Busy Times!

Again I have had problems logging into my blog so all I've been able to do lately is post photos! Apologies for this. I'll try and get you up to speed with things at DogPsyche UK.

Meet Ozzy... A spirited, sweet little baby Staffie that I visited the other week for a Puppy Consultation. He was super-intelligent and very quick to learn.

Puppy Consultations are the ideal way to get your and your puppy off to the right start in life, learning from day one how to successfully communicate with each other, how to get your puppy to listen to you, how to understand your puppy's needs and generally make sure that you get the best foundation for your relationship that will hopefully last the rest of your dog's life.

Ozzy's owner was very committed and experienced with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier's 'unique' character and I'm hoping that he'll be ready to join us at one of the Walk Clubs soon.

This little sweetheart is Berkley.

He was another puppy whose owner wanted to give the best start in life and had a Puppy Consultation with me.

At the time of this photo he was barely 9wks of age and had only been in his new home for a couple of days.

This was the perfect time for the Puppy Consultation because we could nip bad habits in the bud and form brand new good ones to take their place!

Other recent news is that I was a judge for 'Britain's Brightest Dog' at the recent 'All About Dogs' show at Brentwood, Essex a couple of weeks ago. Although crossbreeds, Collies and Terriers were well-represented, the unanimous decision of the panel of judges was that a Springer Spaniel by the name of Sullie performed all of the tests beautifully. A brace of Hungarian Viszlas were the 2nd and 3rd brightest dogs of the weekend, working out a series of tests of intelligence at an astounding level. Congratulations to all of them and their owners!

It was fascinating for me to see the wonderful relationship that can be formed between dog and owner when the owner puts in the time and effort not just to train their dog but to enjoy time with their dog in the form of games and other mentally stimulating tasks. All of the judges agreed that it was wonderful to witness...

There is more info on the competition here:

http://www.allaboutdogs.org.uk/page59.html

The Walk Clubs continue to go from strength to strength with big successes with some dogs who have previously been quite stressed around people and other dogs learning gently to accept their place in the group and relax. Tillie, a young female German Shepherd has made huge steps forward in learning to trust her owners and relax around other dogs to the point that she is intermingling in the group amongst the other dogs now very calmly. Wonderful job, Paula and family!

One of the breed types I specialise in is the Cane Corso and we recently had a rescue join one of our Walk Clubs called Herman. Poor Herman hasn't had the best start in life and had his ears cut off (illegally) to make him look tougher. Thankfully Herman is a gentle, loving soul who loves other dogs and humans, despite having every reason not to. He is responding beautifully to training and his owners know how lucky they are to have such a special dog...