24/07/2024
Have bowls. Will puzzle. 🐕🧩 What's keeping you, mum?
Force-free dog training and behaviour.
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Have bowls. Will puzzle. 🐕🧩 What's keeping you, mum?
Delighted-mum moment 🥰 Couldn't be more proud of my Pointy Boy 🐾🤎 🐾🤎
A huge big thank you to the parkour superstars who joined me for the 5-week Beginner's Course. Certificates all round ✨🐕🐾✨
🐾✨ Any Dog Can Be a Parkour Dog! ✨🐾
Hey dog lovers!
Ever thought your pup couldn't do parkour? Think again!
Parkour is for EVERYONE—from puppies to golden oldies, Pomeranians to Pyrenean Mountain Dogs - and everything in between! 🐶🎉
Whether your dog is a high-energy sports dog or a sedate senior, a dog with special requirements, or a breed of any size, parkour is the perfect activity. I've seen it all: Labradors with hip dysplasia, my own 13-year-old German Pointer who was going deaf, and even visually impaired dogs or tripawd pups—all thriving and loving parkour! 🐕❤️
Why is parkour so great? Just take a look:
✅ Excellent for socialisation�
✅ Builds confidence in nervous dogs�
✅ Exercise for body and brain�
✅ Helps build a strong bond with your best friend�
✅ Creates focus�
✅ Helps with impulse control�
✅ Perfect for sports dogs recovering from injury or looking to build fitness and core strength�
✅ Improves body awareness and proprioception—it's like power yoga for dogs!
Our upcoming 2-day Beginner's Workshop on the 29th and 30th June is all about setting the foundations of parkour. It’s the first step of the parkour journey. From here, it's up to you and your dog how far you take it! The skills you learn can be used out on your walks, letting you experience your environment in a fun and totally different way. 🌿🐾
Check out this video from our last workshop where participants share their parkour experiences. 📹✨
https://youtu.be/J0p_Oz3muhM
Spaces are limited, so don’t wait! Visit my website at https://leapsandbounds.dog/parkour-dog/ or drop me an email at [email protected] to secure your spot.
Let’s get your dog exploring, experiencing, and having a blast! 🚀🐾
Fab session on Monday evening. Everyone enjoyed taking their parkour skills out and about. We even managed to miss the rain - bonus! 😁🐕🐾☔️
Just some of the lovely people and their equally lovely pooches who came along to the last Beginner’s Workshop. Fab to see you all 🤎 🐾🐕🐾🤎
2-DAY BEGINNER’S WORKSHOP
So excited to be welcoming some new dogs and their people to this amazing sport.
Parkour (also known as urban agility) is all about finding movement opportunities within the environment. So it’s a great way to make your daily walk with your dog more exciting and enjoyable for you both.
Dogs of all ages, breeds and abilities welcome - puppies, seniors, whatever.
Dog Parkour offers so many great benefits:
- Great for socialisation
- Boosts confidence in nervous dogs
- Exercise for body and brain
- Builds a strong bond with your best friend
So all the good stuff!
PS - A huge big thank you to my gorgeous poster girl, Darcie Lucy Penrose
Find out more here leapsandbounds.dog/parkour-dog
Thank you to all the parkour superstars who dropped by to have a go at the Puffin Festival today. It was great to meet you all 🐾⭐️🐕
Here's what a post-parkour pooch looks like. Shhhhhh, keep the noise down! 🧠🐾💤
Looking forward to seeing everyone this evening ☺️👍
So looking forward to seeing everyone this evening 😊🐕🦺🐕🐩🐾
A huge thank you to everyone for coming along to the parkour workshop yesterday. It was a great success and you were all absolute superstars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🐾
An extra-special thank you and huge love to my wonderful camera person kerry.kristi.art
Come and join me for Have-a-go dog parkour at this fun day and support Northumberland Dog Rescue
Hitch is in no rush to get his Saturday up and running. But then, that's what the weekend's all about. Have a fab bank holiday weekend everyone, whatever your plans 🤎🐾
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's flying Moo-Cow, obvs!
The parkour superstar strutting his stuff on our walk yesterday 🤎🐾
It's official! I'm now a IDPKA Evaluator - woo, hoo. Great way to start the weekend.
For everyone who has loved and lost 🐾🤎
My lifestyle is so attuned to that of my pets I sometimes feel our identities are fused
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, PARKOUR DOGS ARE GO! 🐾🐕 🐾🐕 🐾🐕
5-WEEK IN-PERSON BEGINNER’S COURSE
I am so excited to be launching my very first Parkour Dog training classes.
Parkour (also known as urban agility) is all about finding movement opportunities within the environment. So it’s a great way to make your daily walk with your dog more exciting and enjoyable for you both.
This unique sport is suitable for dogs of all ages, regardless of their ability and offers so many amazing benefits:
- Great for socialisation
- Boosts confidence in nervous dogs
- Exercise for body and brain
- Builds a strong bond with your best friend
To find out more, visit: leapsandbounds.dog/parkour-dog
A happiest of happy 12th birthdays to Hitchy Kitchy Ya-Ya Yay! My sun bunny and parkour superstar. He's been through a lot recently but he's finding his happy self again 🐾🤎
Sometimes you just need a cuddle in your mum's jumper
It's been nearly a week since had to say goodbye to our beautiful Dex. My heart is broken and he has left such a void in our lives. Thank you to everyone who has sent their love, support and messages of condolences.
A huge, massive thank you to all at Morris and Plumley who did everything they could for Dex and for me. As always.
And finally a special thank you to Trevor at Hearts to heaven pet crematorium for handling everything so sensitively 🤎🤎
I'm absolutely delighted that Dex and I have achieved our Level 1 certificate. A huge thank you to Mari and the Team at Mari Valgma - The Moving Canine for all your help and support. For anyone who hasn't heard of Movement Puzzles before, they are a fantastic way to boost body awareness, core strength, fitness and proprioception. But most of all, I love Movement Puzzles for their ability to build confidence and independent problem solving.
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🐾✨ Any Dog Can Be a Parkour Dog! ✨🐾 Hey dog lovers! Ever thought your pup couldn't do parkour? Think again! Parkour is for EVERYONE—from puppies to golden oldies, Pomeranians to Pyrenean Mountain Dogs - and everything in between! 🐶🎉 Whether your dog is a high-energy sports dog or a sedate senior, a dog with special requirements, or a breed of any size, parkour is the perfect activity. I've seen it all: Labradors with hip dysplasia, my own 13-year-old German Pointer who was going deaf, and even visually impaired dogs or tripawd pups—all thriving and loving parkour! 🐕❤️ Why is parkour so great? Just take a look: ✅ Excellent for socialisation� ✅ Builds confidence in nervous dogs� ✅ Exercise for body and brain� ✅ Helps build a strong bond with your best friend� ✅ Creates focus� ✅ Helps with impulse control� ✅ Perfect for sports dogs recovering from injury or looking to build fitness and core strength� ✅ Improves body awareness and proprioception—it's like power yoga for dogs! Our upcoming 2-day Beginner's Workshop on the 29th and 30th June is all about setting the foundations of parkour. It’s the first step of the parkour journey. From here, it's up to you and your dog how far you take it! The skills you learn can be used out on your walks, letting you experience your environment in a fun and totally different way. 🌿🐾 Check out this video from our last workshop where participants share their parkour experiences. 📹✨ https://youtu.be/J0p_Oz3muhM Spaces are limited, so don’t wait! Visit my website at https://leapsandbounds.dog/parkour-dog/ or drop me an email at [email protected] to secure your spot. Let’s get your dog exploring, experiencing, and having a blast! 🚀🐾 #dogparkourr #parkourforall #parkourdog #leapsandboundsdogs #dogtraining #canineconfidence #HealthyDogs #HappyDogs
Just some of the lovely people and their equally lovely pooches who came along to the last Beginner’s Workshop. Fab to see you all 🤎 🐾🐕🐾🤎 #dogparkour #funactivitiesfordogs #dogtraineruk #urbanagilityfordogs #getoutwithyourdog #activitiesinnorthumberland #activedogs
Remember, remember... don't leave it until the week before Bonfire Night to start trying to desensitise your dog to the noises made by fireworks. #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainer #dogtraineruk #noisesensitivity #gspcommunity #gsplove
When teaching a new skill, it's always best to start before you actually need to use it. Here are our first efforts with the new dog steps. You can see how Hitch's confidence grows with repetitions. And Dex, well I think I've created a step addict 😆😆😆 #dogtraineruk #seniordog #gsp #gspoftheday #seniormoment #dogtraining
Thank you Jilly Robson Lucy Penrose Emma McGee Toria Pinchen for our Noisy Curtain tubes. You are all absolute superstars 😍🐾🐾🤎🤍🤎🤍 #movementpuzzles #dogtraineruk #dogtraining #dogtrainer #seniordog #gsp #gspofinstagram #caninefitness
Whatever you’re working on, make it fun for everyone. #dogtraineruk #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining #dogtrainer #gsp #gspoftheday #seniordog
Whatever your plans, we're wishing you all a very happy New Year to all 🥳🎊🎉 Sound effects kindly supplied by Dex 😴
Dexter loving learning dog parkour Learchild Dog Field #dogtraineruk #labradorretriever #activedogs #parkourdog
Gorgeous Mabel aceing loose-lead walking yesterday. Like any new skill, it should be taught with patience and guidance #dogtrainer #dogtraineruk #goldenretriever #leadwalking #trainyourdog #dogtrainingtips
Huge congratulations to Diana and Basil. You absolutely nailed that title x x x #pointerdog #pointeroftheday #parkourdog #activedog #parkourtrainer #dogtraineruk
Canihike adventures - great fun, whatever the weather #gsp #pointer #gspoftheday #dogtraineruk #trainyourdog #dogsports #activedogs #sportdogs #canihike
Reiver and her mum Leanne doing a great job practicing loose-lead walking at Learchild Dog Field yesterday (despite the rain). #dogtraineruk #dogtrainer #looseleadwalking #leadwalking #trainyourdog
The very handsome Basil, rocking his International Dog Parkour Associationr Novice Title moves 🐾🖤🤍 #dogtraineruk #dogparkour #dogtraining #englishpointer #englishpointersofinstagram #dogsport
There are lots of ways to teach a formal heel position. Some are more fun than others #dogtraineruk #gsp #gspoftheday #heelwork #dogtrainingtips
Confidence building is a great skill for dogs of all ages, but especially puppies. Olive takes it all in her stride. #dogtraineruk #dogtrainer #puppytraining #dachshundoftheday #trainyourdog #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips
Little Louie rocking his recall practice Learchild Dog Field. Great session and thank you to Jackie and Marion for allowing me to use the footage. #dogtrainer #dogtraineruk #puppytraining #recalltraining #shihtzu #trainyourdog
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