Cleveland Dogs

19/02/2023

Come join me at
WECare Sri Lanka Fundraiser

For some exciting news!!

19/02/2023

Do you want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money in aid of WECare… Helen Kay needs your support for Medical care for Street dogs in Sri Lanka

01/05/2021

See you there! 🙂🙂

26/04/2021

Come and join me tonight live at Dogwood Adventure Play as I host a presentation on 'Ugly Walks'.
Come and find out what they are and how they can help you and your dog!
See you there! X

This evening, 6.30pm!

Helen Kay from Cleveland Dogs is joining us live this evening to talk about Ugly Walks for reactive and distracted dogs. I first met Helen when we both worked at Dogs Trust, and before that she worked at Guide Dogs and as a Police dog handler. She now offers her behaviourist services exclusively to Club Dogwood members. She’s knowledgeable, experienced and a lovely person – I can’t wait!

Register here to be sent the joining details: https://dogwood.aweb.page/stress-free-walks-webinar

13/03/2021

Hi Everyone,

I'm still here if you are looking for help and support with your dog. 😃
You can find me at
https://www.dogwoodadventureplay.com/club

Having been involved with Club Dogwood for the last year I can honestly say this is the best platform for support with your dogs training and behaviour.

Katie now has a massive library of online courses which are accessible when you join the club... and its growing every month!
What's more.. there are some amazing trainers and members who can guide you to the most relevant course for you and your dog.

There is an active facebook group where you can ask for support, post training videos for
feedback and share your successes in your training journey.
Weekly zooms, guest trainers, monthly newsletters and lots of fun along the way!

Within the club you can also access me for 1:1 zoom trainings and behaviour sessions.

So if you are looking for something specific with your dog or just fancy joining for some fun training come and join us all at Club Dogwood! 🙂

17/01/2021

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all keeping well and safe.

Unfortunately I am not offering 1:1 appointments at the moment and this is likely to be the case for the foreseeable future.

If you are looking for support with training or behaviour issues the best place to find me is Dogwood Adventure Play - Dog Walking Fields & Training Centre

Check out Club Dogwood which is an amazing training community for you and your dog.. the library of online courses designed by Katie is growing and growing which you will be able to access if you join... that's only one of the many benefits of joining!

So for the best training and support with behaviour issues around, check it out and see you there! 🙂

02/12/2020

Joining us tomorrow night?
Drop me an email if you would like a space!

05/11/2020

FUN CHARITY EVENT!
Welcome to the 2020 Snuffle-mat-a-thon!

😊In 2019 Katie from Dogwood and Helen from Cleveland Dogs hosted our first ever Snuffle-mat-a-thon!

😊We all made an amazing 29 Snuffle Mats and raised £210, all of which were donated and gratefully received by our local rescue centres.

🤣We were such busy bees we even ran out of material and ended up raiding our cars for blankets to provide extra strips of fabric to finish our mats!

🤩🤩Can we beat last years' record?

This year due to Covid we have had to tweak things a little (well a lot!!) but WE CAN DO THIS!

🤗🤗Our mission is to see if we can increase our snuffle mat production line... (Odd numbers look so untidy... let's get even this year!)

Our Rescue dogs really need us more than ever with all of the uncertainty in our world at the moment and the snuffle mats will provide them with excellent enrichment whilst they await their new homes.

🐶🐶Book now for our Charity Evening! 🐶🐶

For just £10 we will provide you with an action-packed Zoom evening on:

🐾THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER STARTING 6PM

Including:

🐾Online Tuition from the amazing Rachel from Evanza Design. Rachel will be demonstrating how to make doggy tug toys and if you wish to make extra for our Rescues that would be great too.

🐾Online Tuition on making your own Snuffle Mats with the lovely Justine, Scentventure Guide from Club Dogwood

🐾Online Quiz hosted by Katie and Helen whilst you make your Snuffle Mats!

🐾Handouts with our top 10 ideas of how to use your snuffle mat with your dogs.

🐾Free entry into our prize draw to win a photoshoot of your dog(s) with the amazing Nick from Ten77 Dog Photography.

How to Book!

Please email Helen at [email protected]


Look forward to seeing you there!
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE!

16/07/2020

Hi Everyone,

Just to let you all know that I have a full diary until 7th August and then I have decided to take a little career break.

I will not be working from 7th August for the next few months and will let you know when I am back with appointment availability.

I am sure you will agree, 2020 has been a difficult year for us all so far.
For me personally, it has reminded me of how important my family and friends are. Also having just lost my beautiful four legged side kick Reba it has been a painful reminder that our dogs are not with us for long enough....
So it's time to dedicate more time to my other 2 treasures, particularly as Jet is getting a bit old and rickety 🥰

I'm also looking forward to spending some quality time with my lovely hubby. I'm not quite sure how he feels about that yet as he has formed a firm attachment with the golf course recently so I may well be back working earlier than anticipated!! 🤣

Whilst I am away here are my firm, top favourites for all of your doggy needs:

🙂 Greg Great Paws Gang For your puppy, adult and rescue dog training needs, one to one training and classes now also back up and running! He is one super busy guy so get booked in soon!

🙂 Katie for the best enclosed, safe dog exercise and enrichment field hire facility in the North East, online training courses, one to one search training and much more. Definately check out the website!

🙂Jamie and Emma at the wonderful based at Preston Farm near Stockton. Fun swim sessions with your dogs with these experts in their field of work.

🙂Aimee who is based out of Swimpaws for your doggy haircuts, baths and nail clipping.

🙂 Nick for fantastic and fun doggy photo shoots.

🙂Natalie Twiggy’s Friends Pet Care for dog walking in the Darlington area. Lots of experience with Rescue dogs and highly recommend.

🙂Carl &caninecafe for all of your dogs treats, toys, harnesses, leads, collars and the best Iced latte for humans in Stockton! If you havent visited yet it's a must!

Take care everyone and see you soon xx

01/07/2020

Here's some of the Cleveland Dogs Pupstars during their home training sessions that i just had to share with you! 😍

Please note...
I am unfortunately not able to offer appointments to new clients at present as my diary is so full.

29/06/2020

How do I find the right dog trainer?

Dog training is an unregulated industry. Meaning anyone can set up a dog training business. Pretty scary when you are looking at paying them for their expertise and they may not have any.

Part of my job role is picking up the pieces from the cowboy trainers.

👍Modern day dog training is backed up by Science and it works!
Understanding our dogs cognitive abilities, how they learn and process is important so that we can implement practical training that works. Knowing our dogs limitations in processing is also relevant too.

A good trainer will understand these processes, not bog you down with the science, though will help you understand coupled with showing you practically how to train.

🙂You will enjoy training and your dog will too.

👎Dinosaur dog trainers will tell you to check, pull, tell and force your dog to do things.. which is easy to advocate when you know of no other way to train to achieve results.

Often an unwanted display of your dogs behaviour will be addressed with a quick fix involving restricting or suppressing your dog in showing how they feel.
Not such a quick fix when your dog is miserable and now has you not being nice to them.... aswell as the existing problem made worse.

😪Your training will not be enjoyable and your dog will probably hate you.

❤Aim to give your dog the best life ❤

There are regulatory organisations that your good dog trainers will look to be a part of.
APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers)
IMDT (Institute of Modern Dog Trainers)
PPN (Pet Professional Network)
Look for these logos when researching trainers.

🤩I am very proud of one of my new clients for walking away from a dinosaur. He recognised that the training was not the route he wanted to take for his new puppy and that the methods were not working.

❤Food!!! Find a trainer who loves using it for dog training. If they dont... run a mile! ❤

🥰I am currently working part time so my appointment availability is limited. I do find it hard not being able to accommodate everyone who contacts me asking for support with their dogs

(And thankyou to puppy Nola who I had the pleasure in meeting today and for making us all say "Aaawwwww" ) 😍😍😍

25/06/2020

Please give your dogs a day off today.. they will not thank you for a walk in this heat.

If you want to know how they feel put your fleecey jumper and a coat on and go for a walk barefoot...

🌞Have a chill out day, hide some treats around the house for them to have a snuffle and search instead.

🌞Make some dog friendly icecream using natural yoghurt and add in some meat, fruit or veg pieces for a cool, refreshing treat.

🌞Have some water fun by filling plastic containers with water and add some floating and sinking treats!

🌞Keep your dogs in the shade, access to fresh water, keep your dogs safe and cool.

Have a different kinda day!