Wagology Dog Behaviour & Training

21/04/2025

Sometimes you may feel like you and your dog haven't made progress. Why not keep a diary of your training journey and everytime you feel you haven't made any progress just reflect back, you just might be SURPRISED
Everyone's journey with their dog is different and you are all AWESOME 🫶 🐾🐾👣

15/04/2025

🎓🎉 Congratulations 🎉🎓

Last night was graduation night for our Foundation Lifeskills Class. Everyone has worked super hard over the past 6 weeks, we are so proud of you all!

Are you ready to start your training journey? We only have ONE of space left for our next course beginning Monday 28th April! Message us to reserve your place, or to find out more information!

14/04/2025

It’s always a worry making sure you’ve chosen the right care for your dog, especially when you're going away on holiday 🏖

I see so many people on Facebook asking for recommendations for daycare, kennels, or home boarding. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as you do your homework afterwards: check for insurance, qualifications, canine first aid certification, and that they’re council-approved.

Here’s my lovely friend and fellow UK Spaniel Rescue trustee, the fabulous Caroline Lewis of Help At Hand Dog Training & Behaviour sharing what you need to know when choosing care for your dog 🐾🐾

Well worth a watch 👀

13/04/2025

We start young at Wagology 😉
My granddaughter out on a stroll with her best bud Ralph 🥰 and her mummy (my daughter)❤️
It’s so important that our little ones grow up understanding dogs, respecting their space, reading their body language and learning how to interact gently and confidently.

Over the past few months, she’s been learning how to give space not just to Ralph, but also to my girls Maddie (aka Baddie Boo Boo 😉) and Poppy.

We’ve been working on hand targeting and simple cues like down and off—and she’s picking it up like a natural.
Proud of our little dog trainer in the making!
👶 🐕 👣 🐾 🐾 ❤️

12/04/2025

I’m super proud of this team! In our 121 today, we worked on sitting and waiting calmly whilst having walking equipment put on, and then sitting and waiting at the door before going out for a walk!

Promoting calmness in your dog before going for a walk, instead of hyping them up starts your walk out in the best possible way. They will be in the right frame of mind for learning, giving you the opportunity to work on outdoor skills such as loose lead walking, recall, focus on you around distractions and so much more! It’ll make your walks much more enjoyable for you and your dog!

Sitting and waiting at doors is great for impulse control, but is more of a safety measure than anything. If you live on a busy main road, you want to be confident your dog isn’t going to bolt into oncoming traffic. Or if your dog isn’t too keen on other dogs or people, etc. it gives you time to scope the area before proceeding on your walk.

08/04/2025

Week 5 of our Foundation Lifeskills Class and everyone is smashing it! 🦮💛

We only have a couple of places left on our next Foundation Lifeskills Course begins Monday 28th April. Please message us for more information or to reserve your place!

08/04/2025

Emily & I are always attending courses to make sure we keep our knowledge and training methods upto date in order to give you the best possible advice/training.
While I'm still working through a year long course, Emily has just attended a course about 'Working with Noise Sensitivites and Phobias'
Congratulations Emily 👏👏

03/04/2025

I am lucky enough to call this fab behaviourist my friend while also having the opportunity to work alongside her at UK Spaniel Rescue. The fab Caroline Lewis of Help At Hand Dog Training & Behaviour.
This month Caroline is discussing adolescent behaviours in bite size sections. So, pop on over to her page & catch up on adolescence behaviour = communication 🐾🐾👣

02/04/2025

Seeing as it's 'National Don't Walk Your Dog Day me and the girls have been having a bit of a chill out in the garden (well the girls were watching while I was weeding 🙄). Then I set Poppy up her one of her favourite enrichment toys (this keeps her nice and calm), the Roolo from PLAY9. Mads loves a game of hide & seek, so for the first time we've played it outside.
The girls are happy, I'm happy and it's a lovely, sunny spring day 🐣 💐

28/03/2025

🚨 Places are filling up fast for our next Foundation Lifeskills Course 🚨

This course is 6 weeks long, focusing on the basics to the Lifeskills your dog or puppy needs such as, recall, loose lead walking, calm on-lead greetings, building their focus on you around distractions, and so much more!

⏰ Monday 28th April, 6:30pm

📍 Rainhall Centre, Barnoldswick

✉️ For more information, or to book your place, please message us on our page!

28/03/2025

Another fab 1-2-1 behavioural assessment. Fantastic client that is totally on-board with helping her dog re-adjust to living in the UK from a war-torn country.
Looking forward to working with them again soon in a couple of weeks with 'Jackieboy' 😉

Photo of my little ninja & the stooge queen as don't post pictures or names of my behavioural clients without their permission as their privacy is of the utmost importance ❤️

27/03/2025

Working with reactive dogs takes time and patience. It's so important to keep them under threshold while introducing them to alternative environments where there could also be triggers. It's not just about the dog it's about the handler too to help build good lines of communication, understanding and managing the emotional wellbeing.
Today 'Jackieboy' came out of his retirement home (the garage 🤣) to assist another dog with polite greetings and how to keeping moving without a reactive response.
You may think how can an imitation lifesize toy dog help, well initially the reactive dog does not realise this and gives the team chance to practice their new skills in a calm and quiet environment without the triggers. Eventually we will introduce the dog to real life dogs with polite onlead greetings in different environments but only when he is emotionally ready. Great job today to my lovely 1-2-1 clients, teamwork makes the dreamwork 👍🙂 👣🐾🐾👣

26/03/2025

Let’s Talk Canine Enrichment!

Here at Wagology HQ, we’re big believers in keeping our dogs happy, engaged, and living their best lives. That’s why we’re always talking about enrichment—but what does that actually mean?

Canine enrichment is all about giving your pup activities that stimulate their mind, keep them active, and fulfill their natural instincts. Whether it’s sniffing, problem-solving, or playing with friends, enrichment helps prevent boredom, reduces stress, and encourages positive behaviors.

5 Fun Ways to Enrich Your Dog’s Life

🐾 Brain Games – Puzzle toys and training sessions challenge their minds and keep them engaged.

🐾 Exercise & Play – Walks, scent games and interactive play help burn off energy and keep them fit.

🐾 Sensory Adventures – Exploring new smells, sounds, and textures (hello, snuffle mats!) stimulates their senses and keeps life exciting.

🐾 Social Time – Quality time with their favorite humans building confidence and connection.

🐾 Mealtime Fun – Ditch the regular food bowl and try slow feeders, treat puzzles, or scatter feeding to encourage natural foraging!

Enrichment isn’t just a luxury—it’s an essential part of a happy, healthy dog’s routine. Every dog is different, so finding what sparks joy for your pup is key. Take a look at the short video below for homemade ideas and how to cater for your dogs individual needs. Need some ideas? Drop a comment below, and let’s chat! 🐾🐾

26/03/2025

🐾 Foundation Lifeskills Week 4 🐾

One of the exercises we did this week was “leave it”. This skills is so important for many different reasons, puppy’s explore the world through their mouth, often picking up things they shouldn’t. Therefore having a solid “leave it” would help to reduce this!
It is also helps to keep your dogs safe by stopping them from ingesting potentially harmful things, such as dropping poisonous foods like onions when cooking in the kitchen. Or eating things like sheep poo on their walks too!

23/03/2025

We’ve pushed back the start date for our next Foundation Lifeskills Class as we didn’t realise it was Easter Monday, oops!

We have places available for this popular course which provides you with the knowledge and exercises to teach your dog the foundations to basic skills such as, loose lead, recall, focus on you, sit, settle and so much more!

If you would like more information, or to book your place, please message us!

20/03/2025

Pain comes in many shapes & forms, I always hear someone saying that our dogs are really good at hiding pain BUT are they really 🤔 Reactive behaviours are also another form of communication from our dogs & can be pain related.

This infographic from the amazing ABC Dogs NZ discusses a new trend of growing dogs nails longer in order to paint them but let's be realistic here, it's not something I would ever contemplate but yes it happens but why take the chance of your dog being in pain just for the latest trend 🐾🐾

Oh good grief....I can't even believe I am about to discuss this.😕

The newest "trend" is now allowing a dogs nails to grow incredibly long and painting them with dog safe nail polish.
Come on people, do better❗
Pain is a major contributor to and can also be a direct cause of a dogs behaviour. 💥
If you wish to use a dog safe nail polish, your choice completely.... but PLEASE do it on short nails for the health, comfort and well being of your dog.
Hearing those pretty (?) pink or blue long nails click clack away on a hard floor isn't entertainment or cute....it is cruel and painful!
End of.

This dog training printout available through https://www.abcdogsnz.com/product-page/abc-dogs-nz-a-major-cause-of-pain-and-reactivity?srsltid=AfmBOorr9hOxqPnT5rxcod1jFUECIcBIXHgOeSH-eRHI7TeztK1Xu2u_

20/03/2025

Today is Dogs in Yellow.
If you see someone with a dog wearing Yellow lead, harness, bandana, jacket, give them space. Our dogs aren't aggressive they just struggle with certain environments and their handlers are working through training or have management plans in place, just a little respect