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Dog Training Services Dog trainer focusing on education of owners and socialisation and habituation of puppies in their early days, as well as basic training.

17/06/2025

🐾 Puppy Preschool is Here! 🐶✨

Got a bouncy new pup who’s ready to learn the basics and build confidence? Join us for Puppy Preschool – a fun and gentle introduction to training for puppies aged 10 to 16 weeks!

In this carefully designed program, we focus on:
✅ Calm, relaxed behaviour around other dogs
✅ Confidence building in a new, safe environment
✅ Gentle exposure to new sights, sounds, and objects
✅ Foundational skills that set your pup up for success

This isn’t about rigid obedience – it’s about creating a calm, confident, and curious puppy who’s ready to take on the world with their tail wagging! 🐕💕

Whether your pup is shy or super social, our preschool provides a supportive space to help them grow into their best self.

📍 Limited spots available – because every puppy deserves individual attention!
📆 Wednesday 2nd and Wednesday 16th July at 6.45PM
📩 visit https://bookwhen.com/ceriscaninecompanions/e/ev-sxln-20250702184500 to secure your pup’s place!

Let's help your puppy start life off on the right paw! 🐾

16/06/2025

The new look classes are here. They will be rotating every 4 weeks. There will be 1 scent work class and one rally class every 4 weeks and 2 puppy preschool and IMDT Partnership Grades obedience classes every 4 weeks.
You can book your spaces through my booking platform. There are 6 spaces per session and it is a first come first served basis.

https://bookwhen.com/ceriscaninecompanions

10/06/2025

I'm currently having a well deserved break. I will be back on Saturday. There may be a delay in me getting back to you over the next few days.
Ceri

09/06/2025

In the next couple of weeks we will be making changes to how our Wednesday evening classes run.
Previously I have run courses in blocks at the moment these blocks don't seem to be working.
I will still be running classes in Scent work, Rally, and general pet dog obedience. Instead of running a block of classes I will be rotating weekly between classes and they will run for an hour and a half. There will also be some workshop dates coming up.
There will still be a limit of 6 dogs per class and it will be running on a first come first served basis. I
I will monitor demand and if needed I will try and put on extra sessions.

Ceri

07/06/2025

Throwback to my last round of puppy classes. One of the things we worked on with our pups was settling in the same room as other dogs where fun and exciting things happen. Look how relaxed this lovely lot are 🥰.

06/06/2025

On Wednesday at our Sleuthing Hounds Beginners class little Murphy started to learn that scent may not always be hiding in kit. We introduced chairs and bags to him using the familiarity of kit to help him understand that we wanted him to search. To start off with her kept on looking to his owner for r help. He eventually understood the assignment and worked his little socks off.
Well done Murphy 👏👏👏
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30/05/2025

The beautiful Yogi working on his searching skills in our Sleuthing Hounds Beginners Scent Class.
We use linear search patterns to teach dogs how to search for a few reasons.
🐶 As you we start to build up our search areas it makes it easier to have a systematic search. Straight lines are great for that 😁.
🐶 It also builds up their sniffing stamina. Intense sniffing for long periods is hard work 😴.

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23/05/2025

Some of our amazing Sleuthing Hounds doing their thing ranging from beginners to the more experienced.
Scent work is an amazing sport for every dog not just your Labs, Spaniels Etc.
🐶It can help with rest periods if your dog is recovering from surgery.
🐶It is amazing brainwork out for your dog
🐶Great for those days where your not going to be able to get them out for a walk.
🐶It creates independence whilst increasing the bond between you and your dog.
🐶Event brachycephalic breeds such as French Bulldogs and Pugs can excel at scent work.
If you want to start your dog on their scent work journey there is a new course starting in June.

30/04/2025

🐕‍🦺✨ Today is National Guide Dog Day! ✨🐕‍🦺

Let’s paws for a moment to celebrate these incredible canine heroes who transform independence into reality every single day. From fetching dropped items to navigating busy sidewalks, guide dogs help their partners conquer the world—one confident step at a time. 🏙️🦮

❤️ Give a shout‑out to the guide dog teams you know, share your favorite guide‑dog fact, or simply drop a 🐾 in the comments to show your support!

Let’s spread awareness and appreciation for these paws-itively amazing pups.

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09/02/2025

The Beginner sleuthing Hounds learning about searching chairs.
Well done Nancy and Nova.

15/12/2024

Yesterday seen the Final Sleuthing Hounds Scent Club for 2024. With all the teams showing off their skills.
Everyone worked so hard, dogs and handlers alike.
Have a fantastic Christmas and I will see you all in the new year.
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14/12/2024

Draig has been absolutely fantastic in his intermediate classes. He has grown so much in confidence and will now even play in the hall with other dogs around. His handler has put a lot of work in with him and it has paid off. They worked the room methodically and found all the hides.
A massive congratulations to Team Draig on passing Sleuthing Hounds Intermediate Classes.
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So my name is Ceri as you all may have guessed. I have worked with animals since I was 16 when I went on A work placement from collage to a dog trainer, I stayed on as a weekend girl once my placement finished. Since then I have worked at boarding kennels and then became a Veterinary Nurse. I qualified as a Vet Nurse in 2008 after spending 1 year working as an animal care assistant to see if it was the right place for me to be and then another 2 years training to become a Vet Nurse. I still love my job as a nurse but have felt that it was time for a change for a couple of years with that feeling growing stronger every day. I have been on furlough since the middle of April and my thoughts have gone to the business quite frequently during this time, so i decided now was as good a time as any to take the leap. I will still continue with my nursing and especially in the early days of starting a business from scratch. this does mean that some of my services may only be on a part time basis.

I’m fully insured and have a DBS check application in this can take up to 2 weeks to come back.

I’m looking to start taking appointment for walking from the 18th of June, I am really looking forward to meeting some new faces furry and human. I will be sticking to the current guidelines all will be carrying out strict social distancing. Things may change depending on when I am required to go back to work as a Vet Nurse but I will definitely keep you all updated as things move forward.