Roary

I’m a 5-year-old Cockapoo and, if you ask me, the best boy around!

You might spot me on group walks, helping out in training sessions, starring in online demonstrations or simply supervising from the side-lines (usually hoping someone has snacks)

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I was rehomed to India when I was just 12 months old, and from that moment our adventure really began.

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Being a cross between two working breeds, I quickly taught India that simply exercising a dog isn’t enough. I needed the right outlets for my brain as much as my body. Together we discovered the importance of breed-specific fulfilment, enrichment and giving dogs a job that meets their natural instincts.

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These days I’m probably one of the calmest Cockapoos you’ll ever meet, NOT because I’ve “grown out of it”, but because my needs are understood and met every single day.

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I also have hip dysplasia, and although it hasn’t stopped me living life to the fullest, it has inspired India to learn everything she can about supporting dogs with chronic conditions. Together we’ve explored natural pain management, low-impact enrichment, appropriate exercise, strength and mobility work, and how nutrition can have a huge influence on both physical health and behaviour.

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In fact, understanding how pain, diet and unmet needs can contribute to behaviours like reactivity has become one of India’s biggest passions, and one of the reasons she now specialises in helping reactive dogs.

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Of course, I still have plenty of important jobs too!

I help demonstrate training exercises, support nervous and reactive dogs as a calm helper, show other dogs how much fun learning can be, and I’m always happy to test out new enrichment ideas before anyone else.

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I am also INSANELY epic at Scent Detection, give me a chosen odour and I will search and point at it!

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I’m proof that with the right understanding, training and fulfilment, dogs can truly thrive.

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Oh… and yes, I still get paid in snacks and praise - I wouldn’t work for free