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Ok, who is up for a challenge? Show me a photo of your dog holding or wearing something Christmas themed....
19/12/2024

Ok, who is up for a challenge? Show me a photo of your dog holding or wearing something Christmas themed....

Club prizegiving last night 😁
18/12/2024

Club prizegiving last night 😁

After a busy few weekends competing, the dogs were owed some relaxation...
17/12/2024

After a busy few weekends competing, the dogs were owed some relaxation...

15/12/2024

Big congratulations to Team Hana and Nemo who made their dog sport debut at the scent trial yesterday, and both collected three qualifying certificates ❤️

Very hot day at the scent trial today, but Chilli qualified in all 5 of her Novice searches!Laura Mellor kindly lent me ...
15/12/2024

Very hot day at the scent trial today, but Chilli qualified in all 5 of her Novice searches!

Laura Mellor kindly lent me Clover for the day, who confidently smashed all four of her advanced searches.

Spy... doesn't do scentwork, so had a cruisy day just hanging out.

Good puppies ❤️

13/12/2024

Starting to teach Billie to back up, and also how to back paw target

Chester and Billie were perfect distractions for each other, working on some parallel pattern games, then enjoyed a walk...
13/12/2024

Chester and Billie were perfect distractions for each other, working on some parallel pattern games, then enjoyed a walk together.

Checking out a new walk in the rain....
12/12/2024

Checking out a new walk in the rain....

11/12/2024

I'm just so impressed by this team!

They first came to me when they were struggling with some reactivity and arousal issues during group training and on walks. They sensibly took a break from that environment, and committed to some private coaching.

They have worked so hard since then, and are now successfully back at the dog club in a competition rally-o class.

We ran a full novice course last night, and Team Bella smashed it. Look at that engagement, even in an area with interesting smells, other dogs on the sidelines, skatepark sounds in the distance, and some barking.

Watching this kind of hard earned success is the very best part of my job.

10/12/2024
Swim time for Wilbur and Floyd
09/12/2024

Swim time for Wilbur and Floyd

Bunch of posers 🤣
06/12/2024

Bunch of posers 🤣

06/12/2024

Some of Hana's searches this morning

05/12/2024

During her last stay I did a bit of work on nail clipping with Hana. This time I used the same process to work on accepting a grinder.

Putting her paws onto the target is a 'start button' for this behaviour, and she is free to withdraw consent and opt out at any stage. The aim here is not to do a thorough job with the grinder, but to get her comfortable with the grinder. I used my quietest grinder but hope to work up to a more powerful one over time.

More scentwork practice in a novel location for Hana today. She is prepping for her first competition...
05/12/2024

More scentwork practice in a novel location for Hana today. She is prepping for her first competition...

Much excitement about filling up the paddling pool today...
04/12/2024

Much excitement about filling up the paddling pool today...

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Big congratulations to Team Hana and Nemo who made their dog sport debut at the scent trial yesterday, and both collected three qualifying certificates ❤️

Starting to teach Billie to back up, and also how to back paw target

Bella rally
Bella rally

I'm just so impressed by this team! They first came to me when they were struggling with some reactivity and arousal issues during group training and on walks. They sensibly took a break from that environment, and committed to some private coaching. They have worked so hard since then, and are now successfully back at the dog club in a competition rally-o class. We ran a full novice course last night, and Team Bella smashed it. Look at that engagement, even in an area with interesting smells, other dogs on the sidelines, skatepark sounds in the distance, and some barking. Watching this kind of hard earned success is the very best part of my job.

Some of Hana's searches this morning

Hana nail grinder
Hana nail grinder

During her last stay I did a bit of work on nail clipping with Hana. This time I used the same process to work on accepting a grinder. Putting her paws onto the target is a 'start button' for this behaviour, and she is free to withdraw consent and opt out at any stage. The aim here is not to do a thorough job with the grinder, but to get her comfortable with the grinder. I used my quietest grinder but hope to work up to a more powerful one over time.

I forgot to post this one, Marlowe mastering the hold and retrieve

Whilst her brother Nemo has done a bit of scent work, Hana is really just beginning. Here she is learning to work containers, and to indicate on the hot tin among a few blank ones, with the hot one looking different in different reps (ie it's the odour that pays not just sticking your nose on a tin).

Hana has apparently become increasingly reluctant about nail trims at home. The good news is that because she has had a long history of good handling practices and is a generally sound and confident dog, this was a lot easier to resolve than I anticipated. This is only the second session. I added a front foot target to give her an opt in start button, and paired the clip with high value food. She is free to leave at any stage and I will stop, but she chooses to stay in this case. If only they were all this good!

Scent snoyts Games Jack
Scent snoyts Games Jack

Jack's searches yesterday at the Scent Snouts Games. Superstar!

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A bit about me.... (Corinne Barker)

Whilst Dog Matters Ltd has only been established since February 2019, dog training has been my all encompassing passion for at least the last 15 years (although my love of sharing my life with dogs goes back a lot further!). I originally joined Norwest Dog Training Club, ended up competing in obedience (my first dog earning the title of Obedience Champion, and my second dog Obedience Grand Champion), and eventually volunteering as a trainer for group classes. During this time as well as working with my own dogs, I fostered dogs for the Humane Society, gained a huge amount of hands on experience with a variety of dogs and problem behaviours, and went on to provide training services for other foster homes and owners of some of the adopted dogs.

For the last ten years I have been working part time as a professional trainer, spending almost every waking hour, outside of my day job, working dogs, competing, attending literally hundreds of hours of seminars, taking courses, reading text books, and moderating two force free training pages. Continuing education is a passion for me, with this year alone already having involved four webinars on Dog to Human and Dog to Dog Aggression by Michael Shikashio, an 8 week online course on Effective Behaviour Change by Sarah Stremming, and an in person three day obedience seminar by the brilliant Anna Herzog, Association of Pet Dog Trainers conference 2019 with Ken Ramirez, two day seminar with Kamal Fernandez, and plans are also underfoot to complete the Diploma of Canine Behaviour Science and Technology from the Companion Animal Sciences Institute.

The time has finally come to devote myself 24 /7 to dog training!