Pound Cottage Cavapoos

07/11/2026

GREAT advice
Very much in line with mine
Thank you Pamela 💋

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‼️ANOTHER TOP 10 PUPPY MISTAKES
The Ones That Ruin Dogs Before They're 6 Months Old Otherwise known as ….Your puppy isn't the problem. You are 😂😂😂

Here's what I see every single week that creates reactive, anxious, outof-control adult dogs!!

1 TOO MUCH FREEDOM, TOO SOON!
You let an 8 week old puppy have the run of the house, then wonder why it's pi***ng everywhere, chewing everything and biting your kids. Freedom is EARNED. Crate, playpen, one room at a time no couch Small world first, big world later.

2 LETTING EVERYONE TOUCH YOUR PUPPY
You took Bella to Pets At Home and let 30 strangers pick her up, kiss her and shove treats in her face.Rather than teachin your puppy to be NEUTRAL around people, not to love everyone. Stop passing your puppy around like pass the parcel!

3 NO SLEEP SCHEDULE
Your puppy is a feral bite monster at 7pm because he’s overtired. Puppies need 18-20 hours sleep. Yes, really. Crate him Enforce naps. A tired puppy isn't cute, it's an over tired toddler tantrum nightmare!

4 TREATING BITING AS CUTE
"Oh he's just mouthing!" No, he's practising biting you. If you let him bite your hands at 10 weeks, don't be shocked when he bites your hands at 10 months with adult teeth. Teach bite inhibition early. No teeth on skin. Ever. No exceptions.

5 PUPPY PADS IN THE HOUSE
You're literally teaching your dog it's OK to p**s indoors. Take the puppy outside every 30-45 mins, after food, after sleep, after play. Reward outside. Bin the pads. You're just adding an extra step you'll have to untrain later.

6 CARRYING THEM EVERYWHERE
If you carry your puppy past every dog, bin, bus and man in a hat, you're teaching it the world is scary and it can't cope. Let them walk. Let them see things from the floor. Let it be a dog. A puppy on the floor learns confidence. A puppy in your arms learns fear- exposure and learning opportunities are key!

7 NO PLACE / NO OFF SWITCH
You play, play, play, then wonder why your puppy never settles. You never taught it to do NOTHING. Teach place from day one. Dog goes on its bed, stays there, learns to switch off. Calm is a skill. Train it like everything else.

8 FEEDING EVERYTHING
Hand-feeding every meal is great but don’t reward what they don’t do!! You can only reward what you want and what they’ve actually done!!!

9 LETTING THEM PULL ON THE LEAD FROM DAY ONE!
"He's only little, it doesn't matter." It matters. You're building a habit. A 4kg puppy pulling becomes a 40kg dog dragging you down the street. Loose lead from the first walk. No pulling. Ever. Not even "just this once!

10 WAITING TO TRAIN
"I'll start training when he's older." That's how you get a 6-month-old lunatic with zero manners. Training starts the day it comes home. Sit, down, place, recall, crate, lead, leave it, manners at doors. The first 16 weeks shape the next 16 years. Don't waste them.

Most "problem dogs" I see aren't problem dogs. They're puppies who were given too much love and not enough leadership.

Love your puppy. But TRAIN and LEAD your puppy- they don’t understand this human world!

06/11/2026

My colleague (5* licenced breeder) has a beautiful chocolate tri F1 girl who is available. She's 6weeks old and from health tested parents.

If you are interested please pm me

(Update: Puppy has been chosen and when old enough she will be leaving for her lovely home - do message me for future litters)

05/11/2026

🍁 YEAST IMBALANCE

Cheesy smell
Itchy ears and paws

My recommendation due to my own experience with many many Cavapoo's is:

Cut ALL veg, chicken, grain and tripe from the diet (all for different allergy trigger reasons) - be patient as it could take up to 6 months to see a difference.

Literally any treat or meal containing the above ingredients could provoke a relapse.

Read all ingredients lists - eg I've noticed that Verm X crunchies have grain listed for binding (the tincture version is fine).

It's a classic reaction in many of our Cavapoo's / dogs unfortunately.
Don't think all itching is this but a cheesy feet smell is a classic tell tell sign.

I would recommend using a general ear cleaner (I use vet recommended Clean Aural from online sources) to help clean the ears.
Keep ear ca**ls as hair free as possible (so any moisture can clear rather than sit and create a breeding ground for yeast).

NB
Fishy smell around rear end and nibbling that area - a**l glands - see a vet
Very dirty ears and black specks which dont clear up using the ear cleaner - check at the vet for earmites.

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23/10/2026

When we know better, we do better.

The products we use to prevent ticks, fleas and worms are powerful chemicals, and science is now showing they don’t just stay on our dogs. Many of these compounds (like fipronil and imidacloprid) have been found in rivers, streams and even in insects and birds that never came near the dog they were applied to. They wash off into waterways, bind to soil, and affect tiny organisms that hold ecosystems together.

And when we know these chemicals damage microscopic life in the environment, it’s not a stretch to understand they may also affect the microscopic life inside our dogs, their gut microbiome. Research is growing rapidly, and while we still have much to learn, early studies suggest that repeated exposure to certain parasiticides can alter gut bacteria and may contribute to inflammation. When I see how many dogs respond to them I have no doubt that they are having negative effects.

But we do have options.

We can use f***l testing (like Feclab) to check for worms instead of treating blindly.
We can regularly check our dogs for fleas.
We can remove ticks safely before they transmit disease in many cases.

There are times when we absolutely need these products but when and how do we use them appropriately?

If you want to learn more, our affordable guide includes interviews with a top London vet on how we can rethink parasite control in a more modern, evidence‑led way.

Comment tick if you want the link.

23/10/2026

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⚠️Love him or hate him - he’s always a controversial topic!! But he got this damn right!
It’s more relevant today than it was 25 years ago when I first started!
Exercise - Discipline- Affection
But nowadays what I see owners do is
Affection - Excuses - Affection
It’s breaking dogs!
It’s breaking the human - canine bond!
It’s literally destroying what we’ve created over thousands of years!
The apex predator tamed and domesticated by an apex predator!
Now owners want to use them as pawns for their anxiety, an ego boost, attention, or as an unpaid therapist to heal wounds dogs have no idea about!
If you want to actually fix your dog - (and I ask genuinely as I’m seeing an alarming increase in what I can only deem to be Munchausen by proxy) but if you do want to fix your dog try Caesar’s formula first and see how far you get before you try anything else.

Because if you come to me this is still one of the basics I stick by!! Exercise with the pack everyday enough to satisfy your dog
Daily discipline so your dog knows the rules and what is expected of them
Affection after all the above when they have been worked and exercised - not for nothing all bloody day! Some of the dogs I assess can’t even move without their owner saying “well done” “good job buddy” 😂😂 like a 3 year old cockerpoo needs rewarding for taking 3 steps and sniffing grass 😱😩 what have we done! We have regressed 😩

24/09/2026

ESSENTIAL DNA TESTS FOR PARENTS

15/09/2026

🚑 CANINE FIRST AID TRAINING

Please direct message me for tickets

13/09/2026

🥱 CRATE TRAINING

Please don't judge me as being unkind or uncaring. I love my dogs but I equally love my sleep and strongly believe that our puppies need their sleep and independence.

Every puppy that goes home from me has been individually crate trained by me over their last week so new owners don't have that awful feeling that they are taking puppy away from siblings.
I think breeders should be actively involved in helping to make sure owners and puppies have an easy time at night.
All my puppies sleep individually in crates from 10pm to 7am (crate set up to accommodate toilet breaks) from week 6.
I help owners with encouragement / advice for the first weeks of settling puppies into their new homes.

I strongly believe that puppies need to learn that they are safe and comfortable without us there the whole time and breeders should be actively involved in night time training before sending them home. Plus encouraging and advising new owners on daytime crate training (from day one of having puppy at home) to avoid separation anxiety.

If you don't agree please unfollow me as this is one of my key beliefs.

07/09/2026

06/08/2026

PRESCRIPTION PEST CONTROL

Fantastic News
Slowly the public will learn to use natural alternatives.

Unfortunately, this is a main subscription service for vets and they will grab their revenue back elsewhere 🤬

Vet practice owners have had this health information for many years but have chosen to ignore it in favour of profit.

A healthy immune system is key and gut health.

For example, lung worms travel to the lungs FROM the gut - so killing them off in the gut is the best course of action.
VermX, Four Seasons, Herbal Life etc will do this- plus a 6 monthly worm count to check that your pest control regime is working.
And there are also multiple natural flea and tick prevention products freely available.

If only our vets would promote natural alternatives as these also often have additional benefits like increased skin and coat health.
(My own vet is brilliant btw)