A Game of Dogs

10/02/2026

The two things people always want from their dogs is a good recall and to walk nicely on the lead. Well get your dog to engage with you & those important things will fall into place. When out walking, instead of just getting from a to b just because you have to walk the dog. Do things with your dog. Get them to stand on a log, get them to do a sit, teach them ' go rounds' make your walk fun. Be the person your dog wants to be with

07/02/2026

How lucky am I!! Got to work with this beauty & of course his owner 😊 Quintus, is a young, powerful boxer who does take his owner for a bit of a walk on the lead, so today he learned how walk nicely on the lead without pulling. What a fast learner he is, he was a superstar and walked beautifully on the lead without pulling in very quick time. If you want to achieve this with your dog, call me

22/09/2025

Little Rosie, cute as a button had her first training session today. What a super bright girl she is, started with a few engagement exercises and learning sit. Also chatted about how to get the other dogs in the household used to her. Looking forward to working with Rosie again

16/07/2025

Make your dog walks fun. Use the environment & get your dogs standing or sitting on logs or park benches (if they aren't too dirty! 🐾) get them working for rewards, engage with your dogs & commands such as recall will fall into place & they will enjoy it & so will you. Enjoy your walks this weekend

16/07/2025

So for the last few weeks I have been working with a beautiful GSD & her lovely owner Sarah. Now Ziggy is a super reactive dog. The first week I met her I couldn't get within 2 metres of her but I soon realised her barking, lunging, snarling & lip curling was down to her just being an anxious dog. She's actually very sweet but people & dogs are just too much for her. We had a great break through this evening with very minimal reaction to another dog. Nick & the fabulous Franco stood in as stooge dog this evening and both dogs were outstanding & eventually walked beautifully together & Ziggy carried out commands such as recall, sits & down within touching distance of Franco 😊

16/07/2025

Missing my dog training. Just haven't got going here in Devon

04/11/2024

New puppy/beginners class starting 25th Nov @ 11am, based in Parkham. A 4 week course of fun learning for you & your pup. Numbers are restricted so book to avoid disappointment. Please contact me by private messenger or WhatsApp for more details.

02/11/2024

I have been lucky enough to work with this beauty, Sonny a young Golden retriever. His people wanted to start his training nice a young which is absolutely the best way. Unfortunately our first session wasn't overly productive as Sonny had a full belly and was feeling a little tired but that's pups and we have to listen to them. No point in trying to force them to do something they don't want to. Training is supposed to be enjoyable & something they want to do. However we still managed a few basics including some engagement exercises. Our second session went a lot better & we cracked lead walking and recall with plenty of distractions. Way to go Sonny, keep up the good work 💙

30/09/2024

Just an old post but still valuable 😊

The dog in the picture is a gorgeous, young male boxer called Frank. Now Frank has zero recall. Actually, I lie. Frank has great recall in a training environment but take him out to the woods & it's goodbye Frank. So how do we deal with this. According to social media, Frank should never be off the lead. Frank should be trained until he's allowed off the lead. Unfortunately many dogs & their owners get a seriously hard time on social media if they are not 100% but it may be controversial me saying this, a dog trainer but dogs make mistakes & a young hormonal male dog is not a robot with an off switch. Over the last 2 weeks, Frank's recall has improved but it's far from perfect & when he does run off & I get him back, I have to resist every fibre in my body and not put him on the lead. What does that teach him. He comes back & all fun is ended. Enjoy your dogs but don't beat yourself up if they are not perfect, despite the keyboard warriors 😊

03/06/2024

Had fun with this lovely lot today. An excitable family of dogs to say the least but hopefully I have given their owners the tools to keep these a bit calmer , the household a bit quieter & hopefully the neighbours happier. Looking forward to working with them all again soon 😊

03/04/2024

Well yes I have been a bit rubbish updating this page & sharing pics of the lovely dogs & their owners I have been lucky to work with. Today was little Archie, cute as a button but has a huge personality and does take a bit of time to relax in his surroundings and is a bit reactive when out on his daily walks. We did some fantastic work with him and his owner, Arche showed some lovely engagement, even with the distraction of other dogs. We also discussed his obsession with sheep so we talked about doing a bit of habituation. Basically placing yourself at a safe place from sheep so he can observe & basically work it out for himself. Apart from holding the end of the lead the owner doesn't get involved. He may jump, cry, bounce around, get his adrenaline up but then he can learn to bring it down until everything is just very boring. The first time may take a long time but that time will lessen until one day, no reaction. Us humans getting involved can often heighten the situation and then a behaviour is learnt & worsens everytime.