Helping families train their dogs through play in Edinburgh, Leith, Portobello and surrounding areas
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Hi everyone! If you’re stuck for a last minute minute gift, how about a training gift voucher?
I’ll be running classes in the new year from March - hoopers, scent work, puppy and adolescent classes or 121s.
Hope you’re having a lovely Christmas Eve and the rest of the holidays.
(Link to buy in the comments)
What a beautiful weekends for training. Another block of puppy classes finished. Everyone did so well! Our next block is at the end of April. Get in touch if you’d like more info! Can’t wait!
There’s a troll going round all the doggy related businesses leaving negative reviews.
I’ve just been targeted and normally I’d respond with a nice message he’s clearly a spammer. These reviews have consequences for my buisness both how Facebook and Google choose to rank/rate my page.
So if I could ask a favour and if you haven't already done so could you please leave a review or recommend my business. This will help minimise the impact of the negative recommendation. Tap on the reviews tab and then recommend. That should hopefully bury this spammy reviews.
Secondly report the fake recommendation, because on Facebook can remove it. I’ve been in touch with them but they’re not doing anything!
Thanks Conrad!
March puppy classes are back over 2 weekends in March starting on the 19th. Open to all puppies under 6 months in Leith Links. Know anyone with a new pup? Let them know!
Always read the label! Very sneaky change from food manufacturers
For those of us who feed our dogs peanut butter, please be careful! 🥜🥜
Xylitol is toxic to dogs.
It can be found in many peanut butter brands.
This toxic ingredient is now being labelled as 'Birch Sugar'
Always remember to double check food labels! 💛
Do you know anyone who's just gotten a puppy? We've got 2 spaces left in class this weekend! Classes are for pups under 6 months with lots and lots of games and fun socialisation under the watchful eye of 2 dog trainers.
Who’s got a new puppy? We’ve got a couple of spaces left for our puppy classes starting next weekend in Leith. Tag a new puppy! Dm your email for more deets!
Want to join us at puppy classes this weekend?
Our next available in-person, puppy classes will be held over two weekends.
Sessions will be held outside with social distancing measures in place.
Included in the price is a private, in-person, 121 class.
Group class dates:
Saturday 18 September
Sunday 19 September
Saturday 25 September
Sunday 26 September
Time: 10:45am or 12pm midday
Email [email protected] to find out more
Are you someone who we can count on to take care of our clients animals, come rain or shine? Are you reliable, proactive and not afraid of the Scottish weather and countryside?
We have an opening for a part-time, leading to full Dog Walker / Pet Sitter position, and are looking for someone animal focused and reliable to help us take care of our clients' animals.
ONLY APPLICANTS WHO FOLLOW OUR APPLICATION PROCESS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Are you looking for a job where your ideal day is spending time with dogs, cats, rabbits and other feathered and furry animals? If so then read on!
We’re looking for someone to join our small team starting off on a part time basis, set to increase over time. The working hours usually fall between 9.00 and 16.00, Mon-Fri, although some out of hours and weekend work may be required.
This is what your day will look like:
- Driving picking dogs up from our clients homes - usually 4 dogs per trip.
- Visiting doggy friendly areas where you walk and play with your pack and doing some light dog training.
- Maintaining our equipment, scooping up poops and ensuring that our reputation is maintained when you meet members of the public.
- Take pics and videos, write a little summary of the walk and send it on to us to forward to our pet parents.
To enjoy this job:
- You have a passion and real love for animals.
- You’re reliable, honest and understand that you’re dealing with people’s family.
- Sensible and accommodating to change, understanding that animals are unpredictable.
- Comfortable with dogs of all sizes.
Interested in dog training, perhaps looking to become a dog trainer / behaviourist.
- You’re happy to work as part of a team and on your own. You’ll be on your feet for up to 4 hours a day, come rain or shine.
- Physically fit to keep engaged and manage a group of dogs and you’re able to towel dogs and refill water bowls throughout the day.
- You have a clean drivers license and you’re a confident driver.
- You’re a good communicator and you’re comfortable speaking to customers, members of the public and your team members.
You’ll get:
- A car, a smart phone, and equipment to do the job.
- Training to understand dog body language.
- Pet first aid training.
- Client and customer care, and soft skills training
- Dog training, perhaps leading to a dog training qualification if desired.
- Cuddles from all sorts of animals.
- A day that is varied and fulfilling
- A job that keeps you fit and healthy
If successful at an interview, you will be asked to complete a paid trial week to give you the opportunity to decide whether this is a job for you. We want to make sure the person that joins our team is just right for the job too!
What you’ll get paid:
You will go through initial training and you’ll work for us as an independent contractor. You’ll get paid £7.50 per dog, per walk, which means that once you’re at capacity you’ll walk 3 walks a day with 4 dogs per walk. That means you’ll earn from dog walks around £1500 per month, of which you need to pay your own tax and national insurance. Pet sitting or visits will be an additional income source, but these will be ad-hoc.
You won’t be full from the get go, but we aim to have you at capacity within 3 months so bear that in mind when working out your finances.
How to apply:
In your response please include a full CV and a cover note by email or bonus points a video with your answers to the following;
1. Why are you applying and how your skills and experience apply to this role?
2. Your experience working with animals?
3. What 3 things will you take to a desert island and why?
Upload videos to Youtube as unlisted and send us the link.
Please send the details to [email protected]
We will be taking applications until the 15th of August, or until a sufficient amount of applications is reached. We’ll be interviewing on a rolling basis, so don’t delay in getting your application in.
*With the level of interest we won't be able to reply to all but the successful applicants. Thank you for reading
It’s reviews like this one that really make me love my job! So glad Ralph’s on his way to a better life with his family!
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Conrad helped us with our English bulldog 14 months old - Ralph. Before we decided on the trainer I spent days researching options in Edinburgh and when coming across Tail Academy, I literally got a great vibe. Conrad was kind enough to talk to me on the phone before made the decision to go ahead with 121 training, explaining about his approach but also asking questions about us and our pup, this was exactly what I was looking for.
We had 4 individual sessions with Conrad at our place and local park over several weeks. Not only Ralph is finally behaving and listening to us but also we learnt a great deal from Conrad ourselves, it really was training for us not Ralphie . I found Conrad really attentive, fun to work with and most importantly loving animals, Ralph took to him instantly and really followed all the guidance and instructions through play and reward.
I cannot recommend Tail Academy enough, knowledge, patience and total commitment are few of many aspects. What was the best; whatever we asked about Conrad had an answer and an idea for us and our dog to learn and train. We focused on jumping up on people (this was our biggest issue), recall, managing his boredom and walking without jumping on our feet. We got ton of tips which we are following now. We most definitely see a huge difference in the behavior. I will be going back to Tail Academy at some point to ensure we keep on top of what we learnt.
Thank you very much Conrad!
Here's our class schedule for August. We've got Puppy Classes, Level 2 teens and adolescent, Recall and Walking nicely on the lead. Get in touch [email protected] if you'd like to book your pup in!
Phew! That’s another block of puppies graduating from class! We’ve had such a blast!
We learnt:
Walking on the lead, recall, dealing with biting and nipping, separation anxiety, impulse control, barking, jumping up, chilling at home, food and rewards, playing appropriately, reading doggy body language, husbandry, introducing dogs to novelty items and so much more! The next block is at the end of July! Come join us!
We’ve got 1 spot available for puppy classes this weekend and next weekend at 2:15pm - classes run Saturday and Sunday over 2 weekends near ocean terminal. Come learn essential puppy skills with 5 other pups. £180 for the block and you also get an in person private 121 after class. Know anyone looking with a new pup? Tag them!
Phew! That’s another block of puppies on their way to a magical life with their owners! So chuffed to see them all graduate! Can’t wait for our next block in June. We’ve got 3 spaces left!
Excited to be listed one of the best 3 trainers in Edinburgh by Three Best Rated. 😍
Here’s what they say:
Here’s the Top 3 Dog Trainers in Edinburgh. All of our dog trainers actually face a rigorous 50-Point Inspection, which includes local reviews, history, business standards, ratings, satisfaction, trust, price and their trading excellence. Only the bee's knees! 🐝
Very excited to announce that in person puppy classes are back!
4 Classes over 2 weekends.
10, 11, 17, 18 April 2021.
7 Puppies per group, and classes include a private 121.
Please share this with any new puppy owners you know!
Look at them ears! Had a great session with this wee guy and his parents. He adores people! And they love him! He gets very excited when people arrive at the house, and he’s focussing a bit too much on dogs and people when out and about on his walk. Understandable though... folk just can’t ignore him on a walk...just look at that face!
So good to see all the lockdown puppies graduate from puppy classes! 🎓🧐 I'm also sad it's all over.. we've all had such a fun time!
Really informative video on which kibble is the best out of the top brands. The salt divider was an eye opener. https://youtu.be/eJx0aL60QQQ
WHO MAKES THE BEST BRAND OF DRY PET FOOD?🐾🐶 Who's the better brand ➡️ ORIJEN Dog and Cat Food vs Taste of the Wild Pet Food vs Fromm Family Foods vs Stella &...
We’re back to see Gyozas new sister Mochi today! There are no words for how cute she is! She’s also super confident!
What’s that?! A new ball!? This handsome chap has no interest in food when he’s out and about, making it hard to teach him anything new! Luckily he loves his toys... 🎾 We’ve been using his love for retrieve to keep his attention, and as you can see here.. he’s just loving it!
Took our first trip on a tram and a bus today! Was so good to see how brave Flo and Bramble were! What a crazy world we’re currently living in - it must be so weird for our dogs to see everyone in masks!
It's a lovely day for ducks!🦆
Classes are cancelled this evening - we're rescheduling for Sunday evening. Let me know if you can't make Sunday. I've emailed everyone with options! Enjoy the night off!
Our next block of puppy classes are starting on the 18th and 20th of August. 6pm, or 7pm for 5 weeks. 🐶
Classes are £80 for the block and will be outside. Dress for the weather!🧥
We met baby Goose yesterday, what a cutie! He's super confident, but needs to learn how to be calm. We brought him mum a snuffle and lickimat, and by the looks of it, he's in his element! They'll be joining puppy classes starting on the 18th of August.
Thinking of getting a new puppy? Need some toy inspiration?
We have 3 favourite toys:
👉🏼 Kong Wobbler - Feed your dog's whole meal from the wobbler. It provides tons of fun and helps your puppy use their brains to get the food out.
👉🏼 Tug-e-nuff Sheepskin Tug - Almost all puppies like to tug, the sheepskin is soft on their mouth.
👉🏼 Snuffle mat - You can make your own or get one online. Dogs who sniff are dogs who are calm. The snuffle mat gives your puppy plenty of opportunity to use their nose.
What's your puppy's favourite toy?
Puggled after our training session, but have a full belly with - 🧀🐑🍖
We're teaching Mabel that coming back to mum and dad, doesn't mean the fun ends. She's been loving life off lead, and we're teaching her that life is just as good on lead!
Dog food or human food? If your dog had to choose a favourite food, what would it be? Comment with an emoji - it is after all!
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So nice to be back at puppy classes this week! We totally missed all the puppets! Wee Nala was a superstar!
| Monday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 19:00 |
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