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2 weeks ago

Roll up! Roll up! for another Great Review Friday, this one is a short but sweet review of the work I did with Max, the GSD. I hope you all have a nice weekend 🥶😀 "I have attached a photo of Max - we are working hard on his training - his sit, stay, and recall are all coming on - he has also started to meet new people using the technique you showed us, and it’s going well. I use the kettle training when I can and find it’s fun and works well."Thank you againMichelle, Tim, Thomas (Max and Flash) ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

For those who know me well, I am seldom at a loss for words; however, last night was probably the most impressive GCDS test we have done for quite a while. We had Sue and Gordon the Working Retriever, and Elly and Angus the Retriever/Irish Setter, achieving their Bronze award. Followed by Juliette and Fig the GSD, Elizabeth and Django the Retriever and last but no means least, Amanda with Hector the Giant Schnauzer/Lab achieving their Gold Award. The impressive part of the test was seeing all the hard work done in between classes that came to fruition on the day of the test making me the proudest of all trainers to have had the honour to train such great people and their dogs 😀 ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

🎆💥Complimentary Firework Advice for You and Your Dog💥🎆Although it is too late in the year to start desensitising your dog for the fireworks season (this should ideally be done around March), I think I have a couple of tips that may help those who have issues with their dogs around this time. There is a lot of information that is already available online, but I thought I would add some information that may not be so easily obtained. 1. I have found that most puppies and adolescent dogs seem to do okay for their first fireworks season, leading to the owner becoming a little complacent the following year. However, I have found that the second fireworks season can be the one that makes or breaks your dog, so be careful.2. It goes without saying, and most owners do not take their dogs for a walk in the evening but sometimes forget to go out with their dogs in the garden when the dog needs to toilet. I go out with my dogs and in the garden from 3pm onwards and have a treat that they never get for anything else, such as chicken, cheese, sausage etc.. and I give them a small piece every time a rocket or banger goes off, making sure I do not flinch myself😀. I also play this “marking” game indoors every time one of my dogs notices a sound that has not been suppressed by the TV. This is similar to how we train Gundogs to desensitise to the gun, changing the dog’s original emotional response from one of being startled to one of hunger or play, as you can use a favourite toy if your dog prefers to play every time they hear a bang 💥3. It is important to set up your home so that it is relaxing for your dog, with advice ranging from closing the curtains to using aromatherapy and everything in between. But the first thing you should do, which is sometimes forgotten, is to ensure you are relaxed as an owner. So, set up your home so you are relaxed and cannot hear the fireworks or at least to a lesser extent, you would be amazed how dogs can pick up on your behaviour (during the height of COVID I saw several dogs who would growl if someone coughed 😷😀).4. Finally, there are a lot of great resources from Classic FM, YouTube, Dogs Trust and even Sky who are doing a pop-up channel on 310 playing sounds and music designed to reduce the stress in your dog. If you do not have access to these resources, my one bit of advice is to play two different radio stations placing the speakers at either end of the room, as studies have found that cross frequencies are an effective sound field and will be more effective at blocking external sounds.Take care everyone and I will see you at the other end!!!!!!!!!!! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 month ago

It's here once again, and keep them coming...it's Great Review Friday, and although it is a miserable day, the weekend is looking good!!!☀️☀️☀️☀️😀😀😀 ... See MoreSee Less

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