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31/12/2024

Just before we say goodbye to 2024, I wanted to say a huge thank you to my members and followers for all of their support this year.

Every masterclass, challenge, post and reel has filled me with happiness as I see so many responsible cocker owners joining in and developing their relationship with their cockers. 🥰

So, what is your biggest goal for you and your cocker in 2025? Tell me in the comments.

27/12/2024

Does your cocker come back every time you call them? Or could those recall skills use a little brushing up in the New Year?

Start 2025 on the right paw with my FREE live workshop designed to help you create a rock-solid recall habit. Perfect for all cocker owners—whether you're building recall from scratch or need a refresh- Workshop takes place on the 7th January at 7PM GMT!

In this workshop, you’ll learn:
✅ Simple strategies to make recall second nature for your cocker.
✅ How to practise recall consistently without stress.
✅ Tips for overcoming common recall challenges.

This session is completely FREE, but spaces are limited! Don’t wait—sign up now to secure your spot.

Comment RECALL for the link!

24/12/2024

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas! 🎄

Have a fantastic few days with your family, and of course, your cockers. 🐾

22/12/2024

It’s Day 5—the final Christmas training tip! We’ve covered creating a safe place, managing guests, handling arrivals, and planning activities. Today, let’s bring it all together.

Your Christmas Survival Plan:
Safe Place- Set up a calm, quiet retreat for your cocker and get them used to it before the big day.

Manage Guests- Set clear rules so your cocker isn’t overwhelmed. Guests should leave your cocker alone when needed!

Arrival Plan- Be proactive when guests arrive—lead, distract, or train to avoid chaos.

Plan the Day- Schedule walks, training games, and enrichment to keep your cocker relaxed and engaged.

Final Reminder:
Your cocker doesn’t need to cope with everything perfectly—small wins are a big deal. By planning ahead and managing the environment, you’re giving them the best chance to succeed (and you’ll feel calmer too!).

Action for Today:
Write out your “Christmas Survival Plan” for you and your cocker. Stick it on the fridge so everyone knows what to do!

21/12/2024

It’s Day 4 of your Christmas training tips! By now, you’ve got a safe place sorted, guests prepped, and a plan for their arrival. But what about the rest of the day?

Plan for the Day
The chances are your usual routine will be completely out the window on Christmas Day. To help your cocker stay calm and avoid chaos, plan some activities ahead of time:

If there’s no time for the usual morning walk, try a quick training session or a sniffing game in the garden.

Prepare some chewing or licking activities (like frozen Kongs) for their safe place to keep them busy and relaxed.

If an afternoon walk feels too hectic with everyone else out and about, consider booking a secure field—it’s a great way to have a stress-free run together.

Why This Helps
Having a plan means your cocker gets what they need—mental stimulation and calm downtime—even on a busy day. A little preparation goes a long way to keeping everyone happy.

Action for Today:
Make a quick plan for your Christmas Day activities, including a walk, training, or enrichment.

20/12/2024

It’s Day 3 of our Christmas training tips, and today we’re tackling a big challenge: guests arriving at your home.

If your cocker gets overly excited or stressed when people arrive, remember this is often an emotional response—not just a training issue. Instead of expecting your cocker to “just stop,” plan ahead to set them up for success.

Have a Plan for Guests Arriving

Here are a few options:

Take the lead—Pop your cocker on a lead, go out the door to meet your guests, and invite them in calmly.

Distract and redirect—Can someone take your cocker for a quick walk or play a game in the garden while guests arrive?

Training opportunity—Use simple training games (like sit or down) to keep your cocker busy and focused while the commotion settles.

Why This Works
Managing arrivals proactively reduces stress for your cocker, avoids rehearsing that excitable reaction, and makes for a smoother start to the celebrations.

Action for Today:
Think through your plan for guests arriving and rehearse it now—practice makes progress!

19/12/2024

Welcome to Day 2 of our Christmas training tips! Today’s focus: managing your guests to help your cocker feel calm and settled.

As much as we love having friends and family over, it can be overwhelming for our cockers, especially if guests don’t understand how to interact with them appropriately.

Set Clear Rules for Your Guests
To set your cocker up for success, explain a few key rules:

Leave your cocker to settle in their safe place (you set this up yesterday!).

No teasing, feeding, or fussing—sometimes our guests mean well, but this can create excitement or stress.

If you have children visiting, ensure parents take responsibility for supervising. Remind children that your cocker is a dog, not a toy, and they shouldn’t take things away or pester them.

Why This Matters
Clear boundaries mean a happier, calmer cocker and a more relaxed day for everyone. It’s much easier to enjoy the festivities when you know your cocker is safe and settled.

Action for Today:
Talk to your guests in advance. Set expectations now so there’s no confusion on the day!

18/12/2024

Let’s start with your first Christmas training tip to help you and your cocker have a calm and enjoyable day together.

Plan for Your Christmas Day
It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of Christmas, but our cockers can struggle with the sudden changes, extra visitors, and busy environment. The key to success is planning ahead—don’t expect your cocker to just cope!

Create a Safe Place
With a little preparation, you can make Christmas more relaxed for both you and your cocker.

Set up a safe place for your cocker in advance—somewhere quiet, away from guests and any visiting dogs.

A safe place can be a whole room or part of a room, sectioned off with a barrier.

Start getting your cocker used to this area now, so they feel comfortable and secure when Christmas Day arrives.

Having a safe place allows your cocker to retreat, relax, and avoid getting overwhelmed by all the noise and excitement.

Action for Today:
Take a moment to choose and set up your cocker’s safe place. Spend some time with them in the area so they associate it with calm and positive experiences.

17/12/2024

Thank you so much for sharing the training challenges you’d like help with this Christmas! I’ve read through your responses and have created a series of mini training tips to help you and your cocker enjoy a calm and stress-free Christmas.

From tomorrow, I’ll be posting out one tip a day to help you navigate the excitement of Christmas. These tips are simple, practical, and easy to put into action—so both you and your cocker can have the best time together.

I’d love for you to share your biggest takeaways from each tip in our Facebook group. Let me know what works for you and celebrate those little wins—because they all count!

Tomorrow’s first tip: Plan for your Christmas Day—don’t expect your cocker to just cope!

Keep an eye on my socials, and let’s make this Christmas as enjoyable and stress-free as possible for you and your cocker.

13/12/2024

12 Days to Christmas – Tell Me What Training Tips You’d Like!

Can you believe it? We’re officially just 12 days away from Christmas! 🎅

To spread some festive cheer, I want to give you all a little Christmas gift in the form of mini training tips—perfect for tackling those seasonal challenges with your cocker.

But here’s the fun part: I’d love to hear from YOU!

What training tips would be most useful for you this Christmas?

Struggling with your cocker jumping up at guests?
Need help keeping them calm around all the holiday excitement?
Or perhaps tips for managing walks during the busy festive season?

Simply comment on this post and let me know what you’d like help with. Then, keep an eye on my social media pages next week as I’ll be sharing tips tailored to your requests.

I can’t wait to hear from you and help make this Christmas stress-free and joyful for both you and your cocker.

09/12/2024

TOMORROW NIGHT! ⭐

his masterclass has been hugely popular for a reason: it’s designed to help you not just survive but truly thrive through your cocker’s “teenage” phase. If your cocker is between 6 and 18 months (or even a bit older), this is the perfect opportunity to tackle those tricky moments together.

Does this sound familiar?

Remember how proud you were of your puppy’s training? How quickly they learned to sit, lie down, come back, and drop it?

But now… does it feel like those skills have disappeared? 😞

Are you wondering if all those hours at puppy classes were for nothing?

Rest assured—it’s not all doom and gloom! 🙌

In this free masterclass, I’ll help you:

Understand what’s really going on with your adolescent cocker.

Learn strategies to bring back those training skills you worked so hard on.

Feel confident and equipped to handle this phase with patience and ease.

Hundreds of cocker owners have joined me for this masterclass and seen real progress. Will you be next?

Don’t wait—this is my last free training of the year!

Comment ADOLESCENT for the link!

06/12/2024

Don't miss out!!

It’s back—and for the final time this year! 🎉

I’m thrilled to announce my Understanding Your Adolescent Cocker FREE Masterclass on Tuesday, 10th December at 8 PM GMT.

This masterclass has been hugely popular for a reason: it’s designed to help you not just survive but truly thrive through your cocker’s “teenage” phase. If your cocker is between 6 and 18 months (or even a bit older), this is the perfect opportunity to tackle those tricky moments together.

Does this sound familiar?

Remember how proud you were of your puppy’s training? How quickly they learned to sit, lie down, come back, and drop it?

But now… does it feel like those skills have disappeared? 😞

Are you wondering if all those hours at puppy classes were for nothing?

Rest assured—it’s not all doom and gloom! 🙌

In this free masterclass, I’ll help you:

Understand what’s really going on with your adolescent cocker.

Learn strategies to bring back those training skills you worked so hard on.

Feel confident and equipped to handle this phase with patience and ease.

Hundreds of cocker owners have joined me for this masterclass and seen real progress. Will you be next?

Don’t wait—this is my last free training of the year!

Comment ADOLESCENT for the link!

03/12/2024

It's back!

I am my final Understanding Your Adolescent Cocker FREE Masterclass on Tuesday 10th December at 8 pm GMT, this masterclass is so popular and well worth a listen if you have an adolescent cocker.

This is completely free to help you not just survive but THRIVE your cocker's "teenage" phase!

The teenage phase is usually 6-18 months, but can sometimes be longer.

Remember how proud you were of your puppy's training results?

How quickly he/she learned to sit, to lie down, to come, to leave it, to drop it, etc.?

Where did all of those skills go? 😞

Do you feel like you wasted all your time at the puppy classes?

Rest assured it's not all doom and gloom! 🙌

Hundreds of cocker owners have joined me for this Masterclass, will you be next?

Sign up now: https://www.thecockeracademy.com/live-webinar/understanding-your-adolescent-cocker-masterclass-sept-24-copy/register

01/12/2024

You may notice when you’re out and about that your cocker is interested in everything but you, that’s usually because they are not focused on you, therefore they’re finding it very hard to be interested in you.

Start every session with a little focus exercise - it will help you a lot when it comes to your training.

Does your cocker focus on you? Where do they find it most difficult to focus?

27/11/2024

So, Christmas is getting closer and closer, how are you feeling about Christmas with your cocker spaniel? Are you feeling stressed about visiting family? Not sure how your cocker will feel about people visiting you? ☹️

Excited?!

Tell me about your feelings in the comments below!

18/11/2024

Time for some weekly goals!

Based on my training tonight and last week, what goals are you setting you and your cocker this week?

15/11/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who joined me last night for the Reactive Cocker workshop—it was such a great session, and I loved sharing tips and techniques to help both ends of the lead.

But… can you believe it? I forgot to hit record! 🤦‍♀️

Rather than just recording it by myself (which wouldn’t feel the same), I’ve decided to rerun the workshop so we can do it all over again, live! If you missed it last night, or if you want to join in again, I’d love for you to come along.

New Workshop Details:
When: Monday at 7pm GMT
Where: Online
Register here for the rerun: https://www.thecockeracademy.com/live-webinar/reactive-cocker-workshop1/register

Thank you for your patience and understanding—I can’t wait to see you Monday evening for round two!
Emma, Teän, Ninja and Pinga 🐾

P.S. The recording will be sent to everyone who registered on Thursday as well as Monday (once it's recorded!)

11/11/2024

EXTRA SPACES RELEASED!

Does Your Cocker “React” to Things in Their Environment?

Do you find yourself dreading certain walks?

Have you stopped walking with friends because your cocker doesn’t fit in?

When our cockers react, they’re often telling us they feel overwhelmed or don’t feel emotionally safe in that moment. And as much as we try to support them, it can leave us feeling frustrated and isolated too. This often leads to avoiding triggers, making our world feel smaller and more challenging to enjoy fun activities together.

If any of this resonates with you, I’d love for you to join me for our free “Reactive Cocker” workshop on the 14th November at 7PM GMT. I’ll be sharing the framework I use with clients to help them and their cockers feel safer and more at ease in their environments.

Click here to book your space: https://www.thecockeracademy.com/live-webinar/reactive-cocker-workshop/register

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Here’s the tea…When I speak to cocker owners who are struggling with recall, it’s obvious to see that they want to be able to let their dog off and have faith that they will come back when they are called. But recall isn’t trained overnight, and it requires a lot of effort and time to get your recall 100% right. So take your time, and start at home, be as consistent as possible and it will pay off in the end. 🐾How’s your cocker’s recall? Tell me in the comments below.

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