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James Grey

Fireworks? Prepare your pooch now!

If you are concerned about your dog during fireworks and the festive season, start now! Desensitisation process takes time and instead of waiting for the fireworks to be banned, let’s teach your dog how to cope with the sudden loud bangs. It is a very simple and easy going process for most dogs and puppies and it is always better to start when your pooch is still very young.

We have developed a very simple protocol for training and we have been using this since emmm… ?1987 probably and this protocol proved to be very safe and reliable. Besides, it helps dog owners to better observe their dogs and learn their body language which is another benefit of using our training technique.

This works for noises, fireworks, loud machinery and cars, and shooting.

Please get in touch – james@dogtrainingplanet.co.uk  for more info

Scent Course  – Nose/Sniff works

Available in groups and one-2-one

This course is suitable for all dogs of all ages and is focused on exploring the dogs’ innate abilities to sniff, search and find. Sniffing is a very natural and main source of information for most dog breeds. This course is a fun activity and also focused on building stronger relationships between dogs and their owners and provides a safe way to keep dogs fit and healthy through mental and physical exercise.

My previous experience working with the Police and Army scent detection or search & rescue dogs as well as competing in military competitions internationally helps me to provide this easy going course and give our dogs exactly what they need.

Group course: x5 weeks course for £150 (unless there is a heavy rain or Bank Holidays and we reschedule the whole group – this is discussed within the group and I am pretty flexible with this. But if you do not attend your session that was not previously rescheduled as a team, you lose this session as per Terms of Service).

Available in Wimbledon Common (SW19) and Ashtead Common (KT22)

The next group in Wimbledon starts on March 20th (each Thursday for 5 weeks) at 16:30

and on March 22nd (each Saturday for 5 weeks) at 9AM.

The next group in Ashtead Common starts on March 22nd (each Saturday for 5 weeks) in the afternoon 16:00

Each session lasts for 75 min

Please email express your interest and queries to: james@dogtrainingplanet.co.uk

One-2-One sessions available for £60 per session in either Wimbledon Common or Ashtead Common KT22

APBC 35th Anniversary Conference 2024 – One World, One Health, One Welfare

We have had a wonderful time at the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) conference in Daventry this weekend.
Speakers from around the world discussed a variety of topics focusing on companion animals in the community – and taking a holistic approach to welfare from all aspects – animal, human and environment. This was a true multidisciplinary approach and I am very pleased of this tendency of integrated care when not only animal professionals (vets and nurses, dog trainers and behaviourists) but also human doctors and professors of human science and medicine are now widely included into discussions.
Grey definitely enjoyed being a part of this conference and being pet by so many people

There is a good news finally to change “neuter all that moves” approach from vets.
Veterinary Scientists are urging veterinarians to rethink old methods of neutering.
“There is growing evidence that surgical castration of dogs may not bring all the benefits previously assumed. Times have changed too, and vets and clients are increasingly questioning whether routine castration should continue to be considered best practice.”
Here are some headlines from Veterinary Record which is the official journal of the British Veterinary Association – BVA, which is the largest membership community for the veterinary profession in the UK.
Links will open for BVA members

Emergency Stop Training for puppies and adult dogs

Emergency Stop is a very helpful tool to operate your dog remotely if you need to for many different reasons. It could be a car, a road, another dog, working moments – anything that can put your dog in danger.
At Dog Training Planet we include this essential training into our basic puppy/dog course and it is also available for those owners that would like to master this on an advanced level. This is an ongoing training and we do this without any aversive techniques like e-collar etc.
In this short video Grey shows what you can achieve on an advanced level if you keep on practicing regularly. We started when he was a pup of 4 months old and he reached his advanced level by the age of 1.2 yo. He is 2 yo now and we are progressing on all levels with and without distractions. You will be able to do that on your own once you’ve got a training plan to help you to gradually progress.

 

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who we  were proudly serving for some period of time since 2005.
Rest in Peace.