Comebye Cones UK

21/11/2025

I love to watch my dogs working for other people. It proves they understand what’s being asked of them for where they are in their training. Obviously the handler has to be skilled up esp with the babies💪💕

21/11/2025

Throw back Friday! Debbie working my Jock, then 6 months old & gangly🤪

21/11/2025

Throw back Friday! Star at 5 months!👍 # ComebyeconesUK

31/10/2025

Things have been moving here at Comebye Cones HQ, new track & parking nearly finished, looking forward to workshops & socials nxt year!💪💕

17/05/2025

Another beautiful day to ‘Comebye’!!🌞💕

06/05/2025

04/04/2025

Out of our comfort zones (long post alert)🤪

People have said to me that it took them around a month to pick up the phone, call me, email or message my page….once they have its then taken them another few weeks or more to book a session, why? 🤷‍♀️

I get it, life happens, money goes out quicker than it comes in or the thought of putting ourselves in a vulnerable position where we could look like an idiot is what holds us back?

I’ll be honest-
So recently I started having training sessions with a well known, successful sheepdog trainer, competitor & breeder….off I went with the postcode in my phone & to be honest not feeling quite as confident or mobile as I normally would due to falling bum over b**b while training at home 6 weeks earlier 🤪

I had mixed emotions, I’ll be honest, I was both excited & anxious at the same time not knowing what Zing my young Kelpie lad would do, would he make me look & feel like an idiot? The unknown right?? As it happened No, far from it & my trainer was lovely to me, instantly putting me at ease & with that I wasn’t worried to look like an idiot at times…..it’s all part of the learning curve.

Now maybe I’m weird, I have been called worse but I like to feel vulnerable, out of my comfort zone, conscious incompetence it’s called the posh way to name it where you bloody know your not great at what your having a go at, that’s where I am now, in a world I’ve never been in before, it can feel pretty lonely too but when I feel this in learning it ‘grounds me’ as this is exactly how most of my new clients feel when they make that phone call, pull in my yard, get their dog out, call it or show me something that their dog would do at home with its eyes shut but now can’t even sit 🤪it reminds me of how it feels to learn something new!
News flash- it’s ok to feel it! Own it people! The most important thing is that you do if you really want to make that phone call, email or message, I know for me making my clients feel useless, rushed or just negative about themselves is not how I roll here so having a connection with that person you put your learning trust into is massively important 👍that can take abit of time too, we have to drop our guard, that’s hard for some people, that old saying you never know until you try still holds strong, I’m still feeling vulnerable while enjoying my sessions, I just wanted people to know I’m human too🤭🤪xx get & have fun with your dogs!💕

26/02/2025

This is one of my clients lovely nearly six year old Border Collie who is looking for a new home ideally with someone who is familiar with Collies, but somewhere he can have the attention he needs, in a calm environment. He is an affectionate dog who gives the biggest hugs ☺

He has been doing Come bye Cones with me on a regular basis for just over two years.

He was my clients’ elderly mum’s dog, and this is his story as told by them.

“Mum went into care towards the end of last year and we took him in but I already have several collies and have recently also had a baby. He is used to living alone as an only dog with little going on and he has struggled to adapt to living with other dogs. He is finding it even more difficult now the baby has arrived, and having to cope with a generally busier household. He has started to show behaviours of jealousy, anxiety and frustration resulting in him herding people, air snapping and generally struggling to cope.

“He can be reactive when in close proximity to other dogs out on walks, however, improvement had been made with training before the baby arrived. Of course it has now become more difficult to give him the time he deserves to reinforce that training.

“Unfortunately other family members can't take him as they already have two collies, and haven't got the time or space to give him the attention he needs. Sadly we have made the difficult decision to rehome him, but of course we want to make sure he is going to the right home.

“He needs a home where ideally he can be the only dog in a quieter household or a small holding/farm environment and somewhere with no children. He would benefit from being with someone where he will have the opportunity of regular walks, or a job to do, or be with someone who can just spend some time with him to support and continue training him. We believe that in a quieter environment he could happily live with other dogs (he socialises with the family dogs), but he would need to have sufficient room for him to have his own space too.

“He is a lovely intelligent goofy boy and he’s lived happily with my mum for many years until she became unable to care for him and walk him properly (he was regularly walked by a dog walker when mum was unable to). He is fully housetrained and has basic commands, has good recall in controlled conditions but not 100% secure. He also enjoys playing a herding game around cones which helps his desire to work.

“If anyone knows of someone who might be able to offer him a home please let me know. The basis of him being rehomed would be that if for whatever reason things didn't work out, we would take him back.

“If you’d like more information, or would like to have a chat about him please let me know and I will put you in touch with owner .”

02/01/2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my Coner’s!!
May we never look at a lonely cone on the side of the road the same way again!!!😂