Renaissance Dog Training

Scentwork games and sports are for all breeds and all ages this is Myrtle doing some trailhunting at just 16 weeks

Alby doing some fantastic rally obedience homework 👏

12 Week Puppy Course 8 weeks foundations start 1st June 5pm at The Core Followed by 4 weeks lifeskills 20th July 8am Churchtown Total costs £134 PM to book ASAP

She's home and settling in incredibly well couldn't make up my mind on her name so did a blind draw and the winning name was Myrtle

As most of you know I'm in the process of becoming an International Trail Hunt Instructor. So I am working through the course with Merryn as well as videoing me teaching a couple of my clients for my assessments as well. This is exercise 10. A 20: 2 trail, that's 20 meter straight line then a 90° turn walk 2 metres then place the trail pod. As you can see Merryn and I are loving this game. Can't wait to be able to offer this great sport to you all!!!!

Wow what a fantastic Christmas mantrailing 9 dogs and 2 puppies did wonderful trails all people and one Grinch found. Lovely soup and mincepies and other nibbles consumer and a lot of laughs and thousands of steps done really couldn't ask for a better finish to 2023 mantrailing and look forward to 2024

Mad quite mad! What did we do this morning mantrailing on Dartmoor the dogs were fanbloodytastic and the handlers were pretty damn good as well and smiled their way through rain wind and fog

Misper,misper where can you be? Bhula perseverance trying to work out where Anna could be! Another video in comment best treat delivery ever from Chris and perfect catch from Ulla

July 14th is DOGS ON THE LEAD DAY This isn't a campaign to stop people walking their dogs off lead (as off lead exercise is vital for a dogs physical, mental and emotional health) It is a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of putting your off lead dog on the lead if you see someone else walking their dog on lead. Not only is this basic courtesy but can prevent your dog causing distress to the other dog who could be young and still in training to understand good manners, or they could be old, injured or reactive on the lead due to fear or frustration theses are just a few of the reason why a dog could be on the lead. By simple putting your dog back on the lead you are not only being kind to other dog walkers and their precious pets but you also avoid your own dog ending up in a situation when they could end up scared or hurt. RENAISSANCE DOG TRAINING SUPPORTS 14TH JULY DOGS ON THE LEAD DAY

A few of the finds in todays Mantrailing session. More videos in the comments

July Mantrailing Training sessions Same as usual 1st come gets the spot. summer times will be Sunday 1st thing in morning start (7am or earlier) depending on weather conditions. If there is enough interested a second session will be run Sunday evenings Thursday will be 6.30pm start please comment below which dates you want and if you would prefer am or pm or can do either. Sunday 2nd AM Rena and Alan 3 x Beagles Emma and Chris with Bhulu and Bode Anna with Ulla Andrea, Bob and Chief Sunday 9th AM FULL Rena and Alan 3 x Beagles Lucy with Zena Anna with Ulla Lynne with Loki and Spirit Sunday 9th PM Sunday 16th AM FULL Emma and Chris with Bhulu and Bode Anna with Ulla Lynne with Loki and Spirit Sunday 16th PM Nicholls family with Honey Sunday 23rd AM Rena and Alan 3 x Beagles Beatriz and Magnus Gillian and Pepper Sunday 23rd PM Vicki with Jinks Thursdays 6.30pm max 4 dogs 6th FULL Carol and Pluto me and Merryn Antonia and Dotty Donna with Meg 13th Full Carol and Pluto me and Merryn Antonia and Dotty Donna with Meg 20th FULL Carol and Pluto me and Merryn Antonia and Dotty Fiona and Bracken/Rowan 27th FULL Carol and Pluto me and Merryn Antonia and Dotty Fiona and Bracken/Rowan

Tarka is starting to get bored. So I asked several of you to send me a photo of your dogs so I could play a cognitive skills game with Tarka "WHO"S YOU?" I have done a couple of sessions today one this morning and another this afternoon each just a couple of minutes long. He definitely doesn't have true image recognition yet more a mix of postion targeting and chance. But he's enjoying himself, I'm having fun and at the end he's mentally knackered emotionally happy and ready to go back to chilling out. So it doesn't really matter if I get a true reliable behaviour I'm giving him the mental and emotional simulation he needs. Depending on how he goes I will increase the criteria over the next couple of days either by swapping around the photos more often making positions targeting less likely or add in photos of Jack and Magnus, so he has more choices. I want him to have to think hard but not make it so hard it's frustrating rather than fun!

Current puppy group had their 1st out and about session. They were ace. Nailed the focus on their owners. To the point that I had to use copious amounts of treats and even hold Ralph's collar to keep them all with me long enough for their owners to move away so they could practice their very 1st group recall. Next puppy course starts next Saturday 7pm at The Core in Saltash PM for more details