Howls & Prowls Dog Training

02/10/2024

It's never too soon to start desensitising your dog to fireworks. Here's some handy tips from Dog First Aid - Sussex

13/09/2024

Introducing K9 Playtime!

Does your dog have energy to burn? Are you looking for exciting, interactive ways to bond with your furry best friend? Join us for K9 Playtime, a pawsome event where enrichment meets play, tailored for both dogs and their owners!

Howls and Prowls K9 Playtime offers a variety of enrichment activities designed to engage your dog’s mind and body—while keeping things fun for you, too! Our qualified trainer will be there to guide you through games and challenges that tap into your dog’s natural instincts, helping to improve their focus, confidence, and overall well-being. Plus, you’ll get to enjoy some quality time with your pup, strengthening your bond through play!

Where: Singleton Village Hall
When: Wednesday Evenings
Sessions are 45 minutes long and start at either 6pm or 7pm
Booking: https://www.simpletix.com/e/k9-playtime-tickets-185758

Important Information:
This is a friendly and safe event for all dogs. We ask that your dog is well-socialised and up-to-date on vaccinations. Aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated for the safety of everyone attending.

Come out and join us for a fun-filled activities and laughter as we celebrate our canine companions.
Book now to secure you spot, places are limited to 4 dogs per session

08/09/2024

How can Howls & Prowls Dog Training help you?

Does your dog:
- Pull on the lead?
- Lack recall?
- Jump up?
- Mouth or nip?
- Steal items they shouldn’t and play keep away?
- Are they usually really good until there are distractions around?
- Need help with toilet training?

We can help with all of the above and so much more!

We are here for you at any stage in your dogs life. We work with dogs and puppies of all ages from young pups to seniors and everything in between. We are even on hand to help you before you bring your dog home, whether your new arrival is a teeny puppy or a rescue of any age.

Contact us today and see how we can help improve the lives of you and your dog 🐾

[email protected]
07754 459047

06/09/2024

Dog and Puppy Training Classes

Singleton, West Sussex

There’s still time to book your space on our new term of dog and puppy training classes starting next week

Join us for classes that focus on building a strong bond between your dog and you using positive, reward based methods

Amy is an experienced and qualified dog trainer with the DTC and IMDT who are founders of the UK Dog Behaviour and Training Charter

Book your place with us now, spaces are limited to 4 dogs per class

https://howlsprowls.simpletix.co.uk/

*Note: This post was not created using AI

30/08/2024

Puppies and Play

Our friends at Tug-E-Nuff have a BRAND NEW phenomenal puppy play guide and you can get your paws on it for free!

Here’s what’s inside:

🐾 Why play is so important for puppies
🐾 How to play with your puppy (& how long for!)
🐾 The dos and don’ts of puppy play (to save you from mistakes)
🐾 How to find the right toys for your puppy

➕ 3 bonus games your puppy will love

Simply hit the link below and get your free phenomenal puppy play guide here

11/04/2024

Always committed to becoming a better trainer and learning what I can about our beloved canine companions.

Passed the Dog Training College Trainers Certification with 94% but even if it were 100%, the learning never stops! 🎓🐾

30/01/2024

‼️ Update from DEFRA ‼️

They close at midday TODAY, they are now recommending that you start your application no later than 11.30 am.

Don't leave it until the last minute then find you don't get an acknowledgement email. Pay first, you need your payment reference to complete the application.

30/01/2024

Please don't forget to apply for exception for your XL Bully type dogs! The deadline is approaching and it is better to get it sorted sooner rather than later just in case there are any issues with the process or if the website gets busy with an influx of people trying to get on at the same time.

As always, I am happy to help with muzzle training and going forward I am insured to work with XL Bullies with my insurance so long as certain conditions are met.

For more information on the exception process, please see the government website. Third party liability insurance for XL's and banned breed types can be purchased via the Dogs Trust (https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/dog-advice/life-with-your-dog/at-home/american-bully-xl).

There are some dog law specialist on Facebook too should you ever need them (I hope that you don't but this is always useful information to have should you need it).

Don’t Ban Me - Licence Me
My Dog Has Bitten - DDA UK
Save Our Seized Dogs-Putting BSL to Sleep UK
Cooper & Co: Doglaw
Four Legs Law - part of Cohen Cramer Solicitors

There are also Facebook groups that can help with finding the right muzzle for your dog that ensure they have enough room to pant that I can provide if needed.

30/01/2024

Email and website issues all appear to be fixed now but do feel free to message me on here or drop a text/WhatsApp message if you experience any issues getting in touch via email or the website 🐾

09/01/2024

📧Email issues 📧

Hi all! I'm having some issues with my business email at the moment and I'm working with my provider to get this sorted ASAP.

For anyone that has emailed me in the last few days, please know that I am not ignoring you! I don't currently have access to my emails and the website enquiry box is also not working for the moment.

If you are trying to get in contact, please do text or WhatsApp 07754459047 or pop me a message on here and I will get back to you!

I will of course update when emails are functional once more.

Thank you for your understanding!

22/12/2023

Wishing you all a very merry and safe Christmas! 🌲🐾

Our Christmas tips to help keep your dog safe 🎄

12/12/2023

Spam phone calls

We are currently receiving a lot of spam phone calls at the moment.
If you are trying to contact us in regards to training, please do leave a voicemail with your contact information and I will get back to you or alternatively email me: [email protected]

Thank you for understanding ♥️🐾

08/11/2023

04/11/2023

If your dog is bothered by the fireworks try playing Taiko Drumming. It seems to camouflage the bangs better than things like classical music (based on my highly non-scientific study of one!).

It’s made a huge difference to Charlie who is not a fan of fireworks!

Link in the comments 😊

31/10/2023

Important information about XL Bully Ban

Please see the link below for the information that has been released today in regards to the

If you own an XL Bully, or know anyone who does, please feel free to contact me in regards to any training support you may need, including muzzle training.

We’ve added XL Bully type dogs to the list of breeds banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 🚫

From 31 December 2023 breeding, selling, advertising, rehoming, abandoning and allowing an XL Bully dog to stray will be illegal.

These dogs must also be on a lead and muzzled in public from 31 December.

If you wish to keep your XL Bully type dog, you have until the end of January to register them and comply with strict requirements.

Details on the exemption process will be provided in due course.

Read our guidance to prepare for the ban: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/prepare-for-the-ban-on-xl-bully-dogs

23/10/2023

11/07/2023

New classes are starting soon!

On the 21st July we have new terms for two of our classes starting in Stedham.

Puppy classes begin at 6pm and are suitable for puppies under the age of 24 weeks. Throughout the 6 week term we will cover many of the foundations of puppy training to start you off on the right paw as well as covering the most common puppy issues and how to deal with them (biting, jumping up, toilet training etc)

Improvers classes begin at 7pm and is perfect for anyone who has trained with me before or are at the start of their training journey - as the name suggests we focus on improving basic training skills and adding distance, distraction and duration more consistently in order to really solidify learning.

Classes are kept small to give a good trainer to dog ratio and booking is essential to secure your place.

howlsprowls.com has more details about these classes, as well as our booking pages which can be found here:

Puppy: https://www.simpletix.com/e/puppy-classes-stedham-tickets-138284

Improvers: https://www.simpletix.com/e/improvers-training-class-stedham-tickets-138285

If you have any questions at all, please do get in touch and I hope to welcome you and your dog to Howls & Prowls Dog Training very soon! 🐾

Are you looking to give your furry friend some extra training? Maybe you have been to our puppy class and want to carry on your training with your soon to be adolescent dog. Our life skills dog training classes are perfect for dogs over 5 months old who are looking to learn foundational skills.

05/07/2023

Today is Pet Remembrance Day

I want to dedicate this post to all the dogs that we have loved and lost. It is the saddest and most difficult thing to deal with when we share our lives with canine companions.

As a dog trainer, I like to build a bond with my clients and their dogs and it truly saddens me when the rainbow bridge beckons.

Part of what I offer as your dog trainer is support throughout the lifetime of your dog, even during the hardest parts.

As some of you may know, I learnt to make keepsake jewellery a few years ago and I usually have in stock inkless wipes to be able to take paw prints of your beloved dog. It was a massive comfort to me when my family lost our dog in 2017 - it was a week after I did my first jewellery course and I didn't think I would ever get Misty's print. I managed it because there was a perfect print left on the patio door.

The pictures below are of my families dogs that we have lost. Both rescues, both Staffordshire Bull Terriers and both very much loved parts of the family and missed daily.

Misty came to us in 2010 and we lost her unexpectedly in 2017.

Poppy came home later in 2017 and she was with us until bank holiday this year.

Both these girls will forever have a place in my heart as I'm sure anyone who has lost a dog will always keep them close to you.

Feel free to post any tributes and/or photos of your pets below