SpiritedDog Training&Behaviour

01/11/2026

Lou here! Bringing you 2 hours of sniffy, scentwork fun that will tire your dog out and teach them new skills.

Our longest tracking workshop yet, perfect for any level.

If you've got a dog who’d rather sniff every blade of grass than walk nicely beside you? 👃🌿
They'll excel at tracking.

Dog isn't interested in toys or food?
They will SMASH tracking.

Join us for our Tracking Workshop 🐾 In just 2 hours, we’ll show you how to teach your dog to track like a police dog. You’ll go from total beginner to following a real scent trail. If you've tracked before, we'll be covering intermediate and advanced skills.

Here’s what we’ll cover:
🌲 The foundations: how to lay a track and how to run one with your dog
🐾 The fun advanced bits: pole starts and article indication (teaching your dog to find dropped items and tell you where they are)
👃 Plenty of sniffing: made for the dogs who live with their nose to the ground

I may be biased, but I think tracking is one of THE best activities to do with your dog. Whether they're driven and energetic, or couch potatoes, I promise you, they can track. I haven't met a dog that can't track, and haven't met an owner that hasn't loved it!

📅 Sunday 22nd November
⏰ 2pm–4pm
📍 Gogway Dog Field
💷 £70 per dog

Taught by a scentwork specialist (Me!) and our head trainer and behaviour specialist, Lauren!

All ages and breeds welcome, from complete newbies to seasoned pros. ☕ Refreshments provided!

🐕 If you have a reactive dog, please drop us an email or a message and we’ll chat through how we can make it work for you.

👉 Book via the link in our bio, scan the QR code, or email [email protected]

Whether your dog is brand new to tracking, is a seasoned pro, or if you've never even heard of it, this two-hour workshop will build you skills, introduce you to the foundations of tracking and why is it SO good for your dog.This workshop is taught by both Lauren P and Lou, so you'll get double the

28/10/2026

The training club continues.. a social, fun session. Some days we visit Welcome to TRIBE CAFÈ, some days we go to the woods, some days it's a K9 session. But each one means that for one uninterrupted hour, our handlers and their lovely dogs enjoy time where they can train, build their relationship and enjoy the company of others.

It's not high pressure, we're not aiming to have robot dogs.. we're training in a realistic environment with realistic dogs.

The sessions are released to members first, then we send out a couple of spots to non members (if there are any!)

Looking forward to our November club!

23/10/2026

You can be miserable about it,or you can embrace it !

Most dogs will likely still need their exercise or outdoor enrichment on the wetter days. So why not book in that training session and at least have some positive company while we work your dogs brain and make the whole hour worthwhile rather than a wash out.

I'll be out in this weather for the next 6 months so I've got my hat, coat, boots and dog towels all ready to see me through.
Want suggestions on tried and tested outdoor gear......ask away

22/10/2026

How do we keep our older dogs happy and healthy?

It can be tempting to think that as your dog slows down, you need to stop doing things with them and let them rest and turn into a sofa dog.

Now obviously, our greying pups may not be as capable as they were at 3, but their cognitive function and even often their physical abilities can be kept strong right up to the end.

We might swap the higher intensity activities for low-impact problem solving ones. Scentwork, tracking, obedience can all be incredible activities for dogs who may not be able to do really long walks or high energy games. It still gets them moving, it still uses their brain, and it keeps them active and happy.

As is with humans, if you don't use it, you lose it! So don't let your older dog become a couch potato, when they might really still want to be out there training with you. It might just look different to before.

What do you do with your older dog?

(Photograph of Dexter, who would raise hell if you told him he had to slow down 😂 just cus he's "old")

17/10/2026

Our training club meets 3x a month and have been doing all sorts!

Beach side walks, woodland walks, cafe visits, all with training and settling mixed in.

The dogs get to socialise and learn nice skills around each other, the handlers get to socialise and everyone is spending valuable time with their dogs.

We send out a couple of non-member spaces a month, but the best way to grab a spot is to become a member!

The link to join the membership is in our bio. 💫

Even if you're not local, you get the WhatsApp group and website resources to enjoy training your dogs and make time to bond with them and build your relationship.