Happy Dog Company Redditch

Happy Dog Company Redditch Walking services, Gundog training & human training

Have a great weekend…whatever you are doing. No prizes for guessing what I will be doing. 🥾🥾🐾The Spanners letting off st...
10/01/2025

Have a great weekend…whatever you are doing. No prizes for guessing what I will be doing. 🥾🥾🐾

The Spanners letting off steam.

09/01/2025

My main man is helping me get the pup into cover more. I do sessions with the pup 1-2-1 but I ain’t going in the thicket !

So my hard hunting Spaniel is showing him that anything is possible, you just got to go for it.

Funny how dogs can teach us too if you know how to listen. 🐾🤎🤎

Why isn’t my dog doing what I ask him to? See the difference in this picture? It could be as simple as an item of clothi...
07/01/2025

Why isn’t my dog doing what I ask him to?

See the difference in this picture? It could be as simple as an item of clothing, a hat you don’t normally wear, sunglasses which cover your eyes…dogs also don’t have the colour spectrum like us they mainly see whites, yellows, browns and blue hues.

Some dogs are fine with people walking to them, put a coat, hoodie and a hat/hood on and some can get jittery.

If your dog usually follows a command instantly have a look at you…it just might be something so small like clothing or accessories.

Here my bare hand will show up but with a black glove on it and it almost disappears (against my dark green coat) …the Springy thing was confused at first….

But he needs to learn I need to wear gloves in the cold…so we addressed his ‘back’ command with stronger louder voice stepping forward towards him and extending my arm…Bingo!!

Well done pup…every day is a school day. 🐾👍🏻

🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾If the gritters have been out and you take your dog for a walk, swill their feet in water. Grit can irri...
03/01/2025

🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾

If the gritters have been out and you take your dog for a walk, swill their feet in water. Grit can irritate and even burn their pads.

Hopefully, it won’t happen but prevention is better than cure. 🐾👍🏻

Good morning all….look at this angelic little lad…butter wouldn’t melt!! 🤣Hunting today and sitting on the stop whistle ...
03/01/2025

Good morning all….look at this angelic little lad…butter wouldn’t melt!! 🤣

Hunting today and sitting on the stop whistle whilst moving (rather than at my side on a lead) 2 jigsaw pieces slowly joining together.

Whatever you are doing enjoy it…am off for some lovely client walks. 🐾👍🏻

Happy New Year 🥂🐾I hope 2025 will being many laughs along the way.
31/12/2024

Happy New Year 🥂🐾

I hope 2025 will being many laughs along the way.

🎅🏻🎅🏻Happy Christmas from my pack to yours 🎅🏻🎅🏻To my lovely clients I hope you all have a restful time and thank you for ...
17/12/2024

🎅🏻🎅🏻Happy Christmas from my pack to yours 🎅🏻🎅🏻

To my lovely clients I hope you all have a restful time and thank you for all the training and walks. 🐾🥾🥾

Mom thinks she is going to have a rest…🤣🤣 not likely, we will be needing walks and training…good job she loves us.

The Pack
🐾

Rehab case…now he is just showing off! Well done little man 🐾
13/12/2024

Rehab case…now he is just showing off! Well done little man 🐾

13/12/2024

Muddy hell…he did it! 🤎🐾

We have been working on the correct position of a retrieve with the rehab case. We are getting there…

When I look back things he didn’t do…
Recall at all
Eye contact
Retrieve to hand
Sit on whistle
Check in

We will keep going…it’s a slow journey but all dogs need time.

Time to learn, time to process, time to rest and time to adjust. Let’s go George.🐾👍🏻

Good morning…it’s Spaniel time! My main man is helping encourage the younger ones in cover. Confidence takes a while to ...
10/12/2024

Good morning…it’s Spaniel time!
My main man is helping encourage the younger ones in cover. Confidence takes a while to build, but they are learning not to enter at eye height, there’s always a way in and out.

And a bit of steadiness too…which allows the brain to calm (a bit)

Busy morning, now off to help my clients 🥾🥾🫶🏻🐾

Hi, mini springyding here…I am super speedy the brambles / cover got me. 🐾🤣Lucky, mom eased this bad boy out…in silence,...
05/12/2024

Hi, mini springyding here…I am super speedy the brambles / cover got me. 🐾🤣

Lucky, mom eased this bad boy out…in silence, she didn’t make a big deal and off she sent me hunting again.

I even did a retrieve…to hand. Maybe being cheeky is not a good idea…I will try and behave. 🙈🫶🏻🐾

04/12/2024

🐾Wednesday win 🐾

Heel work…is work and you have to keep at it. It’s not always easy, especially young dogs want to be off…but it’s a skill remember that.

You are giving your dog/s a skill which not only looks great but can keep them safe.

Heel work won’t get any better if you give in or give up…

2 cockers off lead working progress…🐾

Set yourself up for success…look at your surroundings…is there a fence, wall, hedge you can use. Short distance first.

Teach each dog separately…and slowly.

29/11/2024

Lovely frosty morning the other day…out with these 2 boys.

They loved sniffing in the wintery grass…but stop whistle means stop…and sit or lay down…either is fine.

Stopping your dog is a great skill which could be life saving…hopefully you won’t need it. But if you can stop your dog you can recall him in…or just walk up to him and put him on the lead…and lead him away under control.

28/11/2024

Today’s conversation went like this….

A Labrador owner whose dog was carrying a large branch and running off and ignoring her calling it back…

Other lab owner: Why don’t your dogs grab branches and run off?

Me: They are not allowed

Other lab owner:🤓🤔 ???

28/11/2024

Here’s my little rehab case. Today’s lesson…the correct position when retrieving.

I am sitting on a chair (so I don’t move) he’s learning the word ‘fetch’ to go out and recall to come in.
When I peep the stop / sit whistle he moves slightly away and sits.

So he has done 50% right but in the wrong position. (I wasn’t quick enough) So i verbally correct him, and (not that you can see) I point to where I want him….then he gets his praise.

A few more goes and he got it!

Also the release command ‘dead’ notice I don’t pull the ball…he has to release it and back up…it’s my ball after all.

Well done little man. We will keep learning 🐾👍🏻♥️🤎

Address

Redditch

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Happy Dog Company Redditch posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Happy Dog Company Redditch:

Shortcuts

Share

Category