So you wanna learn a little bit more about me, huh?
Well let's start with the basics...
💛 My name is Cass (duh!).
💛 I'm the Head Trainer here at Pups & Ponies.
💛 I have got 2 awesome sidekicks: Oscar the dog, and Faith the horse - you can find out more about them if you scroll a bit further down the page.
💛 I am a mum of 3 adorable little rascals (pictured above).
💛 And my 🦸♀️super power🦸♂️ is the ability to turn quite literally anything into a super fun game!
Experience-wise...
💛 I have a degree in Animal Behaviour Science.
💛 I have a passion for making people smile (and when I say 'people', I'm obviously including all of the amazing dogs and horses out there too 😉🥰)
💛 And I have spent the past 13+ years learning about dog and horse behaviour, refining my training techniques, and practicing on as many 4-legged volunteers as I could physically get my hands on...
...only to completely overthrow pretty much everything that I ever learned, when I discovered that GAMES actually work better than any kind of traditionally structured training 🙈🙈🙈
💛 I have trained with The School Of Canine Science.
💛 I have trained with AbsoluteDOGS.
💛 I have trained with ILLIS (Animal Behaviour Consulting).
💛 And I did my university training with some of the [then] best veterinary behaviourists in the world.
"How do you train?"
I believe in a "No Force, No Fear - Just FUN!" ethos; so I guess that puts me under the
✔ FORCE FREE
✔ FEAR FREE
✔ SCIENCE-BACKED
✔ REWARDS-BASED
✔ POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
bracket of training;
"What makes you different?"
The thing that sets Pups & Ponies apart is the way that I've taken the old adage,
"every animal is unique, and so you should train the one in front of you",
and ran with it; to create what I now call The Pick 'N' Mix method, where YOU get to choose how your Pathway To Success is built - AND have tonnes of fun while doing so!
You see, when it comes to struggling with behavioural issues: I've been there.
Even to the point of feeling like I'm drowning in conflicting information; not knowing which way to turn, or who's opinion to trust: I've been there.
✅ I've been there,
✅ I've done that,
✅ & I've got the T-shirt!
and let me tell you, it doesn't get better by simply burying your head in the sand and hoping the problems will go away on their own.
You've gotta work at it!
But do you know what?
It's absolutely OK to ask for help if you're struggling.
After all, that's what people like me are here for 🥰
In fact, can let you in on a little secret...?
🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫
Oscar and Faith haven't always been the Calm, Confident, Go Anywhere creatures that they are today...
😲 - I know, right?!
They both actually had quite troubled pasts, and we have been through A LOT to get to where we are today.
But it's *because of* these struggles that they've learned how to be the
🤟ROCK SOLID🤟
resident demo dog + resident demo horse that we've all come to know and love...
...but you're gonna have to wait for the next blog to hear their stories!
SEE YOU AGAIN SOON 👋
