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🐕 One-to-Ones + Group Classes
🐾 Puppies + Adolescents + Gundogs + More
🎓 CDBC, APDTI, GTA-H
✨ Start Training Now 👇

06/11/2025

It’s your last chance to book in for puppy classes in 2025 ‼️

Our classes cater to every breed, size and background ☝️ AND it’s held at our venue in Douglas!

Classes are for pups up to 5 months of age 👶

👉 This beginners class covers everything from teaching your puppy to sit, down and stay in the presence of other dogs, to walking nicely on the lead passed people.

Often puppy owners are also experiencing toilet training issues, mouthing and chewing 😯 so we’ve built in some coping skills to this course to help you navigate those issues.

As always, places are limited, as we’re firm believers in small class numbers in dog training 🙌

When 👉 December 6th at 9:30am

Have you just gotten a puppy? Book now to start them off on the right paw 📲⬇️

30/10/2025

“Reactivity” isn’t one behaviour, it’s a mix of emotions and experiences that looks the same on the surface but come from very different roots.

Fear. Frustration. Over-arousal. Pain. Stress. Early life experiences.
Every dog has their own why..

📰 Read our full blog post: When Your Dog Reacts on Lead - What’s Really Going On.
Understanding that why is where real progress begins. 💛

www.canineconnect.ie/news/

29/10/2025

Tired of getting bitten during heel rewards? 🦈

Try this pro delivery technique 👇
Trap the food between your thumb and the flat part of your hand - bring it straight down to your dog.

It keeps your hands safe and your reward delivery clean and clear! 💪🐾

Have you a dog that’s a little rough on your hands?

28/10/2025

🎯 The Magnet Hand Technique

There are many ways to reduce reactivity on walks -some use the environment to your advantage, while others involve building specific skills. The Magnet Hand is one of those key skills that keeps your walk more fluid and gives you options for those surprise moments. 🌿

By guiding your dog past triggers calmly, you’re creating opportunities to build desirable replacement behaviours for barking or lunging. Every successful pass without a reaction is a big win in your long-term training plan! 💪🐾

👉 Teaching the skill:
Start by teaching your dog that if they stay focused on the food in your hand for a short distance, they’ll get to eat it. This builds a strong treat lure - the foundation of your Magnet Hand.

👀 Timing matters:
Knowing when to use it depends on reading your dog’s threshold 👉watch for early signs of stress or tension and implement the magnet hand before your dog begins to react.

Consistent, calm practice turns management into progress. Each successful rep is shaping your dog’s future choices. ✨

25/10/2025

Our November-December calendar of events is now live 📣

🐶 Our puppy classes have even more dates added due to demand!

👉 We have our very popular silver class for our gundog graduates.

To round off the months we’ll also be running client workshops for graduates of our obedience group classes 🏅

Spaces fill quickly, and when they’re gone, they’re gone 🫢

Interested in one of our events? 📲 Check our website to see the full calendar, if they’re full just reach out and we’ll add you to our waiting list.

19/10/2025

Congratulations 🥳 another batch of silver students have passed their obedience exams!

We couldn’t be more proud of these dogs and their dedicated owners!

We’ve had the pleasure of working with these owners since their now teenage dogs were just puppies 🐾

As always, thank you so much for choosing us and continuing to choose us to train with 🧡

On to gold 🏃🏆

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Cork

Telephone

+353873884021

Website

http://www.canineconnect.ie/

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