The Puppy Adviser

29/06/2025

🐾❤️ Having been attacked at a young age by another dog in his first home, 22 month old Lakeland Terrier Ernie has finally found his forever home.
Understandably, he can find the presence of other dogs a little difficult, especially when he is on a lead so we’ve been looking at all the strategies needed to support him and his new family and will be practising these over the coming weeks.
An added surprise for me when I arrived for our first session was two adorable 8 week old kittens ❤️🐾

29/06/2025

🐾🥵Please take note and share…🥵⬇️

🐕HEATSTROKE IN DOGS🐕

We've been banging on about this for years! HEATSTROKE is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY! Fortunately, now more and more professionals are communicating the same message!

Whilst the need for rapid cooling with COLD water (1-15°C) has been recognised for decades in equestrian and human medicine, the dog world has lagged behind, and very poor information still circulates. e.g. "cool the paws", "cover with wet towels", "avoid cold water as it will cause shock"

THE KEY MESSAGES ARE............

💦"WET THEN VET"💦

💦"COLD WATER IMMERSION" (1-15°C)💦
(If you can't immerse, keep pouring ANYTHING COLD over the dog - hose, soft drinks, milk, etc)

💦Dogs die of heatstroke because they were NOT COOLED QUICKLY ENOUGH, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE COOLED!

♨️RISK FACTORS FOR HEATSTROKE IN HOT WEATHER♨️

♨️Large dogs
♨️DOUBLE-COATED breeds
♨️Brachycephalic breeds
♨️June, July, August (UK)
♨️Exercise, being outdoors, left in cars

EDIT: - If a dog is PANTING, it's struggling to control its body TEMPERATURE! 💦HOSE IT TO COOL IT DOWN!💦

❤️PLEASE SHARE - Spread accurate information; potentially save a dogs life!❤️

CHECK OUT FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://askanimalweb.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/

Welfare in the Heat: https://askanimalweb.com/heat-welfare/

If you don't believe me, look at the research: Beard S, Hall EJ, Bradbury J, Carter AJ, Gilbert S, O'Neill DG. Epidemiology of heat-related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022. Vet Rec. 2024;e4153. https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.4153

27/06/2025

🐾🎓👏 These two boys look very pleased with themselves and so they should as they’ve just finished their Loose Lead Mini-Course.

Congratulations to Teams Theo and Harry who signed up at a stage where many people just give up or blame the dog.
Adolescence is the most challenging phase our pups go through and loose lead walking is generally considered the most challenging behaviour for our pups to learn What a combination!

Both teams know that the hard work isn’t over yet and both are firmly committed to more training to help support their boys as much as possible while learning as much as possible themselves.

Theo kept us amused right the way through the course with the paddling pool for puppy schools just too tempting in his third session while today’s session made me want to rename him Womble 😂❤️🐾

If you would like support teaching loose lead walking or simply want to practice around others, check out my 1 hour Loose Lead sessions scheduled for July. There’ll be more in August too…
www.thepuppyadviser.co.uk

27/06/2025

🐾 Life never seems to stop being busy does it? And every so often, some of you tell me that you’d love to come to a class but with everything else happening, you can’t make the commitment.

If you’re familiar with what I offer and haven’t taken a peek at my website over the last couple of days, you might want to do so. With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, I’m trialling a few changes to make it easier to access training.

For July, I’m offering single sessions for Loose Lead and Recall instead of a 4 week mini-course.
You will still benefit from a small group (max 4) to ensure individual attention & support, the opportunity to practice in a “real-life” environment and activities & strategies appropriate to your needs but without the worry that you need to miss a session or two due to other commitments.
You can book one session on the date that works for you or book them all. No two sessions will be the same. Use them if you’re just starting out (all breeds, all ages welcome from 12 weeks), are in the middle of learning, going through adolescence, need to practice around others or just love training.

July also sees a series of Puppy Social sessions, ideal if you’re waiting to start Puppy School, have just finished Puppy School, have had 1:1’s or are training by yourself but would like some guided habituation & socialisation, a chance to talk to me or other puppy owners.
Book one or two, or all of them - there will always be new friends to meet and new fun to be had. All breeds, all ages welcome from 9 weeks (even if carried) to 6 months.

In August, I’m offering a 4 rather than the usual 6 week Puppy Plus and a Teenage Tinkers.
Puppy Plus is the follow on to Puppy School or Puppy 1:1’s.
Teenage Tinkers is for that wonderful, chaotic adolescent period , how to survive and still love your puppy!
Both offer the opportunity to continue training & receive support and still cover the things that matter most but with a shorter period of commitment.

Flexible ways to get started with or continue learning with a qualified, accredited trainer in a great location and a friendly, relaxed atmosphere.

Book now at www.thepuppyadviser.co.uk

25/06/2025

🐾⬇️ ME ⬇️🐾 - when a client asks me when they can stop giving their dog treats 🤔🤨

🐕‍🦺 Treats as a reward are a crucial element of positive reinforcement training.
There are many ways we can reward our dogs but as the ultimate motivator (dogs have to eat to survive), food treats are generally considered to be the easiest and quickest to deliver. And, if we use good quality treats, cut them small and adjust meals accordingly, we can use lots of them as and when needed. Even the “fussiest” dog will have food that motivates them!

Dogs learn by repetition and association.
Positive reinforcement, reward-based training teaches dogs that good things happen when they listen, check-in, make good choices, offer desirable behaviours…

Rewards make training fun, strengthen your relationship, encourages dogs to think…

People who consistently and appropriately use rewards taking into account when they are given, how they are given and where they are given report fewer problems with behaviour…

This is the why - keep following if you want to find out more about the when, how, where and what 😁

25/06/2025

🐾⬇️ ME ⬇️🐾 - when a client tells me that they realised they’d not been rewarding their puppy enough, have changed their habits and seen an improvement 🤩👏😂

24/06/2025

🐾 NOW BOOKING 🐾

✅ PUPPY SCHOOLS

✅ PUPPY SOCIALS

✅ PUPPY PLUS

✅ TEENAGE TINKERS

✅ RECALL SESSIONS

✅ LOOSE LEAD SESSIONS

✅ FAMILY PET GUNDOG RETRIEVING - INTRODUCTION, PROGRESSION & *BRAND NEW* PROGRESSION PLUS

✅ FAMILY PET GUNDOG *BRAND NEW* HUNTING TOGETHER

🐾 www.thepuppyadviser.co.uk 🐾

24/06/2025

🐾🤩❤️ I absolutely flippin’ love this ⬇️⬇️⬇️…

One of my clients recently held a fundraiser in their garden. With 150 attendees, they knew it was super important to ensure that their young puppy felt safe and secure, so they utilised an outside space they had already puppy proofed which also gave access to the house and kitchen where her den was and decorated it with lots of these flyers.

Everybody respected the request.

ALWAYS advocate for your dog so they aren’t forced to react in a way that may not be expected, appropriate or wanted ❤️🤩🐾

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23/06/2025

🐾 I’ve just come home from a lovely session with a client and her 3 young grandchildren who are not used to excitable puppies with sharp teeth 😬 and are a little scared and in need of support to understand how and when to interact with puppy, when not to interact with puppy and when to ask an adult’s permission or an adult to help them.

I used lots of examples that the children (4, 6 & 8) could relate to and then explained how puppy might feel or be in a similar situation.
I also gave “nanny & mum” some ideas for puppy activities that the children could set up or be part of without lots of interaction.

It’s so important that we teach children how to be dog friendly.
Never expect a puppy (or older dog) to be child friendly.
Dogs can have a huge impact on children and I love seeing relationships develop and grow.
How many of us as adults remember some of our happiest childhood times with a family dog? 🥰

21/06/2025

🐾🎓👏 When your graduation rosette is almost as big as you ❤️…

The range and location of my facilities in Rowde has meant that I have been able to continue training each day this week, with the exception of Thursday, as there has always been somewhere shady, breezy and cool with no compromise to puppy welfare.

Last night saw one of my Friday Puppy Schools graduate although sadly one puppy couldn’t make it.
Teams Reggie, Molly, Poppy & Doris have been a lovely class - a real treat to teach at the end of a week.
Congratulations to you all on your achievements and progress 👏🎓🐾

19/06/2025

🐾 It’s hot 🥵
Tonight’s classes have been postponed and I’m going to join Kermit & Ruby in doing as little as possible to keep cool, just like this gorgeous girl 14 month old Welsh Springer Spaniel, Isla, who I met this week for our first session.

🐾 How have your puppers been keeping cool?
Photos & comments always welcome 🤗

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