Train Your Dog the Walkabout Way

Please note new social walk dates - these have changed and we now have a walk on Friday 29th August.

Tia  - those of you who know Tia, our Belgian Shepherd Teaching Dog will be delighted to hear that she has had 5 girls and 1 boy puppy. All the family are doing well.  All enquiries can come through the office.

PROBLEM SOLVING MONTHLY WORKSHOP - 25th September from 1pm.

New Monthly workshops at our new venue near Alton - call the office now to see how we can help you and your dog.

Given the chance, all dogs are good but sometimes they just don't know how to be!  Maybe they have been rescued and never learnt or maybe you just ran out of time, or they forgot. For whatever reason, they need to relearn their canine skills and you need help to guide them  Call us now and book your 121 session with the experts - our teaching dogs and our trainers will help you to understand what it going on and how you can continue to help your dog remember their lessons.

Our workshop on 9th October is designed for just that. For a one special offer price of £50, (follow up sessions are just £17.50) you can book a 2 hour session with the teaching dogs and their trainers to help retrain your dog. Whether it is pulling on the lead, not coming back when called, wanting to have a go at dogs and/or people or just being generally "naughty" and not listening, we can help you.  Our venue just outside Alton is available to us on selected Thursdays throughout the autumn, if you and your dog need help, then you need to book your place now.

Other dates for meetings are: 9th Oct; 23rd Oct; 6th and 20th Nov and 11th Dec.

Our Next Social Walk is Friday 29th August at 2pm - book now  *** check the dates - new dates added.

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 £17.50 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.

Other dates to note:

Tues 9th Sept;    Fri 19th Sept;    Fri 3rd Oct

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 -  Saturday 4th October 2008

Walkabout Fun Day - Saturday 26th July at Rushmoor Arena raises over £300 for the Berkshire Search and Rescue Dogs.

Thank you for all of you that came and joined us and had some fun with your dog.

    Julie with Jet starts the learning process!

We raised nearly £300 for the Berkshire Search and Rescue dogs who were kind enough to give us a demonstration

 Martin with Jay learning the tunnel!   

Those who had a go at agility and want to find out more, contact the office now to book for the new course starting September.

Social Groups - lots of opportunities for your dogs to interact and socialise with other dogs in fully supervised and secure compounds.

Here is Debbie with Fern who has just passed her Kennel Club Gold Award along with Sue with Troy and Julie with Jet.

Kennel Club Awards - well done to all of you that attended and passed their awards especially those who qualified for GOLD.

Ask us about the new swimming club for dogs -  call the office to book your dog in for a new challenge in its life.

AGILITY at our new venue every Tuesday evenings at 7pm  

Why not find out more about dog agility. Designed for everyone with dogs over 1 year.

New course starts September - bookings taken now. Starts at 7pm

COCOA MULCH WARNING - PLEASE READ AND PASS THIS ON

I make no apology for copying this - we need to protect our dogs.

This message came to one of the groups from Ali Taylor, Head of Welfare, Battersea DH. They gave permission for it to be passed on.

 Quote: Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know.

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden.  Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mum woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.   Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.   Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."

 Also included was the following information -

 Quote:

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called "Theobromine". It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.   Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

 PLEASE GIVE THIS THE WIDEST DISTRIBUTION!!!

DOES YOUR DOG CHASE?

Many of our clients contact us with this problem. Whether it is another dog, a cyclist; jogger; a squirrel or even a horse, it is still wrong if your dog wont listen.  At Walkabout, we work with you to re establish leadership and respect. Once your dog understands this, it all falls into place. Dog ownership is a  full time responsibility but we can make it much more fun for everyone. Would you  like some help?  Well with evening classes in Finchampstead  and Frimley Green and daytime classes on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, there is sure to be a place where we can help you. We can even offer you home visits if that is the best way to help your dog.  Call 0845 226 8367  for more details and make today the start of a new relationship with your dog.

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

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.

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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.

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