Advanced Senior Trainer, BSc, PPG Stafford

Denzil the Golden Retriever has returned home after his 4 week training stay. After a couple of visits from family members where they saw Denzil running around and being boisterous, they were worried about him knocking over his owner who is unsteady on her feet. Denzil also could get extremely excited and would jump up and mouth his owners too aswell as attention barking. We have worked on introducing some calm into Denzils daily life, he can now settle on his bed with distractions at home aswell as in public such as cafes. The calmness in the house and boundary training along with impulse control have all helped with his counter surfing and trying to steal things! Denzil is now able to follow cues such as it, down and wait around various distractions and in busy environments. He can remain focused on his handler in these places too. He can walk on a loose lead past dogs, other animals and people. Denzil is able to recall away from other dogs aswell as other distractions promptly and can complete emergency stop too. Well done Denzil

Sherlock the Labrador has completed his two week residential training stay. Sherlock works in a school with his older brother, therefore it’s important that he can follow cues reliably and is a good member of staff! Sherlock now has more food impulse control so he won’t be trying to steal the student lunches anymore! He also has a much more reliable settle cue to stay on his bed in different situations including around other dogs as he would get distracted and want to play with his brother! We worked on all of Sherlocks general obedience and improved its reliability around distractions and in busier locations. He can complete sit, down, middle and emergency stop too. Sherlock can lead walk reliably in busy places past other dogs and people too. We have worked on calmer greetings with Sherlock and being calmer in general around people where he isn’t always expecting a greeting. Well done Sherlock! www.adolescentdogs.com

Oscar the Labrador has returned home after his 4 week assistance dog residential training stay where he has completed his silver award! We have also worked on some mitigating tasks during his stay and Oscar can now do DPT and pick up items for his owner. Oscar has also learnt how to press buttons to open doors, all skills that will help his owner in day to day life. We also worked on his obedience and ensured it was reliable around distractions in order to pass his silver award. Oscar can now walk on loose lead in a variety of locations around dogs and people too. Oscar is generally a calmer boy around distractions and can follow cues such as sit, down and wait in many different locations such as shops, town and on busy walks. Oscar has done a great job of learning to settle in public and at home meaning we have been able to introduce some more calm into his life. Well done Oscar 🐾 www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com

Luna the Golden Retriever x Labrador has completed her 3 week assistance dog residential training stay. Lunas owner has put in a good level of obedience however she was struggling with Lunas extreme over arousal. She would jump up and bite anything she can get hold off and has ripped skin and shredded many coats! Luna also loves everybody and wants to say hello which means she will lunge and pull towards people and dogs. This was extremely worrying for her owner as she had hopes that she would become an assistance dog for her. We have worked extremely hard on managing Lunas arousal levels in general and around distractions. Alongside this we have worked on her ignoring people and dogs and focusing on her handler and to default into a calmer position such as a sit or down when stationary. We have progressed all of Lunas general obedience and combining these Luna can now walk calmly on a relaxed lead in a variety of different environments past dogs and people. She can recall away from other dogs and also complete the emergency stop cue reliably. Luna is able to work through all her cues including sit, down and middle in busy locations. Through her hard work we have been able to pass the bronze award during her stay. Her owner is dedicated to continuing Lunas training and will be working closely with us to help now she is home. Well done little Luna! www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com

Mac the Labrador has completed his 3 week residential training stay with us and has returned home. Mac struggled with his confidence around other dogs after being attacked and has had a few incidents where he has barked and ran over to other dogs and even pinned a few down. We have worked hard on increasing Macs confidence and engagement with his owner around other dogs. Mac can now recall away from other dogs and is much more tolerant of other dogs approaching him. He can have a quick sniff and then move away from them or just heel past them. Mac has improved with all his obedience and can follow cues such as sit, down and middle even in very busy places. He has also learnt how to settle better in the home and out and about too. Mac is a very strong boy and would pull on his lead especially when the owners neighbour or mum were looking after him which made is difficult for them to walk him. Mac has made great improvements with his lead walking and can walk on a loose lead in many different environments such as garden centres, busy towns and on walks too. Well done Mac! 🐾 www.adolescentdogs.com 08002229007 Info@adolescentdogs.com