Paws in the Pink

Paws in the Pink Dog Professional - Qualified & Certified Dog Behaviour Specialist & Trainer Est 1996 I have worked through COAPE’s educations courses. I love BAT.

Through my work with Petwatch, I met a wonderful lady called CC Guard, who, in her lifetime to date has had an amazing career with her own dogs & training others. I began assisting in CC’s classes in Midhurst in 2002 & also joined in with Puck my Duck Tolling Retriever. It was through CC & the APDT that I learnt about COAPE (Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) tutored by Professor Peter Neville, Sarah

Whitehead, Val Strong & Robert Falconer. I feel honoured to be part of such a forward thinking group of Animal Behaviour Consultants. I am a COAPE Practitioner & hold my Level 5 in Behaviour & Training. I have been assessed by the APDT & have met a high standard of teaching skills & understanding. Education & CPD are very important. I am a VSPDT - Victoria Stilwell Professional Dog Trainer
A CBATI - Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor. It is integral to everything I do. Grisha Stewart is one of our very best. grishastewart.com
I am a Dog Yoga Instructor - Jo-Rosie Haffenden (part of Canine Science Team)
Diploma in Canine Applied Zoopharmacognosy -Caroline Ingraham. I have just completed the first stage of my City & Guilds Qualification with UKCSD (2020)

My Qualifications to date are:

Canine Management at Brinsbury College - 1996
Dog Grooming at Brinsbury College -
Think Dog!’ - SW
Think Dog Advanced!’ - SW
Think Dog Practical Course - SW
Training for the Future-an Intermediate Award in Puppy Class Instruction - SW
Advanced Diploma in Practical Aspects of Companion Animal Behaviour & Training DipCABT – COAPE
Level 5 Behaviour & Training - COAPE
Advanced Pharmacology – COAPE
Clicker Certification-CAP 1 & CAP 2 Distinction - Kay Lawrence at Wagmore Barn


I have attended Seminars including Jean Donaldson - 2005, Dr Ian Dunbar - 2007, Lisa Clifton Bumpass-Biology of Aggression - 2008, Kay Lawrence - Puppy Seminar 2008, Puppy Culture, Clicker Expo (quite a few!), Magical 'Woof' - 4/5 day Conference with my lovely colleague & friend Chirag Patel. So many day w/shops & weekend w/shops for annual CPD. New concepts, theories & handling techniques are often changing or another idea added to the pot! Behaviour & Training go together like Ying & Yang & I never stop learning & I will always know which course I am challenging next! All the training that I do is based on kind & unpressured learning for the animal & the handler/caregiver. With a definite understanding of the specific learners ability & skill set & how they are feeling about the whole learning process in the immediate moment. Self Management/Emotional skills & Life Skills are pretty crucial to a life of equilibrium. Marker Training for the puppies & dogs that I work with allows clear, very precise learning. Allowing the handler to communicate to the dog or other animal very clearly & accurately, marking a movement or helping to shape a desired behaviour at a pace that they are able to cope with. A training marker says ‘Yes’ to a dog & ‘Yes’ is paired with Happy Emotions & Happy Emotions release Happy chemicals in the brain that create a confident & very happy canine. Its a clear line of communication. Training is a game for a dog, they do not know what we wish to achieve, they just have fun! Connection & Communication is the key x

22/12/2024

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15/12/2024

I love Shay Kelly - Understanding Dogs 🤣

12/12/2024

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12/12/2024

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12/12/2024

Really? What a surprise! Dogs in a harness don’t have pressure applied to their trachea (wind pipe); of course they are capable of pulling harder. This is actually evidence of the debilitating force being applied to the dog’s trachea and thyroid gland, but is being presented in a completely misleading way. The harness can’t stop pulling, that’s what training is for, it merely reduces risk and is far more humane than applying force to the neck. Completely irresponsible headline.

07/12/2024

Thankyou for reinforcing why slip leads are ugly.

04/12/2024

❌AT CHRISTMAS YOUR DOG DOESN’T HAVE TO:

🧑‍🎄 Visit Santa at the garden centre

🎄 Be around your visitors

🎅🏽 Go to other peoples houses

🎄 Go to see the Christmas lights switch on

🍺 Go to the busy pub on Christmas Eve

If they are anxious or get worried about people, dogs or busy places or if they just don’t like doing these things. It’s not a fault if they don’t like doing these things, many dogs don’t enjoy ‘human activities’ like this (some do, I have one that loves all of it and two that would be 🫤 ).

✅ Instead they may prefer to:

🚪 Be in their safe space (see upcoming post on this), a quiet room they like being in with a dog gate on the doorway when you have a house full of people who may scare them

🐕 Have an extra trip to a freedom field on Christmas morning and some extra enrichment at home while you go and visit family for a few hours if they’d find it stressful to come with you

🐶 A meet up with a dog or human friend at a place they like rather than a trip to the heaving pub on Christmas Eve

🦴 A trip to a dog enrichment centre or a 121 in an activity they love (scent work, mantrailing etc) rather than an outing to see the Christmas lights switched on

🍖 Some dog safe Christmas biscuits you’ve made them rather than dressing up in a dog Santa outfit

Loads of these Christmas ‘traditions’ that we enjoy are not enjoyed by our dogs, especially if they are anxious or more sensitive. Even the most robust dog may tolerate these activities rather than love them.

Please be mindful of your dogs wants and needs and don’t put them into situations they find stressful just because we want them to be part of Christmas. It’s your Christmas, not your dogs, they really won’t mind not being included in everything you do ❤️

Laura McAuliffe Dog Communication 2024

02/12/2024

Brilliant 🤣

18/11/2024

& another fabulous & fun Man Training Session this week on Kingsley common. Awesome Teams.

18/11/2024

More fun on Kingsley Common Man Trailing this week 😎

13/11/2024

Mantrailing - the best sport for dogs noses!

13/11/2024

Man Trailing - inclusive, great fun & one of the best ways to satisfy your dog's emotional well being. Want to have a go with your beloved hounds, we are getting together dates for some Man Trailing Intros. Say "yes" in the comments or email [email protected] or through www.pawsinthepink.co.uk

05/11/2024

Occasionally someone pops along here with the idea that I have no practical experience with dogs, couldn't handle a working dog and that's why I don't understand why 'tools' are needed for some dog breeds.

I was in a bite suit and operationally searching for live explosives with dogs decades ago. Working breeds are easier to train with positive reinforcement because they are literally born to work. Dogs don't need prong collars - poor trainers do - because they haven't learned or skilled up enough.

And if you can't teach a companion breed to volunteer something, by using a marker, you have a long way to go with your training. I would say you're not a dog trainer, because that's brain work. A prong collar is not brain work.

If you think you need to expose an innocent dog to a prong collar you don't. You need to learn more.

It really is as simple as that.

And here endeth the lesson.

All dogs deserve safety.

It's a welfare right.

Don't poke the bear.

I am the bear 🐻😅

03/11/2024

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& another fabulous & fun Man Training Session this week on Kingsley common. Awesome Teams.

More fun on Kingsley Common Man Trailing this week 😎

Mantrailing - the best sport for dogs noses!

Man Trailing - inclusive, great fun & one of the best ways to satisfy your dog's emotional well being. Want to have a go with your beloved hounds, we are getting together dates for some Man Trailing Intros. Say "yes" in the comments or email [email protected] or through www.pawsinthepink.co.uk

Who would like to trial Mantrailing with their dog? Saturday 18th May Introduction to Mantrailing. Morning or afternoon or a whole day which personally is much more fun! Children are welcome to handle their dogs as long as there is a parent/responsible adult attached! Please take a look at the pictures & video clips. Mantrailing is so healthy for our dogs, using their noses to search for a humans own unique scent is amazing & we, the humans always have such good fun. If you are group of friends that wish to come together & have a go I am available for weekdays also. Leave a message here or contact me: [email protected] 07771 637016 Kiri

Introduction to Mantrailing workshop on Saturday 17th February. 9.30am - 4.30pm approx with breaks for refreshments & lunch. Cost £85. Venue to be decided but it will be in the Haslemere/Liphook area. Maximum of 6 places. Nosey Nostrils Mantrailing - it just makes Scents... Mantrailing, Scent work, Behaviour & Training Est 1996 www.pawsinthepink.co.uk

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It all began in 1996 when I started Petwatch’ - taking care of your pets when you can’t! Back in the day there were no Dog Walkers as such, certainly not at the volume that I walked every day. I enrolled at Brinsbury Agricultural College in September 1996 & every Tuesday did Dog Grooming & in the evening I stayed on & did my first Canine Management Course with a great tutor Harry Carter. That was the begining of a very long journey in to Dog Training & Dog Behaviour.

I began assisting in Puppy & Dog Training classes in Midhurst, West Sussex & also joined in with Puck’ my Duck Tolling Retriever. I was assessed by the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) & after reaching a high standard of teaching skills & understanding, I became a certified Dog Training Instructor. Through the APDT I found COAPE (Centre of Applied Pet Ethology) tutored by Professor Peter Neville & Robert Falconer & originally Val Strong & Sarah Whitehead. I feel honoured to be part of such a forward thinking group of Animal Behaviour Consultants. I have worked through COAPE’s educations courses & I am a COAPE Practitioner Level 5.

I am a proud CBATI - Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor & know that Grisha Stewarts BAT Techniques make complete sense & help everyone to understand Dogs (us & other animals) emotional state & how that effects learning.

I am also a Victoria Stilwell Dog Trainer. I am proud to be part of the VSPT team here & in the USA. The Future of Dog Training needs to be ethical & kind. My Qualifications to date are: