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Collie Training Essentials Workshop  Unlock the Potential of Your Border Collie   Join us for a day of education, practical training, and discovery at our "Collie Training Essentials" workshop. Designed exclusively for a small group of dedicated Border Collie owners, this intensive workshop promises to deepen your understanding of your beloved collie's nature and help you harness their exceptional skills. What to Expect:  Quality Time: With a limited capacity of only 6 dogs and their humans, you can expect a lot of time for discussion, questions and training. Family members are welcome to join and learn alongside you. Understand your breed: We will talk about the breed history, use and the breed typical traits, how that influences your dog life and what we can do to make sure you Collie gets the right amount of exercise and stimulation.  Practical Exercises: Participate in hands-on exercises designed to improve your Border Collie's focus, motivation, and recall skills. We'll teach you how to channel their chasing instinct into stimulating play, making training a fun and rewarding experience.  Border Collie's Working Sheep Demo: Witness Border Collies in action as they demonstrate their herding abilities, providing valuable insights into their exceptional cognitive and instinctual capabilities. Understand […]

Are you concerned that your dog might pull you around when you're near sheep? Do you worry that your dog's recall isn't strong enough, especially around distractions like grazing sheep and cows? Are you unsure how to handle your young dog when taking a walk in sheep-rich areas? If you want to ensure that your dog can be handled with livestock in emergency situations, keep reading! I'm thrilled to offer the webinar of my popular workshop! In this webinar you will learn: - A swift recall, even in the presence of movement.- The skill to ignore grazing sheep, allowing you to walk past them without a fuss. - Techniques to improve impulse control using the power of play. - Strategies for redirecting your dog's prey drive toward you instead of the environment. - An understanding of livestock welfare and your dog's needs, ensuring their happiness even without herding sheep all day. The Live Webinar will be on Zoom and you will receive an email with the link for the live and some reminders email too! The webinar will be recorded and available for you after the live (next 72h) on this platform with your log in!  

This Scent Detection Workshop is designed to accommodate dogs of all proficiency levels, from those newly introduced to scent detection to seasoned professionals. For beginners, the emphasis will be on foundational skills such as honing their natural olfactory capabilities, enhancing motivation, and initiating indication training. For dogs with prior experience, the program will be tailored to meet the specific needs of each dog-handler team. This approach ensures a personalised training experience that addresses the unique challenges and objectives of participants at varying stages of proficiency. One of the key advantages of this workshop is its suitability for dogs with fearful or reactive tendencies. As training sessions are conducted on an individual basis, this environment provides an stress-free setting for all dogs to learn and progress at their own pace. Participants are kindly reminded that dogs are to remain in their vehicles between sessions to ensure the safety and comfort of all workshop attendees. The Instructor Kat holds a master's degree in Psychology and Applied Animal Behaviour, a COAPE diploma, and is a certified APDT trainer. Her experience includes working with Scent Imprint for Dogs in Holland, where she trained detection and tracking dogs and taught Instructor courses. Upon relocating to […]

Trainer CPD workshops are geared towards scent detection instructors who would like to deepen their understanding of detection and improve their teaching skills. Each participant can decide on what skill or issue they would like to focus. We will be discussing theory and putting it into practice for best results. Thing you could concentrate on: - Motivation - Search Drive - Indication - Advanced Searches The training venue boasts an array of different search areas, from farm buildings and fields, to streams and woodland to push your understanding of scent detection to the next level. The Instructor Kat holds a master's degree in Psychology and Applied Animal Behaviour, a COAPE diploma, and is a certified APDT trainer. Her experience includes working with Scent Imprint for Dogs in Holland, where she trained detection and tracking dogs and taught Instructor courses. Upon relocating to the UK, Kat served as a Head Coach and Coach Trainer for Dogs Trust. In 2018, she worked for Dog Detectives on a FREDDS (free running explosives detection dogs) project. Through her K9 Behaviour Consultancy, she provides canine behaviour, detection and gp training and puppy development advice to numerous police forces , military and uk government departments. In […]

Are you concerned that your dog might pull you around when you’re near sheep? Do you worry that your dog’s recall isn’t strong enough, especially around distractions like grazing sheep and cows? Are you unsure how to handle your young dog when taking a walk in sheep-rich areas? If you want to ensure that your dog can be handled with livestock in emergency situations, keep reading! I’m thrilled to offer a training day that equips you with the right tools and training plan to teach your dog:- A swift recall, even in the presence of movement. – The skill to ignore grazing sheep, allowing you to walk past them without a fuss. – Techniques to improve impulse control using the power of play. – Strategies for redirecting your dog’s prey drive toward you instead of the environment. – An understanding of livestock welfare and your dog’s needs, ensuring their happiness even without herding sheep all day. And here’s the best part – we’ll be practicing with real sheep! A friendly flock will assist us in applying these training techniques. This is the start of your training journey, additional days to practise with the presence of sheep will be provided to […]

Are you concerned that your dog might pull you around when you're near sheep? Do you worry that your dog's recall isn't strong enough, especially around distractions like grazing sheep and cows? Are you unsure how to handle your young dog when taking a walk in sheep-rich areas? If you want to ensure that your dog can be handled with livestock in emergency situations, keep reading! I'm thrilled to offer a training day that equips you with the right tools and training plan to teach your dog:- A swift recall, even in the presence of movement. - The skill to ignore grazing sheep, allowing you to walk past them without a fuss. - Techniques to improve impulse control using the power of play. - Strategies for redirecting your dog's prey drive toward you instead of the environment. - An understanding of livestock welfare and your dog's needs, ensuring their happiness even without herding sheep all day. And here's the best part - we'll be practicing with real sheep! A friendly flock will assist us in applying these training techniques.   This is the start of your training journey, additional days to practise with the presence of sheep will be provided […]

re you concerned that your dog might pull you around when you're near sheep? Do you worry that your dog's recall isn't strong enough, especially around distractions like grazing sheep and cows? Are you unsure how to handle your young dog when taking a walk in sheep-rich areas? If you want to ensure that your dog can be handled with livestock in emergency situations, keep reading! I'm thrilled to offer a training day that equips you with the right tools and training plan to teach your dog:- A swift recall, even in the presence of movement. - The skill to ignore grazing sheep, allowing you to walk past them without a fuss. - Techniques to improve impulse control using the power of play. - Strategies for redirecting your dog's prey drive toward you instead of the environment. - An understanding of livestock welfare and your dog's needs, ensuring their happiness even without herding sheep all day. And here's the best part - we'll be practicing with real sheep! A friendly flock will assist us in applying these training techniques.   This is the start of your training journey, additional days to practise with the presence of sheep will be provided […]

s your Border Collie controlling everything that moves? Cars? Bikes? Joggers? Wildlife? Other dogs? If your Border Collie is constantly chasing after anything in motion, keep reading! Border Collies have a strong instinct to chase, herd, and control their surroundings, which can often become problematic if not properly managed. "Chase No More: Effective Training for Your Border Collie Instinct" is a transformative webinar designed specifically for Border Collie owners looking to understand and control this natural yet challenging behaviour. Join us as we delve into the roots of your dog's instinctual drives and learn how to manage them effectively with fun, positive, and engaging training methods. Key Topics Covered: - Understanding the Instinct: Learn why Border Collies have a strong need to chase and herd, and how these behaviours originate. -Preventing Problem Behaviours: Discover techniques to prevent these instinctual behaviours from becoming problematic. - Positive Training Techniques: Explore effective, fun, and positive training methods to control your Border Collie's need to chase. - Channeling Energy Constructively: Learn how to use toys, food, games, and exercises to redirect your dog's energy into positive activities that you control. Join us on 5th July at 5 pm (UK time, GMT+1) live on Zoom. […]

Are you concerned that your dog might pull you around when you're near sheep? Do you worry that your dog's recall isn't strong enough, especially around distractions like grazing sheep and cows? Are you unsure how to handle your young dog when taking a walk in sheep-rich areas? If you want to ensure that your dog can be handled with livestock in emergency situations, keep reading! I'm thrilled to offer a training day that equips you with the right tools and training plan to teach your dog:- A swift recall, even in the presence of movement. - The skill to ignore grazing sheep, allowing you to walk past them without a fuss. - Techniques to improve impulse control using the power of play. - Strategies for redirecting your dog's prey drive toward you instead of the environment. - An understanding of livestock welfare and your dog's needs, ensuring their happiness even without herding sheep all day. And here's the best part - we'll be practicing with real sheep! A friendly flock will assist us in applying these training techniques. This is the start of your training journey, additional days to practise with the presence of sheep will be provided to […]

Do you struggle with your dog recall and focus when out and about? Is your dog interested in the environment more than they are interested in you? Have you tried to put a treat on their nose, call their names multiple times but they just don’t listen? I have created this workshop just for you! Recall training and focus are two things that need to go together as without focus and a dog that is able and willing to pay attention to you, as you are important to their eyes, there is no recall. The way the deliver rewards, the way we behave and act, the value we put into exercises and good habits while training are all important for a successful recall! My recall training program has not failed and for the last 8 years I had dogs that by 7 months old are completely recall trained. They are not perfect in any way but I know that if I call they want to be with me! Come and learn how I do it! We are thrilled to announce our upcoming workshop on "Recall Revolution” The workshop is tailored to help you achieve a reliable recall with positive reinforcement […]