30/11/2025
Our head trainer, Hayley Laches with the gang :)
"I am so so passionate about the way we train our dogs. Choice is so empowering for them and it makes life so much more accessible and fun when you dont have to manage your dogs behaviour all the time.
Back in 2008 I qualified as an instructor with the British Institute of Professional Dog Trainers.
I started agility back in 2012, having previously worked in rescue kennels and doing behavioural work, I tend to specialise in dogs that others cant help. I took this knowledge with me and applied it to sports.
As an instructor, I love trouble-shooting. Finding solutions to problems people are having whether thats in everyday life or within sports itself is my absolutely favourite thing to do.
We have lots of dogs 🤣 and lots of different breeds. Whilst all breeds of dogs are dogs first and foremost, it's great fun further enhancing my education by working with so many different breeds. The ones we have loved and lost have helped my journey so much and the ones who are here now are continuing to educate me and make me a better trainer everyday.
All of our dogs train and compete in multiple sports. Most do agility and hoopers, some also do bikejor, others have done heelwork to music, some have even dabbled in obedience and mondioring. First and foremost though, they are members of the family, sports is fun but it always comes second.
Agility is my second love (my first love being dogs 🤣😁). When I first started I was a regular handler, running alongside my dogs like everyone else. Back then I competed with a collie, a flat coat retriever, a cocker spaniel, a kelpie, a crossbreed and a siberian husky.
When my health took a turn for the worse and I was no longer able to run, we changed over to distance handling. I created an entire system for people who couldn't and/or didn't want to run - although i do still train regular agility runners too!
Hoopers is another fabulous sport we love, having brought hoopers to the uk back in 2015, the sport has grown enormously and so many people get to enjoy this sport nowadays. Its such an accessible sport too!
We have also successfully competed in bikejor and heelwork to music freestyle. Whilst I dont run classes for these sports, I still teach tricks within classes and train my own dogs in bikejor so always happy to help with pointers there too.
Next to training our own dogs and spending time with them, my favourite thing to do is train others to have fun with their canine companions. Seeing students achieve their own goals whether it's a nice mannered pet that can go anywhere with them, or competitive sports students working their way up the grades and even competing internationally!
Looking forwards to meeting everyone who loves dogs in Lincolnshire!"
