Canines of Canvey

30/01/2025

29/01/2025

It’s ok if your dog would rather not be up close and personal with other dogs, also how should we respectfully approach dogs……if at all! Check out this video 🐾🐾

29/01/2025

An introduction to myself, Jo and dog training! 🐾🐾

29/01/2025

Some non planned raw footage of basic Ecollar training on Sabre the 7 month old GSD 🐾🐾

22/01/2025

So this is mine and Joanna Bullock next challenge. This is Sabre, my 7 month old GSD. He is at the adolescent stage of he’s life which is very challenging. We will be showing you all step by step stages of he’s training, no fancy editing and only showing others “the final outcome”, this is going to be a journey that we would love you all to join us on, and Sabre would sure love the cheering on too 🥰 so keep your eyes peeled for weekly video updates. By doing these raw videos we hope it will encourage others to not give up on their dogs and you are not alone, it can be tricky even for us dog trainers! Follow our page as to not miss out on these upcoming videos 🐾🐾

22/01/2025

Great place to do the basic training if your dog does not have great recall 🐾🐾

Foxes Farm Fields - Exclusive, Enclosed Dog Walking Fields For Hire

08/01/2025

Next FREE Dog Socialisation Class - Sunday 12th at 12:00 on Beveland Road field, if you feel your dog could be nippy then bring a muzzle, if they are not good with recall bring a long line lead. Let’s get our beloved canines in a happy place which is socialised and in a routine! 🐾 🐾

28/12/2024

Next FREE Dog Socialisation Class - Tomorrow at 10am on Beveland Road field 🐾 🐾

18/12/2024

FREE Dog Socialisation Sessions!

We feel it’s super important for dogs to encounter social skills no matter what their circumstances, reactive, nervous or anxious. Living on a small island we are all going to come across each other at some stage, so how nice would it be that we can all understand each others dogs and act accordingly! Also to help our beloved dogs overcome their unwanted behaviours as they too hate feeling that way as an anxious, nervous or reactive dog is an unhappy dog!

The first session starts this Sunday at 10:30am on the little field at the end of Beveland Road (SS8 7QU) if you feel your dog might be snappy then you must bring a muzzle, also long line leads are great to allow them to have a bit more freedom but still under control from running off if they are prone to! As it’s not a gated area a long line lead is important in case any dog should chase another in play. We want to ensure that our fur babies are safe at all times.

You and your fur babies will be in the safest of hands with myself Susie and Matt on hand too! Fully Qualified and experienced in Dog Psychology and Behaviour, also Dog First Aid!

Look forward to seeing whoever can make it!

16/11/2024

Hey lovely humans, last minute mini pack walk and meet and greet for tomorrow at 11am on Beveland field. Anyone interested in socialising your fur babies just turn up, what’s more………..it’s for free 🥰 🐾 🐾

02/05/2023

This gorgeous boy needs a forever home that will have the time for him. He is based in Norfolk and the owners are very sad to part with him but due to unexpected Illness they no longer have the time this chap needs!

Free training will be given by myself (Susie) to get this pup where he needs to be. Locally only of course or via zoom if out of area!

£300 It is with a heavy heart we are looking to find an experienced and forever home for our belgian malinois puppy. He is 6 months old. He is a lovely boy just requires more attention than I can give him.

18/07/2022

Please please DO NOT walk your dogs in this weather, sometimes even early morning is too hot, and so can evenings, if you must walk your dog than do so when sun is down completely! The floors can be so hot it can burn paws, if you want to experience what a dog goes through in this heat, put on a thick fur coat and walk around, this is how they suffer in the heat! Please don’t attempt to take them travelling in the car at all, not even for a short journey, it’s not worth the risk! Keep them in a shade, plenty of fresh water and cool them down with a cold bath or hose pipe if necessary, bear in mind to run the hose pipe for a few minutes at first as the first initial water that comes out can be extremely hot due to the pipe being heated in the sun.

Keep those fur babies cool fur mums and dads 🐾🐾 💦

10/07/2022

10/07/2022

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️Dogs needed ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

After a brief hiatus, myself and Susie Bowman are on the look out for dogs we can use for training videos / material to help other dog owners.

We're looking for owners who are struggling with:
🐶 Lead pulling
🐶 Jumping
🐶 No recall
🐶 Lunging
🐶 Reactive to other dogs
🐶 Obsessions
🐶 Aggression
🐶 Fear of (roads/ leads / dogs / people etc)
🐶 Excitement (too excited and not listening)
🐶 Possesiveness of things / people
🐶 any peoblems you or family members ate struggling with.

Can you lend us your dog? Or know of someone struggling? Please message is ASAP.

04/05/2022

The worst thing we can do is treat our dogs like children.

We talk to them like they're toddlers, we pander to their every need "you don't like that prawn and salmon paté anymore. Ok so let's try this one", they turn their nose up and you find something else. You let them jump all over you, sleep in your bed uninvited, beg at the table, howl at you for treats, go outside in the garden to immediately stand there not wanting to go out (you know it!!!) And don't get me started on the selective hearing "get back here". "Come back this instance. You wait until we get home, "I'll be telling daddy about you" ."We can't leave them for too long they'll miss us"

All of this ⬆️ and more can be amusing and may be you even visualised yourself saying this stuff but dogs are the wolfs long lost cousin. To own one and to have one takes work, consistent training and a deeper understanding of their psyche.

They don't need comfy beds and sparkling collars. Harnesses with gold embossed name tags, louis vuitton rucksacks when they get to tired too walk or their nails painted.

They want leaders.
They want to feel safe in their pack.
They want someone to show them boundaries, limitations.
They want someone to turn to for direction.
They want stability.

Because without any of this, they become leaders; confused, hyper, aggressive, reactive, nervous you name it, they become it.

Training doesn't need to be hard, it just needs consistency.

💫💫Introducing our home visits. 💫💫
Let us know if you need some help. You do not need to be ashamed, or disappointed that you haven't got a perfect pup, you just need to own up and say "ok we've got to do something". PM us directly yo book in.

27/04/2022

To harness or not to harness, that is the question 🤔

I get asked this a lot "my dog pulls on a walk. Do you offer 1:1's to stop this".

First of all. Are you using a harness?
Second thing is dogs perceive walks in a very different manner to us. To them it's a hunt and for many it's an anxious time.

"My dogs an angel indoors and turns into Tyson when we're out walking". We hear this a lot.

AND this is why we always say "no" to a harness if your dog pulls.

Getting the right lead is to important. VERY IMPORTANT!!!

Fact 1. If your dog pulls, a harness will make them stronger.
Fact 2. It actually damages their shoulder joints.
Fact 3. You have way less control of your dog in a harness.

If your dog pulls, it's essential you get to the bottom of why they're pulling. They will undoubtedly have other tell tale signs.

So get rid of the harness and get a simple slip lead. Different approach, more control and less pulling.

26/04/2022

Do you pick your dog up when another dog comes its way?Or do you let your dog go up to other dogs uninvited?Is your dog 20 feet in front of you? and pulling?...