canine first aid

by Ami Sekhon | Aug 29, 2014 | Events

Would you know what to do if your dog was injured whilst out on a walk? Would you know what to do if your dog was choking or suddenly became very ill? This is the third time we have hosted this Canine First Aid workshop …

Canine First Aid Workshop

by cds | Aug 27, 2013 | Events

If you own a dog, or work with dogs, this workshop is a must-do! Here is CDS partner Mike’s puppy Rome (11 weeks old at the time) getting in on the action at our previous Canine First Aid Seminar – by allowing participants to bandage her paws! …

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From Racheal on Facebook:

“We contacted the Cheshire Dog School to begin some 1:1 training with our 3 year Chihuahua who was very anxious and stressed. We had booked Ami for three sessions initially but after seeing such an improvement in such a short space of time we have decided to carry on with the [More...]

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From Michelle on Facebook:

“I want to say a huge thankyou to Ami, Tiger and Kiri for help with Tatty. She is showing so much more self-control and the change in her is amazing even though i know that it will take a lot more training but we now have the knowledge to carry on [More...]

Tess Stammers says:

“Ami and Mike are patient, understanding and calm. They are good communicators who also listen well, and respond with thoughtful, useful advice. My dog and I have benefited immensely from their training methods, I now have a dog I am proud of and can take anywhere, knowing that he will respond [More...]

Kind words from Karen Peploe, on Facebook:

“I used Cheshire Dog School when I acquired my rescue Husky/Collie Cross and cannot thank them enough for the 1-1 training I received. Not only was it a professional service but after observing my girl and her energetic ways they taught and advised me on recalling her. We also did some agility [More...]

A quote from a recent home training visit:

"'I can see the techniques you use really do work'. So rewarding to see such a change in a dog over just three home visits"

Thank you to Ellie for putting a smile on our faces:

"Couldn’t ask for 2 better dog behaviour coaches. Not only to they help train dogs to behave but also train owners like me to understand and communicate with their dog! I will always be a proud client and patron of CDS xxx!"

Lynn G gave CDS a 5 star rating on facebook:

“Colin (French Bulldog pup) and I have just finished the puppy foundation classes. Definitely worth booking as it was full of fun whilst getting so much helpful and practical advice which with continuous use works a treat and changes the way you and your pup do things for the better. [More...]

Praise from Martin:

“I can't praise Cheshire Dog School enough and in particular Ami. I contacted them recently having looked at lots of websites and been impressed with theirs. From the outset Ami was understanding and patient on the telephone and I immediately booked three one to one sessions for Jim my rescue [More...]

Amy from Sandymoor, Runcorn said:

"Very proud of my little Mutt, his first train ride went smoothly and without trauma-thanks Ami Sekhon and Mike Markey for giving us the skills and confidence to brave a train journey with a dog; the last time Muttley went in a train he panicked, slipped his lead and ran [More...]

Pat said:

"Just finished three 121’s with Mike to try and sort out a few issues we were struggling with. Penny came to us as an eight month old Collie/Lab rescue dog who had had little or no training. We attended Adult Beginners and then moved on to Adult Improvers. We found these [More...]

Thanks to Claire, Buster’s Mum for this review:

"I have taken buster to Cheshire Dog School for over 2 years and he loves every minute of his training. I bought my daughter a puppy in the summer and they have been to classes since Fletch (the dog) was old enough, all the trainers have been amazing with my [More...]

Feedback from a family who recently attended our Adult Beginners Obedience course:

"We recently attended your adult beginners class in Warrington on a Monday evening and found the classes excellent and very well organised! We gained a lot from it as it taught us as owners a heck of a lot, we would love to continue further training"

Feedback from Carol on our Home Training Package:

"We have just finished our one to one training package and we would like to thank Mike for his wisdom and patience. We are already reaping the rewards, Millie (our giddy Lab) is much more focused and responsive on our walks and this continues to improve. We have worked on [More...]

Gemma and Andy from Frodsham wrote on facebook:

“ We would highly recommend Ami from Cheshire Dog School for 1:1 training sessions. We started with a "New puppy home visit" for our Vizsla puppy, Basil, when he was 10 weeks old and were so impressed that we have continued with regular sessions since. We have benefited immensely from [More...]

Rachel Atkin:

“Fantastic team who understand the needs of dogs and owners. Positive reward based training through fun and enjoyable classes. Both Mike and Ami are approachable and non-judgemental and are very good at training us the owners to do the best we can for our dogs. Whether you are looking for basic command [More...]

Parminder Tatla:

"Met Ecko, Kiri and Tiger. Such amazing dogs! Learnt heaps and will endeavour to rehabilitate Wilbur (not my husband!). Bought Ami's book "Your new puppy" on Amazon. Great tips and very good value for your money."

From Paul & Chris:

“We contacted Cheshire Dog School as we felt we needed the expert guidance for our 10 week old Staffy puppy, Tia, and that a 1 to 1 home visit would best serve this. Tia was a real handful and we did not seem to be making progress on the basic [More...]

A testimonial from a recent private lesson:

Chip would get very over-excited on walks which would result in him mouthing and biting his owner. He also had trouble focusing when there was other dogs around: “Hi Mike! Just thought I'd check in and tell you how Chip is getting on! I went and bought a new lead and [More...]

Mary and Darcy:

“One year ago today Darcy & I entered our 1st ever agility competition - if someone had told me then that today we would be running at Grade 6 just one win from Grade 7 I would never have believed them. Today we came 2nd in Graded 5-7 Agility - little [More...]

Clare Marie Johnson says:

“Just had the best time with Cheshire dog school, I haven't trained buster with a clicker before, I must say he really enjoyed it - big thanks to Ami & Mike”

Pat Mac wrote:

“ Recently acquired a young Lab /Collie cross who had had very little done with her and whose behaviour was totally manic. Three one to ones with Mike and 2 weeks into Adult Beginners she is a different dog. Still loads to do but thanks to Mike and Ami for [More...]

Praise from Laura, Carl and Blake:

“We can’t describe how thankful we are to Mike and Ami at Cheshire Dog School. We rehomed our Jack Russell Blake, when he was 9 months old, not knowing his history. Blake had a list of behavioural issues including aggression towards strangers, picking up anything and everything when out on [More...]

Christine Perry says:

“Ami and Mike are fun, friendly, approachable and completely committed to offering the best training for dogs and owners. The range of classes means that they can cater for every type of dog, from puppy to adult, active to not-so-active. My dog has progressed from a mad adolescent to being a [More...]

Vicki, owner of Luna the 15 week old Beagle puppy, said after a home visit:

“We both learned lots and Luna enjoyed every minute of it, we can't wait for puppy class to start on the 25th. Thanks so much Ami x”

Thank you to Claire and Dexter pup for this great testimonial for our Home Training Package:

"We cannot recommend Cheshire Dog School enough. Professional service that performed absolute wonders with our young pup, and has give ourselves the skills to carry on the the training with the dog. Excellent."

Ian Matthews gave 5 stars on Facebook:

“We have just finished our third 1-2-1 training with Ami, I can only say her techniques and skills are amazing. Colin our Frenchie attended the puppy foundation class and that was a really good grounding for us all but we wanted a little extra advice and guidance to try and iron [More...]

Kathryn Bold said on facebook:

"We would recommend Cheshire Dog school to anyone. Boston's problems wasn't something that could be fixed over night, Mike and Ami gave us lots of strategies to help him and us which we still work on today and will continue to do so :) x"

Some feedback via Twitter about Improvers class where we tried an alternative method for loose-lead walking:

"@UkDogSchool Thank you for the brilliant loose lead training last night. On this mornings walk Lola did not pull once! Amazing result"

Kathryn S had this to say on facebook:

“Ami, and the rest of the team at Cheshire Dog School, are truly wonderful. We took our 12 week old Miniature Schanuzer Schmidt to the Puppy Obedience Foundation course and it was fantastic! We all learned so much and we could see progress every week. We continue to build on [More...]

Feedback from a family who recently attended our Adult Beginners Obedience course:

“We recently attended your adult beginners class in Warrington on a Monday evening and found the classes excellent and very well organised! We gained a lot from it as it taught us as owners a heck of a lot, we would love to continue further training”

Calvin M had this praise on facebook:

“Just finished the puppy foundation classes with Freddie and what a difference it has made. The classes are fun and the trainers are fantastic at what they do! I was amazed how fast they learnt all the dogs names and Freddie is made up with his graduation goody hamper”

Recent feedback on our Puppy Foundation Obedience courses:

"Really good course for socialising our puppy. Not too overwhelming with content and easy to continue training at home with handouts provided. Venue good and easy to find. Trainer very friendly. Would definitely recommend."

Louise Badger wrote:

“ Our dog Cracker loved Cheshire dog school and we found the training really useful and helpful. Ami and Mike were fun and easy going and we came away feeling a little more confident and keen to try new things."

Vicky Lawless:

"Just finished our first set of puppy classes and enjoyed every minute of it, Ami and Mike are fantastic x”

Lovely words from Julia B on facebook:

“We have been with Rocky to both Puppy classes and Intermediate class. We have all learnt so much, and he has come on a lot over both classes. We would recommend both classes, Ami is great at teaching and demonstrating the activity, which helps when we do it with Rocky!”

This is what we like to hear – from Nic B on Facebook:

“Our puppy has learnt so much. Thank you. It's well worth doing”

Feedback just received from Carol, who has just got a new puppy and was having a few little problems introducing her older dog to him:

“Fantastic advice Ami, time outs worked a treat and I used door control before I let Millie back in the room, she has responded brilliantly. I spent hours last night searching numerous websites till 1 o'clock in the morning searching for some tips on how to manage Millie's over enthusiastic behaviour [More...]

Miriam – owner of Benji, said:

“Just to say you guys are brilliant at teaching us so we can teach our doggies; really love bringing Benji boy to classes and he loves it to xxx”

Louisa says:

“I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed Puppy classes. My son William and his Border Collie Boosh both learnt a lot.”

A quote from a recent home training visit:

"'I can see the techniques you use really do work'. So rewarding to see such a change in a dog over just three home visits"

Heather Thomalla says:

"Thank you Cheshire Dog School for a fun filled distraction workshop today. Learnt lots of good tips and guideance on how to better deal with distractions and situations. Alreading putting into practice and reaping the rewards which is resulting in better doggy manners, less anxiety for me which means more [More...]

Geraldine from Warrington says this about our Home Training Package:

"Having recently lost our 14 year old Labrador, getting a new Labrador puppy was quite a shock to the system. We asked Ami to come to our house to do some individual training with us and Ruby. Her approach is very much geared towards how a dog thinks and [More...]

Some lovely feedback from owner called Kayley:

“Thank you for the great puppy class my dog has just finished. What a change in just 5 weeks! Will definitely be back for the follow on course”

We love this feedback from “Thelma and Louise” on Facebook:

“Thelma has just completed the Puppy Foundation course and it was fantastic. We got so much useful and practical advice as well as lots of practice on basic skills. These have been essential for Thelma to settle in so well at home and be as well behaved as a puppy [More...]

Lovely words from Clare K on facebook:

“We have just completed the puppy course with our dog Arlo, he has absolutely loved the course and learnt so much from it, we have also really enjoyed it and it's been great to see Arlo and the other puppy’s develop over the 5 weeks. If you are looking for puppy [More...]

Some lovely feedback from Kayley after puppy training:

"Thank you for the great puppy class my dog has just finished. What a change in just 5 weeks! Will definitely be back for the follow on course"

Loulie Secker says:

"I think your lessons are starting to work! Almost 100% recall in the dog park at lunchtime - there were at least 5 dogs for Minnie to play with rather than listen, but she came back to me (or was it the chicken?). Really pleased!"

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