10th Anniversary Specials

We are celebrating our 10th birthday with some special offers for January 2008.

Book and pay for your dog's assessment now and save £10 for one dog or £20 for two off the assessment fees.

Book and pay for a course of 10 lessons with us at our social groups and save over £50 against the normal fee of £17.50 per session.

Book and pay for a course at our evening social skills classes and get 10% off your course fee of £75.

Book a visit to our workshops - see details below and qualify for discounts off your course fee.

Save £5 off your first bag of Nutrience dog food, collected from the course venues. 

Remember, offer closes 31st January 2008.

Saturday 12th January at West Byfleet - 

A reminder session for all dogs after the Christmas break!!

Reminder - have you moved home recently - is your dogs id tag up to date?  Have you had your dog microchipped?  Then make sure you notify Pet Log now with your new address. Their number is 0870 - 6066751

Peanut Pet Shelter and Kennel - Playa del Carmen, Mexico

A message from the founders of the shelter: "Caroline has told me the wonderful news about the money you raised - thank you all so much. We are so grateful, as much for people caring as for the money.  Things have been manic here as Andy has had dengue fever and I can't tell you how difficult it has been to cope. With 37 dogs at the moment, trying to feed and clean up after them all, nurse the sick ones, exercise the ones that need it, as well as looking after Andy plus working (I teach 3 days per week) has been exhausting, though we do have a loyal band of helpers who came to help exercise. Once the paperwork is all done for the association we will be allowed to employ a mexican to help. We then have to get the association papers into immigration by 4th December at the latest. However, once we have done that, we won't actually be allowed to leave the country until they have completed their processing and who knows how long that will take - could be 2 weeks, could be 3 months. Once the set up of the association is complete (we have been with the lawyer this morning) we will be opening up a bank account solely for the association. It has taken a long time because our vet has been coming up with ever-expanding ideas (all of them good ones). If we are to make a real change, we need to be able to re-educate the people and maybe even change laws. Thank you all so much again - it means a lot to have your support" Jennifer McDonald.

To date we have raised just over £300 - thank you so much

Glad to report that all the dogs and their wonderful carers survived Hurricane Dean despite being squashed all into 2 rooms. They were all very calm despite the horrendous noise. If anyone wants to see the latest dogs then check out:

http://www.playadelcarmenpets.com

UNDERSTANDING THE WOLF IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

27th September at 7pm - an evening with the Behavioural team.

Come and learn more about what your dog is trying to tell you.  Why does my dog do bark all the time?  Why wont he listen? Why wont he eat his food anymore?  Why does she rush off to somebody else in the park and not come back when called? So often in class, we are not able to cover all the many different signs you need to recognise to help your dog. So why not come along with friends and family and learn more. Ask those questions you always wanted to ask.

Over £150 raised for the Wolves - thank you so much - dont miss your chance to meet them.

Our Next Social Walk is Friday 7th December at 2pm - book now

Some of our members now have dogs that behave perfectly when attending the social groups but are still having problems whilst out walking. So we are arranging walks for members away from our centres, in areas we know, so that we can help you there.  If you are interested in our joining our Social Walks group, please contact Carol to discuss the possibility. Costs will be just £15 and we plan to meet weekly in various areas. Our training dogs will also attend to help supervise the walk and numbers will be strictly limited.

Cant make classes?  

Let our trainers do the training for you with our dogs - book a 121 session and learn about our fast track dog training sessions.

PAST EVENTS

Workshops for the summer 

Saturday 11th, 19th and 25th August - Understanding dog aggression

These three workshops were designed to help you understand your dog and its behaviour.  Whether it is your dog showing it or at the receiving end, we all need to know how to handle this situation. We did not have lots of aggressive dogs but more importantly all the dogs learnt how to prevent aggression starting.  Everyone was impressed to see that there were no fights - no loss of temper and all the dogs were soon walking happily on nice loose leads within a group of other well -behaved dogs. We ended with a parade of lovely dogs of all shapes and sizes all behaving well with happy confident owners.

Please contact us if you would like to come along and watch and learn at our next meetings later in the year. 

AN EVENING WITH OUR VET

We were delighted to hold on Wednesday 25th July at 7.15, another evening with our Vet, Dr Caroline McCarthy.  She answered questions on First Aid and also gave people a chance to practice using bandages and other techniques. This was not a replacement for consulting a Vet, but a chance for us to learn how to deal with an emergency. 

Fleet Carnival Dog Show also raised just over £170 for local charities on 1st July. The rain held off for most of the day although our demonstration of dog training was marred by the biggest downpour ever!  Thanks to all who supported us.

First Aid Talk raises £170 for DBARC - 16th May brought us to our first charity talk of the year - we invited Dr Caroline McCarthy to give us some practical advice and help in recognising an emergency situation and what to do.

Christmas Puppy Party at Guildford - December 16th 2006

We had wonderful weather for the puppy party at Guildford Socialisation Group and it was good to see old friends and new get together and let puppies run about for a while.  I am sure that the owners were grateful for the peaceful afternoon. We had a few games to help all the older dogs let off steam as well and it was great to see so many happy dogs despite the wet and muddy conditions underfoot. We look forward to seeing you all again on Saturday 6th January 2007.

Fun and Games for all at the Guildford social group meeting on Easter Saturday - 15th April

Despite the promise of some inclement weather, we had a good number of dogs join us for a fun and games morning.  Our social group took part in a good range of games organised by Jennie and Karis, two of our trainers. All the dogs took home a prize and border collie, Luke and boxer puppy, Tyson won the run offs for the fastest recalls.

Thanks to you all we raised another £30 for our charity through our raffle. We hope to see you all again soon.

Getting ready for the egg and spoon race - two teams race against each other and still keep their dogs under control - well done to everyone.

Walkabout with wolves 

Meet and Greet a North American Timber wolf

We are delighted to announce the following visit to walk with the wolves at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust.
There will be a limited number of spaces so be sure to book your places fast.
We walk in all weathers but this is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Next Date Available Now -  Sunday 6th April 2008

Training Lines 

Training Lines,  the one-stop shop for those difficult to find dog training accessories. If you can't find what you're looking for at the pet shop, or want to try something new in your dog training, you've come to the right place!

As dog owners ourselves we know how difficult it can be to locate those unusual training items that may provide the answer to your dog training problems, and that is why we've created this site. All our products have been tested by ourselves and our team and so we are certain that you will be delighted with them.

We've already done the searching for you, and if you're looking for something that isn't listed , drop us a line and we'll do our very best to find it for you.

Contact Sharon or Neil on 0845 644 2397 or visit our website: