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German Shepherds: one of my favourite breeds

German Shepherds are one of my favourite breeds. They are loyal, eager to please and have a strong working drive. The higher the drive the dog has, the more I’m attracted to owning it. Yesterday I met Zola, a 2 year old GSD who is in need of some behavioural correction around dogs. Having been […]

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Residential Dog Training for Tess the Cocker Spaniel

Tess was booked in for residential training with me by her owners Eric and Christine after a single 1-2-1 lesson. A show cocker spaniel, Tess exhibits all the usual behaviour of a dog that is over loved. She is cute but too cute, so has become a pampered pooch who ignores commands, whines and craves attention […]

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Dog Training Chip the Rescue Border Collie

Rob is an experienced dog owner who took Chip on as a rescue Border Collie. Rob is a countryside ranger and is used to having his dog beside him as he works and was hoping this would be the same with Chip. As with many rescue dogs, Chip’s history was unclear. Initially, Rob struggled to bond […]

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Dog Training with Tommy the Cockapoo

Tommy the 12 month old Cockapoo attended his second dog training lesson today. When I first met Vivian in January it was evident that their bond was conditional, he was headstrong, pulling on the lead and recall was selective. Today’s lesson was a great success, his heel work is improving, focus work is coming together […]

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Why do people give up on dogs?

I sit here writing this blog with annoyance and frustration to how people one minute can be so positive towards buying/owning a dog but when confronted with small hurdles they stop short and walk away. This happened recently when I advertised Chester a 15 month old Labrador for sale. As a trainer I’m very black […]

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Dog Photography Event with Andy Biggar.

There was great attendance today at the photography event organised by dog-training4u and Andy Biggar.  Despite the predicted weather forecast, the day turned out to be fine and all the dogs were on top form.  It was great to see both new and existing clients in attendance at the event as it provided an opportunity […]

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July 2013 Dog Photography Shoot, Preston, Lancashire

Due to the success of the recent dog photography event in April with Andy Biggar, we have arranged for a new event to be held in July.  The event will take place on Sunday 28 July 2013 and will be limited to a maximum of 10 dogs and their handlers.  For those who know of […]

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Gundog and dog training with my new Cocker Spaniel Darcy.

Darcy is almost 11 months old and is the latest addition to my kennels.  I acquired Darcy from his owner when he was 10 months old and as you can see from the pictures he is a cracking looking dog.  He is a well bred dog with a very strong working line and his previous […]

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Dog training with Bronson the Dog De Bordeaux.

Bronson is a Dog de Bordeaux who has been attending regular dog obedience classes.  He is now on his second course of classes and is showing some great improvement.  As people are often intimidated by such a large breed of dog, his owner Nathan, was keen to ensure that Bronson would be fully trained in […]

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Gundog / Dog Photography with Andy Biggar.

Today one of my clients and her 16 week old Labrador, Amber, took part in a photography session with award winning photographer, Andy Biggar. As I have been involved in training Amber since she was a young puppy, we felt that this would be the perfect opportunity to capture some perfect action shots showing Amber’s […]

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