Forests & Fetch

Forests & Fetch Dog training and behaviour in North Wales

09/01/2026

If I could tell every new puppy owner just one thing?

Sure, teach your puppy a sit, down and stay if you’d like to, but that is not the most important thing for the first month with your puppy.

The MOST IMPORTANT thing to do with your puppy before they are 12 weeks old is to build confidence. New items, new noises, new people, new places, new smells, new textures. Make sure you’re providing them with loads of new and good experiences during that time.

95% of the behavioural problems that I see every day in dogs are due to fear. Trust me when I say you want a confident puppy in order to have a happy adult dog.

Training can wait, behaviour cannot.

Need some help with building confidence in your puppy? Get in touch or check out my book!

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07/01/2026

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You CAN enjoy walks with your dog by Spring. No barking and lunging. No fear and anxiety.Spring adventures are calling a...
06/01/2026

You CAN enjoy walks with your dog by Spring.

No barking and lunging. No fear and anxiety.

Spring adventures are calling and an enjoyable life with your dog IS achievable.

With my 90 day Barky to Brilliant Challenge.

🎓 Get expert advice from multi-award winning behaviourist and reactivity specialist, Dr Anna Muir.

🐾 Work at your own pace through my unique SET technique.

💪Practise in ways that suit you and your lifestyle.

✅ Get hints and tips along the way.

🤝 Join our community of like minded dog owners who are on the same journey as you.

Find success through an approach that looks at your dog’s whole lifestyle and focuses on their wellbeing and building their relationship with you.

I’m so confident that I can help you and your dog, that if you don’t find it useful within the first 7 days, I’ll give you your money back.

My doors are open for a short period NOW for owners who are committed to changing their life with their dog by Spring.

🐕 It’s time to take your dog from Barky to Brilliant.

Click on the link below now to see real change in time for Spring adventures.

https://forestsandfetch.com/dr-muirs-canine-community/

03/01/2026

A lovely update from Maggie’s owner on her progress.

Happy walks all round!

31/12/2025

How lucky I am to be able to help all these wonderful dogs and their lovely owners.

I would need a lot more photos to fully represent the hundreds of dogs that have come to see us this year!

Often people arrive to their first session with worried faces but seeing them and their dogs grow in confidence and build an enjoyable life together is truly wonderful.

Here’s to 2026 and another year of creating happy families!

24/12/2025

It was the last classes before Christmas and all through the Training Centre…

Fun, games and tricks were being had by the pups!

puppyclass

14/11/2025

I do it to make dogs happy!

12/11/2025

I’ve repeatedly shown Islay that when I need to do something like put her harness on, look at part of her body, or administer medicine, I will calmly wait until she sits in front of me before I proceed.

Often she needs to do a bit of a wiggle, grab a toy, or take a moment to process before she’s ready but I give her that time and don’t chase her around or grab her.

By giving her the option to opt in and opt out of these things that can be uncomfortable for her, I’m teaching her that she can be confident in such situations.

Cooperative care isn’t about avoiding doing things they don’t like, it’s about making sure that they feel safe whatever is being asked of them.

Have I trained Islay to be used to getting a plastic bag on her paw? No. But have I trained her that she can trust me? Yes.

Get in touch to learn how to work WITH your dog, not against them.

24/10/2025

“I’d like my dog to walk on the lead without pulling me”

No problem.

We’re going to look at his whole life and make some changes.

Then we’re going to add in the training.

Good dog training is about setting you and your dog up to be successful.

That’s when the big changes happen.

DM me to get training for your dog that really works.

A huge well done to Bailey and his owner on their brilliant progress.

20/10/2025

Dog owners in rural areas: is your dog really overexcited when they see another dog?

Here’s what you need to do.

17/10/2025

Enrichment is not just physical exercise.

Gym loving dog trainers - let me see how you meet your mental and social needs too!

13/10/2025

Want to know what the first thing I teach in every training package is?

Eye contact.

Focus, engagement, checking in, learning that good stuff happens when they pay attention to you.

Practise it in your house, practise it in your garden, practise it on your walks.

Here’s your starting guide to building an engaged relationship with your dog - all other training flows from this.

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