The Dog Centre Kilkenny: Dog Training & Behaviour

01/01/2025

Cannot wait to see you all from Monday!

31/12/2024

Happy New Year!! I'm entering my 14th year in this industry in 2025. Thanks so much to everyone for being so amazing, clients, colleagues and dogs alike, it's been a challenging year for sure with lots of ups and downs but definitely more ups than downs and I'm looking so positively towards 2025. The biggest change in 2024 is definitely reducing adventure walk days and this has meant saying "goodbye" to seeing some dogs I've seen every week consistently which has been so challenging & sad but necessary to ensure my own longevity and to ensure I can stay bringing my absolute best every day as a certified behaviour consultant in the SouthEast. It's also meant I've been able to refer those dogs to walks with the amazing & , my brilliant mentees who i'm so excited for and who are working towards their training qualifications in 2025. I've so many amazing special people to thank for their ever uplifting support, too many to list ❤️ ✨️ but a special mention to , and all my amazing clients, best wishes to everyone for 2025

30/12/2024

More snaps and videos of yesterday's "last mantrailing day of the 2024" because it was just such a gorgeous day with amazing clients and dogs just loving learning new skills in a beautiful landscape. Bring on 2025 for more trails 🐾

30/12/2024

Enrichment is ENRICHING when we can see calm, relaxed dogs, after the enrichment has taken place ✨️ Nyx was wired to the moon this morning, so I tossed her a destructible cardboard box stuffed with paper to explore and pull apart (good for frustration) and she's now snoozing away, don't worry about the shredded box, it's all going in the Recycling bin anyway, she's just made more room in it! If she wasn't interested in the box, it was a slow, sniffy walk that she needed, or a treasure hunt with her food that I could point out for her to locate with her nose, or a long lasting chew in her bed, or a T touch exercise if she was seeking out my attention or a lickable or lappable enrichment like a kong or lickmat, enrichment isn't optional but it is unique to the dog in front of us and works around their own individual preferences. What's your dog's favourite enrichment?

29/12/2024

An epic day mantrailing with the club for our last mantrailing day of 2024. It was brilliant, an heart warming day despite the cold with loads of chats and time spent with the dogs doing something they love - using their nose!

26/12/2024

Throwback to the big snow in 2017.
Too good not to share again. Fionn and Ripley 💙

23/12/2024

Trust the lurchers to be as close to the fire as possible

22/12/2024

If you're struggling, please don't hesitate to reach out!

22/12/2024

Not Nyxi!
Reminder that shredding is a totally normal dog behaviour, it is brilliant stress reliever and boredom buster when you need it but to use MANAGEMENT and tidy away the stuff your dog SHOULDN'T shred. This is a public service announcement from Nyxi

21/12/2024

It's hard to ever believe that she was that poorly little puppy on death's door looking at her now as a chunky, cheeky madam

21/12/2024

Long day 🐾

21/12/2024

Following or stopping to chat can make all the difference to their dog having a reaction or building a positive association, let them have space, they're avoiding you on purpose

21/12/2024

20/12/2024

Taking bookings for January and February now

19/12/2024

I've been so spoiled with gorgeous gifts and kind words by my amazing clients this week especially these from 😍😍

17/12/2024

Inspired by Catherine
I don't say it enough

16/12/2024

What a handsome divil!
Met with Tyson today to work on some leash skills and behaviours with other dogs on walks. He's phe-nomenal, as is his owner. I cannot wait to meet with him again in the new year ❤️

15/12/2024