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Guns n Noses / LABRAlife Helen is the founder of Guns n Noses and LABRAlife, based in East Yorkshire. With over 27 years of experience, Helen has been helping dogs (and their humans!) thrive using kind, confidence-building training that works in real life — from busy homes to working fields. ​ Helen is: A proud member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT UK) A registered trainer with The Gundog Club A professional with Kids Around Dogs, supporting safe, positive rel

Some people don’t just do their job… they change how you feel forever. ​ Andy and I first met Mihai from The Shire Veterinary Services in Ulceby on one of the hardest days a pet owner can face — when we said goodbye to our beloved Jack at home here at the place he'd loved to live. ​ The empathy, compassion and kindness Mihai and his nurse showed us that day was off the Richter scale. No rushing. No cold professionalism. Just care — real, human care. ​ We knew instantly: this

🌲 “I didn’t expect to feel like this today…” That was the sentence Nicky used after her first visit to Tails in the Trees with Rocky 🐾 As a wheelchair user, she wasn’t quite sure what to expect from a natural woodland and field setting like ours. As she left, she told us she’d felt quite emotional. Not because everything was perfect or flat — it isn’t — but because she was able to enjoy some of the space in her own way, at her own pace, with Rocky beside her. Hearing her ex

If you think Tails in the Trees is just another dog field, think again. This six-acre enclosed woodland offers a unique, peaceful space where your dog can truly be themselves. Many dog owners have questions about what makes this place special and how it works. Here’s everything you need to know, all in one place. Tails in the Trees secure grass dog area with agility equipment What is Tails in the Trees? Tails in the Trees is a private hire space covering six acres of enclosed

We'd had him for less than three hours. A Labrador — the dog I'd wanted all my life. Two years old, a "part-trained gun dog". Walks well on the lead. Sits. Stays. Comes back when called. That's what we were told, but he didn't even know his own name! Andy and I had never had the room before. We worked long hours, and a dog always felt just out of reach. Then we moved. We had land. Andy started working for himself. At last, it felt like life had made space for it. Then I saw h