Canine Connections

16/02/2025

Due to popular demand from people with dogs of other age groups we have decided to rename our 6 week Adolscent class to a Life Skills Class.

This six week life skills class will consist of mostly the same as our current Adolscent class but will be suitable for dogs of all ages from 4+ months.

We will look at :

✅ Factors that can impact your dogs ability to learn.

✅ Breed specific outlets.

✅ Enrichment activities that can help increase confidence, decrease the risk of unwanted behaviours, decrease frustration, fear and anxiety in dogs, and more.

Games that can help with :

✅ Loose Lead

✅ Recall

✅ Impulse Control

And more…

Our next classes will be started on Tuesday the 18th of February and will run every Tuesday for 6 weeks.

For more information get in touch with either
Seren at Wülfgang Dog Training
Or
Caitlan at Canine Connections

13/02/2025

📣 Applications for our next block of classes are now available for 18th Feb 🚨

We have expanded our age range to be more inclusive. We are also able to be flexible on what areas you’d like to focus on within these topics:

- DISCUSSIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP/DIET AND EXERCISE
- FREEWORK
- LOOSE LEAD WALKING
- IMPULSE CONTROL
- BREED SPECIFIC OUTLETS
- RECALL GAMES AND MORE..

If you are interested please get in touch with myself Canine Connections or Seren at Wülfgang Dog Training

Also coming 🔜 SCENTWORK 101

12/02/2025

The face(s) behind our classes🐾

We have Cait of Canine Connections to the left.
Cait is a part time nurse, full time dog mum to her two Labradors, Dougie and Delilah and is a pet sitter, walker and Certified Dog Trainer through the Dog Training College. She specialises in reactivity and is a Canine Body Language Specialist.

To the right is Seren of Wülfgang Dog Training. Seren is a Certified Dog Trainer through the Dog Training College and specialises in Reactivity and Predation Substitute Training with a big interest in Sighthounds and Primitive breeds (thanks to her Saluki mix, Misty). Seren also offers solo dog walks ideal for dogs that aren’t able to walk in groups due to fear, frustration, predatory behaviours or reactivity and pet drop ins. She has experience with a number of animals including dogs, cats, birds and amphibians🐾

21/01/2025

I don’t ‘guarantee’ results.

This might be a terrible statement to put out on my page of 12k+ followers but it is absolutely true. When working with dogs (who are not programmable computers), a guarantee is a fallacy that sets everyone up to fail in the long term.

Trainers that promote ‘guarantees’ often use high levels of punishment and compulsion and that’s not how I work as this may look on the surface to be an instant result but rarely has long term longevity of behaviour.

I can guarantee that your dog will learn and make big strides forward during your sessions.
I can guarantee that I will coach you and your dog.
I can guarantee you and your dog won’t feel stressed or anxious during your sessions.
I can guarantee you will learn a lot.

But I cannot train your dog for you. If you went to see a good personal trainer you wouldn’t expect them to change your diet and lift the weights for you right? You know you have to put in the work yourself to get the results.

My favourite clients are those that commit to the process and work with their dog. The ones that do their homework. The ones that take on the guidance and learning and apply it with their whole heart. Those clients get results, often absolutely life changing results.

Like Olive the cockapoo that greeted a dog on lead for the first time EVER this week.
Like Loki the Lurcher (who started with me for fear around strangers) winning his first jumping class in agility last weekend.
Like Peggy the Border Collie who’s owner sent me videos of her working in a busy car park this weekend.
Like Nyx the GSD who a year ago couldn’t tolerate another dog a field away and is now a regular in group classes doing agility and obedience.
Like Pennie the terrier who has gone from terrified and barking at everything to starting agility foundations and having a blast.
Like Loki Border Collie who achieved a 1st place and his RLex1 title this weekend.
Like every one of my clients that continue to work, rain or shine.

Those people I do guarantee results to because they commit to their relationship with their dog.

So no, I don’t guarantee I’ll fix your dogs behaviour issues, but I do guarantee that if you commit, put the work in, be open to changing how you think, do the changes, follow the advice and lift the metaphorical weights that you’ll get results.

(Post adapted from a post by a wonderful friend Adrienne Forsythe at Dog 4 Life - Training & Behavior Solutions)

08/01/2025

Did you know that you and your dog share emotions?

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If you have ever wondered how your dog knows you are feeling sad, why they comfort you or why you just know what they need?

We share emotions and have a connection more than words. It also goes deeper than that. Our dogs can mirror, reflect or project our emotions manifesting in their behaviour, for example, why they can be anxious or reactive.

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A big part of my work is helping animals release trapped emotions that are affecting their behaviour, or manifesting as physical issues. If you see any of these issues in your dog then it could be time to check in how you are also feeling.

Understanding the emotional dynamic you share with your animal will hold the key to resolving the emotions for you both.

You may be reading this and curious to know more so why not try a introductory kinesiology or animal communication session to find out more about your dog? ૮˶• ﻌ •˶ა ./づ~ ♡

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Please reach out to me for a free discovery call and see how I can help you https://pawsforthoughtcaninecoach.newzenler.com/support

07/01/2025

1 more space left 😇 ages 6 months to 2 years old!

Due to a cancellation we now have 2 spaces available for our adolescent group classes starting 7th of January at Victoria Village Hall - Abersychan

This class is perfect for puppies and young dogs aged six months to two years.

We will cover :

Recall
Impulse control
Loose lead walking
Breed specific needs
Preventing resource guarding
… and more

For more information, get in touch with myself, Seren at Wülfgang Dog Training
Or
Cait at Canine Connections

03/01/2025

Has Christmas highlighted for you some areas you’d like to work on with your pup? It can be a stressful and overwhelming time for all, but we’d love to help you both 😊

We have two spaces remaining for our adolescent classes beginning on 7th January at 18:30 in Victoria Village Hall - Abersychan. Pups must be between the ages of 6 months to 2 years old.

Please contact myself here at Canine Connections or Seren Wülfgang Dog Training for more information!

31/12/2024

Want to start your year off right?? How about some training for you and your pup? 🥰

Due to a cancellation we now have 2 spaces available for our adolescent group classes starting 7th of January at Victoria Village Hall - Abersychan

This class is perfect for puppies and young dogs aged six months to two years.

We will cover :

Recall
Impulse control
Loose lead walking
Breed specific needs
Preventing resource guarding
… and more

For more information, get in touch with myself, Seren at Wülfgang Dog Training
Or
Cait at Canine Connections

12/12/2024

Lovely example of practicing loose lead in the garden, definitely starts at home 😊

08/12/2024

Save the dates for January 2025 at Wülfgang Dog Training

From Wednesday 01/01/25 our prices will be increasing to see more about our new 2025 prices and why our prices are increasing you can visit the post we made about this here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19Sq5Mc2ou/?mibextid=WC7FNe

From Monday 06/01/25 our 12 week training programme for dogs that love to scavenge will be starting. There are very limited spaces available for this programme, if you’d like to see more about this you can visit this link https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15j8jp36He/?mibextid=WC7FNe

From Tuesday 07/01/25 our 6 week Adolecent Class with Canine Connections will be starting. If you’d like to learn more about our January adolecent class you can do this by following this link here https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1WbZixTeXn/?mibextid=WC7FNe

And last but not least, if you’d like to learn more about what else we can help with during one to one sessions you can view these here https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15JDaeeDnP/?mibextid=WC7FNe

16/11/2024

20/10/2024

Adolescent classes starting this Thursday 24/10/24 at 18:15 at Victoria Village Hall - Abersychan.

Covering all things adolescent dog, from hormones, meeting breed specific needs and outlets, relationship and confidence building, recall, loose lead walking, preventing recourse guarding, impulse control and more🐾

For more information or to book your space please contact:
Seren at Wülfgang Dog Training or
Cait at Cait’s Canine Care/Canine Connections