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A little 💩 reminder from Pawformance Agility Before coming along for agility classes or lessons, many people understanda...
06/09/2026

A little 💩 reminder from Pawformance Agility

Before coming along for agility classes or lessons, many people understandably enjoy walking their dogs around the beautiful surrounding area, including the woodland walk known as the Avenue, which takes you directly towards Rock village and past Woody Fuels.

Recently, there has unfortunately been an influx of dog poo being left along the walk and surrounding areas 💩

We’re certainly not saying this is coming from our agility clients, as the vast majority are brilliant at bringing their poo bags back to the field and using our shiny new purple bins!
One for recycling and one for non-recycling waste! 💜

However, we just wanted to put out a friendly reminder to everyone…
Please pick up after your dogs!

I’m sure most of you already do this, but if you’ve perhaps been caught out without a bag or forgotten on the odd occasion, please take this as a gentle prompt.

As a dog owner myself, I know how frustrating it is when dog poo is left behind. It can really spoil what should be a lovely walk for everyone and we’re very lucky to have such a beautiful venue and surrounding area.

I would also sadly have to refuse future agility lessons to anyone who I personally witnessed repeatedly failing to pick up after their dog.
I really don’t want it to come to that, though!

Let’s work together to keep our lovely surroundings clean, welcoming and enjoyable for everyone 🩷

Thank you for being respectful of our beautiful venue and the local area🩷

Louise
Pawformance Agility 🐾

Tonight was the start of our two Puppy Foundation classes! 🐶Or at least the start of one of them… before the heavens ope...
03/09/2026

Tonight was the start of our two Puppy Foundation classes! 🐶

Or at least the start of one of them… before the heavens opened, we had flash floods and the second class was unfortunately cancelled before it even started! 🤦🏻‍♀️🌧️

But despite the weather, I wanted to give a big thank you and shout out to Daisy, who was my co-teacher this evening for the first puppy class and will be joining me for the second class too. 💕🐾

Daisy has been training with me for the past two years, first with her Labrador, Willow, and then getting her own Border Collie, Annie, last year. Since then, she’s worked through all of the foundations with Annie and we’re now building up towards longer sequences.

Daisy would love to work with animals in the future and asked if there were any opportunities for her to volunteer. Our Puppy Foundation classes were the perfect opportunity! Having already taught Annie all of these foundations, Daisy has built up a fantastic understanding of the training process and was in a great position to start helping others.

Tonight, she was a massive help with the puppies in the first class, particularly working on building value for shaping a cone/wing — and she did a fantastic job! 🤩👏

Once again, this really showcases another important part of what Pawformance Agility is all about: empowering young people to succeed in their dreams and giving them opportunities to build confidence, practical skills and experience outside of school ❤️

We managed to grab this photo just as the second class was rained off… but we’re already looking forward to the next one! 🤩🐶

Well done, Daisy, and thank you! You did a brilliant job tonight and I’m so excited to see you continue to grow in confidence and experience. 💕🐾

Today is yet another day I’ve had to cancel agility classes because of the weather 😭☔️I always feel so guilty when I hav...
02/09/2026

Today is yet another day I’ve had to cancel agility classes because of the weather 😭☔️

I always feel so guilty when I have to cancel and feel like I’m letting everyone down, especially when it’s starting to feel like it’s happening every other week! 😩

But today, when I popped my head over the fence to check the weather conditions, I saw THIS… 👀🤩

THE STEEL FRAMEWORK IS UP! 🥹🏗️

I’m manifesting that we’re only a few more weeks away from having our very own indoor arena up and running 🤞🏻✨

Honestly, this has been one of the most stressful periods for me so far this year.
There’s been so much to organise behind the scenes from sourcing the correct surface, sorting all the paperwork and licensing, signage, replying to enquiries, travelling away competing at shows three weekends in a row starting next week, training and caring for my four precious dogs… AND working three days a week as an engineering lecturer in Sunderland.

My poor brain is absolutely fried 😂😭

I had a little mini breakdown last night because I’m just so stressed, busy and overwhelmed, and I knew these next few months were going to be difficult. There’s only so many hours in the day and I’m trying to keep all the plates spinning!

But then I saw this today… and honestly, it made my heart SO happy🥹❤️

Seeing it all finally start to come to life makes every stressful moment feel worth it.

And it looks SO much bigger in person than I imagined! 🤩

So, here’s hoping for just a few more weeks of patience, crossed fingers and praying to the British weather gods 🤞🏻☔️😂

Because when this is finally up and running… OH, IT’S GOING TO BE SO WORTH IT! 🥹🐾🏆

Thank you all so much for your patience and continued support while I try to make this dream happen!

⭐️ PAWFORMANCE DOG SPORTS ARENA ⭐️Our first sport that’s not agility!The new Pawformance Dog Sports Arena is going to be...
01/09/2026

⭐️ PAWFORMANCE DOG SPORTS ARENA ⭐️
Our first sport that’s not agility!

The new Pawformance Dog Sports Arena is going to be about SO much more than just agility, and I’m very excited to announce the first new sport coming to the arena! 🩷💙

🎾FUN FLYBALL WITH ROXY! 🎾

Roxy will be running regular Fun Flyball classes from the new arena once we open, which we are currently aiming for early October! 🐶

I’m so excited to welcome Flyball to Pawformance Dog Sports Arena and I think it’s going to be a brilliant addition to what we can offer.

And there’s even more to look forward to...

🏠 **OPEN DAY!** 🏠

We’ll be holding an open day once the arena is ready, giving you all the chance to come and see the new facility, have a look around and find out what we’ll be offering.

More details will be announced soon!

And this is just the beginning... 👀

I’m still looking for the right instructors to bring other dog sports and activities to the new arena, including:

🐾 Hoopers
🐾 Rally
🐾 Scentwork
🐾 Fun Gundog Classes
🐾 Heelwork to Music & Tricks
🐾 Other dog sports & specialist workshops

I want Pawformance Dog Sports Arena & Field to become a real hub for the local dog community, somewhere you can come and train, learn something new and have fun with your dog, whatever your chosen sport❤️

If you’re an instructor, or know someone who would be a great fit, I’d love to hear from you! 📩

And if there’s a dog sport you’d LOVE to see at Pawformance Dog Sports Arena, tell me below! 👇

27m x 12m indoor arena | Approx. 60m x 30m outdoor field

Opening early October (hopefully!) 🎉

Flyball is just the beginning...🩷💙🐾

30/08/2026

🐾 GLENDALE SHOW 2026 🐾

If you’d told me two years ago, when I first started Pawformance Agility, that we’d one day be invited to Glendale Show to put on a main arena display in front of hundreds of people and that I’d be doing the commentary too!
I honestly would never have believed you! 🥹❤️

All the hard work, working almost 7 days a week, juggling a career alongside building this business… it really feels like it’s starting to pay off.

And what an absolutely fantastic day we had yesterday! 🐶✨

We had lots of our amazing Pawformance Agility members helping out on our stand and, of course, performing in the main arena. I couldn’t be prouder of every single one of you.

We were a big talking point throughout the event and held the crowd tremendously.
Most importantly, we showed everyone exactly what agility is all about.
Fun, teamwork, enthusiasm, and a wonderfully friendly and supportive community ❤️

Seeing our members out there representing Pawformance Agility and enjoying themselves made all the hard work completely worthwhile.

This was our last external event of the year, and I’ll be honest… after doing one every weekend for the last four weeks, I am absolutely EXHAUSTED! 😂

But now the focus shifts to the next big chapter…

OUR INDOOR ARENA!

Once it’s finally up and running, we’ll be holding an OPEN DAY, and I cannot wait to welcome everyone in and show you what we’ve been working towards.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make yesterday so special. I’m incredibly proud of what Pawformance Agility is becoming. ❤️🐾

Here’s to the next chapter!

28/08/2026

⭐️ RESULTS ARE IN ⭐️

Jordane kindly ran the spinner for me to make it fair, going from 3rd to 1st the winners are 🥁

3rd - 3️⃣5️⃣

2nd - 3️⃣1️⃣

1st - 4️⃣7️⃣

I will contact winners this weekend.

Thank you ALL for your support in this fundraising game, we actually SOLD OUT of all 100 numbers which was incredible! 👏

I am so, so excited for our new adventure in the coming month and it couldn’t happen without ALL of you 🤩

⭐️ LAST CHANCE FOR BUY A SQUARE ⭐️We have only 8 numbers left! Entries close tonight at 6pm and will be drawn later on t...
28/08/2026

⭐️ LAST CHANCE FOR BUY A SQUARE ⭐️

We have only 8 numbers left! Entries close tonight at 6pm and will be drawn later on this evening.

Last push to complete all 100 squares and be in with a chance to win a voucher for Northumbria Pets and some agility lessons! 🛍️🐶

27/08/2026

⭐️ Talisker Training Diaries ⭐️

Tonight we did 10min of training in the garden!

I’ve been doing lots of shaping of a cone so today we moved to a wing.
However he found this transition to a wing difficult so I popped the cone behind the wing to help his understanding of wing + cone with the aim to phase out the cone in the short term.

We did some ‘middle’, which was hilarious as he’s realised that technically I don’t specify which way he needs to face so he tries to get the treat in ‘middle’ facing the wrong way 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

Then finished on some hand touches which I’ve been training him when I’ve been sitting around the rings at the agility shows.

So talented and I just love training my dogs!

🐾 SEQUENCING WORKSHOP, AND THIS TIME, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A PAWFORMANCE MEMBER! 🐾Okay, confession time… I’ve used AI to...
27/08/2026

🐾 SEQUENCING WORKSHOP, AND THIS TIME, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A PAWFORMANCE MEMBER! 🐾

Okay, confession time… I’ve used AI to make the poster 😂🙈

It feels slightly criminal after spending years making these adverts myself, but honestly… it’s a one off I promise 😂

Anyway, the actual workshop is very much me, not AI! 🤣

I’m opening up one of my usually clients-only sequencing workshops to a small group on Sunday 6th September at 10am.

Have you been following us for a while and always wanted to train with us and see what we’re all about? This is your chance! 👀

✨ 2-hour sequencing workshop
✨ Suitable for Grades 1–7
✨ For dogs who can do all/most equipment
✨ Tailored to individual needs
✨ We’ll work through a course I’ve set
✨ Tackle challenges together
✨ Look at how I can help improve your skills and handling

💷 £30
🐶 Maximum 6 dogs

It’s a really small group, so you’ll get plenty of individual attention and the chance to really work through the things you find tricky.

Only 6 spaces available!

📩 Message me to book on.

Sitting at my desk, working away… but wishing I was out training my boy instead! 🐕🏃‍♀️There’s just something about agili...
26/08/2026

Sitting at my desk, working away… but wishing I was out training my boy instead! 🐕🏃‍♀️

There’s just something about agility that makes everything else feel like work! 😂

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