Follow My Lead K9 Academy

Follow My Lead K9 Academy Reinforcement based dog trainer offering: puppy/dog 1:1 sessions, Scent Detection, Tracking, Trail Hunt International and Scent Walks

🙋🏻‍♀️ Does your dog have self control?🍪 Could they resist the temptation of the biscuits like Matilda? (She’s amazing ri...
06/06/2026

🙋🏻‍♀️ Does your dog have self control?
🍪 Could they resist the temptation of the biscuits like Matilda? (She’s amazing right!?)
🤔 No?

Self control is one of the fun things we teach at our;
Mid-Week Dog Club, Golden Paws 🐾

Relaxed style dog training…with a massive helping of FUN 🤩

Next Club Day:
Wednesday 17th June 10am
MK17 0PJ
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/followmyleadk9academy/e/ev-sc707-20260617100000

Booking open for our next Scent Walks cohortFoundations run over 2X 90minute sessions. Dog led. No rushing. No high pres...
05/06/2026

Booking open for our next Scent Walks cohort

Foundations run over 2X 90minute sessions.
Dog led. No rushing. No high pressured training exercises.
Low impact; so accessible to dogs of all ages and physical abilities.
Minimal homework; come and join us on our Club Days.

Saturday 20th & 27th June
12:30pm
Mursley MK17 0PJ
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/followmyleadk9academy/e/ev-s7xgf-20260620123000

Thank you Mandi for the review of our Golden Paws Dog Club session. So pleased to hear both yourself and Percy had fun 🤩...
05/06/2026

Thank you Mandi for the review of our Golden Paws Dog Club session. So pleased to hear both yourself and Percy had fun 🤩

If you would like to join us on our next Club Day click on the link. Alternatively feel free to drop me a PM.

Next Club Day:
📅 Wednesday 17th June
⏰ 10am
📍 Mursley MK17 0PJ
£20 PAYG
🔗 https://bookwhen.com/followmyleadk9academy/e/ev-sc707-20260617100000

Come and have fun with your dog…you both deserve it! 🤩

03/06/2026

Whoop 🙌

03/06/2026

In our Scent Detection session this weekend we tested the dogs as to whether or not they had dedication to odour. It was a fun session but it did highlight some areas of interest.
Team Agnes are still at the beginning of their scent work journey. What we notice from these short clips is that she does indeed recognise the target odour and she has the beginnings of a nice freeze indication, to say she has found it. When we look at how she is working, she seems a little hesitant, as she stops to look back or return to handler Tim. If we delve deeper still, we notice that she is indeed sensitive to lead pressure. I don’t mean that in a harsh, yanking sense, more that she is aware of the lead and what it means when it goes tight. This generally comes from previous experiences of loose lead walking training; where we’ve taught the dog to come back to us when the lead goes tight.
In the first clip you will see that the lead is actually too short for her to move away from the handler as she goes to investigate the pipes and it goes tight, making that previous training knowledge kick in. So she stops and moves back to her handler. In the second clip, where we’ve made the lead longer, she has the ability to move more freely and is able to complete ‘the job’ without influence.
We could easily misjudge the behaviour as a dog not understanding the task, when in fact we are inadvertently stopping them.
Little observations like these can make all the difference between a dog being successful or not.
The look of pure joy on Tim’s face as they completed the objective was priceless 🥰 (all because we took the pressure off!)

02/06/2026

In our Scent Detection progression group this week we were looking at how dedicated to the odour are the dogs. Can they locate it, indicate on it but then stay with it if their handler moved away.
We also made it fun for the handlers with having to score hoops and balls, so the further they could move from their dog the easier it was to score. Otherwise they had to rely on throwing (I for one am rubbish!) 🫣🤭
Not only was this all great fun we actually learned a lot about each individual dog and what we need to work on.
Great day for all involved 👏🏼

The Midweek Dog Club🐾 Golden Paws 🐾Our next club day;📅 Wednesday 17th June⏰ 10am💰 £20 PAYG📍 Mursley MK17 0PJ Are you re...
02/06/2026

The Midweek Dog Club
🐾 Golden Paws 🐾

Our next club day;
📅 Wednesday 17th June
⏰ 10am
💰 £20 PAYG
📍 Mursley MK17 0PJ

Are you retired or have more free time during the day?
Would you enjoy getting out of the house, meeting friendly, like-minded people, and spending quality time with your dog?

The Midweek Dog Club is the perfect way to add a little structure, companionship, and fun to your week—for both you and your dog.

Our sessions are small, welcoming, and completely pressure-free. There’s no rush and no rigid training—just relaxed, enjoyable activities at a pace that suits everyone. And of course, there’s always time for a chat (maybe even a cuppa ☕️).

In these friendly group classes, we’ll explore:
• Scent games
• Fun Tricks
• Focus games
• How your dog thinks, feels and sees the world.

Whether you’re looking to build your dog’s skills, boost their confidence, or simply enjoy getting out and about more, this club is all about making training enjoyable and sociable.

Spaces are limited to keep things personal and supportive.

I’d look forward to welcoming you and your dog 🐕

🔗 https://bookwhen.com/followmyleadk9academy/e/ev-sc707-20260617100000

02/06/2026

Nice shady woods for our Trail Hunt International session this week. Dora made some lovely decisions on the trail and had absolutely no problem finding her prize at the end. Just love watching her work…not the way she makes me run to keep up with her though! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 😰 As the handler on the other end of the lead it can be hard not to give subtle little body language cues when you know where the trail goes. Even the slightest of weight shifts in a particular direction is enough to influence some dogs. It’s always going to be something we need to be mindful of. Amazing work from Team Dora 👏🏼

If you would like to be added to our wait list for our next cohort of Trail Hunters pop me a PM

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