Invicta Dogs: Training & Behaviour

Invicta Dogs: Training & Behaviour 🐾 Training & behaviour
🐩 Classes
🐶 Puppy training
🐺 Gundog enthusiast
🐕 College of scent dogs Please send a message or visit our website for more info!

Hollie, owner of Kent Animal Training, has been training animals for over 15 years. Having studied with the IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers) and ABTC (Animal Behaviour Training Council), she spends most of her time sharing her knowledge to help train dogs of all breeds, ages and temperaments. Hollie's approach is always welcoming and she is someone who is always ready to help. Seeking guida

nce from a professional trainer can be daunting for some, but that need not be the case with Hollie's friendly approach!

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Although Hollie spends most of her time helping owners train their dogs, she has experience training horses, cats and parrots. Hollie also has experience training a number of different species (including wolves, chimpanzees, bears, otters, tigers and more) and is a Zoo Animal Training Officer responsible for overseeing the creation, development and implementation of training and behaviour modification programmes.

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Hollie is based in the Kent area, is able to travel for appointments and is flexible with bookings to suit your needs.

28/05/2026

Not every puppy class is about playing with other dogs 👀🐾

One of the biggest things we focus on in puppy classes is teaching pups how to stay calm, confident and engaged around other dogs 💜

Before puppies can greet politely, they first need to learn how to work and focus around distractions. That’s why we start at a distance first, helping pups feel comfortable, successful and able to focus on their owners without becoming overwhelmed.

As confidence grows, we gradually bring the puppies closer together, creating positive, calm experiences and helping build neutral behaviour around other dogs 🐶✨

Because confident puppies don’t need to say hello to every dog they see — they learn that calm, relaxed behaviour is rewarding too 🙌

These two absolutely smashed their gentle greeting 🥹🐾

Want to help your puppy build confidence, focus and calm social skills?
Our next puppy classes start soon 🐾

📧 [email protected]

Give Your Puppy the Best Start in Life 🐾Our 6 week puppy training course in Ashford is designed around positive reinforc...
26/05/2026

Give Your Puppy the Best Start in Life 🐾

Our 6 week puppy training course in Ashford is designed around positive reinforcement, helping you build a strong, lasting bond with your puppy while setting them up for lifelong success 🐶

📍 Singleton Village Hall, Ashford
📅 Starts 23rd June
⏰ 5:30pm

This is not just about teaching sit and stay. It is about building the foundations that truly matter

✨ Reward based training that builds confidence and trust
✨ Core foundation behaviours for real life success
✨ Socialisation done the right way, calm, positive and pressure free
✨ Preventing common struggles like jumping up and overexcitement
✨ Helping you understand your puppy so you can grow together

Our goal is simple. To help you raise a well rounded dog and create a relationship that lasts a lifetime ❤️

Spaces are limited to keep sessions supportive and tailored to you and your puppy

👉 Email [email protected] to give your puppy the best possible start.

🐾 Want to do more with your dog this summer? 🐾We have TWO exciting upcoming courses designed for pet dogs that need a po...
26/05/2026

🐾 Want to do more with your dog this summer? 🐾

We have TWO exciting upcoming courses designed for pet dogs that need a positive outlet, more enrichment and fun training together 💜

👣 Intro to Tracking Workshop
Perfect for high-drive, reactive, nervous or older dogs that love to sniff and problem solve.

🦆 Pet Gundog Level 1 – 6 Week Course
Fun, engaging training for dogs that love to retrieve, work and learn alongside their owners.

✨ Any breeds welcome
✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Reward-based methods only

Led by a City & Guilds qualified instructor and staff member at The College of Scent Dogs.

📍 Smarden, Kent
📩 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
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⚠ Limited spaces available.

A big welcome to our new weekend puppy class crew. 4 lovely pups joining us for the next 6 weeks! 🐾We’re so excited to h...
18/05/2026

A big welcome to our new weekend puppy class crew. 4 lovely pups joining us for the next 6 weeks! 🐾

We’re so excited to help these youngsters get the very best start through fun, positive reinforcement training and confidence-building.

Over the course of the class we’ll be working on key foundation behaviours including:

✨ Recall
✨ Loose lead walking
✨ Focus and engagement
✨ Settle work
✨ Confidence around the world
✨ Building great habits for life
✨ Socialisation in the right way.

Puppy training is about so much more than cues. It’s about creating a calm, confident dog and giving owners the skills to enjoy life together.

We can’t wait to watch these pups grow in confidence each week. 🐶💜

Give a big Invictadogs welcome to Bertie, Odin, Max and Bill.

MANTRAILINGTeach your dog to find people!Whether you have:🐾 a busy-minded dog🐾 a high-drive breed🐾 a nervous dog needing...
14/05/2026

MANTRAILING
Teach your dog to find people!

Whether you have:
🐾 a busy-minded dog
🐾 a high-drive breed
🐾 a nervous dog needing confidence
🐾 or simply a dog that LOVES to sniff…

✨ Suitable for pet dogs, working breeds and complete beginners
✨ Any breeds welcome
✨ Positive, reward-based methods only

Led by a City & Guilds qualified instructor and staff member at The College of Scent Dogs.

📍 Ashford & surrounding areas
📩 Register your interest:
[email protected]
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⚠ Intro workshops and progression sessions available- register interest.

TRACKING INTRO WORKSHOP Ever wondered what your dog is truly capable of?Teach your dog to track like a police dog.This i...
12/05/2026

TRACKING INTRO WORKSHOP

Ever wondered what your dog is truly capable of?

Teach your dog to track like a police dog.

This introductory workshop is designed to give dogs and handlers a fun, practical introduction to the foundations of tracking 💜

You will learn:
👣 Track laying foundations
👣 Straight legs & corners
👣 Line handling
👣 Focus & problem solving
👣 Calm, purposeful scent work

Perfect for:
✔ High-drive dogs
✔ Busy dogs needing fulfilment
✔ Nervous dogs needing confidence
✔ Pet dogs who LOVE to sniff

✨ Any breeds welcome
✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Reward-based methods

Led by a City & Guilds qualified Tracking Dog Handler & Instructor and staff member at The College of Scent Dogs.

📍 Kent
📅 Date in June TBC
📩 Register your interest:
[email protected]

⚠ Spaces will be limited to keep sessions small and supportive.

12/05/2026

Play between dogs isn’t just chaos or fun — it’s communication, impulse control, and learning how to regulate arousal

In this clip you can see natural stop–start play
That ability to pause, reset, and re-engage is a really important skill for dogs to develop. (You'll also see Darwin being the typical fun police and "splitting" - hea trying to calm the boys down by getting in between them but I call him off)

It builds:

✅self-control under excitement
✅better decision making
✅clearer communication between dogs

Off lead time should be carefully assessed and personalities matched. It's why off lead "socialisation groups" aren't always suitable for every dog. High intensity chasing constantly is actually not a pleasant experience for dogs.

It all links back to better behaviour, better focus, and more reliable responses in real life situations

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🐾 WHAT’S ON THIS JUNE WITH INVICTA DOGS 🐾From puppies to pet gundogs, scent work to tracking… there’s something for ever...
11/05/2026

🐾 WHAT’S ON THIS JUNE WITH INVICTA DOGS 🐾

From puppies to pet gundogs, scent work to tracking… there’s something for every dog this month

Whether your dog needs:
✔ More confidence
✔ A positive outlet
✔ Mental enrichment
✔ Better focus
✔ A stronger bond with you

our classes are designed to be fun, rewarding and real-life practical.

Classes this month include:
🐶 Puppy Foundations
👃 Scent Detection L1 & L2
🦆 Pet Gundog L1
🐾 Tracking Workshop (Part 1)

As a City & Guilds trained instructor and member of staff at The College of Scent Dogs, all classes are built around reward-based, ethical training that helps dogs and owners thrive together.

⚠ Spaces are limited across all classes.
📩 [email protected]
📍 Ashford
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PET GUNDOG LEVEL 1 A fun and rewarding class designed to tap into your dog’s natural instincts whilst building focus, en...
11/05/2026

PET GUNDOG LEVEL 1

A fun and rewarding class designed to tap into your dog’s natural instincts whilst building focus, engagement and teamwork 💜

Perfect for:
✔ Pet gundog breeds
✔ Busy-minded dogs needing an outlet
✔ Any dogs that love to fetch
✔ Owners wanting fun, structured training together

This class focuses on:
🐾 Retrieve foundations
🐾 Engagement & focus
🐾 Recall & steadiness
🐾 Confidence building
🐾 Reward-based learning

✨ Any breeds welcome
✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Positive methods only

📍 Smarden Training Ground
📅 Sunday 14th June – 10am
📩 [email protected]

⚠ Limited spaces available.

10/05/2026

Top 3 recall tips that actually make a difference 👇

1️⃣ Use management first
Don’t rely on recall in environments your dog isn’t ready for — set them up to succeed before you even ask

2️⃣ Reward BIG with something your dog actually values
Not every dog is food motivated in the same way — find what really matters to them and make coming back worth it

3️⃣ Don’t poison your cue
If “come” always ends in the lead going on, your dog starts to associate recall with the end of freedom — keep it unpredictable and positive

Recall isn’t about saying the word more — it’s about building value, clarity, and trust

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