03/09/2026
Weāve been so busy lately that we somehow forgot to celebrate a fairly big milestone.. Constellation Dog Training is three! š
On 1st September 2023, Ryan took the plunge and opened CDT, and what a complete whirlwind the last three years have been.
It definitely hasnāt always been easy. Weāve had serious conversations about whether the business was actually going to make it. Weāve dealt with judgement from other trainers, people who were pretty convinced we wouldnāt last, venues disappearing at the last minute, services that didnāt work, ideas that totally flopped, and more difficult moments than we could possibly fit into one post.
Fast forward from our first ever Neutral Walk (the first photo!) to three years later, and we have our own community of brilliant people and dogs, a growing calendar of dog sports, a warehouse full of increasingly ridiculous equipment, and even Camp Constellation (second photo), which was genuinely just a massive pipe dream when all of this started.
Ryanās continued to learn from some brilliant trainers, and thatāll always be a massive part of CDT. Thereās always more to learn and always someone worth learning from. Somehow, though, weāve now reached the point where other trainers are asking to come and learn from him, which still feels pretty crazy.
But, most importantly, we have all of you!
We wanted to say thank you to everyone whoās trained with us over the last three years, from those very first puppy class cohorts to our 1:1 clients, sports regulars, and everyone whoās trusted Ryan with their dog along the way.
Even if we donāt see you anymore, youāve played a part in getting CDT here. Weāre incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported, recommended, shared, booked, turned up and championed Ryan while heās chased what genuinely started as just a very ambitious dream.
Right, thatās enough of the soppy stuff. Hereās to many more years of doing cool s**t with your dogs! š¤£
