DOGability

11/04/2026

For those coming to class this weekend, 10 and 11 April from Harlow direction: Temp traffic lights in Sawbridgeworth on the main road are causing tailbacks. Either leave a few minutes extra to get to class, or use one of the back routes to Spellbrook.

02/04/2026

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: The winner of our followers’ prize has now been drawn and…. number 3 came out of the hat first so Ellie Parrott there is a free lesson coming your way! We’re just sorry we couldn’t give the prize to everyone who entered, but we’ll do another one later this year so you will all get another chance.

01/04/2026

Do you want a happier and healthier dog? Want to be able to spot the signs of pain so many of our dogs carry day to day? And all whilst having fun with your dog as you work together? Then join Passionate About Pets Animal Physiotherapy for their free, 3 Day Strong Dog Challenge from 27 to 29 April. Focusing on one key exercise for each day of the Challenge you will learn so much about how to help your dog now, and into the future. I've signed up, so hope to see some of you there.

Each of these simple positions can reveal so much about our dogs’ confidence, body awareness, communication style, and overall well-being.

28/03/2026

ROADWORKS/TEMP TRAFFIC LIFHTS: If you are coming to class this weekend (Saturday 28, Sunday 29 March) from Sawbridgeworth/Harlow direction please leave extra time for your journey due to temp lights on main road from Sawbridgeworth to Spellbrook. Alternatively take a back route via High Wych, past Manor of Groves through to Spellbrook.

25/03/2026

Some say teaching tricks is silly, or a waste of time, but here at DOGability we don’t agree. Trick training is a fun activity, that deepens the bond with your dog whilst helping them develop thinking, spatial awareness, and proprioception skills. And here’s young Roo from our Saturday Tricks class demonstrating these very things whilst playing the children’s game of stacking rings. Is it perfect? No, not yet, but it soon will be, and in the meantime he’s having so much fun interacting with his special human. Well done Team Roo, superb work! If you’d like to know more about our Tricks class just get in touch (07881 552559, [email protected]).

15/03/2026

13/03/2026

12/03/2026

We have a number of clients and followers with exempted dogs, and the withdrawal of Dogs Trust third party liability insurance (a legal requirement for any owner of an exempted dog) from 1 July will obviously be of concern. However, the government have stated that alternatives will be in place by 30 June, and we will post updates here when information becomes available to us. I would strongly recommend any exempted dog owner follow Cooper & Co: Doglaw for the most accurate and up-to-date information on this.

Discover why we've made the difficult decision to remove third-party public liability insurance from Companion Club, from 1 July 2026.

29/11/2025

Daisy decided as we did paws up last week rather than jump the jump she'd practice paws up instead!

13/11/2025

Welcome to our new Saturday pups!