Canine Coaching - Essex

21/02/2023

21/02/2023

A really lovely walk today where Albie met some new friends and even came back whilst heavily distracted 🥰 on the way home he was on a lovely Loose lead and didn’t pull once…..after months of loose lead walking every day it appears my boy is getting the hang of it. Proud dog mumma today, what a good boy he is 💕💕💕💕

10/02/2023

A lovely crisp and fresh walk with the brilliant Albie this morning who showed great restraint with 2 peeps of his whistle to recall him mid flight from chasing the geese. You will see him looking loving at the geese in the last photo. It appears a well timed price of hot dog is much better than chasing the birds so I’m a proud pooch mum today 💕💕💕

06/02/2023

A beautiful day for a walk with Albie, was able to recall him from lots of dogs and he came back immediately on the first whistle. Two lots of school children to negotiate but he loved the strokes and even managed to leave their picnic items without scoffing them up, what a good boy 💕💕

06/02/2023

Good strong advice, a bit abrupt but definitely true 😉🤭

03/02/2023

Finally someone talking sense and voicing my own opinions, well done to the This Morning vet who quite rightly brought up the terrible tragedy of a 4 yr old being mauled to death by a pet bought a few weeks earlier. If only people would realise that toddlers/ children should never be left on their own with a dog, regardless of how long you have owned the pet. My granddaughter lives with me and is now nearly 5, in this time I have kept my dog and Maia separated by dogs gates if left alone for even a short period.
In addition to this too many people are obsessed with getting dogs who look a certain way or who are deemed the Dog of the moment, the one everyone wants as it’s fashionable. little consequence is therefore given to the breed, it’s temperament or if god forbid it is bought from a stranger what history the dog has had with a child if any. Instances such as these as well as bad choices made during training such as grabbing and pulling the dog by it’s collar roughly, grabbing it by the scruff of the neck or smacking the dog can have an affect on a dogs outlook and consequently it’s actions. Add to this dogs who are bought onto the market who are larger breeds bred with aggression in mind to become guard dogs as such, and people buy them when they have little experience of the larger breed, temperament and bring them into the homes of kiddies. The Predatory Motor pattern of a dog going back to its roots is to source, hunt and kill, therefore when you have breeds bred for aggression having a toddler of similar size looking directly into the dogs eyes can be seen as a threat, add to this the squeals a toddler can make can easily be mistaken by a dog as the same noise prey makes when a dog catches and despatches it, yet people bring these dogs into a family home for all intents and purposes opening their door to the fairytale wolf. Something needs to be done to ensure people pick the correct dog or even better a puppy so that it fits the family make up of the household and always bare in mind that the bigger the dog and it’s jaws the more damage it can ultimately cause. I am not making a sweeping statement as many larger breeds have been bought up well with kids by owners who have experience of the breed and bought them through reputable sources such as the kennel club, people really should buy wisely to receive the best breed/crossbreed and realise that reputable breeders or rehoming centres will 100% want to find the right owner, and not just any owner 👍 sadly we live in a society where any idiot(s) can buy a dog……but ultimately given the rise in dog attacks, at what price 😡

14/01/2023

It appears that even the heavy rain wasn’t enough ‘wet’ for Albie today 🤭🤭💕

12/12/2022

A very early venture out to see the sun rising and a lovely crisp morning. Albies ‘highlighter’ yellow coat was excellent as I could see him in the dark before the light appeared 👍 Red sky in the morning, Albies warning ⚠️

08/12/2022

A beautiful morning walk with the lovely Albie, a nice deep and crisp and even frost, what’s not to like 💕

08/12/2022

During the festive season albie will be in a panto called CinderFella. It’s about a dog who had to try on 15 coats before he found the perfect fit 🤪🤣🤣🤣 today he is proudly showing off his new coat, he thinks it matches his eyes well 🤭🥰

09/11/2022

I appears to be’s a little wet mumma, but still a handsome boy 💕

09/11/2022

Wait for it……..for a dog that didn’t particularly like water he has transformed into the dog version of Duncan Goodhew 🤣🤣🤣💕

06/11/2022

Still miss my boy 💕💕💕

06/11/2022

When in doubt, check 👍

04/11/2022

Chilled and relaxed amid a firework display outside, want to know how to achieve this with any situation that can cause distress and anxiety to your puppy or dog of any age? Contact me, Joe-Anne (and Albie)and we will be happy to help 👍🐕‍🦺🦮