable around me giving her lots of space and not adding any pressure. Treat and retreat was a fab game to help with this. We then introduced DMT - LAT and engage disengage to start to shift the way she feels about things she worries about. She was absolutely fab and did super well in our session. Looking forward to seeing how she gets on over the next few weeks.

01/09/2024

Happy Sunday!! That is me officially on holiday now till the 17th September after my last 1-2-1 today. I will still respond to messages but it will take a little longer. So still drop me a message to book any sessions in for when I am back. In the meantime have the best time with your dogs and have lots of fun. 🥰🥰🥰

01/09/2024

Today I had the absolute pleasure of working with Miley. She was absolutely fabulous and such a clever girl. Today we were working on some loose lead walking and engagement to grow proximity. We also introduced a hand touch and started some scent work. Miley was absolutely fab and such a lovely girl!! Can’t wait to see how they get on over the next few weeks.