Canine Ability Dog Training

11/08/2026

🏠 Rehoming Post 🏠

(This boy is not currently with me but I am sharing to help the current owner find him the best possible home he deserves)

This handsome little man is looking for a new place to call his forever home🤞 Faze is a 5 year old cockapoo with good basic manners and training, but is looking for a home who has more time to spend with him and help him work through some of his nervousness. He is currently left alone a lot of the day and misses the company so is hoping a new family would give him more 1-1 time. (Although he can still be left alone for periods of time without issue)

Faze sleeps well in a crate and is toilet trained. He can live with another calm dog, but may need a few meet and greets because he can be unsure of new dogs at the start. (He enjoyed the company of a large calm dog in the past and this helped him with his confidence or and about).

If you'd be interested in meeting Faze and finding out more, please pop me an email to [email protected] and I'll pass your details on to his current owner🐾♥️

08/08/2026

📢Calling All Local Puppy Owners📢 (& Expectant Puppy Parents!)

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining
📍Jollyes, Bangor

Our Puppy Academy Level 1 (6 week course of small-group, indoor puppy classes) is now available to book for courses beginning from next week until the end of 2026!

🌟 6 Week Training Course
🌟 Puppies up to 12 months old
🌟 Small group classes
🌟 £130 per puppy


What will we cover?

🐶 Foundations of training with positive reinforcement
🐶 Building motivation and focus
🐶 Toy drive and breed fulfillment
🐶 Puppy development stages and what to expect
🐶 The do's and don'ts of puppy socialisation
🐶 Loose lead walking and recall training
🐶 All things settling and sleep
🐶 No jumping up
🐶 Dealing with distractions
🐶 Impulse control and manners around food
🐶 Meeting new dogs and people calmly and safely
🐶 Applying your training to the real world

Get your pup off to the best start, learning all of the foundations you need to be able to train your dog all the way to adulthood (and plenty of structured socialisation for your little one along the way!)

Spaces are limited for each class so get booked on ASAP, send an email to [email protected] if you have any questions or use the link to book!

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining

31/07/2026

📢Scent Detection for Pet Dogs📢

Last month Canine Ability Dog Training & M.T.N DOG SERVICES launched their brand new SCENT DETECTION FOR PET DOGS series of classes. With 12 teams rocking our 'Focus on Foundations' course and moving on to the next level!

Due to its popularity we have added another foundations course beginning August 5th🗓️

Wondering what you missed?

🌟 SCENT DETECTION: 'Focus on Foundations' 🌟

Taught by an Operational Detection Handler and Qualified Scent Sport Instructors, this relaxed course will cover all the basics of Scent Detection: Building Search Motivation (making your dog love the game!), training indications on a scent source and how to search different types of areas as a dog and handler team.

💷 £90 per dog
🕠 5.30pm Wednesday evenings
📍 ballygrainey Community Hall, Bangor
📚 Open to ALL levels of ability and dogs of any age and breed.

This is suitable for beginners, as well as more experienced teams who want to refresh their skills and focus their training journey by taking it back to the basics.

Still not sure if its for you? 🤔 Scent detection is so much more than 'just finding a hidden item'! It is:

💫 Confidence building
💫 Problem solving
💫 Building drive and Motivation
💫 Strengthening your bond
💫 A Social outlet for both dog and owner
💫 Improving owners understanding of dog
💫 Creating independence
💫 Incredibly mentally stimulating

This class can be booked online: bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining

If you'd like to discuss your dogs suitability please email me on [email protected] or Laura on ([email protected]) to have a chat!

14/06/2026

📢Calling all local Puppy owners📢

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining/e/ev-sphg6-20260625170000

An additional evening of Puppy Academy Level 1 (6 week course of small-group, indoor puppy classes) has been added due to high demand and the previous class being fully booked.

🌟 6 Week Course Beginning June 30th
🌟 Puppies up to 10 months old
🌟 Small group classes
🌟 £130 per puppy
🕔 5-6pm

**This is the last puppy class for this summer, so book your spot asap! Classes will then resume in September**

🐶 Foundations of training with positive reinforcement
🐶 Building motivation and focus
🐶 Toy drive and breed fulfillment
🐶 Puppy development stages and what to expect
🐶 The do's and don'ts of puppy socialisation
🐶 Loose lead walking and recall training
🐶 All things settling and sleep
🐶 Dealing with distractions
🐶 Impulse control and manners around food
🐶 Meeting new dogs and people calmly and safely
🐶 Q&As about all things puppy!

So get your pup off to the best start, learning all of the foundations you need to be able to train your dog all the way to adulthood (and plenty of structured socialisation for your little one along the way!)

📢Classes will run on THURSDAY EVENINGS at Jollyes Bangor - The Pet People : Spaces are limited so get booked on ASAP, send a email to [email protected] if you have any questions and use the link to book!

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining/e/ev-sphg6-20260625170000

14/06/2026

📢Calling all local Puppy owners📢

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining/e/ev-sphg6-20260625170000

An additional evening of Puppy Academy Level 1 (6 week course of small-group, indoor puppy classes) has been added due to high demand and the previous class being fully booked.

🌟 6 Week Course Beginning June 30th
🌟 Puppies up to 10 months old
🌟 Small group classes
🌟 £130 per puppy
🕔 5-6pm

**This is the last puppy class for this summer, so book your spot asap! Classes will then resume in September**

🐶 Foundations of training with positive reinforcement
🐶 Building motivation and focus
🐶 Toy drive and breed fulfillment
🐶 Puppy development stages and what to expect
🐶 The do's and don'ts of puppy socialisation
🐶 Loose lead walking and recall training
🐶 All things settling and sleep
🐶 Dealing with distractions
🐶 Impulse control and manners around food
🐶 Meeting new dogs and people calmly and safely
🐶 Q&As about all things puppy!

So get your pup off to the best start, learning all of the foundations you need to be able to train your dog all the way to adulthood (and plenty of structured socialisation for your little one along the way!)

📢Classes will run on THURSDAY EVENINGS at Jollyes Bangor - The Pet People Spaces are limited so get booked on ASAP, send a email to [email protected] if you have any questions and use the link to book!

https://bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining/e/ev-sphg6-20260625170000

Puppy Class designed for owners and puppies at the beginning of their training journey. This is a 6 week training course focusing on building strong foundations with your new addition and teaching you how to communicate effectively with your pup. We will be covering the essential skills every pup sh...

08/06/2026

26/05/2026

Congratulations to all of our Puppy Academy Level 1 Dogs who graduated tonight and absolutely smashed it!

We had 9 dogs in total training on Tuesdays over the last 6 weeks: Bonnie, Bailie, Milo, Roxy, Brodie, Clint, Winnie, Grimli and Frankie🐾

These pups have worked hard and learnt lots of new skills, with their amazing owners learning how to train and handle like pros🙌

If you'd like to get your pup booked into our next course, you can book online now:

www.bookwhen.com/canineabilitydogtraining

Classes take place in Jollyes Bangor - The Pet People

And if you've completed Level 1 and ready to learn some more, why not check out our Level 2 and 3🌟

18/05/2026

Yesterday we tried something new👀 (and we absolutely loved it!)

With an early start, we headed down to The Working Retriever Club of Ireland's working test in Co Monaghan after and Koda invited us along to join them. We primarily came to watch the amazing handlers and experienced dogs do their thing, but threw our hat in the ring and I gave the Prelim Test a shot with Betsy and Ola! I was so proud of how well these girls coped in such a new environment, and it was great to get the opportunity to put their training to the test amongst the professionals.

For us, Gundog training has always just been for fun and to give my girls the breed specific fulfilment they love and deserve- so this is a totally new world to us. I love the transferable skills it teaches my dogs: steadiness, calmness, focus and drive. We absolutely didn't expect to come back with anything, but I was so proud of Betsy for placing second in the Prelim test, working alongside some cracking dogs! 🙌 And Ola scored well too, coming in 6th and more importantly managing to contain her excitement throughout the test and really showed her maturity developing♥️

We had a fantastic day, and so grateful to everyone for making us feel welcome and sharing lots of advice and support along the way. 🙏

05/05/2026

Ash🌿

27/04/2026

A new venture to keep me busy! Give us a follow to see what we have in store🐾

Introducing Canine Ability Assistance Dogs — the next big step in the journey for Canine Ability Dog Training!

An Assistance Dog is a highly trained canine that mitigates disability for the individual they work for. Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of supporting owners who are training their own Assistance Dogs- watching them learn together, progress and thrive in their new partnerships has been incredible! At Canine Ability, my goal has always been to make life-changing Assistance Dogs more accessible to those who need them- and this new project (which I have been keeping quiet for a few months🤫) aims to add another route to access these special dogs.

So Canine Ability Assistance Dogs has some new recruits: two lively little Labrador pups with plans for a big future ahead🤞 (Proper introductions to follow). These are pups I will train myself to one day mitigate disability for someone who truly needs them. They'll be staying with me during the early and intensive stages of training, before being thoughtfully matched with the right families further down the line.

With the pitter-patter of tiny paws well and truly invading my house, I have my work cut out for me and lots and lots of training ahead! Come and follow along with us on our new page, and learn about what exactly we have to offer. Watch these pups learn and grow, and register your interest to be assessed as a potential match for one of these girls when the time is right🐕‍🦺