Angela Stockdale, Dog Aggression Specialist

The Body Slammers!

This group includes the roughnecks of the canine world! The dogs that make up the core group are all confident & lively and just can't wait to meet new friends.

Those canine delinquents who think they own the world are in for a shock! Whilst none of them are aggressive they will certainly 'speak' their minds if approached in a manner.

Once good manners have been established, they encourage hostile their new friends to join them in a romp around the field and (when the

weather allows maybe a game of Flyball or a run around the Agility course.!)

The Shy Guys

These are very gentle dogs who whilst interested in other dogs would not go out of their way to meet them.

They are confident but quiet. Displays of ' Boo! Look at my teeth, aren't you frightened?' are wasted on these canine communication experts. Once the new member realises that shouting and screaming at their new acquaintances is totally unproductive they give up! In time, they calm down and begin to engage in polite conversation until they feel confident enough to play.

The Naughty but Nice Group

Angela's favourite group! This group consists of dogs in the early stages of their rehabilitation.

Under strict supervision four to six dogs learn canine and human social skills.

Each dog has been through his long line training and first learns to simply accept the presence of a strange dog/person.

There is plenty of room in the two acre field for these Prep. School pupils to get only as close to each other as they can cope with. Most of them will eventually progress to being able to join in with one of the interactive groups. Each dog and handler is finally faced with their individual worst scenario and taught how to cope with it.

If you would like more information on any of the above please visit The Workshop Diary, if you can't find what you are looking for here please contact Angela at
angela.stockdale@btinternet.com