Jessica
Jessica is a lab cross. She was sold to Aibhilinn for 10 euros in a pub alongside her brother in Tenerife. She was absolutely petrified when she first came home and extremely fear reactive. She would hide in the corners of the house, and wet herself even if you just walked past. With a lot of patience and love, she eventually changed into the dog she is today. Aibhilinns most stable and valued pack member / stooge dog. Jess excels at helping nervous dogs, she is the mum to everyone and doesn't accept bullying within her pack. As she is unphased by anything, she is also great at raising adolescent dogs/puppies. Jess has helped hundreds of dogs in the past ten years. She is an old girl now, so spends most of her time sleeping and eating a cheeseburgers. But, when its her time to shine. SHE ALWAYS SHINES.
Tempa
Tempa is a Springer Spaniel. Aibhilinn bought her to take over from Jessica 1 year ago, when she noticed she was slowing down. She came home at 8 weeks old. She is also being trained as a working gun dog but yet to complete her first shooting season. As a whole, Tempa is pretty perfect. She is the epiphany of what happens when you raise a dog with the correct structure, training and exercise. She loves to play with dogs but neutral in the right circumstance. She loves people and children. Tempa is great for dogs going through training for a variety of reasons as she can be both neutral or politely teach dogs to play. Tempa helps a lot of foster dogs settle in as she enjoys company, a cuddle and has a very calming aura at home.
Trixie
Trixie is a Belgian Malinois that Aibhilinn has owned for 1 year. She wasn't planned. A Facebook Post was put up, there was a Malinois tied under an apple tree in extreme storms. Aibhilinn couldn't leave her there so she drove 5 hours to retrieve her in the night. Trixie is a very defensive and sensitive dog. She has had some very bad protection training and then beaten when she became too much. To begin with, Trixie showed a lot of resource guarding tendencies as well as strong aggression towards strangers - she meant every bark and wanted to bite. After a few months of management and training, Trixie is now a very stable member of the pack. She is non reactive and neutral, and loves other dogs. She wears a muzzle around strange people, primarily because she has been taught and knows how to bite. But, she has not stepped a paw out of line since completing her training. She is a joy to own and enjoys every walk and adventure that the dogs are taken on. Trixie is a great 1-2-1 training partner as she often creates space for dogs on lead training in public spaces, by intervening strange dogs interacting.
Angus
Angus is another dog that Aibilinn didn't plan, but now owns. He is her absolute soul dog. He was left in kennels by his previous owner for training, but they never came back for him. He had a lot of behavioural problems including resource guarding, handler aggression, reactivity to dogs/vehicles/people. He also has Lumbosacral Disease and Bilateral Elbow Disease. She took him on despite all of this, because the environment he was in was awful. She has now owned him for 5 years and he is her most reliable dog, in all situations. He is no longer a stooge dog due to his spinal issues, but he raises puppies well and all dogs that spend time with him adore him. In his younger years, he was used primarily for correcting rude/pushy or adolescent dogs. He also has fantastic obedience which has helped many children learn to enjoy training dogs. Angus is the dog that gives Aibhilinn the most empathy for her clients as he turned her life into a whirlwind when she was first training him. A dog that has left many scars (literally), but shows every reason to never give up.
Nala
Nala is a German Shepherd that Aibhilinn has now owned for two years. She is another dog that she adopted through Facebook, and did not plan for. She is a dog that had serious reactivity and dog aggression issues. She also chased anything that moved. Nala was on crate rest for almost a year when she first adopted her, as she had a lot of medical problems that needed fixing after a break to her leg with a previous owners. This made a lot of her behavioural issues worse. After Nalas recovery, she went through a lot of training and is now Aibhilinns most reliable stooge dog in working with dogs dealing with dog aggression. Nala is confident, doesn't stand down and corrects when appropriate.
Maverick
Maverick is sadly no longer with us after a series of Neurological issues and passed away just before his 3rd Birthday. He was an obedience superstar, a bitework legend and a favourite to everyone. Gentle yet savage. He loved life. He was bought as a PSA prospect and excelled in everything Aibhilinn taught him from 8 weeks old, From basic obedience to fancy heel work and things only taught for sport, he could do it all. Sadly due to his illness, he was unable to continue his journey of PSA after 8 months old and became a much loved pet for the time he was with us. We miss him immensely.
MJ - Maverick Junior
MJ is a Dutch Herder, bought after the passing of Maverick. He is currently 6 months old. He is sweet and all of the dogs enjoy his company. MJ's sporting future is currently undecided so for now he is enjoying walks, obedience training and being a puppy. We can't wait to see how he matures.