New Beginnings Dog Training

19/01/2025

These 4 🐾❤️🐾 (and their mums and dads too of course) all passed my Tracking/Trailing Workshop today with Flying Colours🎉🎉

The nose knows!!!!

🎉Congratulations Teams 🎉🐾 Pippa / CeCe / Eddie and Scout🐾

06/01/2025

There are 2 places available on my Puppy Course starting on Friday 17th January at 10am 😊

Puppy training classes offered catering for no more than 3 puppies per class in order to afford individual attention. Based neat Tavistock in Devon. Main focus being on loose lead walking, Recall and steadiness. 6 week course training in practical environments once basics have been learnt.

06/01/2025

This is the adorable 5 month old PEGGY who this morning completed my 6 session Group Puppy Course.
Peggy and her mum have done superbly well and have worked really hard to achieve the results we had today!

- on and off lead walking in a ‘heel’ position passing multiple distractions 🦆 🐕
- Recal in a high distraction environment
- sitting calmly and giving mum focus and eye contact when multiple distractions were around.

Well done Team 👍❤️🐾❤️👍

28/12/2024

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Please be aware that we have had a very sad case of suspected poisoning resulting in the death of a young dog on Christmas Eve. This happened immediately after being walked at steps bridge.
The Devon Wildlife Trust have asked for dogs to be kept on a lead. Please contact the police if you suspect poisoning.

23/12/2024

I would like to thank all past and present clients ( and Xmas hugs to their dogs) for their support over this last year and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Jx

03/12/2024

It’s that time of year again!!! ❤️😂🐾😂❤️

27/11/2024

No pressure!!!!!

My 5 month old pup’s dad has just won the 2024 IGL Championship amidst very strong competition - we can dream!!

Dad and my Murphy ❤️🐾🐾❤️

26/11/2024

Dog Manners & Respect in a Human World

Those that know me, know that my main focus is to have a dog that has Manners & Respect.

Does your dog have Manners & Respect when out in public?

Does your dog ignore other dogs and people who maybe aren't interested in interacting?
If you took your dog to a kids play area, would they chase the kids or be a model citizen ?

This is a tricky subject since we all have our different perspectives when it comes to lines in the sand, however when it comes to public spaces, it's always best to air on the side of caution and put your dog's best foot forward.

I recently heard a very simplistic way to go about life: You can add to someone's day, you can not impact their day at all or you can take away from someone's day. Which would you choose in a perfect world?
It would be very nice to constantly add to people's day and if you aren't able, the least you should try to achieve is to not impact their day at all. You should always aim to avoid being the negative in someone's day.
Having said that, a dog can do the same thing! They can brighten someone's day if they are well mannered, well socialised and respectful or they can take away from someone's day if they are unruly.

It's our responsibility to make sure that our dogs are always showing good canine etiquette in our human world.

Dogs on leads or long lines:
If your dog is not under complete verbal control in an area away from your own fenced, private garden, they should be ON A LEAD.
There are no good arguments against this as there are far too many dangers that a dog without a recall can get into.
We won't get into all of that here since this is about etiquette.
What I'd like to address are the people who don't want a dog running up to them, their kids or their dog(s). If you are in a public space, you need to be sure that you are not impacting on anyone else's freedom to use and enjoy that space as well.
If you can't immediately get your dog under control and heel calmly by a distraction of any sort, they shouldn't be off lead.
Even if you are in an area that is designated as a lead-free area, this rule still applies!
It is absolutely crucial that anytime you relinquish the physical control that a lead or long line provides, you can still rely on your dog performing simple tasks, like coming back to you when called or leaving something on cue.
“Don’t worry , my dogs friendly” doesn’t excuse NO RECALL

23/11/2024

20/11/2024

https://www.animalfriends.co.uk/dog/dog-advice/dog-health-problems/how-to-look-after-your-dogs-paws-in-the-winter/

Here are some top tips on looking after your dog’s paws in winter.

17/11/2024

3 more pups pictured here who last week completed my 6 x session Puppy Course!
All the pups did super well - my Courses are hard and it takes many hours of practice by each ‘puppy team’ to achieve the end goal of on/off lead walking by their owners side and recall in a HIGH DISTRACTION environment!!! 🦆 🥎 ⚽️

👏Amber 👏Kobe and 👏Ellie ❤️🐾❤️

17/11/2024

We took Tracking/Trailing to another level this morning and Moss, Maisie, Martha and Bailey did SUPER WELL!!

We practiced scent specific tracking/trailing with multiple distraction / cross tracks .

09/11/2024

Big shout out to 👏👏👏Drakes Vets 👏👏👏who this week saved the life of a Labrador pup that I have helped train since he was 8 weeks old.

They recognised early the signs of the rare condition (in Labs especially) named Addisons Disease .

Thank you 🙏 ❤️🐾🙏

04/11/2024

Always a proud ‘teacher’ moment when after 6 weeks of Puppy Training classes the end results speak for themselves.

These beautiful pups today achieved their goal set on week one which was:
- To walk ON and OFF lead in a HEEL position in a high distraction real life environment (Meadowlands Park)
- To RECALL in a high distraction environment
- To display patience and focus in high distraction environments

Well done MURPHY, MOSS, REGGIE and MILLIE ❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️🐾

12/10/2024

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