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18/11/2024

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I am very excited to announce that I have passed my accreditation with PACT and ABTC. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰The dog training industry is not...
15/11/2024

I am very excited to announce that I have passed my accreditation with PACT and ABTC. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

The dog training industry is not regulated, but you do have a choice!!

Why is it important to choose dog trainers through organisations such as ABTC?

You will have confidence and assurance that dog trainers who are members of these organisations have been fully assessed and accredited and are up to date with their knowledge and learning.

Let's start listening and being the voice for our dogs... be kind, they truly deserve this ❀️🐾🐾

Look at these gorgeous Puppies. All smashing it this morning 🐾🐾
02/11/2024

Look at these gorgeous Puppies. All smashing it this morning 🐾🐾

Today's pooches absolutely smashed it today 🐾🐾🐾
02/11/2024

Today's pooches absolutely smashed it today 🐾🐾🐾

Little Daxey is hiding under there somewhere πŸ˜” lots of little hiding places for her, hope she can hold her bladder until...
02/11/2024

Little Daxey is hiding under there somewhere πŸ˜” lots of little hiding places for her, hope she can hold her bladder until Feb πŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈπŸ€¦πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

02/11/2024

A study led by a canine scientist at Nottingham Trent University looked at the potential impact of pulling on the lead and the related pressure on the neck, using a variety of of collar-types and styles.

31/10/2024

πŸŽƒ TRICK OR TREAT πŸŽƒ

Today is Halloween!

Kanita would NOT be looking like this if she saw a bunch of excited children dressed in costumes on our doorstep this evening!

So, tonight we will be putting a little pot of treats outside of our locked gates- so we don't get unwelcomed visitors across the evening!

Previously at my old house, where I didn't have gates to lock, I would block our path to the house with a wheelie bin. Hardly the most sturdy deterrent- but it worked!

If your dog reacts strongly to the doorbell or is already unsure of children or things that are different/unusual then there is no shame in trying to deter visitors tonight.

πŸ‘» You can buffer that scroogey feeling by putting a little pot of treats/biscuits by your door.

πŸ‘» Consider taping over your doorbell or taping the door knocker down- incase all of the treats get snapped up or someone overlooks them!

πŸ‘»It's also sensible to avoid walking your dog on the street in the dark on Halloween if they have a fearful disposition. We should appreciate that these things (little people in costume) have the potential to be very scary for some dogs, and may lead to negative associations and subsequent behaviour problem that can take time to change.

πŸ‘»If your dog is generally doing well with the doorbell and visitors, then do still apply some caution. Asking your dog to 'stay' on a mat away from the door and even putting a temporary barrier in place may be sensible.

πŸ‘» A barrier between your dog and the door is especially sensible for dogs who react more strongly to visitors, just in case your deterrents do not work.

Consider giving your dog a treat scatter (caution in multi dog households or around children) every time the door goes, to help them stay calm.

πŸ’₯Many serious incidents involving dogs and people take the owner of the dog completely by suprise. Sometimes, there can be warning signals or subtle signs that have gone overlooked, or there are behaviours the dog does that are considered social when they are in fact conflicted or defensive, such as jumping up and/or vocalising.

In some instances- an incident really does appear to come from nowhere and in these cases, the trigger is often stress or health related.

Prevention is better, and far easier, than 'cure'.

05/10/2024
Saturdays Puppy Class - We had lots of fun this morning practising our recall and distance waits, also learnt a fun spin...
05/10/2024

Saturdays Puppy Class -
We had lots of fun this morning practising our recall and distance waits, also learnt a fun spin and twist trick too :)

Saturday Dog Training Class - older dogs learnt to send away to a target - sit/stay - with a recall back to owners - wor...
05/10/2024

Saturday Dog Training Class - older dogs learnt to send away to a target - sit/stay - with a recall back to owners - working on distance and distractions in our wacky races

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05/10/2024

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26/09/2024
🐾 Dog Training Classes πŸΎπŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί Calling all dog owners! Whether you have a playful puppy 🐢 or a wise old pup, my training cl...
13/09/2024

🐾 Dog Training Classes 🐾

πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί Calling all dog owners! Whether you have a playful puppy 🐢 or a wise old pup, my training classes are designed for dogs of ALL ages and skill levels! πŸ™Œ

πŸ“š Work through the levels and progress to SUPER DOG! 🌟

From:

🎯 Gun Dog Training
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There's something for every dog and every owner! πŸ’―

πŸ‘‰ Join us and watch your dog thrive in fun and engaging sessions! πŸŽ‰

Thursdays walkies
12/09/2024

Thursdays walkies

Another one of my many reasons why I hate this program so much! It is absolutely shocking that this program is still all...
05/09/2024

Another one of my many reasons why I hate this program so much! It is absolutely shocking that this program is still allowed to be aired... There is never a quick fix to training a dog or changing a dog's emotional response to something. You can not cause fear or scare your dogs to stop doing something.... Start listening and understanding your dogs and most importantly stop watching fake uneducated trainers like this!

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

Thank you for our yummy deer legs .spoilt.doggo hope you loved yours too 🦌🦌🦌
31/08/2024

Thank you for our yummy deer legs .spoilt.doggo hope you loved yours too 🦌🦌🦌

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Whistle training could help improve your dogs recall. It is clear and consistent and gives your dog the clarity that they need. Often recall cues such as 'come' can get over used, and become a bit like background noise to dogs and can be a bit hit and miss when your dogs come when called ⚑newsflash⚑ Your dog is not coming back because you have called them, they are coming back because they have finished what they are doing and then returning to you. This is not a recall! There are many reasons why this could be happening: Sometimes you use come sometimes you use your dogs name, sometimes you reward with a treat, sometimes you don't, sometimes your dogs walk is the only thing they have done all day and you are calling them back just at the time they want to go and do a sniff.... If you have been to my classes or have had any training from me, I talk a lot about motivation. So I have a question...if the environment is more motivating than your recall cue, what can you do to help improve it? Is your dog excited and runs over every single each time? If not why not? What can you do to help improve this? Here are some tips I do with my dogs: 🐾 fun games between me and my dogs at home, on walks, in the garden 🐾 Search games between me and my dogs at home, on walks, in the garden 🐾 Hunting games between me and my dogs at home, on walks, in the garden 🐾 Opportunities for my dogs to chill, sniff, and forage on my walks 🐾 Nutritional Diet 🐾Sleep - they sleep alot 🐾 Understanding when it is time to play and when it isn't - impulse and focus control - settle training 🐾Whistle or clear words which have meaning and a consequence (positive reinforcement)- rewards need to be motivational, play needs to be motivational and engagement with owners need to be motivational. If I recall away from something nice, such as a sniff, a squirrel, another dog etc this needs to be worth my dogs while, they need to be paid and they need to be paid highly - don't

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Coco my elderly beautiful Coco. 😊 Very Deaf, Very Sore, Very Confused but still Very Happy and on lots of meds, not very mobile but still enjoys a venture out, but is very Slow. Her nails are starting to get a bit too long, which will also add to discomfort. She used to like having her nails clipped, but she can no longer tolerate this. All of my dogs get solo time with me where we do special things together, such as a slow walk, or scent work or training. I think it is important to do this when you live in a multi dog household. Coco loves individual time, learning and enjoys training, and as the saying goes 'you can never teach an old dog new tricks' is an absolute lie, as the video shows. Introducing her to a scratch board will help keep her nails short, once she has learned what to do, she will be able to scratch the board and this simple trick will keep her nails looking good too. The platform is only slightly raised for now, I am hoping I will be able to rest this on my legs to create a slightly bigger raise, but I don't want to cause any discomfort and this might be too hard for her, so will see how she gets on. When I train I like to use choice and shaping, if she moves towards the platform she gets rewarded and bonus if she steps on to it. I'm not using any luring, as I don't want to put any pressure on her to move onto something she may not be sure of, i only want her to move towards the scratch board if she is absolutely happy to do so. The raised scratch board is also a good physio technique as you can do it with back paws on as well as all four paws on using two different platforms.

Visited Newark Park today with the family. Hazel was absolutely buzzing with all of the smells, pheasants and absolutely everything today, and at one point I really did think omg, are you ever going to calm down and stop pulling. What I did was: 🐢 let her walk & sniff and walk at her pace - this helps her process her environment 🐢 Every 5 metres - change direction no cue, no speaking 🐢 Slow down the pace - check ins start to happen - rewards start flowing fast 🐢 Tight lead = change direction and reward for slack lead (don't care if she is in front of me as long as lead isn't tight) 🐢Sit and cue go sniff - working together voila. It is so important that she has the opportunity to access different environments, I cannot expect Hazel to be able to remember the foundations of walking nicely in ALL new places, so I simply need to go back to basics and go nice and slowly with her. Hazel really struggles with impulse control and she gets over aroused very quickly so it is my job to help her manage ALL situations. She absolutely smashed the coffee shop though (I call it a coffee shop, a tent might be a more accurate description) , hazel led down nicely, whilst Dax enjoyed rolling around in the wood bark flooring. πŸ˜†πŸ˜†

Ideally I really would like a bit more space when I'm eating, but as long as she is sitting and not jumping, this is okay with me. Will I reward her with a treat - no, but she will get praise for this. Ideally I like her in her bed when food is about, but I have just come home and she wants to be near me so this is all I am going to expect from her. I also don't want the bed to be a place she gets sent when she has been chilling in it all morning, I want her bed to be a nice place. Right now just my presence is her reward for staying in a sit and resisting my cheesy potato. Lowering our expectations with our dogs will help with their learning and will help you with success with training too. πŸ•πŸΆπŸΆπŸ•

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