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Rat Pack Dog Services Hi! I'm Emma, owner of Rat Pack Dog Services. At Rat Pack Dog Services you can learn how to solve common training problems and more!

🐶 Puppy and Dog training classes
🐕 121 training and behaviour
🐩 Dog sports
🐽 Scentwork and Mantrailing specialist
❤️ Reward based training
💪 Empowering dog owners
📍Covering Barry, Penarth and the Vale I have worked professionally in the dog world for 7 years and have a wide-range of experience with a variety of breeds and behaviours, group dynamics and class environments. My training methods are

science-based, ethical, effective and simple to master. YOU can have happy walks and a dog that is a joy to be with. You can learn in a safe, judgement free place where you and your dog will develop a better bond and have fun together! I am insured, Dog and Human First Aid trained and DBS checked. I undertake CPD every year and have trained and studied with APDT, School of Canine Science, Canine Principles, PACT, Scentwork UK, Scentwork Wales, UK Sniffer Dogs, Canine Hoopers UK, Mantrailing UK, Mantrailing International, GAK9.

Congratulations to last night‘s puppy graduates! On the last week we enjoyed building confidence, body awareness, some c...
30/10/2025

Congratulations to last night‘s puppy graduates! On the last week we enjoyed building confidence, body awareness, some cooperative care skills and finally a spooky photo shoot with the Halloween backdrop.

Hope to see you all in future classes and social walks ❤️

As we are approaching fireworks season, I thought that it would an idea to collate all the local fireworks displays for ...
26/10/2025

As we are approaching fireworks season, I thought that it would an idea to collate all the local fireworks displays for dog owners who either have fearful dogs or to know when to avoid areas.

If you know of any other organised displays, or would like to warn of any family displays being let off, type them in the comments and I will add them to this post.

💥 1st November 💥
Barry Town United at Jennar Park - 8pm display
Ponty Big Bang, Ynysangharad War Memorial Park - 7pm display

💥 2nd November 💥
Lo Lounge, Cardiff Bay - time not provided
Glamorgan Wanderers, Ely - 7:30pm display
Harlequins RFC, Whitchurch - 7:15pm display

💥 3rd November 💥
Lo Lounge, Cardiff Bay - time not provided

💥4th November 💥
Lo Lounge, Cardiff Bay - time not provided
St Athan Golf Club - 6:15pm display

💥5th November 💥
Penarth RFC - 7:30pm display
Barry RFC - 7:15pm display
Sophia Gardens - 7pm display
Cardiff Golf Club - 7pm display
Lo Lounge, Cardiff Bay - time not provided
Rhoose Social Club - 6:30pm display
Caerau Park, Maesteg - 6:30pm display

💥 7th November 💥
Penarth Lawn Tennis Club - 7:30pm display
Sully Sports and Social Club - 6:30pm display
Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol - 6pm display
Three Horse Shoes Pub, Moulton - time not provided

💥8th November 💥
Lo Lounge, Cardiff Bay - time not provided
Llanerch Vineyard - 6pm display

💥21st November 💥
Caerphilly Castle - time not provided

You can also check out my blog on tips for fireworks and helping your dog https://www.ratpackdogservices.com/post/bonfire-night-and-fireworks-tips-for-dogs

26/10/2025

What a blast we had on today’s monthly Rat Pack Social Walk!

A bit nippy but a great way to blast the cobwebs out and also welcome a couple dogs to their first group walk.

Wait til the end to have a look at some spooky ghosts 😉👻

See you on the next one! Remember, social walks are a free perk for being a client ❤️

Spooky Sniffs for this week’s Super Sniffer classes!
25/10/2025

Spooky Sniffs for this week’s Super Sniffer classes!

This week’s puppy classes focused on the foundations of lead walking! This included teaching the pups to follow our hand...
25/10/2025

This week’s puppy classes focused on the foundations of lead walking! This included teaching the pups to follow our hand, show them where we want them to be and when and then starting to proof that with movement.

24/10/2025

The countless times I get comments like ‘why is he behaving for you?’ Or ‘I promise he isn’t normally like this!’

Owners are exasperated at the audacity of their dog 😂

I promise you I’m not emitting any special dog trainer voodoo. It could be a few things why your dog is either going to act abnormally or that the trainer is able to progress training pretty quickly.

🧡 it’s literally my job - I make it look easy as it’s literally what I do every day. I’m sure I’d look very clumsy learning a skill you use on the daily.

🧡 change of context - Having someone there can change the context and thus the behaviour as well.

🧡 stranger - your dog doesn’t know me from Adam,or how I might react in a situation. That means to protect against potential threat, they are more likely to play it cool.

🧡 emotional baggage - I’m not emotionally invested in the issues you are having. Having an issue with your dog can cause a lot of upset and stress, these can put a bump in the road.

So don’t get disheartened. I promise I believe you if you say your dog is a k**b.

(Mine are too 😉)

23/10/2025

Cue the montage of looking increasingly more constipated whenever a tricky training case crops up.

These are both my favourite and least liked cases as they push me to think outside the box and out my comfort zone to try and solve.

23/10/2025

This week’s puppy class included creating focus on owners with other dogs present and learning how to cue appropriate greetings with other dogs.

Wednesday night super sniffers worked on a few different searches this week. 🧡 novelty with new random items🧡 higher hid...
23/10/2025

Wednesday night super sniffers worked on a few different searches this week.

🧡 novelty with new random items
🧡 higher hides
🧡 indication proofing against lead tension and handler movement

Next week we will have some spooky fun!

Treated myself to an early Christmas present of some new Hoopers kit; baseless hoops and a gate!This week was all on hoo...
22/10/2025

Treated myself to an early Christmas present of some new Hoopers kit; baseless hoops and a gate!

This week was all on hoop value with these new types of hoop and introducing the gate.

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Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00
Sunday 09:00 - 13:00

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About Us

Hello and welcome to Rat Pack Dog Services!

We aim to provide you and your dog with the best training on offer using the most up-to-date positive reward based methods. We want you and your dog to develop better bonds and have fun together! Our trainer is currently undergoing training with Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) so that we can offer you the highest ethical standard of training. This includes, Puppy, Adult, Scentwork and Mantrailing classes.

We also aim to provide workshops from both ourselves and fellow dog trainers to give as rounded an education as you want, including Recall, First Aid, Reactivity and Dog Sports.

We also offer an individual service called ‘Enrichment Visits’ that can be designed and tailored to your dogs needs. We will visit your dog at home and spend time playing, training and mentally simulating their minds. Have a puppy, older dog or one that is convalescing and can’t go out with a dog walker when you’re working? Is Daycare out of your budget? Then this service might be your answer.