Happy Tails Dog Training

18/08/2025

We had a great weekend away running the ABC obedience final Poppy is now officially retired from obedience

13/08/2025

🐾 Always happy to share events for our members
🐕‍🦺 Mary is a very talented potter, and has attended our classes with Bandit to gain their Gold Good Citizen Award
🐾 If you train with Happy Tails please send me your events to share

🎶 With just over 2 weeks to go we are hoping this fine and sunny weather holds out for our Folk Day Fundraiser!! A day full of folk music for all to enjoy. 🎶
This is a completely free event but it is a fundraiser so we will be kindly asking for donations on the day, all funds raised will do towards the maintenance and upkeep of Brougham Hall. All the acts and the techs are donating their time and talents...so it would be fantastic if you could all come along and support them. 🎵

13/08/2025

🐾 Classes have finished for 3 weeks break!!!
🐕‍🦺 We start back on 9th Sept
🐾 If you have your name down for the puppy foundation course I will contact you befor then.
🐕‍🦺 We have one space left on our puppy foundation course and two spaces on our Brinze Good Citizen
🐾 Get it touch if you would like to join

05/08/2025

This is how t feels 😬😬😬

04/08/2025

Learning through games at Happy Tails Dog Training

02/08/2025

Poppy is retiring from obedience at York show after the ABC final.
Tomorriw is her last ABC heat.
At Lune valley show this week and we thought we would try her paw at Rally
Clever poppy won level 1 and got 2 excellent qualifying scores

Most of all we had fun
Alongside our pals from dog training, Mel & chase got a third place
And Jack & Fudge got qualifying score 👏👏👏👏👏

01/08/2025

29/07/2025

Great advice for training our dogs

Are you motivated… or are you disciplined? 💭🐾

Motivation feels amazing when it’s there—after a great training session, an inspiring video, or a win in the ring.
But what about the days when you’re tired? When it’s raining? When things feel hard?

That’s where discipline makes the difference.

Discipline isn’t about forcing yourself through misery.
It’s about building small, consistent habits that support your goals—whether that’s success in dog sports, helping a reactive dog feel safe, or showing up as the calm, confident handler your dog needs.

✨ Motivation might get you started.
✨ But discipline is what keeps you moving—slowly, steadily, surely.

Discipline is:
💚 Showing up for 10 minutes even when you’re not “in the mood”
💚 Choosing progress over perfection
💚 Focusing on your journey, not what others are doing
💚 Supporting your mindset, your energy, and your goals—bit by bit

This applies to everything from precision in obedience to helping your dog through reactivity. Your success isn’t defined by perfect days, but by the ones where you kept going.

Set targets that are realistic. Build habits that are sustainable.
You don’t need to be constantly motivated—you just need to keep showing up, in a way that works for you.

You and your dog are a team. Grow together. One small step at a time. 🌱