Wight Agility Group

01/01/2025

THIS IS NOW FULL

NEW PUPPY GROUP starting WEDNESDAY 8th JANUARY at 17:00-18:00. 6 week course, costing £60. All reward based training, we will teach all the social skills that your pup needs to grow and flourish in the world. Questions and answers are encouraged, so that you share your experiences with other puppy owners too. It’s always fun xx

Please comment below if you would like a space xx

31/12/2024

At the end of 2024, it’s time to announce our Awards for this year. It has been an incredibly difficult decision, as there were so many of you worthy of an award, which makes me very proud of you all, that continue to train with me. I eventually decided on the follow.

Best Puppy is Tara with Raph, who completed all of the puppy levels, Raph struggled through early adolescents, as is often the case with male dogs. But they continued to train through these tricky times and have come out the other side, with huge success. Very well done.

Then we have best Junior Handler, Amelia with Giggles, bearing in mind that Amelia is only 6, she has do everything I have asked of her, very determined young lady, she will go far and Giggles is a star in the making.

Best Beginner goes to Abbie and Ozzie, it has been a fun ride, they have just started competing and at their first show, they won the steeplechase. I have great confidence in these two, to go all the way.

Next we have Nicola and Peggy as our Best Improver, anyone that knows these two will agree that this last year has been a massive step forward for their team work and progress.

Then comes Erin and Buddy, who have been training with me for 7 yrs. Erin has just turned 18 and can now drive herself to training with her best mate Buddy, they win best team Award.

We have two special awards to add, for their amazing staying power and working through everything that dogs throw at us. So Trish and Seco, alongside Hannah and Rubble both deserve their Special awards. Huge congratulations to all of you.

I want to thank you all for your continued support, the fun and laughter, also for all the lovely gifts and cards, you know me well, I love candles and Alcohol 🤣🤣. Happy New Year to all 🥰🥰🥰🎉🥳

14/12/2024

Such a great fun event today. You all smashed it. I’ll send your pics individually, as there are too many to share here. So many super fast times, the fastest being Ronda and Martha at 18:13 seconds. Lots of you acheiving 21 seconds, which is super impressive. Xx

05/12/2024

A little bit of grid work and distance handling this week, in the Polytunnels. Grid work is so important to teach dogs striding, collection and extension. It also helps them learn to work away independently. We’ve had loads of fun this week. Next week is Steeplechase, in preparation for our little show on 14th xx

29/10/2024

Huge congratulations to these guys for passing their Level 1 Puppy Life Skills this evening!
Meg & Woody, Alfie/Barry & Coco, Lydia & Mollie & Linda/Neil & Rosie......you've all done a fabulous job!🎉🤩🐾
A particular mention for Alfie. It's always great to get our young handlers involved & he did a brilliant job of demonstrating his new skills this week!😊
Well done everyone!🤩🐾

20/10/2024

I have been very relaxed about Ripples training, because I really believe there is no rush. I taught her, her name first, where to toilet and the house rules, which included, you come when called, you wait nicely for your food, In means come in, go in etc. on and off and the beginnings of walking nicely on the lead. When it came to more formal training, she didn’t really like it, especially waiting, sit and down. But this weekend we’ve had a break through, with the help of Lisa Fiske. Who took it right back to the beginning and just rewarding stillness. The video clip is her having a little bit of fun at my field, but her agility foundation skills are just beginning. The moral of this story is, that every puppy is an individual, they learn at different rates, some find it easy, whilst others will have challenges. I’m very excited about the future for this little girl 🥰

08/10/2024

Congratulations to our latest puppy group, on absolutely smashing your level 1 puppy skills, 6 week course. You all did so well. A super bunch of puppies, with dedicated owners, that all put the work in, to reach an excellent standard. I’m very proud of you xx

12/09/2024

🐾New Level 1 Puppy Group
🐾Starting Tues 24th Sept
Time - 4.30pm
At our venue in Rookley
6 Week Course - £70
Trainer - Lisa Fiske

Suitable for pups up to 5 months, we cover all your early puppy lifeskills.......sit, down, loose lead walking, recall, socialisation, toilet training, puppy biting & lots more.

Only 6 Spaces Available

Comment or message to book your space......😊🐾

08/09/2024

So this beautiful soul left us this weekend, just shy of his 14th birthday. It’s important to say, Frankie was a rescue dog, who had no early socialisation, in fact he knew nothing at 13 months when I got him. This makes such a massive difference, a rescue dog is an unknown quantity. I’ve had many over the last 35 yrs, some cope quite well, but it’s important to say that some really struggle with their poor DNA and poor early experience, these are issues that are not easy to get over. I’m a massive fan of giving a dog a second chance, but it definitely comes with its own challenges. Think long and hard before you go there. It can be a hard road. Frankie was worth it, so clever, so loving, but he change my life. 😱

04/09/2024

This is my son’s new dog walking business.

My name is Ryan Leighton-Evans im 35 years old. I'm capable of dealing with all breeds of dog, large and small. I have my own little Pug called Gus, who will love walking with some new friends. I’ve been brought up with dogs my entire life and have a very good understanding of them, my mum is a professional dog trainer and behaviour consultant, so I have a wealth of knowledge about dogs.
I am DBS checked and fully insured.

I am now offering dog walking services, initially in Ryde and the surrounding areas. Group walks, with a maximum of 4 dogs, will be £15 per dog, per hour.
I can also do checks in, (price to be arranged) and individual walks for those that prefer to walk alone, for £20 an hour walk.

Please contact me to discuss your needs by messenger or WhatsApp

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14/08/2024

INTRODUCTION TO MANTRAILING this morning, all did so well, I’m sure the dogs will be pooped for the rest of the day. Well done teams

11/08/2024

What a fabulous lot that came to Beginners/Puppy Tunnellers yesterday. Lovely to have new people trying something new. It was a lot of fun. Well done to all of you for absolutely smashing it xx

08/08/2024

CLICKER TRAINING WORKSHOP
SATURDAY 24th AUGUST 2:00-4:00 £25

Clicker training is an incredible way to teach focus on you, it’s useful for Trick training, Behaviour issues, recall, reduce barking, basically any training is made easier for dogs when using a clicker as a marker.

This workshop is suitable for all ages, with any level of previous training. You will learn about Shaping and we will do Trick training. I’m open to suggestion of what tricks you want to have a go at. Picture below is of Frankie Playing Dead 🤣🤣

30/07/2024

INTRODUCTION TO MANTRAILING
With Michelle Gordon-Seaton
6 Spaces only. Please comment below if you would like a space

Will be weather dependant as wont run if too hot or pouring with rain !!
Will be an intro workshop so needs to be handlers/dogs that haven’t done it before….any dog over age of 6 months
Any dogs with Additional needs please contact me to discuss.
Items needed…
harness (not a no pull harness)
Long training line (I have some to borrow)
Lots of soft, quick to eat tasty treats
2 small pots to put some treats in.
A small WORN item of your clothing in a zip lock bag
Water
Poo bags
Settle Mat if using one

23/07/2024

UPDATE- Both groups are full x

AGILITY DISTANCE HANDLING WORKSHOP

I will be adding you to a messenger thread, so we can work out who wants to come at what time.

WEDNESDAY 21st AUGUST 5:30-7:30 £25

Now 2 groups, one starting at 3:30-5:30, the second group will be 5:30-7:30. Everyone that has commented, has a space. There is now 1 space left x

This is suitable for anyone with beginner to advanced level handling skills, to teach your dog to work ahead independantly. This workshop will cover some Box and grid work, also sending to targets, through tunnels and contacts. Any of you that know how I work will already know, I use a lot of distance handling. You can achieve less need for running 😘 please comment below xx

22/07/2024

Intro to TD Rally Workshop coming up....😊

Launched in 2010, Talking Dogs Rally® is the only canine rally organisation in the UK specifically devised for pet dogs and their people with a core value of allowing natural not stylised movement and maintaining balance throughout the courses where dogs work on both the left and right sides. We we...

21/07/2024

PAYMENTS ARE DUE NOW PLEASE, BACS details are in replies, but happy to repeat them if need be xx

UNDERSTANDING CANINE BEHAVIOUR WORKSHOP
SATURDAY 17th AUGUST 14:00-16:00 hrs £25

We will be covering the four most common behaviour issues that are, Resource Guarding, Seperation Anxiety, Excessive Barking and Dog on Dog Aggression. If time permits we will cover anything else you wish to learn/duscuss. Questions are encourage throughout the workshop.

This is suitable for professionals and dog owners, that are experiencing problems.

If you have a dog with an interesting case we can discuss and your dog is ok waiting quietly, you may bring them along, this is limited to 3 maximum. Please pm me about the case study separately.

Please comment below, if you would like to attend this course xx