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What do you do with your dog in October if you live in Cumbria? Come to Welly and Tails Dog Park to take cute photos of them in our Halloween photo scenes, of course! We’ve brought back some old favourites from last year such as the MASSIVE pumpkin (still not sure why I made it …
So September Scurry is over – we had 19 lucky dogs receive their special medals for completing the training challenges in September – all their ‘humans’ had to do was video their training on the three scurry challenges, then tag us in it. And it’s been great seeing everyone’s medal photos too. The reason I …
A friendly reminder for all of you who have a reactive dog: our special Reactive Dog Open Morning is happening this Saturday, September 13th, from 10am to 12pm. (Humans only) It can be hard finding a suitable off-lead space for a reactive dog can be difficult where you feel comfortable. Each dog park has its …
The summer pools are out of the park and Scurry September has arrived – a fun challenge for September only where you can try three different gundog games with your dog! Each game has a little board showing you how to train the activity and a QR code that links to a short video giving …
This game uses a ‘fake hedge’ – you could improvise with a log, or pile of sticks, or a pile of books – don’t make the ‘hedge’ too high, about 40cm is ample for mid-sized dogs. This game encourages your dog to use their brain and nose to ‘hunt’ out the toy, mimicking real hunting …
This game teaches your dog to stay in a certain place and / or position (for example, in a sit on a platform or mat) – which is great for building impulse control, and a different variation on playing with toys with your dog, that’s safer than just throwing the ball repeatedly. It’s a great …
This is a fun variation on just throwing a ball for your dog, encouraging them to think, use their brain, and use the power of their nose to sniff out the ball or toy which has been thrown out of view. How to train it: Step 1: Throw and Go Hold your dog while you …
Many dog owners think the Dangerous Dogs Act only applies to banned breeds or serious bites. But the law is much broader than that – and it affects all of us, regardless of what kind of dog we have or breed. Here are four everyday situations that could lead to serious consequences under the Act …
If you’re struggling with your dog’s reactivity, whether it’s barking, lunging, or panicking on walks, reactive behaviour can leave you feeling defeated, embarrassed, stressed and at your wit’s end. That’s why I created this Reactivity SOS Plan — a structured approach to reactive dog training when you need to press pause and make fast progress. …
You’ve adopted a dog, perhaps from Romania or Greece, and you felt really good, it’s something you’ve wanted to do for a long time. Or maybe you’ve had rescue dogs before so you thought you knew what you were getting into. You read all the stuff, you got told lots and lots by the rescue …
Baby news… My second baby is due in February so I’ll be out of action for training for a while, but the dog park will continue to run as normal with my husband at the helm and me in the background! That’s why there hasn’t been any puppy socials scheduled in the diary for the …
Social media dog trainers are popping up more and more regularly – but are they helping or hindering you with their training posts and updates? As we move into into a brand New Year, we’ll all start being pushed messages about how to improve, be better, work harder, do more, achieve more, change. And there’ll …
What is Trigger Stacking? A trigger is anything that ‘triggers’ your dog’s reactivity (whether that’s reactive barking and lunging, frustration or overexcitement). It could be a dog, person, noise – whatever your dog is not comfortable with. Your dog can usually cope with certain triggers, but they might not be able to cope with multiple …
We’re in the Herald! The Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald came to photograph our Christmas puppy social (which involved spaniel Santas and Elves, and Christmas poodles). You never know what is going to be written up in the end so a bit nerve-wracking but I’m really glad they shared the story of how we get started, through …
The type of scentwork I do is all about incorporating searching and scentwork into walks – to make them more enriching, fun and fulfilling for your dogs (especially ones that like to run off on a sniff-adventure). This is NOT perfect scentwork for competitions where you might use a freeze indication (where the dog freezes …
Festive fun at Welly and Tails Dog Park After closing for a whopping two weeks for maintenance work, we are now open again and we’ve put in our Christmas installations with a few different photo booths and frames for cute Xmas shots! Christmas Social Sessions! We have a number of Christmas puppy and breed social …
** EXEMPT DOGS ** I wanted to address how we operate for owners with exempted dogs, as I've had a couple of messages from clients with exempted dogs in the past few days. 1) We DO accept exempted dogs. 2) There is NO extra charge for exempted dogs Our insurance just asks that: ❤️ Only dogs from the same household can attend (so if you have four dogs and one is exempted then you can bring all four, but you couldn't meet up with your friend and their dogs if you're bringing an exempted dog) ❤️ Exempted dogs must keep their muzzle and lead on in the car park but these can be removed once you are in the dog park and the gate has been securely shut. It's important to remember that every insurance provider may have different criteria, so I can't comment on why one place may operate differently or not but this is (thankfully) how ours works which we're grateful for 🙏 Hope that clears things up 🥰
** NEW DOG PARK RULE ** When visiting in future, we will NOT be allowing single dog visits. All dogs MUST now bring matching backup singer dogs for their visit going forward, to allow for perfectly symmetrical photos. Many thanks and thank you for respecting our dog park rules 🙏🙏 (only joking, have to say as sometimes I get messages worrying about if it's true 😂😂)
Monday - Sunday: 8am - 7pm
CA11 9SH (between Ellonby & Blencow)
Penrith, Cumbria
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