Jurassic Tails Dog Adventures

31/05/2026

18th-22nd May

The week was packed with problem solving, scent work, parkour and some of our most advanced sequencing yet.

J & S did a fantastic job with livestock, previously they would chase, bark & lunge, with the past few weeks training I was able to stand 6ft away from cows as they watched without reacting.

P had a fantastic week, showing so much more confidence and independence. She was getting involved in activities more quickly, making her own choices and tackling new challenges with much less hesitation.

L continued to thrive with retrieve work, water play and more complex sequences, linking together jumps, hoops and send arounds with increasing confidence.

E enjoyed exploring new environments, scent work, paddling and social time with the group, while L slotted back in beautifully after some time away.

Across the week the dogs worked on:
• hoop jumps
• send arounds
• zigzag jumps
• consecutive jump sequences
• rear-end awareness
• front paw targeting
• parkour and obstacle navigation
• air scenting and scent trails
• problem-solving games
• livestock neutrality
• confidence around novel environments

There was plenty of swimming, paddling, mud, climbing, sniffing and woodland adventures along the way, with lots of opportunities for the dogs to make their own choices and build confidence through exploration 🐾

26/05/2026

Another adventure-filled week 🌿🐾

This week was packed with muddy beach days, woodland exploring, scent work and more advanced sequencing.

L had a brilliant week with retrieve games, stepping stone play and linking together hoop jumps, zigzag jumps and send arounds much more fluidly.

S’s herding instincts came out beautifully through retrieve work and ratting games, while B continued growing in confidence and social skills around the older dogs.

D and W both thrived with the more technical parkour elements and sequencing work, while P showed some lovely independence and confidence during exploratory and scenting activities.

J & S made some huge progress with proximity training, learning through the super bowls game

Across the week we worked on:
• hoop jumps
• send arounds
• zigzag jumps
• retrieve work
• front paw targeting
• air and ground scenting
• balance work
• sequencing
• calm decompression through sniffing and foraging

And of course… lots of swimming, mud and happy chaos 🐾

17/05/2026

5th-8th May.
Another brilliant week of train & play adventures 🐾

This week had a big focus on confidence building, engagement, prey outlet work and more thoughtful movement through the environment.

L continued to come on beautifully with retrieve work and sequencing, especially linking together longer movement chains and more controlled movement around distractions.

W absolutely thrived with the more technical parkour setups this week and tackled newer challenges with loads of confidence and enthusiasm.

D worked really nicely on engagement and calmer thinking around toys and excitement, while still throwing herself into the fun.

P had some lovely moments of independence and problem solving, especially once she settled into activities and realised she could work things out herself.

S’s natural herding instincts came out strongly again this week through retrieve games, chase games and ratting work.

E and Z had a lovely session together, with lots of confident exploration, scenting and sequence work alongside one another.

We finished the week with a private session focused around:
• recall
• whistle work
• prey outlet games
• engagement
• confidence building
• livestock neutrality

J showed some really lovely confidence progress around novel objects, long grass, tighter spaces and moving underneath obstacles, while S made fantastic choices disengaging from livestock and re-engaging back with the handler instead.

Across the week we worked on:
• send arounds
• scent trails
• air scenting
• retrieve work
• water retrieve
• balance work
• paws on
• parkour sequencing
• confidence around novel environments
• livestock neutrality

And of course… plenty of swimming, mud, sniffing and happy chaos 🌿

Next week all spaces are now booked.

10/05/2026

27th-1st May

A really fun week of adventures to finish off April 🐾

We started the week helping Bruce build confidence, social skills and recall around real-world distractions, including dogs, people and new environments.
Huge progress from him with his engagement and recall work, and he’s becoming much more engaged around distractions.

For the adventure crew, this week was packed with more advanced parkour and movement work, with the older girls really getting stuck into some tricky new sequences.

L’s retrieve work continues to improve, especially with delivery and focus, which in turn is bringing out more of S’s lovely natural herding instincts during chase and retrieve games.

S was much more engaged with movement games this week and really threw herself into the work.

P had some brilliant moments of confidence and independence, particularly around more technical sequences and balance challenges, and was increasingly willing to problem solve and stick with tasks.

W absolutely smashed the more advanced parkour work this week, especially the tic tacs/rebounds and more difficult balance setups.

Across the week we worked on:
• tic tacs / rebounds
• wall balance work
• gap jumps
• hoop jumps
• send arounds
• up→across→direction switch→down sequences
• retrieve and water retrieve
• tunnel ball play
• scent work and tracking games

All mixed in with plenty of swimming, sniffing, mud and happy chaos 🌿

09/05/2026

Our foster boy has his forever home! 🥰

04/05/2026

Adventures 20th–24th April 🐾

A big parkour-heavy week, using the environment to build real skills; not just movement, but confidence, coordination and thoughtful decision making.

J is still building her confidence, and this week we saw some really nice steps forward, getting more comfortable moving over logs, passing through tighter spaces, and starting to engage more with the environment.

D made a lovely step forward this week, even getting involved with the water, which isn’t usually her thing, and also had a really nice play with S; great to see her confidence and engagement building.

L is developing some really nice, controlled movement, especially with tighter turns and more fluid sequences across uneven terrain.

P had some lovely moments of independence and problem solving, working things out at her own pace and choosing to engage when she felt ready.

S’s herding really came out this week, making the most of retrieve and movement work with the others and showing some great instinct in a really positive way.

Across the group, we worked a lot on up→across→down sequences, direction switches, gap jumps and balance work, really building body awareness and control.

We paired that with retrieve and chase work to meet those natural instincts, keeping engagement high but structured, and used scent work to bring them back into a thinking state when needed.

All done out in real environments, around real distractions, the kind of training that actually carries over.

And of course… plenty of paddling, swimming, real enrichment & exploring in between 🌿

01/05/2026

26/04/2026

Week 2 with our foster rescue Skipper.

Most people would’ve pushed on with training & more exercise.
I didn’t.

One day less sleep = more reactivity, more vocalising, harder to settle.

So we adjusted… and progress picked back up.

Skipper is with us as a foster and available for adoption 🐾
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19/04/2026

Train & Play Adventures - 13th–17th April 🐾🌿

A really good week out with the gang…

Lots of variety in environments which means plenty of opportunities for real-life training, not just exercise 💪🐕

We’ve woven in plenty of scent work this week, helping them shift into using their brains and natural instincts rather than just running on energy & excitement.

Loads of parkour too, using logs, boulders and natural obstacles to build coordination, balance and confidence.

Water has been a big highlight 💦 giving a great outlet, with lots of retrieve work layered in, tapping into those natural instincts while also working on recall and control around excitement & sensory input.

Some really nice social choices from everyone as well, with dogs able to engage, disengage and stay responsive even around distractions.

So whilst it might look like just fun (and it is), there’s always training layered in there 🐾

Next week is fully booked & the following week has only 3 spaces available. 📆

19/04/2026

Skipper’s first week as our foster 🐾

When Skipper arrived, he was very stressed and constantly on alert.

He was extremely sound sensitive (reacting to distant noise), struggling to relax, and couldn’t be left alone at all; even stepping out of the room would lead to whining and crying.

He was also lacking basic training and seemed quite overwhelmed by the outside world.
One of the biggest things I noticed straight away was his sleep.

He was probably getting around 10–12 hours, but it was broken and poor quality.

At his age (around 7 months), he should be getting closer to 16–18 hours a day.

So instead of jumping straight into training, I focused on sleep and decompression first.

Because if a dog can’t relax, they can’t learn.

Over the past week, the focus has been on:

🐾 Reducing stress and pressure
🐾 Keeping things calm and predictable
🐾 Helping him properly rest
🐾 Giving him appropriate outlets for his natural instincts (chasing, shredding, searching, play)

Once he started to settle, we were then able to build some training in.

His recall is now coming on really nicely (including long-distance and whistle work), off lead skills and we’ve been building solid foundations like sit, down (including outdoors), leave it, wait, stay, nose targeting and chin rest.

We’ve also introduced a drop, which is a really useful skill for disengagement and impulse control, especially for a dog with a strong interest in movement and grabbing.

Alongside that, we’ve worked on things like jumping up and early impulse control.

Socially, he’s had some really nice interactions and even built a lovely bond with two of the dogs I work with on confidence building.

He’s also been exposed to a lot more of the outside world this week and has coped really well with that, despite clearly having limited experience before.

At home, the change has been huge.
He’s much more settled, vocalising far less, and his sound sensitivity has improved massively; going from barking at distant lorries to ignoring multiple people knocking at the door.

In the last 24 hours, he’s slept around 15–16 hours.

He’s no longer constantly on edge and is finally able to relax.

There’s also been big progress with things he initially found difficult.

He came in very uncomfortable with confined spaces, which isn’t surprising given he had previously been cable tied into a crate and left alone for around 8 hours whilst already stressed.

He can now go into the crate and settle for short periods with the door closed.

We’ve also started working on time alone.

We began with not even being able to leave the room, and he’s now able to be left for several hours without any issues.

Alongside this, we’ve made sure he has appropriate outlets for his energy and instincts, including:
🐾 Cardboard shredding
🐾 Chewing suitable items
🐾 Tug and ball play
🐾 Flirt pole
🐾 Scent work
🐾 Puppy parkour (which I use a lot in my training)

This week wasn’t about “fixing” him.

It was about giving his nervous system a chance to settle.
Because behaviour change doesn’t start with training… it starts with regulation.

If your dog is struggling, it’s always worth asking:
are they actually getting enough quality sleep?