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Qualified UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Scent Detection Instructor
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27/06/2024

Scent detection - any dog of any age can do it! 👏👏👏👏

27/06/2024

Another Labradorable getting on with a job they absolutely love. Practising scent work harnesses the skills they were born with, a joy to watch👏🥰🐾

26/06/2024

Summer has arrived, yet the hot weather, grass seeds, heatstroke, blue-green algae, and bee stings can all prevent you and your dog from enjoying it.

Find out more about keeping your dog safe this summer at thekennelclub.org.uk/summerdangers

24/06/2024

Rewards don’t always have to be edible! So pleased with tonight’s group practising their heel work at the lake. Very distracting indeed but the dogs progressed extremely well and certainly earned their water retrieve reward 👏👏👏👏👏

24/06/2024

23/06/2024

Lovely to see these dogs progressing with their scent work. Indication and working at a distance from their handler is coming along very nicely. Well done! 😍👏🐾

21/06/2024

One of the behaviours presented to me in this case was excessive floor licking. For any presented behaviours we must gather the facts and look at the bigger picture prior to giving any advice. Here is a very brief overview of some of our detective work!
Are there any pre existing medical conditions which could be exacerbating the issue? What does the dog’s diet consist of? Is the dog stressed, anxious or bored?
Are there any obvious triggers? Does the dog engage in enrichment activities to stimulate the brain? What other behaviours does the dog present, eg shadow chasing, twirling, tail biting? Is the dog an excessive attention seeker? And there are more questions we need to ask and understand the reasoning behind them. To do this job and do it well there is far more too it than just ‘being good with dogs’ it takes years of practical experience and studying to make it. Thank you for this fabulous journey🐾😍🐾😍🐾😍🐾😍

21/06/2024

It is that time of year again where the grasses have grown nice and long, and all these pesky grass seeds are around.
They like to get into all types of places and cause a number of issues for our pets! From their ears, to eyes and between their paws.
If your pet suddenly seems very distressed and irritated while out on a walk, please contact us for help. 🙂

19/06/2024

Lots of laughs again during this mornings obedience training session. A little proprioception exercise to start with followed by ‘around’ then heel work and recall with a dinner bowl distraction. Well done ladies, great fun as always! 👏😍🐾

18/06/2024

Over bonding

What does it mean?

Quite simply the dog is receiving too much attention for free, very often the dog will lack basic training, rules and boundaries both inside and outside the home.

What behaviours is the dog likely to present? Inside the home, the dog will often solicit attention by whining, barking, licking, pawing, jumping up, they often show signs of what can sometimes be incorrectly interpreted as separation anxiety, the dog will follow you around and generally being a nuisance! Outside they often have absolutely no regard for who is at the other end of the lead!

What can you do? Seek help immediately, a dog behaving in this way is not balanced. Once you understand how to restore the balance by correctly managing and modifying the behaviour in addition to meeting the dog’s needs, it really is quite simple to turn things around!

I look forward to hearing from you😊🐾

17/06/2024

The last of our first, bronze level progression course!Building on the dogs indication skills, adding duration and some distance. The ‘scent or sausage’ game was a winner, you can see the cogs turning in terrier Ted’s brain😂. Our next progression course starts next Sunday 23rd June and everyone’s joining us again to continue their scent work journey. Very rewarding for all involved. Thank you Nigel Savage looking forward to the silver course late summer👏👏👏👏👏👏

16/06/2024

Taking the role of assistance dogs on Fathers Day🥰🐾🥰

12/06/2024

🍀Clover, you are a girl of many talents, gundog, scent work, stooge dog and of course one of my besties however that still doesn’t entitle you to vote😂

12/06/2024

As the weather warms up, these venomous snakes are emerging from hibernation.

Find out more about the dangers of adder bites and what to do if your dog is bitten at thekennelclub.org.uk/adders.

12/06/2024

Only 4 places

12/06/2024

Have you thought how to best meet your puppies needs to help it mature into a happy, balanced, confident and well behaved dog? It doesn’t just happen, your puppy needs you to lead the way and teach it how to behave in our human world. As cute as they are, they are NOT fur babies😡Trust me, they can be pretty troublesome and things can become extremely stressful further down the line if you get it wrong!!!!!

11/06/2024

We have been working together on behaviour reformation and the scent work has paid dividends all round. It has given the girls a job while allowing them to practice innate behaviour. This has improved focus and engagement levels in both dogs, particularly the dog who was fixated on the horizon. It has increased confidence in the nervous dog and strengthened the bond between dog and handler. Such lucky girls to have such a caring home. Well done team Beagle Buddies🥰🐾

10/06/2024

Reactivity, essentially aggression, cannot be effectively managed and modified by sticking a treat under the dog’s nose to distract it as another dog approaches. I have lost count the number of clients I have seen who have previously been given this advice. Please ask yourself; what is my dog learning if I do this? The answer is absolutely nothing, it is masking the problem. In the majority of cases the dog simply does not know how to behave. It will often lack, rules and boundaries inside and out of the home, basic training and enrichment activities. Through lack of knowledge and inappropriate handling the owner can be unintentionally exacerbating the problem. It is important to consider the longer this behaviour is rehearsed, the more difficult it becomes to manage and modify. Please get in touch, we are qualified to help you
⭐️Understand why the dog is doing what it does.
⭐️How to successfully manage and modify the unwanted behaviour
⭐️Provide a full written report, training plan and support to help guide you through the reformation process.
⭐️Improve your relationship and strengthen the bond between you.
We look forward to hearing from you 😊🐾

05/06/2024

Over the last three days we have been working hard at The Kennel Club with The Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour & Training to extend our existing knowledge in the following areas:
Separation anxiety
Introducing a new dog/puppy to an existing dog/cat
Excessive barking
Toilet training
Fear
Jumping up
Excessive marking/humping
Destructive behaviour
Phobias including the car
Poor recall/bolting
Chasing/prey drive
Obsessive behaviours including OCD and shadow chasing
Hyperactivity
Digging
Scavenging/counter surfing/stealing
Noise reactivity
Lead/harness aversion
Refusal to walk
Shutting down
Escaping.
We understand that dog ownership is not always straight forward. If you are experiencing any of the above issues including aggression then please get in touch. As a member of the CFBA Penny Davies – Canine and Feline Behaviour Association I am qualified to help you. We follow strict protocols in order to provide clients with the very best service covering Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
Ultimately it is your choice whether you seek help or not but delaying intervention often causes any issue/s to become compounded, consequently they become more difficult to rectify. www.thecanineconsultant.co.uk.

04/06/2024

Committed to providing the very best service, we are currently attending a three day bespoke workshop with The Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour & Training to help our clients manage and modify many common behaviour issues, including separation anxiety.

https://cidbt.org.uk/

31/05/2024

Do you own a Labrador or a Spaniel? Are you struggling to manage some of the behaviours they are presenting? Please get in touch, I can help you understand the reason you are experiencing these challenges. I will teach you how to work with the presented behaviours rather than against them to improve relationships, strengthen the bond and get the very best out of your working dog.

30/05/2024

I know one or two of my clients dogs have suffered with Elbow Dysplasia. This just shows what can be done. Huge credit to my good friend Jill Thorpe Develop Your Dog. The future looks bright, onwards and upwards Wilf👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

These are before and after photos of Wilf’s rehabilitation program after having been diagnosed with Elbow Dysplasia back in July last year.

With Kirsti’s careful guidance ()we have been working together for 7 months now on building him up to be in the best shape he can be to have a normal life.

It’s been a hard slog with many ups and downs, tears of despair and grief about what his future would look like as you can imagine quite the emotional rollercoaster !🎢

He’s had daily physio routines to teach him to stand in good form so should the worst happen he will be able to automatically engage his core and minimise any fall out from any slips or trips when he’s started hooning around like any normal dog. His favourite occupation is one quite similar to being a thug 🤣 - I suspect making up for lost time whilst crated for so many months.

Looking at the photo today I can hardly believe it’s the same dog. This is down to Kirsti’s expert guidance and me putting in the hours. I am quietly hoping there’s a glimmer of hope we may achieve our dream of doing some gundog work together after all. Fingers crossed 🤞

Watch this space coz we’re going to give it all our best efforts and there’s still work to do. Kirsti hasn’t let me off the hook yet 🤣

29/05/2024

A fairly typical sight these days, neither handler are in control of their dog. If you own a dog a level of commitment is required which may involve compromise on your part. Before you purchase a dog, please consider the following:
Realistically, do you have the time to invest in the dog and it’s training?
Does your lifestyle lend itself to owning a dog?
Is your environment right for a dog?
Is dog ownership financially viable for you?
Have you researched the breed you intend to purchase?
Bearing in mind breed traits, are you able to meet the dog’s needs and provide appropriate mental and physical stimulation?
Many of these questions are overlooked. It is no wonder there are so many dog owners experiencing behaviour issues.

21/05/2024

🍭Lolly’s Life🍭
After a very tricky start yesterday the girl did good today, gaining confidence to venture out of her comfort zone. All just so exhausting 😂🤣🥰.

19/05/2024

Enjoying the grounds with our Labradorables🥰🐾

18/05/2024

Taking a break to train my own. Please forward all behaviour and training enquiries via my website www.thecanineconsultant.co.uk and I will respond when I return to work on the 28th May. Thank you 😊🐾

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You may remember the criteria last time for this lovely pet Labrador to retrieve was to just sit as the ball went into the water. Look what he can do now! Hw can sit quietly until he hears the cue ‘get it’. Clever boy Monza🥰👏🐾

🐾Take Heed🐾This is a young puppy who has learnt that the beach is a very exciting place. The puppy has also learnt that if he barks he gets what he wants. By rewarding the barking with the ball the owner is unknowingly creating hyperactivity. As the puppy matures the behaviour will intensify and become increasingly difficult to manage. In addition to the behaviour problem, the ball chucker will result in the puppy’s body repeatedly twisting and turning, putting unnecessary pressure on the young joints, this is likely to affect the puppy in later life. Please give thought to how you exercise your puppy/dog. If you are unsure it is OK to ask!!!!

🍀Clover’s Classroom🍀First day training in the Scottish Highlands, getting to grips with the challenging terrain. No complaints, she did everything I asked of her, stop,cast & hunt. Well done Clover! 👏🥰🐾

🍀Clover’s Classroom🍀My dog The Clove😂 enjoying the ‘Carry On Camping’ scent work scenario at the end of the trialUk Sniffer Dogs Members OnlyUK Sniffer DogsNigel Savage

🍭Lolly’s Life🍭 A couple of easy retrieves for my girls before I set to work with the strimmer clearing some more areas in readiness for next weeks 💦water work sessions💦 with retrievers and a terrier!!. My job is far from dull😂🐾

🏆Bronze Trial🏆 - UK Sniffer Dogs Our first UK Sniffer Dogs trial! 8 handlers had allocated slots to run against the clock. Their goal was to find 8 blind hides in our 4 camping themed novel environments as quickly and efficiently as possible. The dogs were incredible, methodically searching the area and indicating clearly when they’d located the hides. Very proud of these handlers who have worked extremely hard to gain the results they did. Well done everyone.

🍭Lolly’s Life🍭I’ve been thinking how much this little dog has learnt since she came to us in December 2022. Honestly there are too many things to list so I’ll focus on searching and hunting. The video shows Lolly practising her scent work, searching for a 3mm piece of Kong in an area of approx 15m2. She understands the cue ‘WHERE IS HE’ which for her means, I need to remember the scent ID, search pattern and indicate (stare) at the hide rather than retrieve it! The gundog discipline also involves searching/hunting but don’t forget there is a retrieve tagged onto the end. Her cue to search for a dummy when she reaches the area is the ‘HUNT WHISTLE’ which I describe as a twit ter woo sound on the whistle. She understands this means nose down, search and bring the dummy back to mum immediately! Finally when searching for live game on a shoot day, she has yet another cue which is ‘FIND IT’ this means thoroughly search/quarter the area independently and bring the game back to mum immediately. This just reinforces the importance of clear communication between dog and handler. It is only fair to Lolly that she understands what it is we want her to do to enable her to succeed and achieve job satisfaction!! It reinforces the importance of clear communication in every day life between dog and handler. Whatever you would like your dog to do, please ask yourself, ‘does my dog really understand what it is I what it to do, have I trained and communicated clearly and consistently’? If the answer is no then there’s the problem and to be fair to your dog, you need to seek help!!

🐾Obedience Training🐾Not bad for a ball obsessed Labrador😉👏. Unintentionally, we feed into this behaviour, the dog appears to love it and the repetitive ball throwing becomes the norm🙈. Before you know it, as soon as the dog catches a glimpse of the ball you become powerless and the dog is bouncing all over the place in anticipation of the chase! Of course a dog can play fetch but manners cost nothing, by quietly teaching your dog self control from the very beginning you will be providing your dog with a clear message of what is acceptable. You are also teaching them that manners earn rewards!😍🐾👏

🐾New Puppy Package🐾. Building the ‘settle’ in small approximations to achieve the end goal which is a totally relaxed puppy, with a hip tilt and chin on the paws. All this has been achieved in a week which I can honestly say is the fastest I have ever seen!! Congratulations to Cinnamon’s lovely family for all their hard work👏🥰🐾

🐾New Puppy Package🐾 Another talented young handler who has her timing spot on with the mouse hole game👏. The puppy is beginning to learn that if she controls herself, she gets the reward which is to chase after her treat! 🥰👏🐾

🐾Obedience Training🐾 This youngsters recall is probably one of the fastest I have ever seen😂. Our task now is to add brakes!!!Well done Bella👏🥰🐾

I love receiving progress updates. This video is the little terrier x which you may have seen previously. He is owned by a young handler and at 20 weeks this is absolutely super. It just shows what can be achieved when you do your homework! Well done team Todd🥰🐾👏

🍀Clover’s Classroom🍀More footage from Sussex. This was a delayed marked retrieve. You can see initially she’s looking up at my hand so I wait until she’s more focused on the direction she needs to run before I send her. Her return is slightly delayed as she gets caught up in the ditch. I wait and then give her some encouragement and boom👏👏. Bless her🍀🥰

🍀Clover’s Classroom🍀 A true blind retrieve (Clover hasn’t previously been to the area) she’s trusting me that there’s something hidden in the woods that needs to be brought to me! Tricky ground which slopes away (hence she pulls to the right). Very pleased with that🥰👏🐾. I imagine everyone’s wondering about Lollipop🍭….. she was out both days first thing, sadly we weren’t really filming then! Her confidence and trust in me continues to grow, very pleased with her change in attitude when faced with a challenge😍🐾

🐾🐾Puppies🐾🐾 Both terrier pups that you’ve seen in recent posts are coming along extremely well. Loose lead walking at 16 weeks on heavily scented ground….. I’ll take that thank you! 👏🐾👏🐾

Love this video of Red working on his indication skills, the cat zooming through and Nigel sounding extremely well to do with his marker word pronunciation 😂👏👏👏🐾 Nigel Savage

🍀Clover’s Classroom🍀 Taken in Devon on a fabulous training break with my gundog buddies. After a break in her training she didn’t disappoint🐾👏💕

🍭Lolly’s Life🍭Scaredy cat to superstar (sometimes)😂. 15 months ago she was nervous and reluctant to retrieve. Very happy with my girl Lollipop! 💕🍭🐾

🍡Lolly’s Life🍡 Scent work is fabulous for nervous dogs. It relaxes them and builds confidence to get on with a job they are naturally good at! We are still working in a relatively small area but as you can see we have now considerably reduced the size of the hides. By building Lolly’s confidence in a discipline she is naturally good at will hopefully transfer to the gundog discipline and pay dividends! Our aim is to help Lolly reach her full potential in both disciplines without nervousness holding her back. As one of my instructors said in the very beginning ‘I think we have a star in the making’ 🤩💕🐾