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Dog Nerd Training is a small West Sussex dog training business run by Emily Talmadge CTDI PDT.

At Dog Nerd Training we want to inspire our clients to truly learn about their dogs and how to help them succeed throughout their life, and we aim to be with them every step of the way. Our small business model allows for the 1-2-1 attention and ongoing assistance our clients need in order to succeed long term. Making our service a true partnership between the client and myself. I, Emily, am a ful

ly qualified dog trainer, puppy training specialist, and certified trick dog instructor (CTDI) with 5+ years of experience in the industry. I am also well known for my educational dog training graphics, which I use to proudly spread up-to-date training information across the web. When training I use science-based, force-free training methods alongside games-based training. I also focus on good habit-building for both dog and owner using worldwide recognised habit-building methods, this allows owners to keep motivated with their training so they can get long-term results they need. My focus and hope for my clients is that they will gain a true love of learning about their dogs and through their time with us they too will also begin to call themselves a 'Dog Nerd'.

20/10/2025

A really lovely review I was lucky enough to receive here on Facebook! 😍

I do really try and make the effort to pace what we do in each session, classes, or 1-2-1’s, so clients have the time to work on each step before I next see them. Building things up gradually is a big part of success, through not getting overwhelmed and also making sure the dog understands and is doing the basic skills without skipping ahead and making mistakes. 🐶✨

19/10/2025

We had a great class for Friday this week, our puppies practised heelwork past distractions and got to work on off lead play and recall from other dogs! 🐶✨

If you are interested in any future classes you can book at: [email protected]

17/10/2025

💚 POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT, we LOVE it! 💚

Yet we often get owners worried that it will mean they will ALWAYS need to have treats on them in order to get their dog to do something, or that it will make their dog fat, or even that their dog is NOT FOOD MOTIVATED so how can they positively reinforce them in the first place ⁉️

However, there are actually many different ways you can positively reinforce your dog, not just via food, so we have made this handy graphic to help you remember the 3 F's of rewarding your pooch.👍

✅ FOOD - Yes food is still at the top of the list, it's handy and easy to use and ALL DOGS are motivated by food to a certain degree as they need it to survive. You can always up your dog's motivation for their food rewards by feeding them their daily allowance of food throughout the day as training rewards, instead of just dumping it in their bowl, so they learn they only get the food if they work for it!

✅ FUN - Some dogs are more motivated by interaction with you than they are by food, so consider rewarding them with their favourite toy or game. Fun is particularly good for recall as it makes coming back to you a game rather than purely the end of their time out adventuring.

✅ FREEDOM - Your dog is bound to love doing something which isn't always acceptable to you but is a totally natural behaviour for them, so instead of denying them the opportunity to ever do it consider using it as a reward in situations where it can be appropriate. For example, you can get them to sit and look at you and reward them with greeting a new dog or reward attentive loose-lead walking by allowing them time to sniff their favourite spot.

Remember any time you choose to POSITIVELY reinforce your dog you are not only upping the likelihood of that behaviour increasing, you are also developing a stronger positive association and bond with you! 😍

15/10/2025

Just a few friends this week around my time away! Lots of heel-work practise for all these pups amongst other things. I can’t wait to see how they progress 🤩

If you are interested in booking any future 1-2-1 sessions you can contact me at: [email protected]

14/10/2025

I am now back from my few days off as of yesterday afternoon, I had a wonderful time, and thank you again for your patience. I should be getting back to everyone's messages today, if I haven't already, if you do not hear from me in this time please don't hesitate to contact me as I would hate for anyone to fall through the cracks!

I am very much looking forward to getting back to seeing all your dogs ASAP. 🥰

13/10/2025

🌟 PUPPY CLASSES- LAST OF THE YEAR 🌟

Do you have a new puppy, or plan on getting one soon? Would you like THE BEST start for your new family member? Well, we have the service for you!

Our next available set of puppy classes (and last of the year) are starting 6pm November 7th at Coolham Village Hall. These classes run for 6-weeks, giving ample time to cover all the vital skills your new friend will need.

We have also just had one space free up on our October 23rd course (also 6pm at Coolham) - so get in touch ASAP if you want it!

So, why should you choose us?
✅ Our classes are run by a fully qualified puppy training specialist.
✅ We provide our clients with exclusive handouts even when they miss a training class.
✅ We offer lifetime online support for you and your new addition.
✅ We keep our groups small, so each client and their pup can get the individual attention needed.
✅ We have been rated 5-stars on Google and Facebook.

If you are interested in booking you can contact us via messenger, or email us at: [email protected]

We very much look forward to hearing from you 🥰

12/10/2025

We had a graduation for our Thursday class and went over appropriate on lead greetings for our Friday class amongst other things! 👨🏾‍🎓 👏🏻

If you are interested in booking onto future classes you can email me at: [email protected]

10/10/2025

💆‍♀️ OUT OF OFFICE 💆‍♀️

Just a heads up that I will be away again (I'm just so busy! 😅), this time at spa weekend to celebrate my future mother-in-law's birthday, and will be 'out of office' from this evening (October 10th) until Monday (October 13th) . Any emails sent to me during this time will be responded to on Monday evening or Tuesday!

Some prescheduled posts may still go up during this time, but I won't be checking emails or messages.

Thanks so much as usual for your patience whilst I take some time out for myself! 😊

08/10/2025

I really enjoyed working with all these dogs this past week, some finishing up their last sessions with me and others starting their first! It’s such a joy to work with dogs at any stage of their training journey 🥰

If you are interested in booking any future 1-2-1 sessions you can contact me at: [email protected]

05/10/2025

Two more puppy classes this week! Our Thursday set we went over appropriate puppy off lead play and in our Friday set we started on our ‘leave’ cue and leveled up our recall. 🐶✨

If you are interested in any of our future classes you can contact me at: [email protected]

03/10/2025

Did you know the way you train, or 'parent' your dog affects their attachment style?? 😮

It has been long recognised that a secure attachment style is the most optimum attachment style for human children, as it allows the child to feel more comfortable exploring and interacting with the world, and in the long term being able to grow into a well-adjusted adult. The same parallel has also been found in dogs, and that secure attachment provides the optimum starting place for a well-adjusted canine companion!

There is now even research showing that the pet parenting or training styles you use with your dog similarly mirror the parenting styles used for human children, and how they impact whether or not a secure attachment will form. With human children the styles of parenting are separated into several distinct styles including:

🔹Authoritative (responsive to needs, solves problems together, with clear expectations and rules)

🔹Authoritarian (demands obedience rather than working together, punishment based and little care of the child/learners needs or feelings)

🔹Permissive (no real boundaries or structure, indulgent of wants and needs of the child/learner)

And..
🔹 Neglectful/uninvolved (inconsistent boundaries, generally uninvolved and unresponsive to feelings or needs).

It has also been found that the authoritative style of pet parenting (shown through positive training, supportive and nurturing but not permissive) has the best outcome for producing securely attached dogs, and that the dogs were 'highly social, sensitive to social context and were more persistent and successful on the problem solving tasks'. Whereas authoritarian pet parenting (shown through balanced/alpha based training, strong boundaries and punishment based) had a significantly lower chance of producing a dog with a secure attachment. Permissive pet parenting styles (training with little to no boundaries or structure) also were less likely to have a secure attachment style (this research did not cover neglectful parenting styles).

This is further evidence, backed by scientific study, that punishment based training does not produce the most well adjusted canine companions, and that structure and boundaries taught with kindness rather than fear is the way to go! 👍

You can check out the study mentioned in the graphic for yourself here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36175745/

And learn more about attachment in our previous graphic here: https://www.facebook.com/DogNerdSussex/posts/pfbid02vKQKArqRNLn44TnsCQi7v4ck565piEE8idrT7rA5jEFN1SZvMGKo6aVnn9cz4yTjl

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