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04/09/2025

Just to let you all know, there'll be no new content on this page going forward.

I’ve started a new venture, Sniffly Dogs, together with my good friend Ruth.

We saw a need for something a little different to the standard way dog training is offered. We want to help you and your dog get the support you really need, in an environment where you feel safe and listened to.

Whilst Sniffly Dogs is built around scentwork, it goes far beyond just searching for stuff. On our page you’ll find:

✨ Why sniffing matters (and how to use it to your advantage)
✨ Posts that get you thinking as much as your dog (because sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know)
✨ Handy tips for the everyday “argh” moments with your dog
✨ Sniffly stories that show what’s possible when we slow down and listen.

We’ve got big plans to make this something you and your dog will want to be part of.

So if you’ve enjoyed following along here, please come and join us in our new space. Every follow, like and share helps us build this little community from the ground up.

👉 Follow here: Sniffly Dogs

Let’s make the world a calmer, happier place for our dogs, one sniff at a time.

22/06/2025

If you have a reactive dog or know someone who does, please give this video a watch

05/04/2025

Do you dream of off lead walks with your dog? Perhaps you'd just like to take your dog for a relaxed lead walk? Or are you looking for something fun you can do together?

20/12/2024

She ‘knows’ sit.
But she didn’t sit.
She should have sat.
Perhaps…
She needs a firmer hand.
She needs a louder voice.
Perhaps…
She needs to be understood.

On the first ask, I had Ember’s ball in my hand. On the second ask, I put it in my pocket (I thought it being out of sight might have helped but it was still too hard). On the third ask, I’d put a bit of distance between us (if in doubt with any training, distance is your best friend). And then, she was able to succeed 🙌🏻.

I don’t ‘command’ Ember. I ask if she can do something, because she is a dog with thoughts and emotions, not a robot. You could argue that I need to do more training, and that’s probably true to a point, however, in order to do that, I need to know this:

I’m asking her to go against everything that her body is telling her to do. Her natural instincts had kicked in and her genetics were screaming ‘you need to be standing to be ready to chase and fetch the ball’

Thinking ‘she’s finding this tricky’ instead of ‘she knows sit’ helped me to make it easier for her to achieve.

When you interpret your dog ‘not doing what you’ve asked’ and think ‘they know this’ so ‘they should be doing’, you’re blinded to a whole host of other things that could be going on.

26/10/2024

Dreading the firework season? A few clients have had chilled dogs when they’ve used Taiko drumming

23/10/2024

Being co-ordinated has never been my forte...imagine my delight when looking back on a quick video I recorded this afternoon to see that both my dog and I were matchy matchy with our surroundings 😬

04/10/2024

Both Lakeside Costa’s and Wheatley Hall Road in Doncaster are now dog friendly 🙌🏻🐶

17/06/2024

How to access a free mini 1-1 to find out what on earth this thing called scentwork actually is 😊

11/06/2024

Would you believe me if I said this level of tiredness was because of an activity lasting less than 10 mins?

Your dog does not need hours and hours of physical exercise to tire them out. What your dog does need is to be satisfied and content enough to relax.

What you see in the video is the effects of scentwork. This was only the second evening of our training course where Ember was learning how to employ her super snozz to find gun oil. We did 6 searches that day that lasted:

0:44
1:23
1:43
4:26
0:45
0:17
..totalling 9 mins & 17 secs (for the people who are like me and want the details 😬)

If you want this for your dog (and you're in Doncaster) my 'Introduction to Scentwork' course starts very soon. The details will be released tomorrow evening so keep a beady eye out...there are only 4 places available!

07/06/2024

Does your dog bark and lunge when out on walks? Do they pull like a train on lead? Or do you have moments of pure frustration when your dog has just lost their head?

'Find it' (or scatter feeding) is your answer to those moments on walks where you and your dog just need to take a breath.

Here's how to teach it. If there's anything I've not made clear, please ask.

I'd love to know how you and your dog get on with this or if you use and love this already.

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Family means everything, right?

When I became a Mum, no-one could have prepared me for the profound thoughts and emotions that came as part of the job description. The challenges, the thoughts, the worries along with the sheer joy - all of which have shaped my values and beliefs.

My overarching wants for my children is that they’re happy. They’re resilient. They’re kind. And above all else? That they’re able to follow the path that is unique to them and live a life that fulfills them.

What the devil has this got to do with dogs??