Happy Dogs Dorset

01/09/2025

Another chance to try out the combination of Rally and Parkour. Wednesday 3rd September 1-2pm cost £15 at Westbay Sea Scout Hall DT6 5DS. Great fun and really helps build a great relationship between you and your dog 😀please let me know if you would like to come along suitable for all dogs and humans !!

30/08/2025

Some interesting facts !!

🐶👂 Did you know your dog can hear things you never will?

Here’s why their ears are basically superpowers compared to ours:

🔊 Frequency range:
• Humans hear up to about 20,000 Hz.
• Dogs? They can hear as high as 65,000 Hz — that’s why a dog whistle works (and why they hear the biscuit tin from three rooms away).

📡 Ear rotation:
• Dogs can tilt and rotate their ears like little radar dishes — up to 180 degrees — to pinpoint exactly where a sound is coming from.

⏱️ Speed advantage:
• Dogs can detect sounds 4x farther away than we can. Imagine hearing your dinner delivery before it even leaves the restaurant.

🎶 Why it matters:
• They can pick up tiny squeaks from small animals, subtle footsteps, or even changes in our tone of voice that we don’t notice ourselves.

So the next time your pup barks at “nothing”… it’s not nothing. They’re just tuned into a whole world of sound we can’t hear. 🐾✨

26/08/2025

A 121 with this cute little guy today working on polite meeting and greeting other dogs and starting on the steps towards an amazing recall. Just love my job ❤️

26/08/2025

Happy International Dog Day everyone a chance to celebrate all our great 4 legged friends ❤️

24/08/2025

This Wednesday 27th August 1-2pm at West Bay Sea Scout Hall, DT6 5DS I’m running a taster session of canine Rally with a twist ( Rally is a course of signs with obedience exercises on and the twist is we incorporate Parkour the fun confidence building part into the course, teaching then having a go at the course).
Suitable for all breeds and ages, includes useful life skills and works on building a great bond between you and your dog.
Cost is £15 please drop me a comment below if you would like to come along as places are limited, all you need is your dog on a normal lead (no retractables please) lots of tasty soft treats and a toy for play reward. Hope to see you then

20/08/2025

How cute is this cat ❤️

19/08/2025

For me a huge plus side to being a dog trainer is all the wonderful dogs and their humans that I meet and get to know often becoming great friends along the way 😀

14/08/2025

This is so very true, especially when the weather is warm, try not going so far but slow down and let them have a good sniff instead 😀

🐾 Dog Fact of the Day 🐾

Your dog isn’t ignoring you when they sniff every blade of grass on your walk — they’re basically scrolling through their version of Facebook. 📲

Every lamppost = a status update.
Every patch of dirt = a comment thread.
Every suspicious bush = a group chat they weren’t invited to.

💡 Training tip: Letting your dog “read the news” through sniffing actually reduces anxiety, improves focus, and gives them a richer walk than just rushing from A to B. Think of it as mental exercise wrapped in fur.

So next time your dog pauses to investigate that one mysterious smell… maybe they’re just catching up on the neighborhood drama. 🐶☕️