Dog Smart Training and Behaviour

30/08/2025

We have 1 remaining space left in the next beginners gundog group that is starting next Saturday morning.
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🐾 NEW Beginners Gundog Class – Starts Sat 6th Sept! 🐾

We’re excited to open bookings for our next Beginners Gundog group class, running Saturday mornings at 9am from 6th September for 8 weeks in Sevenoaks.

This structured class is perfect for pet gundogs or active breeds needing an outlet for their natural instincts – all without the pressure of traditional working trials.

🔹 8 weekly, in-person sessions
🔹 Includes full access to our Beginners Gundog Online Course for support between sessions
🔹 Small group size for tailored feedback
🔹 Run by professional trainer Oliver Ringrose

Spaces are limited and these classes fill fast – book now via the link below!
👉 https://www.dogsmarttrainingbehaviour.co.uk/services-2/beginners-gundog-saturday-morning%2C-sep%2Foct-class

15/08/2025

🐾 NEW Beginners Gundog Class – Starts Sat 6th Sept! 🐾

We’re excited to open bookings for our next Beginners Gundog group class, running Saturday mornings at 9am from 6th September for 8 weeks in Sevenoaks.

This structured class is perfect for pet gundogs or active breeds needing an outlet for their natural instincts – all without the pressure of traditional working trials.

🔹 8 weekly, in-person sessions
🔹 Includes full access to our Beginners Gundog Online Course for support between sessions
🔹 Small group size for tailored feedback
🔹 Run by professional trainer Oliver Ringrose

Spaces are limited and these classes fill fast – book now via the link below!
👉 https://www.dogsmarttrainingbehaviour.co.uk/services-2/beginners-gundog-saturday-morning%2C-sep%2Foct-class

26/07/2025

The suspense has been too much for many of you 🤣

Some great guesses but none that are correct and to be fair we never guessed this either 🙊🙈🙉

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 Lenny is 75% Cocker and 25% Springer!

Lenny likely had a Cocker parent and a Sprocker parent!

25/07/2025

Lenny has been with us 6 weeks, he has really settled in and is very much a part of the family.

He was down as a cocker cross at Many Tears Animal Rescue so we wanted to know what he was crossed with!

He is 8kgs and smaller than Willow and Percy!

The DNA results are in... can you guess what breeds he is???

15/07/2025

This weekend has been an absolute gift for both the brain and the soul.
I had the privilege of attending the behaviour conference, hosted by Animal Behaviour Kent.
A weekend full of thought-provoking discussions, challenging ideas, and the kind of debate that sparks genuine growth. It reminded me why I love this field: we’re never done learning. The more we explore, the more we realise how much there still is to understand.

And I wasn’t the only one soaking it all in…
Teak was invited to attend the second day of the conference and he rose to the occasion with his usual grace.
Whether stretching out for a nap mid-talk, quietly exploring the space, making people smile or in what may have been the highlight of his day... snooging Kathy Murphy, he does like a highly educated lady!
He brought his unique mix of sensitivity, connection, and calm.

Then today, I had the absolute honour of learning from one of my all-time favourite people, the incredible Suzanne Clothier
Her work has shaped not only what I do at Dog Smart, but who I am as a person.
Suzanne helps us truly see the dog and once you see through that lens, there’s no going back. If you haven’t read Bones Would Rain from the Sky, you should, it’s not just a book, it’s a shift in how we relate to other animals.

And as if that wasn’t enough meaning for one day, the workshop was held at the venue where I got married 10 years ago! Life comes full circle in the most unexpected ways.

Huge thanks to for putting on such a brilliant event. I’ve come away inspired, grounded, and deeply grateful.

We never stop learning. And if we do it right, we never stop getting better for the dogs and people we serve.

20/06/2025

Lenny (MT Promise) has been with us for nearly a week and he is the sweetest boy!

The good bits.....
🩵 Super respectful of our 6 dogs
🩵 Very smart and eager to learn
🩵 An absolute cuddle monster
🩵 Loves to play

The bits that need work....
🩵 Not 100% toilet trained
🩵 Super busy and at time wild
🩵 A bloomin trip hazard
🩵 Not very confident in new environments
🩵 Not very confident with new people
🩵 Not confident to be left
🩵 Will chase anything
🩵 Will eat and chew anything if given half a chance.

He has so much potential but will need a home with someone that has lots of time, patience and a confident adult dog.

If you think you could offer Lenny the perfect home, all applicant are to go through Many Tears Animal Rescue, his adoption page is in the comments. He has been through so much in his short life and deserves the best!

15/06/2025

Meet Promise (AKA Lenny) a tiny 9 month old working cocker spaniel who has come to us as a foster from Many Tears Animal Rescue.

He has had a rubbish start, arriving in rescue at 3mths old with a severe head injury. The team at MT never gave up and nursed him back to health. He is now ready to find a home of his own so he has come to us to learn how to live in a home, live with other dogs and generally be a normal puppy!

05/06/2025

The wildest, most accident prone and quite frankly bonkers one turns 4!!!

Hapoy birthday Harold and thank you for contributing to the majority of our grey hairs 🙊🙉🙈

04/06/2025