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Update on Tali My Springer Spaniel Puppy At 19 Weeks

It’s been a few weeks since I updated you on my training with Tali, my 19 week old Springer. She is progressing very well. I have established a good bond with her, which has been built, not bribed or bought. Tali works with me at client lessons, without engaging with the dogs or their owners. […]

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Lockdown 3 Services Update

Well it’s new year, new lockdown and once again, I am having to adapt to my business to meet the restrictions in place upon us all. Fortunately, I am able to continue to provide dog training services. As my lessons are classed as a business service, I can train a family group together. This is […]

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Dog Training in 2020 – My Review of the Year

Let me start my review of 2020 by saying a massive thank you to everyone who has trained with me this year. I always appreciate my clients but this year, you have been exceptional. From regular clients who have kept turning up to new clients that have found me and then committed to a training […]

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Top Tips For Enjoying Christmas With Your Dog

We know that Christmas is going to be a little different this year. Your house may not be as busy as usual but it’s likely that your routine will change for a few days. I wish all my clients a very Happy Christmas – and that includes your dogs. Here are my top tips for […]

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Building the bond with your dog

It may be the time for Christmas movies but for me, you can’t beat a dog movie. I’ve recently watched Hachi with Richard Gear. For me, it perfectly sums up the bond between a dog and their owner. At the other end of the spectrum you have Marley and Me. Yes, the dog is a […]

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Lockdown 2 Services Update

So here we are again. These are challenging times for us all. The wellbeing of my clients and your dogs is of the upmost concern to me. I will be adhering to Government guidelines while still delivering the dog training services that you need. This lockdown 2 services update will hopefully reassure and inform you […]

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Working Through The Rain – A Big Thank You

The weather last week was shocking. It poured with rain everyday and often, I was out in the fields for hours. The thing that made the week not only bearable but enjoyable was the kindness of my clients. For one, everyone turned up despite having to navigate the flooded lane and train in atrocious conditions. […]

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Trial of PitPat Dog Activity Monitor

I’ve been asked to trial and review a new dog activity monitor called PitPat. It is essentially a Fitbit for dogs, measuring the exercise and fitness of your dogs. It reports back via an app so you can see how long your dog has exercised for, ground covered and so on. As my dogs don’t […]

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The Glorious Twelfth and the start of the shooting season

The glorious twelfth marks that start of the 2020 shooting season and for those who are fortunate enough to be shooting today I hope it’s a thoroughly enjoyable day. Years ago I was asked by Ribble Valley Live Magazine to write an article about grouse shooting and the beautiful moorland, which included some amazing photos […]

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Training a German Shepherd to work on a shoot

You might think training a German Shepherd to work on a shoot is a crazy idea, but why not? As long as we train the dog correctly, we can achieve anything. 18 month old Saga is a beautiful black German Shepherd that reminds me of my last black Shepherd called Shar. I acquired Shar at […]

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