Well Done to Bailey, Cindy & India on successfully completing their APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers Foundation assessments. These dogs are all so different in character and it’s lovely to see their progress. Well Done to their humans too - keep up the great work! 😍🐾🐾
This little dog has progressed so well with her confidence and her agility! Such a happy dog. Well done Mike for persevering - remember when she wouldn’t even leave your side! 👍😊🐾🐾
It is so important to help pups gain confidence around other dogs. Our mixed groups provide great opportunities to do this with tiny pup Bambi loving time with all his new friends. ❤️🐾🐾
Dave the Labradors puppy came to class for the first time on Saturday. He coped so well, confidently meeting Sascha & Bailey the German Shepherds, Myles the Patterdale, Lola the Dacshund and watching India the Doberman through the gate. Sascha was so gentle with Dave - lovely to see the positive interactions. 😍👍🐾🐾
Fabulous socialisation activities with the first group this morning. Three pups - 2 Chihuahuas and a Eurasier, plusa Romanian rescue, Cockerpoo, young Bichon and a Dachshund. Well Done to all the humans and their fabulous dogs. Socialisation is so important but it shouldn’t be a ‘free for all’ off lead event in the initial stages, as too much can go wrong. Building confidence, watching the body language of each dog and giving them the choice to move away is crucial. We love our ‘jobs’ - Peta & Katie ❤️🐾🐾
Well what a lot of achievers in the puppy section! Well Done to Poppy, Stella, Olive, Daisy, Nellie & Ted. All have successfully completed their APDT Good Companions Puppy Award! Well Done to their humans too for putting in the effort and keeping up with the training outside of classes. Fabulous work! Onwards and upwards - Improvers Awards next step! 🤩🐾🐾😊
Tilly following hand signals, learning the reverse shuffle 🤣 and then having some social play with the other dogs. Happy pupsters! Well done Team Tilly. 😍🐾🐾
Patch showing that he clearly understands hand signals and…..can stay focused when working off lead around other dogs. Well Done Team Patch! 😍🐾🐾
When it all comes together. Just three weeks into their training for some of these pups and they are doing so well! A lovely settled down from them all. Well Done everyone! 👍🌟🐾🐾
Lovely video showing Ruby & Max playing ‘Find it!’ in the ford.
Thank you Emaly, they are enjoying the new version of the game. 😁😍🐾🐾
Happiness is……a meadow to go hunting in! The dogs so enjoy just ambling along, with the occasional dramatic pounce from Bo 😆 It’s so important to give your dogs an alternative to a walk when the weather is hot. We can dress for the weather, but our dogs still have to wear the same fur coat! Change the space, change the routine and take it easy with your dog during this beautiful weather. 😍🐾🐾
Rocky you’re a star, you’ve come so far! From a crazy dog without focus or form, you’re a joy to be around out and about and at home! Well Done Julia, what more can I add? Rocky has turned out to be such a great lad! ❤️🐾🐾
So glad Ellie doesn’t act her age. 13 years old and leaping through the grass like a youngster.🥰😍❤️🐾🐾
Happiness is …..just enjoying the simple things in life. 😍🐾🐾
Just a bit of confidence building for Hettie with Maggie and Bo. It’s a huge world when you’re down at ground level. Hettie struggles with boisterous dogs so this was a lovely few moments when she wanted to play. 👍😊🐾🐾
Lovely demo of the Leave cue from Lindsey and Zeblu. Would your dog leave an item if cued when they’re off lead? If not, it’s something to patiently work on. It doesn’t happen overnight and this has been trained using positive reinforcement - no need to scare your dog by yelling at it! Zeblu you are ace! 😍❤️🐾🐾
Well Done to Hettie and Pippa on achieving the APDT Good Companions Foundation Award and also to Gladys on achieving the Improver Award. Go girls! 😍❤️🐾🐾
This was a real break-through walk for these dogs. Ola the French Bull Dog struggles to stay calm around other dogs, Esme and Maisie become very shouty when they see other dogs, Noodle is just a pup but not used to road work and traffic and Smudge is also a pup who did the most excellent loose lead walking, focusing on her human. To see Maisie, Esme and Ola sat waiting patiently together after the walk just shows the value of a carefully managed walk. Noodle had the opportunity to watch some traffic from the safety of a wide grass verge, with the support of his human and Smudge just took it all in her stride! Well done to everyone. 👏😍🐾🐾
Just great to see this young dog focusing on her owner. In her owners words ‘we’ve never had a pup like this one!’ 🫣 Ellie is always sooooh excited in class but her off-lead walk (& the occasional leap 😁), past the other dogs really is great progress.
Three dogs off lead, three dogs on long lines. Don’t set your dog up to fail, practice recall with the safety of the longline, then drop the longline on the ground as you continue to practice the recall. It does work - you just need to work at it. Love to see the fun and interaction between the dogs on these group walks. ❤️🐾🐾
