Sits ‘n’ Wiggles

05/01/2023

Hello all, and a happy new year.

Unfortunately it is with an extremely heavy heart that I must notify you all that over Christmas I had some health concerns that put the future of Sits n Wiggles in the balance.

While I don’t want to give up my dream job and usually I would just “muddle through” it and worry later, I do have to take my health quite seriously since my amputation. I’ve made the decision to go in a different direction with Sits n Wiggles, closing our training and walking and working more on our social media presence and seeing what the future holds as it comes.

This decision does not come lightly as I will very much miss working with a variety of dogs a daily basis and helping to grow young minds, however I’ve learnt the hard way not to mess with my body when it tells me enough is enough!

I hope you will continue to follow our journey, wherever it takes us.

Leah

03/12/2022

Very well done to Max and Billy on graduating from puppy class today, our last one of the year! You’re going to be grand wee men, best of luck for the future!

03/12/2022

A break in play (especially still in play bow) means the dogs are indeed checking they’re still playing, but I love this one from They Can Talk 😂❤️

01/12/2022

Well done graduating your puppy class today Gus! Have an amazing Christmas practising your new skills! 🐶❤️

05/11/2022

Are you worried about your puppy this bonfire night? Here’s a few tips from Sits ‘n’ Wiggles 🐶

✅ Play reggae or classical music. Not enough to drown the fireworks out completely, but enough to muffle. This will help your pup to slowly get used to the bangs and these genre of music have been shown to be a dogs favourite! (You can also search for “Through a Dog’s Ear” on Spotify for great playlists).

✅ Give your dog a long lasting chew, Frozen Kong or Frozen Lickimat. This will be a edible task for your dog to work on that rewards them through out. The licking and chewing also sends natural relaxing signals to the brain to assist in relaxing.

✅ Comfort your pup if they are worried. You can’t teach them to “get used to it” by leaving a scared pup alone, they will just find a way to comfort themselves, usually with behaviours humans dislike, and develop even worse fear and anxiety.

✅ Close curtains in the rooms your dog visits to prevent any sudden bursts of light. Although not the scariest thing in the world, the sudden spook of a light coupled with the sound of a loud bang can cause your pup to be fearful.

Stay safe! 🐶🔥

03/11/2022

As bonfire night approaches remember, comfort your scared dogs, you won’t be teaching them to fear in future when they are already scared now!

22/10/2022

Due to trainer illness our online class is cancelled for this week.

10/10/2022

New TikTok! Do you follow us?!

Ozzy wake up 😅

05/10/2022

Hello all! Due to the rain I’m going to postpone paperwork drop offs so that they don’t get drowned on their way! Stay snuggly!

30/09/2022

Wee Alfie looking so thoughtful on his walk this morning ❤️🐶🍂

28/09/2022

It's not going to solve any behaviour issue you are experiencing by using alpha, dominance or pack protocols.

It's 2016 folks. Get with the program