The recent weather has dominated things at Toddle Cottage, as the photograph further down shows . The rain and floods are one thing but when the winds become gale force for hour upon hour, it sadly restricts the height Paul can walk the dogs at . However, road walks ensures that heelwork is kept up to scratch ! However, meet anxious looking Arthur, who has travelled up from Bristol to spend a few weeks with me. This little lad has plenty of behavioural issues, but given time I'm confident that I'll be able to sort most of them out and give him a new lease of life. One concern he arrived with was a sudden need to bite one of his legs when out for a walk . It's wondereful that the little dog seems to have forgotten about this and is enjoying being out . . . . . now for the next problem ! Arthur Two photographs featuring Honey, a lovely young Lab who's also just arrived for residential training . The first few days showed me that I had a rather stubborn yo...
I'm Janet Ardley, a professional dog trainer and behaviourist living in the beautiful Lake District National Park here in Cumbria.
I offer residential home boarding, training and help for dogs with behavioural problems.
I'm also very busy training dogs not to chase sheep and livestock.
The purpose of my blog is to give an insight into my working life and hopefully reflect the great fun and happiness I get from working with mans' best friend.
Janet