Today's short blog is all about being accountable. So what has being accountable got to do with dog training?? For me being accountable is making sure I'm training the skills I want to train each day / week. It is so easy to get busy with everyday life and dog training can sometimes get put [...]
So I wanted to write a quick blog about something that I see is a problem in dog training and that is when the handlers are constantly looking for perfection when training.. In other words the finished article / behaviour. For example : Loose lead walking / walking to heal. The perfect sit and wait. [...]
I often talk in class about the importance of rewards and the correct ones! So I thought I'd write a quick blog to show you all that I do practice what I preach when it comes to my own dogs. Today we went for a lovely early morning walk through the fields, I always have [...]
Let's talk rest! I mean we all know how important it is in the human world but have you considered it for your dogs?! Rest is a vital part of any dog training as much as the actual training is itself. So with this in mind I want you to ask yourself if your dog [...]
So I thought I'd better write a little update as so much has happened in the past week! We are back from a fantastic training camp down in Devon hosted by the company I work alongside, Absolute Dogs. It was a brilliant week, packed full of training and learning, not only for our own dogs [...]
We had a fantastic weekend at the Dogs Unleashed Show held on the Bakewell show ground in Derbyshire. A fantastic doggy day out that is right on our doorstep!! If you haven't been I highly recommend that you put it in your diary for next year, you won't be disappointed! We had the afternoon there [...]
Look what we got! Yes, yes I did have to have a little celebration drink, I had been waiting for this to happen for months - finally a clear round at the UKA Agility competition! I think I am still a little bit in shock being as I was doubting if I should even go [...]
OK so today I feel like this: Last night I had a testing time with my oldest dog Milo at agility training. Milo's problem is not the equipment itself, he often confidently does that without hesitation or error, Milo's problem is his excitement! He loves agility so much he sometimes gets himself so exited he [...]
