That Dog Man of Wilmington

27/02/2025

River , In Abbot’s Wood after a session with me 😂 Now a none barking Cocker

27/02/2025

So this is River ( Black Cocker )
He has driven his owners to despair with his constant barking at everything and everyone…. People, dogs, cars, bikes birds , horses …. You name it he will bark at it uncontrollably 😱
So, saw him last week … tested him
And today had him walking past dog’s people, cars, man with an aeroplane 😂 people getting in and out of cars and my girls …. NOTHING, Not a bark or a grumble
The owners were stunned 🤔 They thought I had hypnotised him … And all with the power of a LEAD , Attitude, Belief and mindset with a good understanding of what he was thinking.
No harsh methods, no complicated gadgets and no shouting….
He left the model dog not even pulling on the lead but a happy calm tail wagging dog ….

45 Mins later , the owner texted to say
We are in Abbot’s Wood , and it’s a complete success 👏👏👏

No video as I am so engaged and engrossed in what I do … I sometimes ( A lot of times ) forget and don’t want to distract myself from what is needed 👍

27/02/2025

So Leo the Lab, now focused on doing a job …. That’s Client Number Three with two more to go …. Great fun training on the Southdowns today.

27/02/2025

27/02/2025

Boome , doing well using Gundog training to get his basic obedience right

27/02/2025

27/02/2025

Gundog Training

25/02/2025

Another full on busy day from Scent detection x 2 GSD & Sprocker, Recall for a beautiful English Pointer and 1 Lab plus a Springer both for fun Gundog.

Afraid NO photos as too busy having fun .

This week looking forward to another 4 full days of Scenting, Tracking , Fun Gundog and 3 behavioural issues , but how could we call that work when in this setting at the end of the day

21/02/2025

04/02/2025

You couldn’t make it up :

LONG READ BUT WORTH IT

So today, PD Bear ( Retired Police Dog ) came back to my training field.

I worked with Bear and his new owner a few years back solving some issues… No one told him he was retired 🤔

So today I leant my field to him as BBC Film Crew were doing piece on him as Bear , now 10 had a cancer operation not long back.
First day back off lead after the said surgery, Bear started to Indicate and lead his owners on the cusp of darkness into a wood and undergrowth. There they found an elderly man, wet, cold and confused… So that’s why they were filming. Bear proved once scenting is learnt, they never forget, no matter how old they are.
So how Could you not make it up I hear you ask ?

Whilst I was waiting to get my field back from a Superhero…. I got a phone call from my local Vicar … Yes I said Vicar 🙏 She explained that the night before, the Church Warden had gone to lock up the Church and somewhere between his house and Church had had a nasty fall, and knocked himself unconscious…. He was found and taken to hospital BUT the key to the church was missing…. Could I help in anyway with a search dog or metal detector!!!

Well Vicar, your in luck and I explained about Bear .

I told his owner after Bear had finished being a film star and off they went to the church at the back of my field . Bear , not only tracked down the lane to an undiscovered pool of blood, then tried to get over the fence , showing lots of interest…. And blow me down, the key was found at that spot by the Vicar’s husband despite it being search by several people many times…
The film crew were astonished, the owner blown away, I was astounded…. Bear was like … It’s what I do … it’s easy 🚓🚔👮‍♂️

And that’s what my days are like 😂

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https://www.thinbluepaw.org.uk/

04/02/2025

The most incredible girl I have met… Freya, with only three legs and a year old , nothing can stop her proving Disabilities are No Barriers 🙏

11/01/2025

The girls after all the clients have gone, having fun in the Snow & Christmas Trees 🎄

10/01/2025

It’s coming….. Do you think your dog could find a article the size of a matchstick head in this pile of logs ….
Think about it… the size of a matchstick head … and not food !!

Guinevere can ….

And so could yours once trained in our purpose built scenting barn giving them incredible enrichment and stimulation

…. Do you have a champion scenting dog ??

09/01/2025

Snowy Spaniels

09/01/2025

And at the end of the day … My hard working girls, and me , settle down in front of the fire 🔥… but I don’t give them RUM
Spaniels do not need Caffeine or Alcohol…. They are hyper enough without … especially Eleanor The Stupid 😂

09/01/2025

A lovely young Lab came today for recall and other basic commands, then going onto Gundog Training… He really is a lovely steady boy is Vinny .

Note: To self, black dogs are so hard to photograph… if anyone has some tips ,please let me know

06/01/2025

Christmas Trees are not just for Christmas 😂
We collect Christmas trees and help recycle them . They make excellent bushes for hiding gundog dummies in and teaching dogs to enter into cover and use their noses, giving them fun and confidence. Outside they will last another 4/5 months also giving wildlife a temporary sanctuary 🐞🐛🪲🐁🐭🐦‍⬛