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If you have booked a pack walk please keep an eye on your emails including your spam folder. This is how your trainer leading the walk, will keep you updated on any changes/cancellations due to the weather etc. 🐶

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! We have rebranded! We are now known as 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙤𝙜 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙏𝘿. Previously The Pet Experience Training & Behaviour LTD. Why have we done this? With all the recent changes we have made to the business since the beg

We are so excited to be able to continually grow and offer more services to all of you. Starting 2022 we will be offering Public Pack Walks. Community Pack Walks are for existing customers only (unless you've spoken to a member of the team prior to the walk) and will include on lead work, trainin

‼️IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TODAY'S PACK WALK‼️ Hi all, I'm sorry to say that today's pack walk will be CANCELLED. This is due to a current yellow weather warning for wind and rain in the area today and unpredictable changes in the forecast. The road leading to Sika Trail often floods and the

I'm sure the owners of the on lead dog appreciated not being bulldozed by off lead dogs! If your dog is off lead make sure you have full control of them, don't let them run up to other dogs on or off lead! 🐶 On a side note, if someone has there dogs under control whilst you pass, avoid talking t

We've made a lot of changes to our services lately to make sure we are offering you the absolute best possible service that reflects our ethos. This one...well...this is a little more personal. The Pet Experience Training Behaviour LTD will be going through a revamp soon...keep your eyes peeled 👀

When hiring a dog trainer/behaviourist you are not hiring a professional who will simply wave a wand and fix your dogs behaviour. It is a collaboration between you and your trainer. Your trainer will support, guide and teach you so that YOU can train your dog. Consistency and dedication from you i

Socialising - what is it? Let's start with what it's not. Allowing your dog on or off lead to be out of control with dogs/people. Why? What's the problem? Allowing your dog to greet every dog on and off lead, play with other dogs when you know you cannot call them away and stop the play immediat

I often see people say ‘let dogs be dogs’. In actual fact dogs instinctively want to work, so to truly ‘let dogs be dogs’ you need to be helping them to fulfil this need to work. Dogs don't wish for an ‘easy’ life living on your sofa having one walk a week. That's not the life they want. Dogs who do

Dogs don't lie 🤷🏻‍♀️ High quality e collars and proper understanding and use of them are fantastic for so many dogs. As you can see from these videos they are not barbaric, cruel, painful 🤦🏻‍♀️ it's a tens machine in a collar unit! The collars work by offering a tapping stimulation like a tens

The covid pandemic gave us the push we needed to make our decision to close our group training classes. We have been running classes since the very beginning of The Pet Experience so it was not a decision we took lightly. The benefits of group classes are of course the obedience training that is

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for joining us on our brand new site. We are very excited! We want you to use this as a platform to talk to other like minded dog owners. Arrange meet ups, share stories, whatever you like! Let's get this started! Comment below an introduction to you and your dog!

Tara wants to remind you it's that wonderful time of year when the devil grass seeds are about. Remember to check your dog over fully when you return from walks to make sure they don't have any seeds on them. Some of the top places to check are; 👂Ears: part the ears and make sure no seeds have fa

Ham Hill Country Park & Sika Trail Pack Walks 17th July 2022 are cancelled due to hot weather. If you have booked tickets for either of these walks, the trainer running the walk will contact you to transfer your ticket onto another walk. Please check your email spam folders.

PACK WALKS As of 1st January 2022 we will be making changes to our Pack Walks. Pack walks will change to £15 per household* and each walk will be limited to 15 tickets/spaces. Tickets must be purchased online via our website in advance. To do this, simply click RSVP to the walk you wish to attend

‼️CANCELLED‼️ It is with regret we are having to cancel our pack walk this Sunday 19th December at Sika Trail due to staff illness. We apologise for the inconvenience. We look forward to seeing you all in the New Year. Next pack walk is 2nd January at Taunton. Click here to book tickets www.natu

𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙨 Due to popular demand we will be increasing our pack walks to fortnightly as of September. Sarah will be leading walks at Ham Hill and Taunton. Kimi will be leading walks at Puddletown and Sika Trail. Any future pack walks you have in your calendars please remove for now as w

This is the main entrance to the woods, there could be all sorts around this corner (we've seen a lot) dogs on leads, dogs off lead, horses, pushchairs, wheelchairs and more. Just because my dogs are good with all these things doesn't mean whatever we may come across will be okay with them. Befo

𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚? We are a team of 4 Dog Behaviour Specialists & Dog Trainers. 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸 is Owner and Head Behaviour Specialist and GSD Specialist. 𝗞𝗶𝗺𝗶 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀, Dog Behaviour Specialist, Bull Breed Specialist and Social Media Coordinator. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘄

In this video I am asking Nelly to do a down wait. Nelly was getting very excited and this is all new for her. Rather than getting frustrated and constantly correcting her instead, when she started getting all excited and silly I simply waited and ignored this behaviour and then as you will see, she

Exciting news! We are proud to have been hand picked to be a part of an elite body of the UK's leading dog businesses, Magnificent Seven. We have been working with them for a while now so we are excited to share this with you! ​ What this means for you? By being a part of this elite body we are bei

What should I do if my dog has high prey drive? If your dog has bitten a child or killed a small animal, it is vital to keep her safely confined in your home or yard/garden area and leashed at all times when in public. If you walk your high chase or prey drive dog off leash, do so in a quiet area

Remote Distance Collars We wanted to share some information about remote collars and their uses and the importance of using them correctly. Time and time again we have successfully rehabilitated dogs that have been told by multiple other dog trainers they must be put to sleep. Dogs that have prev

For the record e collars ARE NOT banned here in the UK. Everyone who thinks e collars aren't necessary at all (the general public and trainers) are the exact people who put dogs to sleep constantly due to them being 'dangerous' or they keep them alive but don't let them leave the house or spend ti

Does anyone have any locations they would like to put forward for Pack Walks once they return? Must have access to parking and allow dogs off lead. Comment below! ⬇️🐶