Our Vision
Dog Mechanics strives to provide a fun, positive learning experience for the dog and owner, using balanced – science based dog training and relationship building techniques in a fresh, relaxed environment.
Dog Mechanics objectives are centred around providing skills sets to the dog owner community with the intent to foster and grow a meaningful dog-owner team relationship.
Using a workshop or group format, training is focused on foundation skills for family obedience or canine sports. Private consults typically to develop personalized "Courses of Action", which enable achievement of individual goals (e.g. recreation, competition, fun, burning off energy), are available.
Using proven, unique (and fun) methods, training is delivered with integrity and care, and is tailored to achieve specific goals for each team. The Dog Mechanics team continues to improve their training capability, and strives to instil a happy working team relationship, whether it be at home or in competition.
Dog Mechanics objectives are centred around providing skills sets to the dog owner community with the intent to foster and grow a meaningful dog-owner team relationship.
Using a workshop or group format, training is focused on foundation skills for family obedience or canine sports. Private consults typically to develop personalized "Courses of Action", which enable achievement of individual goals (e.g. recreation, competition, fun, burning off energy), are available.
Using proven, unique (and fun) methods, training is delivered with integrity and care, and is tailored to achieve specific goals for each team. The Dog Mechanics team continues to improve their training capability, and strives to instil a happy working team relationship, whether it be at home or in competition.
DOG TRAINER - BRIDEE MANNING
I believe that education is the best form of training, I have formal education in animal psychology, behaviour and reinforcement theories, I also practiced these. Plus I am actively and continuously researching training methods, and behaviour.
I am a force-free trainer, commonly referred to as a positive trainer. I believe in a scientific approach to training, but still with love and compassion. Positive training methods consist of the owner working with dog to guide the dog along a successful line of achievements to reach the ultimate goal.
Personally I want to work with owners to achieve their goals, and I believe that it is "their goals" not mine. I am not going to make you do competition style heel work if you just want to take you dog for a walk, I will work with you and your dog to see what you want and how the dog learns, sometimes there needs to be a compromise. I am not into quick fixes or products to be used on the dog, I am into people working with their dogs. Life is a two way street, you need to give some to get some.
I am a force-free trainer, commonly referred to as a positive trainer. I believe in a scientific approach to training, but still with love and compassion. Positive training methods consist of the owner working with dog to guide the dog along a successful line of achievements to reach the ultimate goal.
Personally I want to work with owners to achieve their goals, and I believe that it is "their goals" not mine. I am not going to make you do competition style heel work if you just want to take you dog for a walk, I will work with you and your dog to see what you want and how the dog learns, sometimes there needs to be a compromise. I am not into quick fixes or products to be used on the dog, I am into people working with their dogs. Life is a two way street, you need to give some to get some.
ACCREDITATION'S
- Canine Good Citizen Assessor for the NZ Kennel club
- Rally-O (Novice) Judge for the NZ Kennel club
Flex dominating the weaves
Bridee and Flex doing competitive obedience
Flex with her ever-growing amount of awards
In the middle picture you can see myself and Flex my border collie cross competing in obedience. Flex is a multi talented dog who also competes in Agility, Rally O, and Flyagility. Flex has strived to get the Canine Good Citizen Gold award, the test for this is based on general manners including; walking on lead without pulling, out of sight stays, general handling (for grooming or at the vets), manners around food, plus more.
Flex's full show name is Quick Reflexes CGCG JD RN, and there will be more titles being added to her name, "Quick Reflexes" is Flex's show name, but after those are her titles, "CGCG" stands for Canine Good Citizen Gold, and "JD" stands for Jumper Dog which is a agility title. Also we have "RN" which stands for Rally Novice, which is a Rally- O title.
If you have any questions and want to get in contact with me, please do.
Flex's full show name is Quick Reflexes CGCG JD RN, and there will be more titles being added to her name, "Quick Reflexes" is Flex's show name, but after those are her titles, "CGCG" stands for Canine Good Citizen Gold, and "JD" stands for Jumper Dog which is a agility title. Also we have "RN" which stands for Rally Novice, which is a Rally- O title.
If you have any questions and want to get in contact with me, please do.