Scamp's School of Dog Training

08/07/2025

And I wondered why May didn't want to come home? 🤣🤣🤣

07/07/2025

Only 2 weeks left for this pup course and already thinking about how I am going to miss them all. Super, super bunch of pups making my job such an easy and fun one.

07/07/2025

Every time I think the next batch of pupsters can't get any cuter..........😍

07/07/2025

Huge thanks to May's Aunty's Jojo for looking after my precious pup today, and to my good friends, Vera and Rob for supplying fuss and fun.
Today, I have been rather poorly, and combined with a naff spine and nerve issues all hitting at the same time, I have been totally off my feet.
Having good friends, that you can trust whole heartedly with your dog is a God send.
Thanks guys, you're the best.

04/07/2025

We all get hung up on teaching the dogs stuff, but it is just as important to teach your dog to be comfortable doing nothing. One of my favourite times of the day is when I find a quiet place on our walk, sit down and let May sit between my legs facing out and we just watch the world go by together. It's not all fancy turns, quick downs and instant recall. Calm and recuperation is just as essential.

02/07/2025

When Dash met Bertie 🥰

30/06/2025

Too hot to walk the dogs. No problem, have an enrichment session with lots of stations so your dog has choices, a brain full of tiring but satisfying dopamine. Happier, tired dog without the risk of taking the dog out in extreme temperature. What's not to love?

30/06/2025

A little insight into our pup classes. Here we have Super Sally learning self control and 'leave on cue'. We start with teaching a basic leave from our hands, then off the floor, then we start dropping the food and even teach them to leave off their own paws. All taught properly without the use of slip leads or any other dated aversives, all taught positively and we make it fun for the dog.
The real training though, starts at home when the handlers practice and reward the dog's new skills in ALL environments and progress their skills to ensure they are solid and instinctive. Just look at Sally's homework pic.
Great job, Sophi, you are doing that girl proud

30/06/2025

Week 3 of bronze course and we're starting working on loose lead walking training. You'll note, we use the word training. In other words, we teach the dog to walk on a loose lead using positive and ethical methods. We do not use tools designed to choke a dog for pulling, like slip leads, chokers, etc. and we definitely don't use kit designed to cause discomfort and pain like head collars and figures of 8's. Thankfully, we are no longer living in the 1970's and are better than that now.
Just look at awesome Arnold. We love to see when dogs progress due to their guardians putting the time and care in between classes and Arnold us the perfect example of this.
Great job everyone. You were all fantastic today.

29/06/2025

This, this, this. We shouldn't need to say that it is wrong to choke a dog in lieue of training, but judging by the number of dogs I see in slip leads and figure of eights, it appears that we do. 😕

The magic loose lead walking tools - Slip leads, grot collars, choke chains and prong collars 😡

Some dog trainers (i say "trainers" but its an unregulated industry so there are those with no actual education, or experience that call themselves "dog trainers) that will use, or recommend to use these torturous tools, because its a quick fix, which they "think" makes them look good.

But there is NO MAGIC!
JUST PAIN, AND DISCOMFORT
The dog just learns how to avoid this pain and discomfort by shutting down.

(What kind of person would want to intentionally cause pain and discomfort to a family member?)

But its not just the physical pain and discomfort, or the emotional pain and trauma, there is also a lot of physical damage these tools can do.

A dogs neck is a very delicate part of their bodies!

The neck and cervical spine contain the spinal cord, this is where the nerves of the front legs originate. Excessive paw licking is quite often misdiagnosed as allergies when it is in fact pain.

Putting stress on the neck can cause painful disc damage and shoulder problems

One of the most important structures of the nervous system "The Vagus Nerve" originates at neck level and this controls life essential organs like lung, heart, stomach, and intestinal tract.

The Thyroid gland is located in the neck. If this gets inflamed the immune system trys to remove the inflamed cells.
The destruction of the Thyroid gland cells can lead to hypothyroidism

Increased pressure put on the Jugular vein can cause seizures
Ear and Eye issues are significantly increased

Being je**ed on a lead causes whiplash and bruising.

The epidermis of a dog is only 3-5 cells thick
A humans is 10-15 cells thick (prong collars HURT)

Unfortunately there are some dog trainers that dont care if their results hurt or worry the dog.
All they care about are their own egos and money, not the welfare of the dog.

No educated, positive trainer would ever use or recommend these tools.
Please advocate for your dogs. Dont be a yanker, and find a trainer with ethics, morals and compassion

A well fitted Y shaped harness is the safest and kindest peice of equipment to use on a dog.

27/06/2025

There isn't a dog training school in the country with a better back yard than Scamp's. Blessed 😀

25/06/2025

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