Lead The Field Dog Training

22/04/2025

Hoopers foundations with Raven! She loves it and picked it up super quick 🤩🤩🤩🥳
Last rep she completely missed! 😂
Gotta keep it real 😜

20/04/2025

Puppy classes 🐶

📅 Starting this Wednesday 23rd April
📍 Sherford VH Near Kingsbridge
ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT ‼️

To book or for more details follow the link below 👇

https://bookwhen.com/leadthefielddogtraining =ev-sqxm-20250423180000

17/04/2025

Lovely walk at East Soar today 🐾
We stopped off here for lunch! 🥪 🥰

16/04/2025

Hoopers & Pet Gundog Classes 🐾

I’m thinking of adding a couple of new daytime classes, if you’re interested please comment below to be added to the waiting list 👇 ☺️

I will also have a Thursday evening pet gundog class outdoors near Kingsbridge.
If you’re interested also comment below 👇

14/04/2025

April 🌷

I have a few classes starting over the next couple of weeks!

23rd April - TDTS Puppy Classes 6-7pm
ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT ❗️

23rd April - New block of scent club 7-8pm
4 SPACES LEFT

28th April - 11am-12.15pm
Out & About Classes
ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT ❗️

To book follow the link below 👇

https://bookwhen.com/leadthefielddogtraining =ev-snb3-20250428110000

Don’t forget I do offer 1-1 services too! Which includes the following;

✔️ Pet Gundog (included lead walking, recall etc)
✔️ Hoopers
✔️ 1-1 training programmes
✔️ Scent Work 🥰🐾

Taking bookings for May/June ☺️

12/04/2025

Week 2 and here is Nellie starting the foundations of the stop whistle 🐾

Everyone did some fabulous stuff today;

We had the baby of the group Nutmeg doing some lovely loose lead walking 🤩

Tilly doing some excellent send to board and stays whilst her handler circled her 🤩

Milo for being so much calmer overall and some lovely lead walking 🤩

Amongst other amazing bits of training, well done all 👏🥰

10/04/2025

The youngest of the pack 🩷🐾

Raven is now 9 months and I can now say walks are starting to become enjoyable 🤩🙏🏻

Today we went to Dartmouth, we had good stretches of loose lead walking, calm waiting for milkshakes and sitting nicely next to me watching the world go by, with no lunging towards dogs of people - she actually has an off switch 🤩
👏

Consistency is key, if I had given up on the bad days we wouldn’t be where we are now.

And believe me when she hit 7 months, I could have quite easily given up 😩🙈

Think of dog training like a gym program, if you don’t follow it and stay consistent - would you see results? NO!

Yes we all have our off days, including dogs.

Just don’t give up, stay consistent, stay calm, stay patient and you’ll get there 💪

08/04/2025

Want to train your dog how to be in the real world? 🐾

These classes are for you! Great for puppies who have completed my puppy classes and are ready to put their skills from village hall training into the real world 🌍

✔️ cafe etiquette
✔️ lead walking
✔️ safe road crossings
✔️ and loads more!

Monday’s 11.00-12.15 ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT ‼️

Tuesday’s 7-8.15pm ONLY 3 SPACES LEFT ‼️

To book or for more info follow the link below 👇

https://leadthefielddogtraining.bookwhen.com/schedules/ub50skik9l3f

Any shares much appreciated 🙏🏻 Thank you! ☺️

07/04/2025

The lovely Winnie showing off her hoopers skills! 🩷🐾
Her forward focus is coming along really nicely!
And there was some great rear crosses from her guardian too! 🤩
Hoopers is super fun! Even more fun when the sun is shining! ☀️
Canine hoopers world progress awards incoming! 🤩

06/04/2025

This is so true! So many things to consider before deciding on what breed of dog you should add to your family…

https://www.facebook.com/share/1KZx55qpLt/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I am a 21st century dog….
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.

-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.

-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.

-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.

-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.

-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.

-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.

-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.
I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.

I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.

Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.

I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.

You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!

If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.

I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.

So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.

Written by *unknown*

05/04/2025

Out & About Classes 🐾

Perfect next step for those that have attended puppy classes or for those looking to take their training to the next level 🥰

Looking at the following and more 👇

🐾 cafe etiquette
🐾 safe road crossings
🐾 Loose lead walking
🐾 Visiting dog friendly shops

There are two classes available one daytime and one evening, limited to 4 spaces per group.

To book follow the link 👇

https://leadthefielddogtraining.bookwhen.com/schedules/ub50skik9l3f

04/04/2025

Training session with the lovely Sid and his guardian today!

Sid sounds like he means it with his bark, but I truly think underneath it all he’s a little ball of frustration with a touch of anxiety.

We looked at;

✔️ Engage/disengage exercise
✔️ Engagement exercises
✔️ Loose lead walking
✔️ Using his “This way” cue to move him away from scary things

They both did amazingly 👏

Dora was the best stooge as always ❤️🐾

03/04/2025

Week 2 of puppy classes! 🐾

We looked at;

🐾 Proofing their recall cue around distractions
🐾 Lie down
🐾 Eye contact
🐾 Confidence building course - allowing them to explore different textures 🥰

Looking forward to next week! 🤩

03/04/2025

Starting this Saturday!
2 spaces left ❗️
Booking link in the comments 🥰

Beginners Hoopers Classes 🐾

Starting Saturday 5th April
Maximum of 4 in a class

✔️ Mental Stimulation
✔️ Physical exercise
✔️ Low impact
✔️ Great fun 🥰

To book follow the link below 👇

https://leadthefielddogtraining.bookwhen.com/schedules/ub50skik9l3f

For dogs 6 months +

Dogs must be friendly towards other dogs/people 🐾

31/03/2025

READY TO BOOK NOW ❗️
Booking link in the comments 👇
The clocks have gone forward, the sun ☀️ is out which can only mean one thing…

Out & About Classes are BACK 🥳

Training in the real 🌍

This block will all be about teaching life skills in the urban environment

In this 4 week block we’ll look at the following and more ⬇️

✔️ Cafe Etiquette
✔️ Loose lead walking in town
✔️ Safe Road Crossings
✔️ Being Calm Whilst Visiting Pet Friendly Shops

These sessions will be 1 hour 15 minutes and will be limited to 4 dogs and their guardians 🥰

If you’re interested comment below to be added to the waiting list ⬇️

30/03/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mum’s 🐾
Those that are human mum’s or dog mum’s ❤️
We had a lovely family walk at Burrator reservoir 😍🥰🐾

27/03/2025

I love scent work! 😍

✔️ mental stimulation
✔️ great outlet for sniffing
✔️ building a stronger bond with your dog
✔️ Calming ☺️
✔️ Great for reactive or anxious dogs

And who says you can’t train two dogs at once? 🙈 These two being very enthusiastic 🤩

Raven’s very first session! 🥰

UK Sniffer Dogs 😍🐾

26/03/2025

Last nights social walk 🚶‍♀️

Rubbish quality video from me 🙈

But this is just to show a mixture of dogs working on being neutral around others.

Kos is new to my social walks and was an absolute super 🌟
He’s fear reactive and managed a full hour gradually getting closer to the others, even managing parallel walking with Dora and a couple of sniffs too 😍