Dog Training Centre of Excellence

16/06/2026

I actually love this idea 💡

16/06/2026

Any club members??

15/06/2026

Fyi

💥Monday Myth Buster!💥
🐾Last year we had about 83 phone calls regarding Silica gel sachets, but what is the risk? Click the poster and have a read to find out!

15/06/2026

FYI

❗️DOGS & LIVESTOCK❗️

However much we love our dogs, they can still cause significant harm to livestock. It is a criminal offence to allow your dog to chase, attack or worry livestock.

It is therefore your responsibility to make sure your dog is walked safely where livestock are, or may be, present. The best way of doing this is making sure they’re on a short lead.

Sheep, cows, pigs, goats, chickens and other animals are easily worried by things that could threaten them.

Dogs who chase – even if they do not catch or bite the livestock – can still cause physical harm to farm animals by running towards them. When livestock are panicked, they may:

• run away from danger, which can cause injury such as broken bones
• bunch themselves together tightly in a group, which can also cause injury and fatalities
• miscarry their unborn young due to worry

A dog does not need to make physical contact with animals to commit an offence under The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act. Chasing or disturbing livestock does cause harm. By law, farmers on their own land are allowed to shoot dogs who worry or attack their animals as a last resort. You must be in control of your dog when walking in the countryside. If you are not 100% confident in your dog’s recall, they should be kept on a lead.

14/06/2026

FYI

Grass seeds might look small and harmless, but in the wrong place, they can cause a great deal of trouble. If your dog has been running in long grass, always check them for grass seeds afterwards, and remove any that you find, especially in between the toes, round their armpits and near their eyes. If you find one stuck, or a wound/swelling that looks like it could contain one, book an appointment with your vet. It’s important to remove grass seeds quickly, because their pointy shape enables them to pierce through skin, enter the body and travel around causing problems such as infections and abscesses.

🔸SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR🔸
Grass seeds often cause problems in the ears, between toes, behind eyelids, up their nose and sometimes, under the skin and around the body.

EARS: If your dog has a grass seed in their ear, you may notice them excessively scratching it, or shaking their head.

EYES: If your dog has a grass seed stuck behind their eyelid, they are likely to develop a painful, weepy or sore eye.

PAWS: If your dog has a grass seed between their toes, they might excessively lick or nibble their paw, and overtime you might notice saliva staining and a swelling.

NOSE: If a grass seed has gone up your dog’s nose, you might notice sudden or violent sneezing as well as gagging or coughing.

ELSEWHERE: A grass seed travelling around the body is likely to cause vague symptoms such as a non-healing wound, low energy and an intermittent high temperature.

14/06/2026

Anyone?

14/06/2026

This morning scent detection clock face challenge

13/06/2026

Junior social 🥰

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

Flip flops, 🩴 forks 🍴 flash drive and fantastic results today! Level one pass for team Ripley at just 1 years old and team Woody at age 3. And we had time for ice creams 🍦today too