Happy Pets Services

16/09/2025

Improvers mantrailing dates are now available to book for November and December. The dates are as follows
9th November at Headley 10-12
30th November at Oxshott 10-12
14th December at Oxshott 10-12
28th December at Oxshott 10-12
www.happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online
Looking forward to seeing you there 😊

16/09/2025

Improvers mantrailing dates are now available to book for November and December. The dates are as follows
9th November at Headley 10-12
30th November at Oxshott 10-12
14th December at Oxshott 10-12
28th December at Oxshott 10-12
Looking forward to seeing you there 😊

Dog Training, Agility, Scentwork, Tracking and Trailing -Cheam and surrounding areas of Surrey and Greater London

14/09/2025

A very happy birthday to Sofie 13years old today 🛍️🎉🎂🎁💕. Hopefully we will get a beach visit as soon as we can

11/09/2025

I’ve been looking through some old photos. This is from 11years ago a happy day with my friends Lesley and Shirley on Hayling Island . 4 of the Cavaliers were mine and they had 2 each as well. Only one of the dogs is still alive ( Betsy) and I’m the only person still alive in the photo and John who took the photo has also gone .
It makes you think about your own mortality.
I have started to make a list of things I want to do .
I’ve always wanted to go to Hampstead Heath with the dogs but never got around to it. That will be one early Sunday morning drive .
I’d love to take the dogs to Pembrokeshire as the beaches look beautiful
I think all of us need to slow down and appreciate the beauty of things around us be that flowers in your garden, the countryside and just spending time with our dogs off our phones .
That is a rule of mine no phones on our walk .
Enjoy your day xx

19/02/2025

I’m so glad my girls have always felt comfortable giving things up to me . This was the latest find this morning and could have meant a trip to the vets had one of them eaten it . I always reward them giving something up, if they have picked up socks in the house I swap them for a treat . Spaniels are notorious for ending up in rescue as adolescents with resource guarding issues due to having things forcibly taken from them . Play toy switch with your dog , teach them a retrieve to hand , have some fun with the giving things up that means your dog still gets a win win situation . The best time to start this is as puppies but you can still do it with adult dogs . If your dog already has resource guarding issues that’s a different thing to work on but can still be achieved . Teaching this could be a life saver….. guarding

18/02/2025

Hi everyone
Last call to see if anyone would like to join us on Sunday March 2nd at Oxshott 10am-12pm for the improvers mantrailing workshop. This is for dogs who have already done the complete beginners and more workshops with me. I will tailor each search to suit the dogs searching ability skills. I have 2 spaces left. Plus I have added dates right through until May if anyone wants to book now or add to their diary in advance.
https://happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online/ola/services/mantrailing-improvers-at-oxshott-on-sunday-2nd-march-10am-12pm

Improvers March 16th at Headley SOLD OUT

Complete beginners’ workshop at Cheam on Saturday 29th March 12-2pm spaces
https://happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online/ola/services/complete-beginners-mantrailing-at-cheam-saturday-29th-march-12-2pm

Sunday April 13th improvers workshop at Oxshott 10am-12pm - 2 spaces left.
https://happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online/ola/services/mantrailing-improvers-sunday-13th-april-at-oxshott-10am-12pm

Complete beginners at Cheam on Saturday 3rd May 12-2pm spaces
https://happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online/ola/services/complete-beginners-mantrailing-at-cheam-saturday-3rd-may-at-12-2pm

Sunday 11th May at Oxshott Improvers 10am-12pm spaces
https://happypetsservices.co.uk/book-classes-online/ola/services/mantrailing-improvers-sunday-11th-may-at-oxshott-10am-12pm

Each workshop costs £35.

Do you have a dog who likes to sniff? I am an accredited search dog handler and I teach dogs to search for and ‘rescue ‘a ‘lost’ person for fun.

Operational Search and Rescue Dogs take 2 years to train to high standards with several assessments before they are allowed to go out and search for missing members of the public.

However, we can also teach it for fun, called mantrailing or you may have heard of it as sport trailing.

If you are looking for a unique way to bond with your dog, mantrailing is a great option. It requires team work, trust and communication, it’s a fantastic way to improve both yours and your dog's physical and mental health. It's a great workout, helps reduce stress, and all of these can strengthen your relationship. It is also a great way to help if you have an adolescent dog who is not particularly listening to you. This can help them focus and you will start to work as a team often repairing your bond which may be a little stretched at the moment!

Come and give it a try and see the difference!

You will need a harness and a longline but I can loan a longline for the workshop, if you don’t have your own. No need to worry about your recall. Searching is done at walking pace.

If you would like to see more of what this entails please take a look at some of the videos on my Facebook or Instagram accounts. https://www.facebook.com/sueashforthhappypetssservices
https://www.instagram.com/suehappypets/

13/02/2025

Sorry but I’m going to have a bit of a rant . I was 121 training with Chester this morning Paul is wearing a high viz jacket that says dog in training and a completely out of control Retriever comes bounding over . 6 times I called out can you call your dog please . Paul called as well . Nothing . Owners just looked at us . Finally they called the dog just as 2 horses came along . What did this dog do chased the horse . The horse reared up and the poor girl on board fell off. Thankfully she managed to hold onto her horse . The owners still made very little effort to get hold of this dog . I have to say Chester was a star ⭐️ how well he has come on in his training he didn’t react at all but this could have been very nasty and caused a lot of problems. Later on I encountered 4 dogs again no recall whilst walking my own dogs. I apologetic owner who then kept the dog on lead the other 3 the woman started saying I had 5 dogs to keep an eye on . Yes mine were all by my side whilst her 3 completely ignored her constant whistle blowing and calling 🤔. If you have no recall KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEAD OR LONGLINE and put some time into training . It is unfair to other people whether dogs horses livestock whatever to have to put up with your excuses. Do not try and put the blame on someone else accept YOUR responsibility. And if I hear biscuit one more time …. 🙄