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Based in Lichfield, Houndspeak offers bespoke dog training and walking services, to meet your individual needs.
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We use ethical, reward based training techniques, grounded in a sound scientific understanding of canine behaviour and training.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to everyone from us both and the Houndspeak crew! 🎆🎊

Hoping everyone has a happy and healthy 2025 🥰

We're heading back from Scotland in a couple of days and are very much looking forward to seeing our Houndspeak guys 🐾🐾

Dairylea, Tayto, Jynx, Inky, Tedwin and Dizzy might need some persuading to leave their farmhouse paradise 😂🤩

31/12/2024

New Year's Eve can be one of the scariest days of the year for lots of dogs. We're fortunate to still be away in Scotland with the crew, so are unlikely to hear any tonight.

Thankfully only Dairylea is very worried by them, due to her general sound sensitivity related to her epilepsy, but the unpredictability of very loud bangs can make them all feel unsettled.

Scared dogs are not naughty dogs - please reassure them! You cannot reinforce fear. They need to know you are there for them.

🐾 Houndspeak's Top Tips for Fireworks 🐾

🎆 Make sure all walks are on lead and finished way before dark - or just have the day off. It's not worth the risk of a rogue bang.

🎆 Give them a safe space to hide. A cosy den or even being in a totally different room which is quieter. The bathroom is often a favoured space for frightened dogs and cats.

🎆 Calming sprays and plug ins such as Pet Remedy can be an additional help.

🎆 Tire them out with brain games and then offer a calming enrichment option such as a kong, snuffle mat or lickimat.

🎆 Drown out the sounds with music. Classical music can be really beneficial for relaxation but also try Taiko drums. This has been a big hit in the Houndspeak household - https://youtu.be/OIWFsVI9ilg

Remember to speak to your vets if you feel your dog is very frightened and may need medication to help them cope.

Sound phobias can be helped and improved with kind, reward based methods. Send us a message if you would like to speak to us regarding a behaviour assessment.

27/12/2024

Hoping everyone has had a lovely Christmas Day and Boxing Day 🐾🐾

The Houndspeak crew had a lovely time opening their presents and being feral in the huge farmhouse garden on their holiday 🥰

Tedwin has enjoyed his first Christmas with the crew 🎄

They're having a chilled out day today to recharge. So whilst they're enjoying Kongs and a nap, we will be answering our emails and messages 💻 📱

If you are wanting to book on to our January classes, or would like to chat to us about our one to one options or behaviour work, drop us a message 🐶

Reward based training for us, by dropping us some festive dog photos in the comments below 👇

25/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎄

Whatever you are doing this festive season, we hope it manages to have some lovely moments 🥰

Thinking of everyone who finds Christmas difficult, for whatever reason and especially thinking of all those who are no longer with us in person but very much in our hearts 💞🐾 🌈

22/12/2024

Sky and Katy have both made sure to get their festive bags of biscuits from Melbourne before they all run out!

Have you been to collect your free bag of treats for your dog yet?

You can find them at Melbourne in Lichfield (Lichfield ), Tuppenhurst (Handsacre) and The Star Hotel (Burntwood) 🐾🐾

Don't forget to take a photo and tag us!

18/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎊

The Houndspeak crew are off on our roadtrip up to Scotland, for a couple of weeks of craziness 🐾🐾

Houndspeak humans Bea and Tracey are looking forward to some afternoon naps and cosy evenings watching festive films 🤣

Whilst we are away, we have left some biscuit bags at three local businesses who would love to see you and your dogs over the festive season if you're staying local!

Head over to....
Tuppenhurst Barn Cafe in Handsacre
Melbourne in Lichfield in Lichfield
The Star Hotel in Burntwood
..to claim your dogs free bag of biscuits - available from today until stocks run out - 1 bag per dog!

We will still be answering messages and taking bookings for January classes, but may be slower to respond than usual.

We look forward to seeing everyone again when we're back at work on Monday 6th January 2025!!

15/12/2024

Congratulations to all our winners at today's fun show! 🎉🎉

We had a lovely day and hope everyone who came had a nice day out too 🐾🐾

Remember to tag us in your photos 😄

Merry Christmas everyone 🎁⛄ 🎄

15/12/2024

Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show 😁

Congratulations 🎉👏

14/12/2024

We're really looking forward to seeing everyone at our Christmas Dog Show tomorrow! 🎄

Held at on Sunday 15th December 🎄

The dog friendly cafe will be open, serving all the usual amazing hot drinks and festive food 🍰 ☕

Judging will begin at 11am, with all entries pay on the day as you come into the ring 🐕🐶

Tuppenhurst Barn
Tuppenhurst Lane
Handsacre
WS15 4HJ

12/12/2024

Today we say a huge Houndspeak Happy Birthday to our very own queen of the admin - Tracey!

And as Tracey isn't a fan of photos of herself, here's one of us and Dizzy enjoying the most amazing crumble pots on York earlier in November 😍

Happy Birthday Tracey 🎉🎉

08/12/2024

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas biscuits!

We're getting ready for our annual Christmas show next Sunday 15th December 🐾🐾

Held at where the dog friendly cafe will be open, serving all the usual amazing hot drinks and festive food 🍰 ☕

These biscuit bags will be available in the cafe for your furry friends - one per dog free of charge as a Christmas present from Houndspeak 🎁

Judging will begin at 11am, with all entries pay on the day as you come into the ring 🐕🐶

We will also have our mini Christmas market, so if you know of any small businesses who would love a stall, tag them on this post and get them to pop us a message! 🎁

05/12/2024

***BRAND NEW WORKSHOP!!***

We are incredibly lucky to have Danielle Beck - Clinical Animal Behaviourist coming to Houndspeak!!

This is suitable for all dogs, but is especially useful for those who lack focus or confidence, get over excited easily and struggle to calm themselves back down or are reactive in any way.

A bit about Danielle and the workshop….

Join Danielle Beck Clinical Animal Behaviourist and Certified Control Unleashed Instructor in this workshop as Danielle explains how utilising control unleashed pattern games can build strong foundations for reactive dogs and those lacking confidence to help them learn how to cope, build confidence and increase responsiveness to you

Let me introduce you to the ‘Power Of The Pattern’ and how these simple exercises can help to build predictability and boost confidence in your handling skills with your dog and help them to control their meerkat, through simple and effective self-regulation exercises. Learn how to teach the most effective of the patterns for reactivity and how to apply them in different situations to really strengthen the relationship and confidence between dog and handler, regardless of the distraction. We even cover how these exercises can be used to help your dog calm down if they do react to ensure you know how to handle things together and really control their Meerkat!

Pattern games help your dog to regulate themselves by ‘controlling their meerkat’ and focusing on you!

Date: 8th and 9th February

Price: £100 for one day, £185 for the weekend.
Spectator spaces available: £25 for one day, £40 for the weekend.

The cafe will be open as usual and the dog field is bookable via the Tuppenhurst website if you need to run your dog!

**Please note:
This is a full day workshop, so dogs must be comfortable spending time in their cars between turns.
Reactive dogs will be catered for, but full details of their reactivity must be discussed with us first, to ensure that it is a positive and safe learning experience for them and everyone else.

Message us to book or to check whether this would be beneficial for your dog.

02/12/2024

We’ve been working hard on the January timetables…and we are now ready to take bookings!!

All held at in our dedicated training barn, in Handsacre just outside of Lichfield 🐾 🐾

Please message us for more information about anything you feel might be good for you and your dog!

Tuesday: Starting 14th January
⭐️ 7:15 Confidence and resilience

Wednesday: Starting 15th January
⭐️ 6PM: Puppy/ Starters

Thursday: Starting 23rd January
⭐️ 5:30: Competitive obedience
⭐️ 7:15: Good citizens: all levels

Saturday: Starting 11th January
⭐️ 10AM: Pub dog sessions
⭐️ 1:30: Scentwork for fun
⭐️ 3PM: Confident health care handling skills

**New class: helping your dogs feel confident and happy about being handled, groomed, examined by other people…all the things that will help your dog at the vet, groomer or just at home!

Sunday: Starting 12th January

⭐️ 10:30: Puppy/ starters
⭐️ 12PM: Trick dog: all levels
⭐️ 2:15: Sports dog foundations

**New class: suitable for anyone who is wanting to perfect their timing, work through frustration, build confidence and a want for training. Ask us for more details!

⭐️ 3:15: Good citizens gold and beyond!

**New class: suitable for anyone who is working on their gold, or for those who have passed gold, but would like to continue their training.

30/11/2024

November is coming to a close but we've only just realised that it's been Epilepsy Awareness month 💜

Unfortunately the Houndspeak household has both human and canine experience of epilepsy, as Dairylea and Tracey are both epileptic.

Ironically both developed the condition in 2021!

Thankfully Dairylea is stable on her medication and with careful management of her excitement and stress levels, she is none the wiser 🐾🐾

For Tracey we're not quite at a point when medication is able to control her seizures, but we are so grateful everyday for Dizzy who naturally alerted to them and is now an assistance dog 🐶

29/11/2024

Saturday social walk and pub training!

We have space for another couple of dogs to join us for tomorrow’s session.

These sessions are for any dog, including those who do not want to meet others, but are comfortable walking alongside dogs at a distance.

We do a (normally muddy…wear sensible footwear!!!) walk, followed by practicing your training skills inside the pub, with drinks and gossip encouraged!

10.30am start at the Star Inn, Burntwood.
Sessions cost £20. Message to book!

24/11/2024

We've headed up to York this afternoon for a couple of days 🐾🐾

An early birthday treat for Tracey, as she has a December birthday which sometimes gets a bit lost in the festive season! 🎁 🎄

We'll be back in the office on Wednesday for all your January course bookings and to launch the January timetable of classes and first few workshops for 2025 🎉 🎊

23/11/2024

Another busy week here at Houndspeak!

On Thursday this week, we headed over to Solihull College again, to talk about the welfare of assistance dogs 🐶 🦮

Dizzy very much enjoyed the "networking opportunities" at the end of the session and we know the students also loved doggy cuddles at the end of a busy day 🥰

Who can guess the location of the photos in the post?
This was the venue for Dizzy's final assessment with earlier this year.

She will be doing annual re-assessments to make sure she's still at the highest level of training 🐾🐾

22/11/2024

It's certainly felt festive over the last few days with the weather! ❄️⛄ 🥶

We're starting the count down to our annual Christmas Dog Show! 🐾 🐾

Held at on Sunday 15th December 🎄

The dog friendly cafe will be open from 10am, serving all the usual amazing hot drinks and festive food 🍰 ☕

Judging will begin at 11am, with all entries pay on the day as you come into the ring 🐕🐶

We will also have our mini Christmas market, so if you know of any small businesses who would love a stall, tag them on this post and get them to pop us a message! 🎁

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Throwback to our Sunday Kennel Club Good Citizens class, having a blast with temptation alley to finish the session 🐾🐾 Very impressed with Katy managing to take her mom a sheep toy - as she knows they are her favourite animal 🥰😉 Dogs with character are our favourite 🤩

Hoopers and Trick classes were so much fun yesterday! Here's Lark showing us her new skill - Take a Bow!

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