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16/08/2023

Look at Willow go, on her weekly 1-2-1! 🐶😍

We have been focusing on her off-leash behaviour and recall the past two sessions, as she has been making such great progress around dogs and distractions on a longline, so we are gradually increasing the duration she is off-leash on walks and she is responded so well 🙌🏼

Now taking bookings for mid-September onwards for during the week, although September is filling up fast!, and very limited weekend availability from October onwards.

16/08/2023

👀 The pool has had a huge top up overnight and is looking crystal clear, the grass has been cut, shampoo replaced, bins emptied, the sun is shining and it’s looking to be a beautiful day 🌞

Today we have just 2pm left available.

Tomorrow we have 7am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm.

Friday we have 7am, 8am, 12pm and 5pm.

There are still a few slots left for the weekend but these will go fast 💨 🏃‍♀️

You can book your slot here: www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

13/08/2023

Happy Sunday from the super cute 12 week old Ottie who had her very first puppy class today 😍🥹

Thank you for a very busy week of training 🙏

6 group classes have taken place this weekend, including 3 new puppy classes that started today, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with 19 of your lovely dogs through 121 training throughout the week 🐶😮‍💨

Time for a rest and a day of catching up on admin tomorrow 💻

I hope you’ve all had a great Sunday, especially those that have visited the secure field today!

13/08/2023

Other ‘trainers’: You are the alpha. You need to show your dog who’s boss. They mustn’t be allowed on the sofa or to eat before you or to go through doorways before you.

Me when one of my dogs needs the toilet but doesn’t like the rain 🤣:

10/08/2023

My boy having an evening swim ❤️

Thank you for a fully booked day today 🙏

The next 3 days are also fully booked but we have plenty of availability for next week. Spaces will go fast 🏃‍♂️

You can book for next week here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

09/08/2023

🥳 VERY pleased to say that the pump for the pool in the secure field is working again! 🥳

We’ve had two weeks of intermittent issues and so we’ve had to close the field on a number of occasions until it was working again but now we are back up and running!

Thanks so much to everyone who’s been so understanding after we’ve had to reschedule their session ❤️

The water had a huge top up, clean and is ready to go!

You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

The weekend is basically fully booked but we have midweek slots available between now and then 👌🏼

08/08/2023

🐶 *last minute space available!* 🐶

We’ve had a last minute cancellation for the 6-12 month old class starting this Sunday at 12:20pm, which runs for 5 weeks.

£125 for 5 1 hour sessions with up to 6 dogs per class!

This class is ideal to help her your puppy transitioning into adolescence.

Send a message to this page or visit the website here to book www.positivepawscambridge.co.Uk/booking

03/08/2023

A very happy Max on his first of 4 1-2-1s and he responded amazingly!

Max was rescued just at the start of July and has already settled in very well with his new family, who are dedicated to making him a happy and responsive boy ❤️

Not all rescue dogs are ready for training this early as some are much more nervous and need a long time to settle in, to be left alone and to adjust to their new life before thinking about training, but if your new rescue dog is confident then the earlier you get training, the better.
If your rescue is very nervous then getting support and advice from a trainer is a good idea but not forcing things like loose leash walking, recall ect as this might be too much too soon. Focus on how they feel first.

27/07/2023

Dogs and pain - please read! (It's a long but important one!)

I've pulled a muscle in my lower back and have had to cancel my training sessions (I apologise to those I've had to do this last minute to), as when I'm walking, it is causing a sharp shooting pain in the area.

To see me, you wouldn't be able to see there is anything wrong unless you noticed the very slight wince in my face every now and then. I know I need to rest and am able to.

It is frustrating but I know why I am in pain and what to do about it, especially after having a session with a sports injury therapist yesterday late afternoon.
However, if someone tried to grab, touch, push or get physical with me, I would likely behave in a way that would be classed as self-defense, initially using words to ask them to move away and then, if they were not listened to, I may use physical force to create space from that person to avoid further pain.

All of us know what it is like to have a sore back, tooth ache, headache, stomach pains or any of the other common ailments we may get, but we don't walk around displaying that discomfort for the world to see. You may pass people in pain in the street every day and not know.

Why am I saying all this?

Because MANY of our dogs are carrying injuries like this, that go unnoticed for a long time or never get noticed at all, and this can cause their behaviour to regress quickly or worsen over time.

They may then show some behaviours that are out of character.

They will display easy to miss body language signs that say 'give me space' when they are approached (freezing, yawning, stillness, lip licking, cowering, avoidance, mouthing, frantic behaviour to move us away and more) and when these are ignored, they may escalate their behaviour to growling when approached by a person or another dog, whether in the house or on a walk.
When their lower levels of communication are ignored, they may then escalate to barking and lunging or worse, biting.

A dog does not have to be limping to be in pain. If your dog is displaying aggressive or sudden 'out of character' behaviour, you should always look at why they are doing this and get a VERY thorough vet check, which may include scans, blood tests, stool samples and other important tests. You should not look to punish or suppress this behaviour.

We have the gift of being able to understand why we feel a certain way and we can also communicate this clearly to those around us. We also have the option to avoid things such as hugs, physical exercise and more, but this doesn't stop us being grouchy about it at times, especially if it is something chronic and on-going.

Our dogs are often put in situations that mean they cannot avoid things, such as being out on a lead, being taken to busy places where strangers may try to touch them, or other dogs approaching them without them having the means to get away so they then begin to escalate their behaviour.

This is what makes outdated, punishment-based methods all the more cruel. You see many 'trainers' online, especially on social media platforms and often on TV (Cesar Milan for example) that are quick to try to punish a dog's unwanted behaviour to make it stop, but they never look at WHY the dog is behaving this way, which can very often be related to pain or another medical issue such as poor gut health causing a lot of discomfort.

Another terrible example being on the popular show 'Dogs Behaving Badly' when, during one episode, there is a clearly in-pain golden retriever refusing to get off the sofa. She is called a 'diva', 'stubborn' and a 'madam' and is then forced off the sofa and made to walk. This dog likely has arthritis, hip-dysplasia or something similar and getting off the sofa probably caused her pain. She is not being stubborn, nor a diva.

If your dog is showing any behaviour such as barking and lunging, snapping at people or dogs, growling when approached, refusing to walk, sudden onset of excessive barking, excessive mouthing, avoidance of touch or sudden change of behaviour, please speak to your vet and get the help of a professional.

Avoid anyone that mentions any nonsense about dominance, being a pack leader, that calls your dog stubborn or says you're being too soft.

In the past 2 months alone, a number of dogs I've asked to have a vet check due to their behaviour have come back with the following results: several dogs with blocked a**l glands, one with a cracked tooth, several diagnoses of hip-dysplasia and one had an easy to miss cut paw between their claws. Imagine punishing these dogs for their behaviour when they're suffering already.

None of these dogs were really limping or showing any obvious signs of pain except reactive behaviour on waks, one was growling at home when stroked and another suddenly started barking excessively at even the slightest noise.

If you are working with or get in contact with a trainer or behaviourist and they ask you to get a thorough vet check, not just a quick 2 minute once over, then please do so for the sake of your dog's well-being.

Our dogs don't have a voice until they have a loud one. We need to learn to be observant of their behaviour and take action when we spot things changing.

25/07/2023

A great water confidence training session for Tilly earlier today, in our secure field for hire.

She was previously skirting around puddles and didn’t want to go in water at all (unusual for a Labrador!) but after some patience, help and encouragement, she was retrieving a toy and asking for it to be thrown in for more.

She also did her first few swims today as we gradually increased the depth we threw it ❤️🙌🏼

22/07/2023

Worried about the rain but want to give your dog a run, swim and explore in our secure field? 🌧️

We’ve got you covered (literally) with our bespoke sheltered seating area, designed and created by Artisan Structures, so you can keep dry whilst your dog still has a great time (we just kindly ask you to watch them closely for poops and for safety!)

There are still a couple of slots left for this afternoon, which is a rarity for a Saturday, so hurry to book one of them before they go.

www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

20/07/2023

All locked up after another busy day of bookings for the secure field and training! Thank you 🙏🐶

Tomorrow for the secure field we have available:

11am (slot taken)
12pm (slot taken)
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm

There is also a little weekend availability still left but these will all go by end of tomorrow.

You can book here:
www.positivepawscambridge.co.Uk/booking

19/07/2023

Focus on your puppy’s confidence and how they feel in relation to the world around them as a priority over what behaviours they know, and then training those behaviours will become a lot easier!

Look at how bloody cute little 11 week old Monty is, who had his very first training session today 😍

We allowed him time to adjust to the environment and then got him exploring novel textures, sounds, smells and more before trying to do any actual training with him.

He was a little scared of the sound of barking dogs and had been prior to this session so today we paired those sounds with high value treats. As he seems a little nervous of other dogs, next session we will be working on carefully socialising him to them out and about, focusing on quality over quantity, picking calm dogs for him to interact with as a priority.

We also did some water confidence training, which he absolutely loved, retrieving a toy from the pool in the secure field, and then a very brief bit of exposure to passing vehicles outside the training centre.

Rather than teaching him a sit or a paw, which are useful and fun but not a priority but often the things people prioritise, we focused on controlled exposure to things many dogs find scary to ensure we build positive associations to them.

This will then mean teaching him those things in multple environments will be a much simpler process.

If you have a puppy and are wanting to book in, get in touch asap as I am now taking bookings for the start of September.

18/07/2023

Some tips for playing tug!

Tug is an excellent game to play, bond and train with your puppy.

No, it will not make your dog aggressive, as some old nonsense will tell you online.

Tips:

1) Try to keep their head mostly level with their body when playing. Do not wrench the toy and therefore their head upwards as this can cause damage to their neck and spine, especially with puppies and older dogs.

2) Don’t wave the toy in your dogs face to get them interested, this can do the opposite. Instead, trail it along the ground and make it exciting to chase like it is a bit of prey.

3) Gentle swaying motions side-to-side is best, let them do the pulling. Don’t jerk their head around as it can cause damage, especially with young puppies.

4) Let them win! Old school advice is to never let then win, to show your dog who is boss. This is rubbish and can frustrate a lot of dogs. Letting them win often can give them a surge in dopamine and all those feel good chemicals, increasing the chance of them wanting to continue playing with you.

5) Keep the game short and highly rewarding. A few minutes at a time is plenty initially, to not create too much arousal. It is an excellent recall reward.

6) End with something calming. Tug is great for expending energy but it can over-excite our dogs and can lead to a bitey jumpy puppy so I usually recommend you load up a Kong with some high quality wet food and have it in the fridge ready or a natural long lasting chew to give them once your game of tug is over to bring them down after all that fun!

7) Put the tug toy away afterwards. Keep it as a special toy to bond and play with them so it continues to hold its value (and so it doesn’t end up in pieces 😂) take it on walks to use as a recall reward to mix up what your dog gets when they come back to you.

12/07/2023

If it frustrates you stopping and waiting for your dog to sniff, imagine how much it frustrates them to spend over 20 hours a day bored, waiting to leave the house and go for a walk or two, only to be pulled along every time they try stop to enjoy and process their surroundings.

Slow things down, breath deep and enjoy watching and letting your dog sniff 👃 it’ll do you both some good 🧘 🐶

(I know I post this regularly but so many times a day I see people yanking their dogs along for daring to try sniff 😖)

11/07/2023

Look at those ears 🐶👂😍😭

Super cute Chester practicing his recall in a highly distracting environment (in a forest, across a bridge with a river running underneath) during his weekly 1-2-1, as part of his puppy package of 8 sessions, after completing an initial pack of 4 when he was too young to leave the house!

The earlier you start training your puppy, the better!

Chester is doing so well, super confident, very smart and today was amazing as we progressed his training to around people and dogs 🙌🏼

We let him greet a couple of calm dogs, which he was great at, and then taught him to check in with his mum for the majority of people and dogs we came across to prevent him wanting and expecting to say hello to everyone (although everyone wants to say hello to him!)

If you are wanting to get your puppy off to the best start and interested in my popular premium puppy package of 8 1-2-1s, please get in touch asap as I am now taking bookings for mid-end of August. For weekends we are now mostly looking at September onwards aside from the odd space here and there.

The puppy 1-2-1 package can be started from as early as the first week your puppy comes home during which we can go over routine, layout of the home environment, training, socialisation and much more. I am contactable via WhatsApp, text or email should you need help or advice between sessions.

07/07/2023

Happy Friday from a sunny and peaceful secure field this morning 🙌🏼🐶

The pool has had a big top up ready for lots of dogs coming for a swim today and over the weekend!

www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking to secure your spot 👌🏼

06/07/2023

Inspector Peggy at the field earlier checking everything is in order for a busy few days ahead!

It’s expected to be HOT the next couple of days so book in now to bring them for a swim in the secure field 🏊‍♂️ 🐶

We have availability tomorrow afternoon and a few spaces left for the weekend 🙌🏼

You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

05/07/2023

Please NEVER ever use a laser pen for your dog. Even once can cause lifelong harm and some dogs never recover from it.

04/07/2023

What services does Positive Paws Dog Training offer? 🤔 🐶

🐕 We have the Premium Adventure Field For Hire, which includes access to the 10m x 5m swimming pool, agility equiptment, digging pits, bespoke sheltered seating area and more!
Available to book 7 days a week 7am-7pm. £20 for 55 mins.

🐕 Agilitiy field for hire, large training field fully secured with 6ft fencing, includes a UK handmade high quaility SGN agility set, for agility practice or if you'd like a secure field to let your dog safely off leash but without access to the swimming pool.
Available to book 7 days a week 7am-7pm. £15 for 55 mins.

🐕 1-2-1 training, tailored to your specific needs, offered Tue-Sunday every week. Positive reinforcement training methods backed by science. I offer individual sessions for £70 or a block of 4 for £260 or 8 for £500. I have worked with over 4000 dogs in the past 4.5 years so very experienced and if I can’t help I can refer you on to someone that can.

🐕 Puppy, adolescent and adult group classes offered at weekends all year round! £125 for 5 1 hour sessions with up to 6 dogs per class.

🐕 Training paddocks for hire, for dog trainers looking for a secure high quality training field to run 1-2-1s and group classes - get in touch if you are a trainer looking for somewhere to offer your services. (Positive reinforcement trainers only. We will accept NO forms of punishment based ‘training’ at our site)

We are located in Barton, Cambridge in the Idylic Cambridge country side!

Get in touch via the website here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk

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Or email [email protected]

03/07/2023

🐶👀 New group classes starting this Saturday! Spaces still available 👀🐶

We have a few spaces still available for the Adult Functional Skills class starting this Saturday and the 6-12 months adolescent classes.

Adult functional skills class starts 12:20pm with up to 6 dogs per class. We focus on recall, loose leash walking, calmness and confidence around other dogs and more!

Adolescent 6-12 months old class starts at 11am with up to 6 dogs per class. Focusing on this tricky time transitioning from puppyhood to adulthood!

Both classes run for 5 weeks and are £125 for 5 1 hour sessions.

Classes take place at our training centre in Barton, Cambridge - CB23 7BA

You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

Or dm for information!

03/07/2023

New rock feature for the pool in the secure field 😍

Thank you for another fully booked weekend 🙂

This morning is fully booked but we have 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6pm left available for today!

It’s looking to be another hot week so spaces will go fast, especially for the upcoming weekend!

You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

Or DM if you have questions 🐶

Have a great week.

01/07/2023

Lovely Lottie on her first of 4 1-2-1s to work on her recall having a great time during her session earlier today 😍

Training your dog and being out with them should be fun for them and us, not a chore or something you dread and that frustrates them.

As well as directly working on your dog’s recall, ensure you’re providing lots of fun and building value for being around you is important to strengthen your dogs responsiveness and to stop them seeking all their fun and reinforcement elsewhere!

30/06/2023

😂😂 Get a dog they said… 🤣🤣

Following on from yesterday’s post about giving your dog opportunities to be a dog as often as possible, lovely young Lana took that to a new level on her weekly 121 earlier today!

We worked on some water confidence and then she decided to go absolutely wild in the long grass 😂

What a real life cartoon character she is. She’s doing so amazing with her training from being a timid and shy girl, nervous of other people, dogs and many other things, to a super confident, very responsive and happy young girl.

If you’re wanting to book in for 1-2-1 training, I am taking bookings for end of July/start of August now and these spaces are filling up quickly with many enquiries every day.

Have a great weekend everyone and let your dogs go as wild and free as Lana did today 😍😃

They only get one short life, let them live it to the fullest ❤️🐶 don’t stress the little things, they can always be cleaned up.

29/06/2023

Find opportunities for your dog to be a dog as often as you can and you will have a whole lot less behavioural problems!

Lovely Willow having a dig at the end of her weekly 1-2-1 ❤️

Many isssues such as poor recall, pulling on the lead, chasing anything that moves, frustration related reactivity, excessive barking and others are due to unmet needs and frustration.

Meet these needs as often as you can and you will find your dog a lot calmer, happier and responsive.

If they like digging, get them a sandpit (or bring them to our secure field where we have large sand and mud digging pits for them to go wild!).

If they like swimming, find somewhere for them to go do so (again, our secure field of 😄) .

If they love to chase and grab, give them opportunities to do so chasing a tug toy, ball (be careful not to endlessly throw the ball or this can create more issues than it solves) or they can chase you!

If they love to track and find, learn to do scentwork or man-trailing.

If they love to chew and shred, keep you cardboard boxes, egg cartons, toilet roll tubes or loosely tie a tea towel together with treats in for them to open/shred things.

Make sure they have access to proper exercise regularly. If their whole life is in your house or on a short lead, their recall is likely to be poor when they do get off leash and they’ll likely pull on the lead due to pent up energy.
If they’re not good off-leash, use a longline or hire a secure field regularly.

Training exercises are only one small part of having a happy, healthy and responsive dog.

If their breed and individual needs are not met regularly, no amount of training is going to resolve their issues. Their whole lifestyle needs looking at not just the specific behaviour in the moment.

If a lot of these things aren’t possible for whatever reason, spend time playing with your dog every day. It can do them absolute wonders!

You can hire our field here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

Or get in touch for training and doggy lifestyle advice!

28/06/2023

*LONGLINES - they’re great!*

One of the simplest ways you can make your walks more enjoyable and enriching to your dogs, to give them more room to sniff and explore and to keep your arms in their sockets is to use a high quality longline.

Many times people take their dogs to exciting but distracting locations and end up getting pulled around all over the place as they’re using a leash that is way too short for the environment. This causes frustration for everyone and increases the likelihood of our dogs pulling everywhere and getting stressed.

Using a 10, 7.5 or 5m longline attached to a comfy harness can make things more enjoyable and relaxing for everyone.

They should NOT be attached to a collar. This can cause serious damage if they hit the end of the line with speed.

They’re also excellent if your dog doesn’t have a good recall, a strong prey drive or if you’re in a location that requires your dog to be on leash, like where I am walking my two here.

If you have a puppy, they’re especially good to ensure their first walks, especially in new places, are as stress free as possible so they can explore as their own pace.

The ones I’ve used for years with my own dogs and those that I train every day are from Houndagrips.

Some cheaper softer material longlines will burn your hands if your dogs pull so the houndagrip ones are excellent to massively reduce this as they have a rubberised grip.

If you’re getting pulled everyone, increasing the length of your leash and slowing things right down can really help. Take high value treats and reward your dog anytime they check in with you whilst they walk on their longline and you’ll have a calmer, happier dog.

Of course if they’re good off-leash, with a reliable recall, and the location allows it, they can be off but for most other places, a long line is ideal.

24/06/2023

Good morning!

We have just 5pm and 6pm available for today and 4pm tomorrow left for the secure field! (5pm today and 4pm tomorrow now gone, thank you!)

You can secure one of the three remaining slots here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

Thanks and have a great weekend 🐶

21/06/2023

A very happy (and very cute!) young Alfie at the end of his 3rd 1-2-1 😍

We worked on calm greetings with other dogs, being able to ignore people and dogs walking past and started working on his chasing and excitement with joggers and cyclists.

We allowed him to greet a few calm dogs and kept things very brief, and then worked on him allowing others to pass without interacting.

This is a vital skill for puppies to learn so that they don’t see every dog and person as someone to say hello to.

He got a bit bored of treats toward the end so we used a Kong for chasing and searching for as his reward and he responded very well to this, walking past multiple people with pushchairs without any issues toward the end (something that has scared him a little previously).

Great work Alfie and his human!

Get in touch if you’re wanting to book 1-2-1 training, now taking bookings for 3rd week in July onwards.

20/06/2023

The pool has had a big top up overnight, aided by the rain, and is looking great. Ready for more dogs coming for a swim, run, dig and explore the rest of the week 🙌🏼🐶

You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

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👀 The pool has had a huge top up overnight and is looking crystal clear, the grass has been cut, shampoo replaced, bins emptied, the sun is shining and it’s looking to be a beautiful day 🌞 Today we have just 2pm left available. Tomorrow we have 7am, 11am, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm and 5pm. Friday we have 7am, 8am, 12pm and 5pm. There are still a few slots left for the weekend but these will go fast 💨 🏃‍♀️ You can book your slot here: www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

Other ‘trainers’: You are the alpha. You need to show your dog who’s boss. They mustn’t be allowed on the sofa or to eat before you or to go through doorways before you. Me when one of my dogs needs the toilet but doesn’t like the rain 🤣:

🥳 VERY pleased to say that the pump for the pool in the secure field is working again! 🥳 We’ve had two weeks of intermittent issues and so we’ve had to close the field on a number of occasions until it was working again but now we are back up and running! Thanks so much to everyone who’s been so understanding after we’ve had to reschedule their session ❤️ The water had a huge top up, clean and is ready to go! You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking The weekend is basically fully booked but we have midweek slots available between now and then 👌🏼

A great water confidence training session for Tilly earlier today, in our secure field for hire. She was previously skirting around puddles and didn’t want to go in water at all (unusual for a Labrador!) but after some patience, help and encouragement, she was retrieving a toy and asking for it to be thrown in for more. She also did her first few swims today as we gradually increased the depth we threw it ❤️🙌🏼

Look at those ears 🐶👂😍😭 Super cute Chester practicing his recall in a highly distracting environment (in a forest, across a bridge with a river running underneath) during his weekly 1-2-1, as part of his puppy package of 8 sessions, after completing an initial pack of 4 when he was too young to leave the house! The earlier you start training your puppy, the better! Chester is doing so well, super confident, very smart and today was amazing as we progressed his training to around people and dogs 🙌🏼 We let him greet a couple of calm dogs, which he was great at, and then taught him to check in with his mum for the majority of people and dogs we came across to prevent him wanting and expecting to say hello to everyone (although everyone wants to say hello to him!) If you are wanting to get your puppy off to the best start and interested in my popular premium puppy package of 8 1-2-1s, please get in touch asap as I am now taking bookings for mid-end of August. For weekends we are now mostly looking at September onwards aside from the odd space here and there. The puppy 1-2-1 package can be started from as early as the first week your puppy comes home during which we can go over routine, layout of the home environment, training, socialisation and much more. I am contactable via WhatsApp, text or email should you need help or advice between sessions.

A very sunny and peaceful secure field this morning after the pool has had a top up and ready for a busy weekend of bookings 🐶😍🌞#securedogfield #cambridgedogfield #dogwalking #dogtraining #DogAdventure

Happy Friday from a sunny and peaceful secure field this morning 🙌🏼🐶 The pool has had a big top up ready for lots of dogs coming for a swim today and over the weekend! www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking to secure your spot 👌🏼

The pool has had a big top up overnight, aided by the rain, and is looking great. Ready for more dogs coming for a swim, run, dig and explore the rest of the week 🙌🏼🐶 You can book here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

The pool has had a huge top up overnight and is ready for a busy day and weekend ahead, with the first dogs already in and having fun! This morning is fully booked but we have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6pm (1pm, 2pm and 3pm now gone) still available for today if you’d like to bring your dogs for a swim, to get out of the heat! There are a few weekend slots still available too. www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking

🥳🥳 I am VERY pleased to announce that we now FINALLY have a fully functioning, powerful pump and filter system installed for the pool within the secure field 🥳🥳 It has been a long time coming. We had been trying to get this sorted since we opened 9 months ago but there has been constant delays and problems outside of our control so it kept getting pushed back over and over again. We have been maintaining the pool, thanks to the help of a local pool specialist company, with chlorine, testing it regularly and topping it up with fresh water multiple times a week but we now finally have a proper pump and filter system in place to ensure the water stays as fresh as possible 🤩🙌🏼 This has come just in time for the warm weather starting and summer almost upon us 🌞 We had a fully booked 3 day bank holiday weekend but we still have plenty of spaces this week, perfect for the half term holidays as your kids can come along too! There is also an agility set, sand pit for digging, bespoke sheltered seating area, 6ft secure fencing all the way round and more within our premium secure field for hire! If your dog loves a swim, you can book our secure field here www.positivepawscambridge.co.uk/booking If your dog has friends they’d like to bring along, it is £2 per additional dog from other households. (Please note, this is the second option on the booking page, beneath the agility field for hire)

A quick clip of lovely young 17 week old Lana on her weekly 1-2-1. This was her first time EVER off-leash, after lots of training sessions using a longline since she was 10 weeks old, and what an amazing recall she now has. Here she spots a dog not far ahead chasing his ball around, starts to head over but then stops dead on the spot after hearing her name then recalls back once she hears her recall word! This happened over and over again today. She was off-leash for around 45 mins and was absolutely amazing. She was also able to greet and then recall away from interacting with a number of dogs today. We popped her back on if we were close to or passing an on-leash dog, just incase, but she didn’t bother trying to get to them. For her training up until now, we have focused on allowing her to greet around 1 in every 10 or so dogs she sees and all Interactions kept very brief. The other dogs and people she saw, we taught her meant check in with her human and to keep moving or to wait until they’ve passed. This is teach her most dogs are not for playing with so that she can pass them without frustration, pulling at them or ignoring her humans. We let her greet dogs we were confident weren’t going to flatten or chase her as she was nervous of dogs and people at first and now she is absolutely amazing with the ones we have let her say hello to. Focus on quality over quantity in your dog’s socialisation, whether it is to people, dogs or other things. This is all thanks to her human mum’s hard work in meeting her needs and focusing on training her from a very young age. See the quick clip in the comments for how she behaved through her first time off-leash today 🙌🏼😍