Shannon
Shannon retired a while ago as she has back issues. So we had a bit of fun with her on the beach! Sand is as safe as it can get and she loves it so much! ❤️🤩🐶
One of my favourite things to do is to help people with disabilities and their pups. 🐶 A long line isn’t an option for Louise and Ruby as it gets tangled up in her wheels and is hard for Louise to manage. So although Ruby gets a good run alongside her chair every day, (trust me, she can get up some speed!) she really wants to be able to let her off. So recall work is so important. This is Ruby’s first time off lead after a lot of recall training on lead with me to guide her. She was amazing and had the best time ever.
I have just completed a six month course on understanding Autism (just waiting in my certificate) and hope to do a qualification in understanding disabilities in general as my next project.
My aim is to understand all individuals and their needs. I love thinking out of the box to find solutions. Everyone should be able to own a dog despite any barriers.
If any Victoria Park regulars would like to meet up with us let me know! We will be at the CARAT fundraiser in August too! Louise and her husband have offered to help me with my raffle. I just love what I do and want to be as inclusive as I possibly can be. 🫶🏻🐶💜🩷❤️💛🧡💚🩵💙🤍🤎🖤🩶
Tarski’s first ever training in his harness. What a great dog and owner! 🧡 #miniamericanshepherd #dogtrainer #blackandwhitedogtraining
Manny Manhood (don’t ask!)I’m using a bit of humour to teach shaping! I spotted an interesting coaster on the table! 🐓 #fundogtraining #podenco #bullterrier #shaping
Max 💙
This is the direct reply I got from Max’s owner, when I asked if I could share her story.
Max is about eight now.
“I think Max first came to you at 9 months old. He did all your obedience and agility foundation classes. He knows all his tricks from you, including how to eat a hair band!! 😂😂😂😂We have never taken him to agility groups as I worry he will get too excited when he sees other dog’s running, but he tried it one to one with someone Nina recommended who had all the full equipment. He totally loves it but does suffer with bad joints from time to time so we don’t do it anymore.
Max absolutely loves Nina. Even if we mention her name, he goes completely crazy looking for her. Her agility foundation classes were absolutely amazing and the private agility lessons we had with her were certainly the highlight of Max’s week. Nina makes dog training so much fun and is so understanding when things get tough. I never imagined he would be walking along busy main roads (we have always avoided traffic of any sort) but Nina certainly makes it look easy”
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I now doing weekly training walks with Max in lots of traffic. As you can see, he is doing really well! He used to lunge at anything that moved! Motor bikes were particularly bad!
Max did a lot of agility foundations with me in the small area available at the time. That’s why I suggested he did it with someone who had all their own full set of equipment and space. He was really good at. Shame about his joint issues though as I reckon he could have had a good agility career.
I loved doing agility with Max, but now I’m concentrating more on my behaviour work.
I enjoy one to one training the most as I feel the dogs get so much more from it.
However the classes I used to run, started the careers of lots of dogs who have gone on to do really well.
I miss it, but my back and hips don’t!! 😂
I would love to see your agility success story’s and photos if you started with me.
I love this dog! 🩵 Kosmo is a bit confused about where the ball is going! 😂
We don’t take things too seriously at home! The key to training is to make it fun! 🤩
If you listen carefully you can hear my mum open a packet of beef for her lunch! 🤣 Cloud doesn’t miss a trick!
Thank you to Shirley and Mungo for their new toy! 💜
Happy Christmas everyone! May you be as happy as Frazzle is right now with his new toy! 🐶💝
My dogs are not quite right! 😂🤪❤️🐶
Love their funny little ways of communicating ❤️