Positively Canine

Positively Canine Positively Canine - Education & fun for you & your dog Fun sessions are a great way to bond with your 4 legged friend and meet like minded people.
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Positively Canine is a small company that offers fun dog sessions, group classes, one to one training and workshops. They include, scent work, clicker training, rally and Parkour
As well as various events throughout the year. It doesn't matter what level of training you and your dog are at, everyone is welcome!. Classes include, puppy classes, Parkour and Rally

All dogs need mental stimulation an

d this is a great way to give them that. Dogs that don't get enough mental stimulation can suffer from behavioural problems such as excessive barking, digging, jumping up, not paying attention to you and many more. We also offer one to one help and advice with training, specialising in puppies, recall and loose lead walking. If you have any other requirements please do not hesitate to ask, I will do my best to accommodate.

17/01/2025

Poor poor dog 😢

Still a couple of places left on this. There may be the option to do 2 days lost dog tracking or 2 days scent detection ...
12/01/2025

Still a couple of places left on this.
There may be the option to do 2 days lost dog tracking or 2 days scent detection rather than a day of each or just come for 1 day.
Please get in touch

A full jam packed weekend at Chillingham Castle learning about all things scent related. https://chillingham-castle.com/ You will have a day with Laura Roberts from K9 Find it, a day with Claire Brown from NorthK9 & Scent & Track with & you will get to have a Castle tour! Laura has been fascinated b...

11/01/2025

I have absolutely nothing against dogs being on a collar, Gilbert is for obedience and other occasions, I have no objections at all to dogs wearing a slip lead either.
My objections lie with dogs that are constantly pulling on the collar / slip lead and when people insist on using slip leads , choke chains etc as a tool to try and stop pulling. It will & does cause harm & really isn't necessary. I'm also not saying that harnesses can't cause harm, there are some really crap ones of those about that should be avoided!
I guess what I am saying is train your dog, address why they are pulling, and no I'm not saying throw food at them all day, there is more to it than that too.
But please please don't choke your dog! Teach them!

Gilbert got his snow! ❄️
05/01/2025

Gilbert got his snow! ❄️

Gilbert is very dissapointed in the lack of snow! So he's gone back to bed! He also forbids any photos of dogs enjoying...
05/01/2025

Gilbert is very dissapointed in the lack of snow! So he's gone back to bed!
He also forbids any photos of dogs enjoying themselves in the snow!

03/01/2025

WONDER WALKS!

Do you want to change your wa**er of a walk into wonder walk?!

How it works -
First visit is 1.5hrs , I come to you, we go on one of your normal walks, we discuss your needs and issues & I give you some immediate help and advise to get you started.
Then we follow this up with 1 hour sessions with a plan tailored for you and your dog.
I am with you every step of the way either literally or virtually, as much is needed.

Please do get in touch for more information.

New scentwork Social Dates & locations coming soon! Gilbert approves of this!
29/12/2024

New scentwork Social Dates & locations coming soon!

Gilbert approves of this!

Are you looking to start something new with your dog next year? Something that will do the following ....✅️ Provide Men...
21/12/2024

Are you looking to start something new with your dog next year?

Something that will do the following ....

✅️ Provide Mental stimulation
✅️ confidence building
✅️ bond strengthening
✅️ suitable physical activity for dogs young & old
✅️ Calming
✅️ increases Optimism
✅️ Can help anxious dogs
✅️ Fulfill a natural instinct
✅️ Suitable for any breed

And so much more!

Then scentwork is for you and your dog!

I have an introduction to scentwork starting in February.

Details & booking link will be in the comments

If you are local to Northallerton pop in and visit Viv. Your dog will thank you!
16/12/2024

If you are local to Northallerton pop in and visit Viv. Your dog will thank you!

Happy Monday. I'm in the process of giving the shop a little revamp 👌😍 here is the first stage... finally I have some signage 😅 A massive thank you to Frank Hindmarsh 🙏 I absolutely love it and the special touch of having my two beautiful girls Crystal and Bambi right here with me makes it even more perfect 💕 the windows need cleaning so that is now also on my list 🤣 lots of exciting things to come for the new year ❤️🐾🐕

What are your dogs getting this year for Christmas?!
15/12/2024

What are your dogs getting this year for Christmas?!



Here are the lovely stars of today's Scentwork Christmas Special, what an awesome super sniffing Christmas jam packed da...
14/12/2024

Here are the lovely stars of today's Scentwork Christmas Special, what an awesome super sniffing Christmas jam packed day!

If you would like to join the fun in 2025 give me a shout!

What an amazing scentwork Christmas Special. Thank you so much to everyone that came along and made it so enjoyable. E...
14/12/2024

What an amazing scentwork Christmas Special. Thank you so much to everyone that came along and made it so enjoyable. Everyone was in the Christmas spirit... well almost 😂😂

We played , snowballs & reindeer, Christmas song emojis, & Christmas Bingo.

More photos to follow!

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Bank Top Farm, Crosby
Northallerton
DL63TQ

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WONDER WALKS! Do you want to change your wa**er of a walk into wonder walk?! How it works - First visit is 1.5hrs , I come to you, we go on one of your normal walks, we discuss your needs and issues & I give you some immediate help and advise to get you started. Then we follow this up with 1 hour sessions with a plan tailored for you and your dog. I am with you every step of the way either literally or virtually, as much is needed. Please do get in touch for more information.

Are you a scent detection trainer who wants to offer a little more to your clients? Book me to come and run introduction workshops to ScentOps trials & National Nosework Associate trials, hold mock trials & introduce you to the NNA Odour Recognition Tests Or I can come and judge a club or Bronze trial for your clients who perhaps have that competitive edge. Pop me a message to find out more 🙂

Some spooky goings on tonight! ... I missed 2 dogs photos too! ... maybe they just vanished 😱

Keep moving! - When our dogs are searching and we see a change in their behaviour and believe they are working into the scent and locating it, as handlers we unintentionally change what we are doing. Probably one of the most common things is we stand still. (Mine is I walk backwards! Something I'm working on not to do!) Quite often we don't realise what we are doing but you can bet your bottom dollar your dog does. Ever heard of the clever Hans Effect? Well, this is what tends to happen, we give unconscious cues. If we know where the hide is our actions can signal to the dog the odour is near when we see their change in behaviour, this can in turn cause the dog to give false indications when working blind as we don't know if the interest is the dogs target odour but we still give that unconscious cue. The best thing is to work blind early on and even if you see a change in your dogs behaviour and believe them to be working the intended odour just keep moving! We don't know if that change of behaviour is due to a different odour that has got your dogs interest. The only time your behaviour should change is when the dog has given a clear yes its here. Easier said than done! But practise makes perfect! If you are working alone film yourself and you will soon see what your bad habit is.

He is a bit special 🤣🤣 What is the most bizarre thing your dog has brought you?

Gilbert update - Another trip to Huddersfield today. The Diazepam appears to have improved his back slightly, however, Gilbert was perhaps enjoying the Diazepam too much so we have dropped the dose! His toe is causing a little more concern, he is back again on Monday for an xray, biopsy and a good poke about while he's under, as well as seeing if his back can be relaxed a bit more. The dog that just keeps giving... and taking ... all my money 😭 but he's worth it 🥰 ( this is an old video of Gilbert, I forgot how long his beard was! Sadly it's not like that now)

Nail maintenance doesn't have to be stressful for anyone! It's so important that Gilbert is okay about having his nails maintained, especially as he has funny feet! As his nails are so thick I struggle with nail clippers so we use a nail grinder. If Gilbert says no, eg, moves away or looks worried I stop and slow thing down. During this he lifts his head, I stop and it turns out to be a pesky fly! He soon goes back to snoozing! If you are having trouble with maintaining your dogs nails or grooming please do get in touch.

Nail maintenance doesn't have to he stressful! Its so important that Gilbert is okay having his nails done especially as he has funny feet! His claws are so thick I struggle with nail clippers so we use a nail grinder. Taking things slowly, it's easy to get to this. If Gilbert says no I listen. He lifted his head during this, I stopped, then realised it was pesky fly bothering him!

Another brilliant day with Claire on her obedience clinic. I was super proud of Gilbert doing a retrieve! Obviously we didn't get it on video! ... next time! Claire is back on 14th September 8th November https://www.positivelycanine.co.uk/book-online?category=12f22eae-9c6e-4feb-8be2-bef9a6b57cc6&page=

Gilbert likes windy days! Not me so much ! All those smells he is getting, you can see his nose twitching. Can you see the moment he spots something ( not sure what)

Here's another Gilbert Vs chicken post.... I never asked for the down, his choice entirely and yes that is an actual treat I tossed to Gilbert... iam a treat tosser! 😱💪🔥

SUMMER SALE! Book in any one to ones before the 1st September and get a 10% discount! (Sessions do not need to be taken by the 1st September, they just need to be booked & paid for before the 1st September. )

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Positively Canine is a small company that offers group classes, one to one training and workshops. I also host a number of guest trainers/speakers such as Craig Ogilvie, Rachel Bean, Trevor Cooper, Sian Ryan, Kay Attawood, Janet Finlay to name a few.

I am fortunate enough to have a purpose built training barn, enclosed area, access to woodland and fields for training use, giving varied environments. It doesn't matter what level of training you and your dog are at, everyone is welcome!. Classes and workshops include, puppy classes, Recall, loose lead walking, Jumping up, Parkour, scent work and connection training. All dogs need mental stimulation and this is a great way to give them that. Dogs that don't get enough mental stimulation can suffer from behavioural problems such as excessive barking, digging, jumping up, not paying attention to you and many more. We also offer one to one help and advice with training. - Prices start from £38 per hour If you have any other requirements please do not hesitate to ask, I will do my best to accommodate.