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👩🏻‍🏫 Professional Dog Trainer
🐕 Anxiety & Reactivity Specialist
🐶 Puppy Training

03/07/2024

🐾 Puppy Training Classes Starting Soon! 🐾

Got a new puppy and looking for classes? 🐶 Join us at The Dog’s Choice for our upcoming puppy training classes!

📅 When: Starting Monday, 8th July, 2024
⏰ Time: 6.00 PM
📍 Where: Place Farm, Kirtling, Newmarket, CB8 9PA
🐾 For Puppies: Up to 5 months old

💡 What to Expect:
• Building confidence
• Socialisation with other puppies
• Learning basic life skills

✨ Why Join?
• Build a strong bond with your puppy
• Help your puppy develop good behaviour early on
• Meet other puppy parents and share experiences

🎉 Limited Spots Available! We only have a few spots left, so make sure to secure your puppy’s place today!

📞 To Enrol: Visit https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/courses/puppy-classes

Let’s make training a fun and rewarding experience for you and your puppy! 🐾❤️

18/10/2023

What a fantastic morning we all had in a fabulous location.

The weather was lovely and everyone did amazing!

We had a super fun puppy introduction for team Merlin who is following in his big brothers (team Indie) footsteps.

Team Otto, team Percy and team Yogi, all new to Mantrailing did amazing in their introductions and team Indie did super well after having a few months off from Mantrailing.

It was a super fun morning with a fab bunch of dogs and humans. Thank you so much for joining me.

Thank you WildTracks Activity Park for a perfect venue. I can’t wait to return next month!

09/10/2023

Mantrailing is finally coming to Newmarket!

I'm so excited to let everyone know that I will be holding regular Mantrailing sessions in and around Newmarket and along the Suffolk /Essex / Cambs boarder.

Mantrailing is an amazing activity that really taps into your dogs natural instincts, using their noses to locate a specific person.

It's suitable for all dogs regardless of age, size or breed and it's done at the walk so suitable for all people as well including wheelchair users.

I have some amazing venues lined up and can't wait to introduce you to Mantrailing.

To find out more click the link or drop me a message.

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/courses/mantrailing

09/09/2023

Due to the hot weather that is forecast for Sunday, all classes are postponed for a week. They will now start on Sunday 17th September. The welfare and safety of the dogs and their owners is my main priority.

There are still a couple of spaces available so if fancy trying something different with your dog it’s not to late to join us! drop me a message or click the link to find out more.

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/dogtrainingclasses/

17/08/2023

So the rumours are true! I'm starting classes again and in an amazing new venue that's super quiet and peaceful with loads of space and fully enclosed!

⭐And it all starts on Sunday 10th September! ⭐

🐶 Puppies!
Our puppy school takes you and your puppy on a journey, giving you both the skills you need to develop great habits, brilliant behaviour, and have an awful lot of fun together.

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/courses/puppy-classes

🐕Tricks!
I LOVE TRICK TRAINING! And so do my clients. It’s a fun way to fall in love with training your dog while doing something together that has no big pressure around it.

Does it matter if your dog doesn’t instantly nail a high five or a play dead? Nope….

But teaching it will improve your dog’s focus, confidence, and ramp up your bond and make training the serious stuff WAY EASIER.

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/courses/trick-training-classes

🐩Hoopers!
Yes, Hoopers is coming to Newmarket! Like agility but low impact and low pressure! Using hoops, barrels and tunnels, Hoopers is suitable for all (both dogs and humans!)

Hoopers is all about fun. It’s open to all breeds, ages, and training levels. So if your dog can’t walk nicely on a lead or recall back to you, don’t sweat it!

Come and have some fun with us and boost your dog’s focus on you while giving them plenty of physical and mental stimulation.

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/courses/hoopers-classes

Before I go I’d love to ask you a question, when you got your dog were walks together one of the things you were looking forward to the most, but now?! Pffff - the constant pulling, straining and lunging ahead are not what you pictured your walkies to be like.

It can be embarrassing, stressful, and a total joy zapper.

But it is fixable! I currently have a FREE ebook, ‘Stress Free Dog Walks’ available. Hit the link below and download your copy now and start your journey to happier dog walks!

https://www.thedogschoice.co.uk/f/stress-free-dog-walks

14/07/2023

So proud to now be a certified Mantrailing Global Instructor 🏆

11/05/2023

Easy tip to super charge your recall cue 🐶😊

05/05/2023

Whatever the reason for your dogs anxiety, kind and effective management can make a huge difference.

Management comes in many forms but they all share the same purpose..... to prevent your dog practicing undesirable or unsafe behaviours while they learn to do something else.

Sometimes management will be all you need to create a long term solution to your dogs behaviour. Where it is easy to implement, reliable and prevents your dog feeling stressed, you may choose to continue using management indefinitely.

However if you are only managing behaviour, you are not directly addressing the root cause of your dogs anxiety so the best solutions will often include using management alongside training. This way you can prevent your dog feeling anxious and rehearsing undesirable behaviours but also teach them new skills to help them feel more comfortable.

I have included some examples of management in the images.

04/05/2023

When dogs are anxious or fearful they will use body language to communicate this.

By getting in to the habit of looking for these signs in your dog will give you so much information about how they are feeling.

Some of the signs are quite obvious while others are very subtle.

Look for cowering, yawning, tongue flicks or them carrying their tail very low as signs of anxiety.

I have included lots more signs to look for in the images.

Let me know in the comments below if you have noticed any of these signs with your dog.

03/05/2023

As I mentioned yesterday research in the UK showed that only 36% of dog owners were able to spot the signs of anxiety while 24% admitted that they didn't even realise that dogs could suffer from anxiety.

Lets look at some of the behaviours your dog may show if they are suffering from anxiety or stress.

Destructive behaviours such as chewing your favourite shoes, excessive barking, lunging at passersby or cars, hiding, bolting or trying to escape, unable to settle, eliminating in the house or even chasing their own tails are all signs of anxiety, stress or fear.

Pain is a huge source of anxiety and all the above could also be caused by underlying medical conditions so a vet check should also be carried out.

Drop in the comments if your dog does any of the above or any other behaviours that may be due to anxiety.

02/05/2023

Dogs experience anxiety for a number of reasons, here are a few of the most common causes: fear of strange or loud noises, anxiety if left alone, fear of traveling in vehicles, going to the vets or meeting new people or dogs.

Some reasons are not so obvious, some are things that dogs sense, such as smells or atmospheric changes. Pain can also be a huge source of anxiety.

In the research carried out by the UK Guide Dog Association only 36% of dog owners were able to spot the signs of anxiety while 24% admitted that they didn't even realise that dogs could suffer from anxiety.

What causes anxiety in your dog? Drop it in the comments below.

01/05/2023

Dog Anxiety Awareness Week is held the first full week of May each year. The aim of the week is to share information and create awareness about the prevalence of anxiety in dogs.

UK Guide Dog research that was published in March 2022 revealed that 74% of the Nations dogs showed signs of anxiety..... that's roughly 9.62 million dogs! (Statista Apr 22) While in the USA a study conducted by Kantar Group & Associates on behalf of CEVA Animal Health revealed more than 50% of their study group suffered from anxiety, fear or stress..... that equates to approximately 50 million dogs in the USA!

Anxiety can be caused by a number of different things so during this coming week I'm going to bring you some information and hints and tips that I hope you find useful.

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