Episode 34 - with guest Andy Collins

This week, my guest is Andy Collins, of Forest Dogs,
Higham Hill Dog Training Club.
Andy is a force free trainer and has a very successful dog day boarding set up at his home. Andy also has a team of walkers who service dogs throughout the week (only 1-1). Andy also carries out 1-1 consultations on more difficult client/ dog relationships.
Andy is the national coordinator of bouvier welfare and rescue UK which aims to provide support advice and potentially new homes to the Bouvier des Flandres dog.
Andy has many years experience of working with a variety of dogs - and now has his own force free dog school based in east London.
Andy is guardian to Steffi an 8.5 year old bouvier who has helped develop Andy's understanding of dog behaviour immensely.
Thanks to his beloved family, who put up with him and his nonsense!
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[@AlexisCrossland-g7b]

Great to hear this podcast and learn more about Andy and the whole new world of force free dog training. I met Andy through Bouvier Rescue, when he trusted us to take on a 2 year old Bouv who was struggling where she was. He has been so supportive on our journey with our reactive dog, never judgmental and always really helpful and supportive with oodles of practical suggestions. I just wish we lived closer, so that we could go to his classes! Progress would be a lot faster and sales of sausages and cheese would skyrocket further! 😂

[@ec2184]

really informative episode, especially about educating owners on positive training methods and non-conditional reinforcement. I’ve been going to the beginners class at Higham Hill Dog Training Club with Andy for about a year with my large rescue dog and I’ve learnt so much, it’s been great to have a somewhere regular and affordable to go to have fun and learn new skills. It’s soooo important services like this exist

[@GlasgowDogTrainer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BambiLevine]

Interesting and informative podcast with Andy. Got a kick out of the conversation about the tone of voice and words of encouragement we use with our dogs, especially from the male point of view. We’re out on Long Island NY this month dog sitting for my sister’s pug while she and her husband are on a cruise. We’ve brought our mini schnauzer with us so it’s interesting to see them together. My sister has just started working with the focus game with her dog but he’s not as far along as my boy is. She uses this high pitched squeaky voice when she talks to her pug. I couldn’t do that if I tried. I was thinking of your past comments about how we talk to our dogs this morning while I was walking them both through this suburban neighborhood which has been a blast since they don’t yet know how to walk together. Tone of voice and varied expressions of encouragement have been helpful and the pug is catching on to my deeper Queens NY tones. And yes, I do smile at them both.

[@davidpeel3100]

Excellent podcast with a knowledgeable guest

[@GlasgowDogTrainer]

Thanks for listening

[@andrewcollins6515]

Thank you x

[@GlasgowDogTrainer]

Any time!