Making Working Your Dog A Joyful Experience
Explore my virtual paddock dedicated to making your competitive obedience journey unforgettable. Join us for essential training, insightful tips, and beautiful dog-friendly stays.
Hi there,
Thanks for dropping by my virtual dog training paddock.
We are Angela, Jasper and Berty. I’m a passionate golden retriever owner, dog trainer, and competitor who specialises in coaching owners of sports dogs, whilst loving being part of my dog’s lives.
My Vision
To bridge the gap between modern dog handling needs and competing, making sure every training session is filled with joy.
Imagine if you and your dog work in the ring like you do in training?
There’s no room for big ego’s here, just a true understanding of the coaching process plus, integrity, empathy, passion, and commitment to supporting every handler and their dog. It’s your journey and my aim is to make sure you enjoy the ride.
Obedience Lessons
You are on your own competitive obedience journey with your dog, so obedience lessons are designed around the individual handler and dog. Each coaching relationship begins with an initial conversation, which is free of charge. Please press Enter Here to arrange a time to talk.
Self-Help Groups
Sometimes what helps most isn’t more instruction, but space to put things into practice in a low key, ring environment. These are self-help days where you train alongside a group of like-minded handlers. There’s no formal training, and no pressure to ‘get it right’. Spaces are limited to 6. Press Enter Here to join the Waitlist.
Obedience Courses
Competitive Obedience Workshops and Courses held at Angela’s Paddock are designed for handlers to learn the fundamentals of focus & engagement, ring-entry, set-ups, transitions, rewards. These group sessions will help you understand the details of effective ring preparation, allowing you and your dog to step into the ring with the confidence you need. Press Enter Here to learn more.
Obedience Clubs
Bespoke talks, seminars, and workshops designed for handlers who have a good understanding of the fundamentals of their sport but when they compete they struggle with their thoughts and feelings, get in their own way, or self-sabotage when they have a good round going on. This workshop will help you understand what’s happening, and discover the simple truth behind dog sport excellence. Please Enter Here to learn more.
Angela’s coaching came at exactly the right time for me. I had had a difficult 2 years with concerns about the pandemic together with bereavement, relationship problems and illnesses. I was sad and felt as if I had lost my anchor. The programme guided me to be more aware of my thoughts. It also guided me to look after myself. In the past I’ve just been busy and only thought of others, it was so helpful to learn to check on myself too. Each session was enjoyable and useful, but not hard work. In the past if I’d had a problem I would feel I had to work harder at it, this programme made me realise I didn’t have to work so hard. So without much effort, I feel happier, stronger, and more confident. I also now have lots more energy and things are just seeming to fall into place. I’m now looking forward to my new dog sport adventures with excitement. I would highly recommend your coaching to anyone.
Border Collie Owner
Obedience Competitor
All my life I have worried about what people think of me. I couldn’t cope if I felt I made a fool of myself, took myself too seriously. My confidence got worse as I got older. Putting the last 12 weeks into words is quite hard as Angela has helped me in so many ways. I have learned to stop analysing why I behave or react n certain situations, stopped overthinking, and stopped overthinking why I was overthinking. I’m now know I’m ok as I am. There’s no need to improve or prove to myself that I’m worthy or capable. My past is like old sushi, pass on it, and enjoy the fresh sushi.
Finnish Laphund Owner
Obedience Competitor
Angela, you are a superb coach. I have valued our sessions together and feel you have helped me immensely. Your empathy, knowledge, and insight are truly amazing. You have widened my view on things in my life that I thought were too challenging to deal with. You have helped me see things from many different perspectives and I now have the courage and confidence to achieve my goals.
Labrador Owner
Obedience Competitor
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