Doodle Dogs

04/02/2025

Bye bye puppies!
All 8 weeks completed, these pups have made a great start learning how to live in the human world, in harmony with their owners - though Teddy looks like he can’t believe it’s over!

03/02/2025

Bookshelf of a dog trainer…

31/01/2025

We had all shapes and sizes in Bonus Behaviours on Thursday night, practicing ‘middle’ position and how to pose for a selfie!

30/01/2025

Fabulous Flo!
Darling Flo had a really tough start in life but has amazing owners. Even so, she’s one of those dogs who needs a bit more and it looks like medication is really going to help her live her best life. She was so relaxed today!

28/01/2025

Puppies investigating objects and starting muzzle training with yellow cones tonight!

26/01/2025

What’s better than attending a behind the scenes tour of Dogs Trust Salisbury? Attending with a trainer buddy and ‘talking dog’ for hours!

The tour was laid on for ‘Companion Club’ members and reminded me of the many benefits of this membership:

* Third party liability insurance to £1,000,000 (any dog can accidentally cause chaos and losses).

* 24 hour emergency Vet phone line.

* ‘Canine Care Card’ ensuring that Dogs Trust will look after your pooch should you become seriously ill or pass away.

* 25% discount on training & behaviour programmes.

All this for just £25.00 a year?
It’s a no brainer. Check it out:

Everything you need to know about becoming a part of our Companion Club.

21/01/2025

Greetings from Doodle Dogs!

I hope you’ve been loving the start of 2025 with your dog.

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Ali and I’m a dog trainer, qualified with the The Institute Of Modern Dog Trainers.

I’m based in Bathford where I run classes but I’ll come to your home (where appropriate) for 1-2-1 appointments.

Like many trainers, I have a somewhat challenging dog myself so I completely understand the exasperation that loving these guys can sometimes cause!

If you’ve got a problem you’d like to work on or if if you’d just like to enjoy a fun class then get in touch and I’ll be happy to chat to you.

Enjoy your dogs,
Ali

16/01/2025

The Bonus Behaviours class kicked off tonight with hoover practice, both for dogs who get over-excited and dogs who are not sure about the object.

We also had fun practicing emergency stops and sending the dogs out round a cone. Both of these exercises help the dogs work away from their owners and can, in time, be used when out and about.

15/01/2025

This is me!

Adorable Every Time

14/01/2025

Milo was super brave in puppy class tonight!

14/01/2025

Happy New Year
(I’m sure I can say that again!)

If you’re looking for a class for your dog or your puppy then Doodle Dogs has the following vacancies:

Bonus Behaviours - 1 space
Thursday nights
https://doodledogs.uk/index.php/bonus-behaviours

Rally - 2 spaces
Friday nights
https://doodledogs.uk/index.php/rally/

Puppy Classes - 2 spaces
Starting 11th February
https://doodledogs.uk/index.php/puppy-classes/

Get in touch if you are interested, I’m happy to answer any queries.
Regards,
Ali

Bonus Behaviours - book monthly Ideal if you'd like to: Improve an existing behaviour e.g. lead walking Teach your dog a new behaviour Keep your puppy engaged and learning Get ideas for rainy days Make friends while you're learning! Behaviours we might cover include: Improve their lead walking Focus...

13/01/2025

Are you waiting to hear from me?

Please check your Spam/Junk folder.

I will always reply but I’m aware that my emails are sometimes diverted.

If I have your mobile number, I will often drop you a back up text but if I don’t, I have no way to contact you.

Adding my address to your contacts will help but please check, chase & provide a phone no if it appears that I haven’t responded.

Many thanks,
Ali

10/01/2025

Welcome back to Bonnie and Maggie and welcome to Seren. We all enjoyed Rally tonight!

09/01/2025

A cheeky shout out to my wonderful clients!

If you’ve enjoyed one of my classes or have benefitted from some one-to-one tuition, I’d be really grateful if you would leave me a review.

Tech is not my strong point but I understand that Facebook reviews help my ratings (something that I find useful when choosing a professional).

If you could find time to leave a few words you’d be helping both me and the job I love.

Thank you!
Ali

08/01/2025

Loving seeing all the puppies again after Christmas!

08/01/2025

https://doodledogs.uk/index.php/bonus-behaviours

06/01/2025

One of Scentwork’s new recruits getting the hang of things this evening!

06/01/2025

I’m painfully aware that not everyone is having a great start to 2025, dog related or otherwise, so I’m sending love.
You are not alone,
Ali x