4 Active Paws

31/12/2024

As 2024 comes to an end, I want to thank all my students for their support through this personally challenging year. Your dedication and enthusiasm have made this year truly memorable. Together, we've conquered challenges and celebrated achievements. I am so proud of each and every one of you.

🎉 Here’s to an even more amazing 2025! 🎉

Wishing you all success, joy, and happiness in the coming year. Let's continue to learn, grow, and inspire each other.

29/12/2024

📣Calling all Scentworkers - past, present and future.

🌟🌟SNIFFY CHALLENGE🌟🌟

Who's in❓

I have hidden a soak (Gun Oil) on or around a Pay and Display machine in Riverbank Car Park, Bideford (the car park by Victoria Park). 🎟️

The hide will be there from today (29/12) till 9am Friday (03/01).
Just pop down with your dog before then and locate the hide!

🏆To claim your prize (a little treat for your dog) send me a photo of your dog posing in front of the offending machine, clearly showing the location number.

⚠️Send photo by personal message on fb or whatsapp (no SMS)
⚠️Please do not remove the hide when you find it.

29/11/2024

Let me introduce you to P**a 💗
P**a is 6 years young and has been a very much loved and well looked after pet. Sadly her humans passed, which left P**a looking for a new home.
Kevin has been an absolute star 🌟 welcoming her into his home and sharing his toys, sofa and bed. As P**a finds her feet, I hope they continue to get along so well.
P**a has a lot to learn and a big lifestyle change. I hope she's going to enjoy it!

28/11/2024

🖤 BLACK FRIDAY DEAL ALERT! 🖤

Dog lovers, behaviourists and trainers, this one's for you! Our friends at Canine Principles are dropping a Black Friday sale you don’t want to miss: 30% OFF all courses from 22nd November to 2nd December 2024! 🎉

🐾 Canine Principles are dedicated to ethical, science-backed methods that builds positive, trust-based relationships with our dogs. Each course is written by qualified experts who are passionate about sharing up-to-date, research-driven knowledge.

And it gets better: Canine Principles qualifications are recognised through AIM Qualifications and meet the National Qualifications Framework standards. Completing a course not only gives you valuable skills but also allows you to join the National Institute for Canine Ethics as a CPD Member. Imagine where this can take you on your journey with dogs! 🚀

Whether you're interested in canine behaviour, training, or general care, now is the time to invest in your passion! Don’t miss out on this rare chance to save 30% on courses that bring you closer to becoming the best advocate, trainer, or pet parent you can be.

Ready to start? Head to the link in my bio and grab your course before the offer ends on 2nd December! https://www.canineprinciples.com/link/Z5XhCN USE COUPON CODE: BF24

01/10/2024

Some of you wanted to see Kevin and I running a course, so here you go.
This was at CPD day last weekend.

14/08/2024

👏Massive congratulations to Elinor Tedds and Mollie. 🥳

2 wins at agility means they are out of Grade One and into Grade 2!!! All the hard work both of them have put in has really paid off.

Very proud of you both 🤩

12/07/2024

04/07/2024

Come along and join the fun!!

We are hosting the dog show at the Littleham Village Fete on Saturday and also doing a demo of some of the things we do in the club. Come along and say hi 👋

30/05/2024

‼️ Layla has a very important announcement ‼️

Scentwork workshops are now on the website for booking 😃

🌟 Introduction to Scentwork - for dogs and/or humans who haven’t done any scentwork before - Thursday 20th June, 6.30pm, Northam

🌟 Building the search - For dogs who have started searching for odour - Tuesday 11th June, 6.30, Gunn

Head to the website now to secure your space

www.dreamsdogclub.co.uk/book-online

Layla says: “you’re a fool to miss them”

Her words not mine 👇

27/05/2024

We’ve had a few new followers recently so thought we'd re-introduce ourselves. 👋

We’re Clare and Sooz and we are the team behind DREAMS Dog Training.

Our goal is to make dog training as accessible as possible and to introduce you and you best friend to activities that will enrich both of your lives.

Whether you have an adolescent dog who has forgotten everything they learnt at puppy school, or a reactive dog who needs something to do, we can help you.

We work with all dogs and their people to coach, support and advise on:

Basic training - from focus, to recall, to loose lead walking and beyond

Enrichment activities - Scentwork and Mantrailing

Sports activities - from foundations to competition level

And we do that by creating channels of communication between you and your dog, making training a valuable and enjoyable experience for all.

We joined forces in January 2024 through our shared love of dogs and have found our ethos, skills and personalities complement each other perfectly.

We both regularly compete our own dogs and can often be found camping in our vans in a field whilst discussing the best way to teach a rear cross!!

We each live with multiple dogs and love nothing more than to spend time walking them, playing with them and hanging out on the sofa with them.🐾

Helping our customers gain confidence in their dogs abilities, learn new skills and make new friends has been immensely rewarding.

Animals have been a big part of our lives. Nothing brings us greater joy to see dogs and their humans having the best time together 💕

And as we hit 6 months working together we are so proud to have supported so many dogs and their people to achieve their goals. We can’t wait to see what the next 6 months bring.

We’re always excited to meet new dog owners in our circle. So don't be shy!

Share a pic and a little something about you and your dog in the comments below... 👇

25/05/2024

A BIG thank you to everyone who attended our Nosework Games today. As always, it's such a pleasure being able to watch the dogs search. I particularly enjoyed the first game. Thank you for all being such good sports. 😁

🏆Well done to everyone who gave the Games a go. 🤩

Results 🥇🥈🥉

Adopt a Position
1st Hilary & Rosie
2nd Katherine & Bray
3rd Jayne & Indie

Snake
1st Katherine & Bray
2nd Tanya & Lundy
3rd Margaret & Gypsy Minstrel

Go to Source
1st Katherine & Bray
2nd Tanya & Lundy
3rd Margaret & Gypsy Minstrel

Overall
1st Katherine & Bray
2nd Tanya & Lundy
3rd Hilary & Rosie