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Acorn Dog Training Club acorn dog training club is based near woodbridge in suffolk. our aim is to help dogs and owners lead a more connected and fulfilled lifestyle.
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From general obedience, games & tricks through to more specific training such as scent and agility; we do it all

26/09/2025

What are your thoughts? Do you agree?

Are you struggling with your dogs behaviour?Would you like to know how to handle your dog in certain situations?Or would...
24/09/2025

Are you struggling with your dogs behaviour?
Would you like to know how to handle your dog in certain situations?
Or would you simply like to top up on what your dog already knows for a more fulfilled and enjoyable life together?

The our life skills manners course is for you.

Helping you with handling techniques, training goals and structure for success and going through real life scenarios and situations; this course will give you and your dogs the skills required for a happy, confident life together.

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www.acorndogtraining.com/upcoming-events

Acorn Dog Training Club is a balanced dog club, using mainly positive reinforcement training. We offer a variety of courses, talks and workshops; along with weekly classes, enabling dogs to train for Kennel Club Good Citizen Awards if they so wish.

Do you have a puppy aged 13 weeks to 6 months? Do you want to get it right from the start?Then our puppy foundation cour...
24/09/2025

Do you have a puppy aged 13 weeks to 6 months?
Do you want to get it right from the start?
Then our puppy foundation course is for you. Helping you with handling techniques, training goals, socialisation and exposure to other puppies and owners. You will receive email handouts to guide you in between sessions and a goody pack and certificate at the end of the course.

Next course : 29th October - 10th December

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www.acorndogtraining.com/upcoming-events

Acorn Dog Training Club is a balanced dog club, using mainly positive reinforcement training. We offer a variety of courses, talks and workshops; along with weekly classes, enabling dogs to train for Kennel Club Good Citizen Awards if they so wish.

Due to a dog coming into season we have a space become available on the agility course starting tomorrow. All informatio...
22/09/2025

Due to a dog coming into season we have a space become available on the agility course starting tomorrow. All information and booking can be found on our website

16/09/2025

I thought I would show you a comparison video between wrens 1st show last year and the show from this weekend. Look at the confidence change throughout her whole body and attitude to the whole event. In the 1st show she was concerned and distracted. In this last show she was much more confident.
Whilst we can't change the underlying temperament of a dog (in wrens case she is naturally a worried dog, very noise sensitive and doesn't cope well in environments she doesn't know) but what we can do is create value in behaviours which can change a dogs emotional response to stimuli and environments.
In this case creating value in her routine, her moves and tricks, I was able to help her cope with the environment more. Giving the impression of a more confident dog. Have I changed her temperament... no..... but I've changed her emotional response to the stimuli and environment around her.
It's why I'm such a fan of tricks... creating a better relationship between handler and dog which can be used in a variety of situations to help create a better experience for dog and owner.

But it doesn't have to be tricks. Adding value to any behaviour in a non stimulating environment will help change a dogs emotional response in a stimulating environment. Take recall for example.... make recalling to you the best thing ever for a dog is what will help give you a dog who wants to recall. Just like creating value in wrens routine made her want to do it.... different situation but exactly the same training applied!!!!

What a successful day me and the dogs had today.... Wren was an absolute superstar and her confidence in the ring is now...
14/09/2025

What a successful day me and the dogs had today.... Wren was an absolute superstar and her confidence in the ring is now evident and she managed to get a 2nd place which has now bumped us up into intermediate (which I'm not mentally prepared for at all!!)
And Bee, which I've not done much training with lately as she's had a bad leg, came and bagged a 3rd. The fact she went a bit wild and took it upon herself to ad lib the routine could only be laughed at as she was obviously super happy to back doing her thing!!!
I never thought when I started competing last year I'd be moving up the ranks so quickly, but my dogs give their all and I'm just a super duper proud owner to call them mine ❤️

I also have to massively congratulate amanda and Ambrose for their 5th place rosette 👏👏👏

Warning... especially for young dogs or those prone to eating (labrador owners you know what I mean 🤣)
10/09/2025

Warning... especially for young dogs or those prone to eating (labrador owners you know what I mean 🤣)

09/09/2025

Ok someone tell me if I was right or wrong....

Today walking Skyla on Christchurch park, a dog appears at the bottom of the hill. I'm walking down the hill anyway and when I reach the bottom the dog is still there. It retreats back a bit but then turns to face us again. I wait as it's clearly spooked and no owner has appeared. I wait for a good 5 minutes and still no owner. The dog is now stood not knowing where to go, tail between it's legs. I put skyla in a stay and slowly make my way and the dog cautiously approaches.... still no owner. I can't hear anyone calling and the dog is clearly scared and doesn't know where to go. I check for a disc which there isn't one, so I put the dog on my lead and start asking people around if they know who the dog belongs to. No one knows. So I go up to the main path and stand there when I hear a man calling. I shout out to him if this is his dog and he basically has a go at me for putting her on a lead as she couldn't make her way back to him. I told her she was clearly distressed but he said she knows the park well. He puts her back on his lead and walks off. No thankyou, no nothing... I was too flabbergasted to speak.

So in that situation, what would you have done??

Huge congrats to Zoe and meeko for passing their tricks one award
09/09/2025

Huge congrats to Zoe and meeko for passing their tricks one award

I can't believe the agility got fully booked within 48hrs of allowing booking. Apologies to those who missed out... I'm ...
02/09/2025

I can't believe the agility got fully booked within 48hrs of allowing booking. Apologies to those who missed out... I'm sure we will run another

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