Dog Agility training and Nosework classes in Wisbech,Cambridgeshire

06/06/2024

This is totally my teaching ethos 👏🏻

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An old man meets a young man who asks:
“Do you remember me?”
And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks:
“What do you do, what do you do in life?”
The young man answers:
“Well, I became a teacher.”
“ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man.
“Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.”
The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story:
“One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it.
I stole it, I took it out of his pocket.
Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you.
Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student’s watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’
I didn’t give it back because I didn’t want to.
You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle.
You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found.
However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed.
We did as instructed.
You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone’s pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’
You didn’t tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life.
But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson.
I received your message clearly.
Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do.
Do you remember this episode, professor?
The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn’t remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’
This is the essence of teaching:
If to correct you must humiliate; you don’t know how to teach “

21/04/2024

***** EDIT,spaces filled ****

Scent work place available from 5th June at the Lilacs boarding kennels 12.00-13.00 on Wednesdays.

Agility space available from 6th June at the Lilacs boarding kennels 11.25-12.25 on Thursdays.

Please pm Wendy Rose Clay for further details.

17/04/2024

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25/03/2024

EDIT…place filled.

I have a regular weekly (Tuesdays)Scentwork space available near Peterborough 12.15-13.15,starting 2nd April.
Please pm Wendy Rose Clay for more information.

16/03/2024

I had a really lovely day teaching two Mantrailing groups for Gemgray Dog Training today.
Thank you for hosting.
Here’s a few pictures.

03/03/2024

Another fantastic day at Racingredd 😁
This morning 6 lovely dogs trailed around a local farmyard,in and out of buildings,searching enormous farm machinery to find their missing person.
This afternoon a different group of dogs searched the same areas for clove and gun oil odour.

Our dogs noses literally blow my mind! The way they eliminate the environmental odours including,slurry,dust,cattle,dust,vermin to list a few and still find a misper or target odour is amazing.

Keep an eye on this page for more Mantrailing and Scentwork workshop dates.

08/02/2024

09/01/2024

Very excited to be teaching alongside Charlie Turner of Froghall Hoopers at our September camp ⛺️ 🐶
Please pm Wendy Rose Clay to book a space.

07/01/2024

Edited provisionally filled.

I have a (rare) permanent space available in my Tuesday scent class at Milking Nook/Peakirk,PE67PR at 13.20-14.20.
Please pm Wendy Rose Clay for details.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year to all clients and instructors who have visited Racingredd Active Dogs this year,it’s been a really fun.

I’m looking forward to an exciting future with so many great partnerships to watch learn and grow in confidence.

Wishing you all a successful new year meeting your goals however tiny or huge that may be 🥳🐶🥳🐶🥳🐶

30/12/2023

Hoopers workshop with Canine Hoopers World instructor Wendy Clay.

Date - 23rd March 2024.

09.00-11.00. Forward focus and pushing distance.
SESSION FULLY BOOKED.

11.15-13.15. Obstacle discrimination.

14.00-16.00. Fun start lines.

Cost - £25.00 (members) £30 (non members)
Venue - The Lillacs Boarding Kennels,PE147BQ.
Indoors on Astroturf.

30/12/2023

Mantrailing.
Suitable for Introduction (£60) & Follow on (£35)
Date - 12th January 2024.
Time - 10.00-12.00/12.15-14.15.
Venue - Handkerchief Hall Drove,off Barrier Bank,Cowbit,Lincolnshire.

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Please comment below to be added to the payment group.

22/12/2023

Introduction to Hoopers workshops at Racingredd Active Dogs.

10.00-12.00.
Part one - 21st January 2024.

Edit……..
10.00-12.00 IS FULLY BOOKED BUT I CAN FILL A SECOND GROUP IF ANYONE IS STILL INTERESTED at 13.00-15.00.

Part two - 25th February 2024.
10.00-12.00

To be held on astro turf at;
The Lillacs Kennels,PE147BQ.
£40.00 per session.

Introduce your dog to the fun low impact sport of Hoopers which is perfect for both young and older dogs.
Once taught dogs complete a flowing course whilst running through hoops and tunnels,round barrels and over a mat.

Part 1 will teach your dogs to basics of the equipment so that you can practice at home.

Part 2 will combine pieces of equipment together.

To reserve your space on either one OR both sessions please pm Wendy Rose Clay to be added to the booking group.

14/12/2023

Every year at Racingredd we collect for the Salvation Army food bank,this year with times being hard for most people I didn’t expect the collection to be as big as previous years…..as ever you all amaze me with your generosity,thank you everyone ❤️

12/12/2023

If anyone local to Wisbech is interested I have the following Scent work and Hoopers spaces available for the next couple of weeks only,please pm me for more details.

Any level.

Wednesday 13th Dec @ 12.00. Two Scent work spaces.

Wednesday 13th & 20th December @ 13.05.
One space.

Wednesday 20th December @ 12.00.
One Scent work space.

27/10/2023

We had great fun with some spooky sniffs this week at Racingredd.
PS the candles are battery operated.

20/10/2023

We’ve had a great time the past week at Racingredd. On Sunday Nicky and I ran the first Patchwork trial in this area,I hope the competitors enjoyed it as much as we both enjoyed judging.
On Tuesday at Scentwork we worked on a wall search,perimeter,tables & chairs. Boxes and bags with a difference,the odour was on the wall and floor not on the b&b.
The final search was a busy room (stable) the wheelbarrow handle was fairly simple but the dogs needed to work in between lots of stuff to find the second one on top of the compost bags.
So pleased I made time to work my own dogs,they were amazing. I love watching how their body language changes as they go to source.

Finally Hoopers and Agility on Wednesday and Thursday. The Hoopers course had lots of barells,which definitely caused some confused brains and loads of laughs.
Thank you to everyone who came along.
Have to say I LOVE my new Callieway baseless hoops 💙🩶 they are brilliant quality,light to move but sturdy enough to cope with East Anglian weather.

16/10/2023

Jo Crosby will be teaching Scentwork on the 27th November.
I have a couple of spaces available,please pm or comment for further details.

16/07/2023

I have the very talented Jo Essex teaching Hoopers and Jumping exercises at the Lilacs,PE147BQ,details below. There are a few spaces remaining,please pm Wendy if you’re interested.

Monday21st August
* Date change *

09.00-12.00 Hoopers. £42.00
Course running. Spaces.

12.15-14.15 Hoopers. £32.00
Sequencing. 1 space.

Monday 11th September.

09.00-12.00 Hoopers. £42.00
Course running. Spaces.

12.15-14.15 Hoopers. £32.00
Sequencing. 1 space.

14.45-16.45 jumping. £32.00
Spaces.

Monday 25th September.

09.00-12.00 Hoopers. £42.00
Course running. Spaces.

12.15-14.15 Hoopers. £32.00
Sequencing. 1 space.

14.45-16.45 jumping. £32.00
Spaces.

07/07/2023

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The place to find workshops being held at Racingredd Active Dog Training.

07/05/2023

Only a few days left to enter this really great Hoopers show.
Fenced rings,classes for all,lovely rosettes and trophies,hot and cold drinks and snacks available.

25/04/2023

Residual IS a form of Source.

Residual is what happens when you remove a hide from an area. It's the odor molecules that transfer to the surface of the location where you placed the hide. Those odor molecules are the EXACT SAME kind of molecules that your dog has been trained to find. And essential oils are SO volatile, those molecules then start to release into the air and create a scent cone.

The scent cone created by residual smells THE SAME as the scent cone from a hide.

The ONLY difference between Residual and Source is that Source is INTENTIONAL and has a cotton Q-tip.

Residual is NOT cleared out by airing out the room.

The original scent cone from a hide will dissipate but you will STILL have odor transfer onto a surface.

Residual is accentuated if you use a plastic straw as your vessel because plastic absorbs odor.

Residual is accentuated if you re-use putty.

Residual is accentuated if you use AKC strength Qtips as the Qtips are literally saturated with oil. (Roughly 50x+ stronger than an NACSW Qtip)

Residual CANNOT be removed with vinegar. It just get covered and vinegar is an aversive.

Residual will be accentuated on surfaces that absorb odor like fabric, plastic, cardboard, leather, etc.

Residual CAN be moderately affected by the use of something like Zero Odor but PLEASE make sure that the area is dry before using the search area again.

If your dog is not alerting on Residual.... it's because you have affected your dog's odor threshold... meaning that your dog will only alert on a narrow range of odor concentration.... this is NOT necessarily a good thing.... it means that your dog may dismiss hides that are not consistent with their trained and reinforced concentration AND your dog may not react to hides set at a distance or with varying degree of inacessibility.

Residual is NOT a Training Issue. Residual is an ODOR HYGIENE Issue.

20/02/2023

I’ve sadly had a cancellation on the multi activity camp that Jo Essex and I are running (details below) please pm me to book.

We are very excited to announce the first Racingredd Java Wolf,
Multi activity dog training camp with instructors Wendy Clay and Jo Anne Essex.

26th-29th May 2023.
Ernie’s field,
Outwell Road,
Emneth,
Cambs.

Full camp fee of £230.00 which includes total of 12 hours training; Hoopers
Scentwork
Tricks
Mantrailing.
Hoopers course running session.

Also includes;
Daily light lunch
Saturday pizza night
Monday breakfast

Plus 4 days/3 nights camping.

The venue is a 9 acre site,plenty of room to exercise your dogs. There is also a small fenced walking field.
All in a maximum 10 minute drive to Wisbech with local shops,pubs etc.

Please pm for more details.

26/11/2022

Jo Essex and I have a cancellation in our next Hoopers workshop at Ogilvie dogs on 5th December 11.30-13.30. Please pm for details.