Luna's Lake

19/10/2021

WEBINAR ALERT!
Sniffing for Solutions - Therapeutic Scent-Work for Every Dog.

Saturday 13th November 6pm. Please book using the link below.

Dogs process and understand their worlds primarily through their marvellous noses. Sniffing is their super-power – and it can also be a powerful tool to help us to help them.
Encouraging sniffing has been scientifically proven to increase confidence, reduce feelings of fear and stress in anxious dogs, and encourage calm in frantic dogs… And dogs love it!
When we encourage our more nervous, anxious, or complex dogs to engage their noses, it can help them process the world in a calmer, more relaxed way, recover more quickly from stressful events, and help build emotional flexibility.
The webinar will cover:
> How and why sniffing works
> How to harness nose-power to help dogs cope with life’s stresses and challenges in a non-pressured way, specific to their needs and abilities
> How sniffing can work with other emotionally supportive behavioural techniques
> And how you can create an individual-specific sniffing toolbox for enrichment, confidence, partnership and fun – the possibilities are endless!

Sniffing for Solutions: Exploring therapeutic scent-work for every dog, every day

25/08/2020

NEW PASSIVE INDICATION COURSE! Starts 14th Sept for 6 weeks
LIMITED number of handler and spectator spots available
This course is based on SWDI methods - world-leaders in detection dog training. It is designed to work on-line via tutorials, a weekly virtual classroom, progression plans, and individual troubleshooting/support.
Therefore it's accessible regardless of where you live!
IN ADDITION: This time I'm offering the option of doing a weekly classroom session at Luna's Lake, Nr. Okehampton EX20, - perfect for more local teams 😊

27/07/2020

*1 PLACE HAS BECOME AVAILABLE*
HUMAN ID Tracking Course: First Sunday each Month for 5 consecutive months (closed group). Starts SUNDAY 6th SEPT.
Message me if you would like to join us 😃

23/06/2020

SNIFFING SCHOOL IS BACK!
On-going tracking group starts 12th July. Limited places.
COURSE NOW FULL 😃

21/05/2020

LAST-MINUTE HANDLER SPACE HAS BECOME AVAILABLE!
Six-week Passive Indication Course starting 1st June.
MESSAGE ME ASAP IF YOU'D LIKE IT!

• Small group size to maximise individual learning and feedback.

• Suitable for all levels – from beginners to more experienced sniffers who haven't yet developed a passive indication or wish to improve an existing indication

• Weekly ‘virtual classroom’ sessions via Zoom – to meet and share your progress with your group (handlers only), live tuition, discussion and questions

• Structured training with demo videos, weekly tasks and goals

• Training individually tailored to each team as one size definitely does not fit all!

• Private FB group with demo videos, home study posts, feedback on your videos (handlers only), and additional hints and tips

• Free ‘Cheat sheets’ of clear, simple steps to follow for each dog/handler team

• Trouble shooting and problem solving

HANDLER SPACE: £197
SPECTATOR SPOT: £97

Why study scent and behaviour with Luna’s Lake?

As a fully qualified dog behaviourist, Lucy works in a non-forceful way that respects each dog as a unique individual, while using the best modern, scientifically validated techniques available. She studied sniffing as a tool for reducing stress in pet dogs (MSc, Distinction, Newcastle University) which sparked her passion for all things scent related.
She is privileged to have studied operational scent-detection methods with some of the most highly respected operational professionals in the world, and is currently completing a 1-year professional detection dog handler course with the Scandinavian Working Dog Institute – a world leader in scent detection methods.
Specialising in working with fearful and ‘reactive’ dogs she knows first-hand what an incredibly powerful tool nose-work can be for behaviour change – also using it as a tool to enrich and calm her own rescue collies. Above all, she firmly believes that encouraging sniffing is one of the most powerful and important things we can do for the welfare of dogs – all dogs.

15/05/2020

K**B DOGS SATURDAY FB LIVE at 11am
I have a few really exciting things to announce, not least how to get my FREE Ebook! It covers 5 essential tools to help you help your K**b Dog cope with the world in a calmer way. Each technique comes with a video link to show you how it looks in (messy, real world) practice 😀
THIS WILL BE OVER ON THE K**B DOGS PAGE, so if you haven't joined already - you know what to do...