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.

I have been out to see the gorgeous Bertie today.  We have spoken about the importance of sleep,  Bertie learning to be ...
08/12/2024

I have been out to see the gorgeous Bertie today.

We have spoken about the importance of sleep, Bertie learning to be left alone, the basics such as sit and how to avoid pulling on the lead or biting at the lead and how to prevent jumping up as well as the importance of getting the rewards right & reinforcing desired behaviours he offers.

He is doing so well & I'm looking forward to seeing him again at puppy classes next year.

If you need some help and guidance with your puppy, even before they have arrived, book a puppy home visit with us.

SCENTWORK SOCIAL!  SUTTON BANKKick start your new year with some fun scentwork for your dog, followed by lunch and a wal...
07/12/2024

SCENTWORK SOCIAL! SUTTON BANK

Kick start your new year with some fun scentwork for your dog, followed by lunch and a walk.

Booking link in the comments 👇 any questions just shout 🙂

You might get to meet some of these shady looking characters 🤣🤣

I'm super excited to bring you 2 fabulous workshops next year. We have Nikki Thorpe of  and Co founder of The National N...
05/12/2024

I'm super excited to bring you 2 fabulous workshops next year.

We have Nikki Thorpe of and Co founder of The National Nosework Association coming to run a workshop next year. Nikki will progress you and dog no matter what level you are at or what your goals are.
Booking link in comments 👇

We also have the fabulous Jules founder of Scent Ops coming, we are just finalising details.

We held our first scentwork social today & it was lovely!  Dogs & humans had so much fun.Dogs got to show off their supe...
04/12/2024

We held our first scentwork social today & it was lovely!
Dogs & humans had so much fun.
Dogs got to show off their super sniffing powers, humans got to go to the pub!
Watch out for more scentwork socials in the New Year!

Scentwork for dogs, social for humans ❤️

Just another reason to choose scentwork!
02/12/2024

Just another reason to choose scentwork!

Did you know that training scentwork can have multiple benefits for your dog? 👃

Scent is such a HUGE part of your dog's life, with their 300 million olfactory receptors to our mere 6 million, and the part of their brain dedicated to scent being 40 times larger than our own. So it isn't surprising that scentwork can have a impact on our dogs behaviour.

It has previously been stated scentwork is calming for dogs, and helps create a positive bias (boosting confidence), but this latest study done at Aberystwyth University has shown it can also increase inhibitory control (self-control) and persistance in repeating rewarded behaviour!

So how can you put a little extra scentwork into your dogs life? Here are a few ideas...

🔸 Let your dog sniff whilst out on walks! This is your dog's equivalent to reading the newspaper, or even going on social media, and the only way they can find out what is going on in the outside world. Although sniffing every two steps may be a bit excessive, do make sure you aren't dragging them along past their favourite sniffing spots and maybe even point out some sniffing spots you think could be particularly good.

🔸 Use a snuffle mat or scatter feed their food! Sniffing is an inherently calming activity for most dogs AND dogs are natural foragers, so sniffing-out their food amongst long grass, or in a snuffle mat, is a great outlet for this behaviour that can even help calm more excitable dogs. You can also add a cue to this behaviour, like with any, so that they are only looking for food on the ground when you say it will be there.

🔸 Play 'Find it' games! You can hide treats, toys and even people for your dog to sniff out, which could come in handy later down-the-line when your keys go missing!

🔸 Create a 'scent-box'! If you go out somewhere, either with or without your dog, try and pick-up different objects from your time out. You can then offer up these objects to your dog later to sniff, so they can either re-live their adventure, or learn about your day.

Let us know what fun ways you incorporate scent into your dog's life!

You can check out the study mentioned in the graphic for yourself here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/3/428

Thursday night saw a new group of amazing dogs and humans complete their introduction to scentwork.  Super excited to se...
01/12/2024

Thursday night saw a new group of amazing dogs and humans complete their introduction to scentwork. Super excited to see them all back again soon and see them develop.

The next introduction to scent work starts on the 6th Feb. Can't wait until then? Get in touch for some 121 sessions to get you started.

Booking link for classes in the comments below 👇

24/11/2024

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 🙂

What a lovely day at Kiplin Hall teaching scent detection. We spoke about all sorts ( scent related and non!)  And each ...
22/11/2024

What a lovely day at Kiplin Hall teaching scent detection.

We spoke about all sorts ( scent related and non!) And each dog had different areas to work on and were all very different as individuals which was great, keeps my grey matter working!

It was lovely to see a mix of breeds too.

Areas to work on for some were less pinging and more switching the nose on at the start.
Having a calmer start and a start routine for some, as the arousal was hindering the searching.
Working on motivation to search & indication.

There were plenty of discussions around what odours to use & why, what an indication should ideally look like & possible ways to teach this depending on the dog to ensure we have that great solid motivational response.

I'm so excited to see how everyone progresses.

I've been busy introducing dogs & humans to the many benefits of scentwork.  Happy tired dogs a happy humans!   If you f...
21/11/2024

I've been busy introducing dogs & humans to the many benefits of scentwork. Happy tired dogs a happy humans! If you fancy a peaceful Saturday night come along! 🤣

Scentwork Christmas Special! Open to anyone, no previous experience needed.

Details & Booking link in the comments below 👇

Fancy a day out with your dog on Friday?  Come along to Kiplin Hall and join in the sniffing fun!  This is open to anyon...
20/11/2024

Fancy a day out with your dog on Friday? Come along to Kiplin Hall and join in the sniffing fun!

This is open to anyone, no previous experience of scentwork needed. Just a willing dog with a desire to sniff!

We will be outdoors & dogs are worked one at a time which is great for them.

To book your place follow the link below 👇

https://www.positivelycanine.co.uk/service-page/scent-work-progression-kiplin-hall-2?category=892eb82d-dde8-4aa7-a37c-164b79842b74&referral=service_list_widget

Scentwork Christmas Special!  Open to anyone,  no previous experience needed. Details & Booking link in the comments bel...
18/11/2024

Scentwork Christmas Special! Open to anyone, no previous experience needed.

Details & Booking link in the comments below 👇

A fabulous 3 days welcoming another 6 recruits onto the level one of Lost Dog Tracking  their 1st steps to becoming part...
16/11/2024

A fabulous 3 days welcoming another 6 recruits onto the level one of Lost Dog Tracking their 1st steps to becoming part of the amazing growing team, helping to find lost dogs.
The weather was absolutely perfect 🌞
Looking forward to level two in February.

It's been a busy few days!  Friday we had an obedience clinic with Claire Brown where we saw some regulars lovely progre...
10/11/2024

It's been a busy few days! Friday we had an obedience clinic with Claire Brown where we saw some regulars lovely progress and also introduced some new humans & dogs too.
Saturday we ran a Scent Ops trial at the fabulous The Hutts Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park
Today we had a scent detection clinic with Laura 'Stealth' Roberts

Fabulous dogs & humans that all did amazingly way in the different sports.

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Bank Top Farm, Crosby
Northallerton
DL63TQ

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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.


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