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Mat Training

May 15, 2023 admin 1 Comment

This week we are talking all about mat training. The aim of mat training is to teach your dog to…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Puppy Training Filed under: dog training, mat training, puppy training

Duke’s Agility Diary part 3

May 11, 2023 admin 2 Comments

Before our third agility class, I had been practising Duke’s mat work and some pattern games in the hope of…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone Filed under: agility, dog behaviour, dog training, nervous dog, training class

Duke’s agility diary part 2

April 22, 2023 admin 1 Comment

On our way to the class, Duke seemed really excited and keen to get there. He pulled on the lead…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone Filed under: agility, anxious dogs, dog play, dog training, training class

Duke’s agility diary part 1

April 19, 2023 admin

Last Wednesday, Duke and I attended our first agility class with Click Trick Dog Training. This is something I’ve wanted…

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Posted in: Dog Training Filed under: agility, agility diary, dog play, dog training, enrichment

Easter with your dog

April 7, 2023 admin

Ready to celebrate Easter with your dog? In this post, we’re talking about some fun ways you can enjoy Easter…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Kids and Dogs Filed under: dog training, easter with your dog, family dog, holidays with dogs

Resource Guarding

April 3, 2023 admin

In this post, we’ll be talking about the different types of resource guarding. We’ll discuss how we can help our…

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Posted in: Dog Training Filed under: dog behaviour, dog training, dogs and kids, resource guarding

Dealing with a barking dog

March 3, 2023 admin

It can be really frustrating living with a barking dog. It can also lead us as owners to have feelings…

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Posted in: Dog Training Filed under: anxious dogs, barking dog, dog behaviour, dog training, reactive dog

The 3 D’s of Dog Training

February 27, 2023 admin 1 Comment

How’s your dogs ‘wait’ at home? What about at the park? And at the beach? You might have found that…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Puppy Training Filed under: dog training

Games for Reactive Dogs

February 2, 2023 admin

Games are really useful for teaching your dog new skills in a way that is fun and enjoyable for both…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone Filed under: dog behaviour, dog training, reactive dog, reactivity

How to help your reactive dog part 1

January 9, 2023 admin 1 Comment

Over the next few posts we’re going to be talking all about how to help your reactive dog. I’ll talk…

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Posted in: Dog Training, Folkestone, Puppy Training Filed under: anxious dogs, dog training, reactive dog

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No 1 will change your day, no 5 will change their No 1 will change your day, no 5 will change their life 🐶♥️
I was in a coffee shop today when I got chatting t I was in a coffee shop today when I got chatting to a mum and her 4 month old Vizsla puppy.

Four kids. A gorgeous, energetic pup. They wanted a great family dog, and he is! But, you guessed it, typical puppy problems, and everyone in the house could do with more training.

So I explained what my 3 month programme actually looks like. Week 1 isn’t tricks. It’s me in your living room for 90 minutes working out what’s really going on. What’s he doing, where, when, and how it’s affecting you.
Then we make a plan you can start the same day.

Here’s something you can try tonight. Think about your dogs day today- have they had enough of each of these things?

 🐾 Exercise
 🧠 Play - sniffing, chewing, playing etc
 💤 Sleep

Which one is running low? Top up that one. Just one!

Save this for the next time he’s driving you up the wall.
Welcome, I've got coffee, the good snacks you sec Welcome, I've got coffee,  the good snacks you secretly eat when the kids aren't looking and the lowdown on how to get your puppy to quit eating your skirting boards. It's all going to be ok 🐶♥️
Fireworks season is here, and so is the stress. “S Fireworks season is here, and so is the stress. “Should I comfort her? Will I make it worse?”

Here’s the good news. You can reinforce behaviour, but you can’t reinforce feelings. If your dog wants to snuggle in when the fireworks start, that's absolutely fine and absolutely will not make their fear worse. 

The rest is easy to set up before the bangs start:
🐾 Walk them early, before it gets dark
 🐾 Make a cosy den (a crate, a room without windows, or your old jumper on a blanket)
 🐾 Get a long-lasting chew or snuffle mat ready
 🐾 Close the curtains and get some background noise sorted. White noise, Classic FM or just turn the TV up. 
 🐾 Check their ID tag and microchip details are up to date
🐾 If your dog is pacing, panting or hiding or having really big feelings about fireworks, get yourself to the vets ahead of time. You don’t have to wing this alone. 💛

Save this post for the noisy nights and send it to someone whose dog hates this season!
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