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Speaking Spaniel is moving to Shropshire after working in Hampshire for 8 years and helping many families and their puppies and dogs. I am looking forward to meeting lots of new families with spaniels, cockapoos and other spaniel crossbreeds to work with. Face to face programmes will be available within 10 miles of Oswestry other locations in North Shropshire and the Welsh borders will include an additional travel charge depending on the distance. Online video programmes are available for dogs that are anxious around new people or with issues that do not require hands on support or if you are outside the area that I cover for face to face sessions.

NEW Courses & Introductory Offer until 22nd October 2023 Helping you & your puppy or dog with 3 essential life skills. The courses are 1-2-1 and held in Clanfield, using methods which consider their needs, personality & natural instincts to build your relationship & confidence. Covering • Loose lead walking • Recall • Calm behaviours in public places Puppy Essentials (for puppies from vaccination to 5 months) 3 x 45-minute sessions held weekly Offer Price - £100 for bookings (price after offer ends £120) Essentials (for dogs from 5 months) 3 x 60 minute 1-2-1 sessions held fortnightly Offer Price - £125 for bookings (price after offer ends £150) Available Monday to Thursday

NEW Starting Saturday 24th June 2023 Speaking Puppy confidence communication & socialisation sessions for all breeds up to 20 weeks 9.30am mini and small breeds 10.30am medium & large breeds. Come and join us for on and off lead fun with your puppies. This is a controlled play and confidence building session for you and your puppy held at my training field near Clanfield This sessions must be booked in advance and are limited to 5 puppies per session

I have just completed and passed L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional Course and I am now a Certified Family Dog Mediator. This is one of the most exciting courses I have completed. I read Kim Brophey's book Meet Your Dog and loved the content and started using the concept in my training until I could join the course. Family Dog Mediation is bringing the integrated scientific concepts of “WHY” behaviour occurs together with the “HOW” of behaviour change for comprehensive& effective practice that considers the whole picture of your dog using the L.E.G.S. method. The L.E.G.S method considers you and your dog's Learning Environmental Genetic Self (personal) Preferences and background when working with you both. I will be incorporating this when working with my clients and their lovely dog's whenever required.

Black Friday Week Offer 20% OFF & only a £50 DEPOSIT* to secure On the Speaking Spaniel Personalised programmes for puppies & dogs One to one 3 or 5 session packages All of the Speaking Spaniel programmes & packages can be adapted for spaniel crossbreeds & gundogs The programmes & packages need to be booked and the deposit paid before midnight on 30th November 2022 and must start before 31st January 2023 To book contact me via https://www.speakingspaniel.co.uk/booking-enquiries and I will call you back to agree your start date and take you deposit. * Programme bookings are normally subject to payment at full at the time of booking

The speaking spaniel one to one course is designed for spaniels and spaniel cross breeds but is suitable for other gundog breeds & includes: 3 x 60 minute weekly sessions held held at the Green Lane Park Clanfield The initial course will cover: Focus & engagement activities Recall Loose lead walking A follow on course can be booked if required Initial programme (as described) - £150 Follow on block of 3 x 60min sessions - £150 This one to one course is suitable for spaniels from 12 weeks. As this is a public space so will not be suitable if your spaniel has reactivity issues with dogs or people.

I am so proud. This week I was awarded the top Private Dog Trainer South England (Hampshire) Award. Selected by Prestige Awards who have be championing small businesses for a number of years. I was so shocked as I have never won an award before and also the fact I was even nominated. The other thing that made me so proud is it was for of my recently launched Speaking Spaniel Personalised Programmes. This is something I had wanted.to do for a long time but didn't have the confidence to do and I took the plunge this year.