Snouts&Kisses

09/07/2025

We are keeping a close eye on the weather. Please check back here by Saturday morning as we may have to cancel due to the heat 🔥☀️🥵

We, in collaboration with your dog, are inviting you to a dog walk this Sunday at 10am at Florence Park (meet in the car park off Rymers lane). Come for your dog’s sake!
What to expect: a lovely shaded walk, natter with us about all sorts, LOTS of fun for your dog!
Not seen us before? Come along and grab a discount voucher off our services! Your dog will thank you.

07/07/2025

We, in collaboration with your dog, are inviting you to a dog walk this Sunday at 10am at Florence Park (meet in the car park off Rymers lane). Come for your dog’s sake!
What to expect: a lovely shaded walk, natter with us about all sorts, LOTS of fun for your dog!
Not seen us before? Come along and grab a discount voucher off our services! Your dog will thank you.

05/07/2025

Come on and have a chat 💬 with us at Eynsham carnival🎡 today. Vouchers up for grabs and loads of dog treats for your best friend too 🦴🐾

05/07/2025

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🎓 Training Tip for Puppy Parents 🐾

Unwanted puppy behaviours, such as jumping up, mouthing, biting clothing, barking for connection, or chewing inappropriate items, are normal and expected in young puppies. They’re still learning how to navigate their environment and our human world.

These behaviours often happen due to frustration, fatigue, unmet needs, or overstimulation.

In most cases, the puppy isn’t being “naughty” — they’re using behaviour that’s worked before (from their perspective), to get a response, or they simply haven’t learned another way to cope or respond yet.

The more often you reward a behaviour you want, the more likely your puppy is to repeat it. That’s not luck — it’s how learning happens in the brain.

Each time you reward something like settling, waiting patiently, or keeping four paws on the floor, you help strengthen the neural pathways linked to that behaviour. With consistency and repetition, those pathways become stronger, making it more likely your puppy will do the same thing again in the future.

This also supports your puppy in learning how to succeed in daily life with you, as well as how to respond, connect, and feel safe!

✅ Be consistent
✅ Reward quickly
✅ Focus on what you do want

🐾 The behaviours you practise now with your puppy shapes how they respond later.

05/07/2025

✨Friday Dog Trainer’s Recommendation ✨

When your dog is on lead and wants to say hi to another dog, 1 of 2 things may happen:

1) they don’t get on and have an unpleasant experience 😖; or
2) they do get on and fancy a play, resulting in tangled leads and chaos 🤪

Which is why I recommend sticking to the 3-second rule:
💫 As long as both dogs are calm and under control (and both owners are ok with it!)
➡️ allow both dogs to sniff each other for 3 seconds
➡️ tell them that’s plenty and continue on your walk.

⏱️ 3 seconds is just enough time to get the information your dog needs from the other dog - age, s*x, health etc - without it turning into an interaction. Good or bad.

Heading off an interaction before it turns sour or chaotic keeps things positive without setting up the expectation every dog might be a playmate.

And remember: you don’t have to let your dog say hi to everyone dog they see. It’ll be easier to get from A to B for you both if you don’t 😅

🤗 Share with someone who’s dog HAS to say hi to every dog on walk

📢 Tell me: what does your dog think of other dogs on lead? 🧐

And…if you don’t already…

🌟 Follow me for more doggy tips that go way beyond “sit” 🌟

04/07/2025

I know it’s not the norm to celebrate July 4th in the UK, but if you are, spare a thought for other living beings who do not understand these bangs!

02/07/2025

To all those celebrating July 4th, remember to make sure your pets are safe.

My anxious dog would love these

01/07/2025

“He knows he is wrong, just look how guilty he looks”. We all say this. It’s important though to know that it’s not true. Dogs don’t feel guilt. If they look guilty to you, they are offering appeasement behaviours as they they can see/feel your disapproval.

28/06/2025

It's amazing what people say when they see a dog in a buggy

If you're wondering how to help your dog grow old as gracefully and happily as possible, we can help with that, drop us a line in the comments.

27/06/2025

More Than Sit Dog Training lovely walk and always good to catch up with peers in the dog world!

26/06/2025

A huge congratulations 🎊 to these lovely doggies 🐾 and their families graduating 🎓from Puppy Play and Live skills!
So much fun 🤩 🐕🦴

24/06/2025

𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡?

Puppies explore the world with their mouths, so it’s completely normal for them to grab things and have a little nibble. The tricky part? They don’t yet know the difference between their chew toys and something unsafe. That’s where we come in.

🛠️ Management + Training = Success

Start by managing the environment to prevent access to things you don’t want your puppy getting hold of.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴, 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩.

🐾 What to do if your puppy grabs something they shouldn’t

Avoid chasing them or trying to pull the item from their mouth. This may lead to resource guarding behaviours down the line. If they pick up something harmless (like a tea towel), let it go and simply make sure it's out of reach next time.

If they’ve grabbed something dangerous, don’t panic. Try swapping the item for a handful of tasty treats instead. Scatter some on the floor near your pup, then create a little treat trail leading away from the item. Once your puppy is happily snuffling up the treats, calmly pick up the object.

This kind of positive approach teaches your pup that hands approaching them mean good things happen.

So in the future, if they grab something unsafe and you instinctively reach toward them, they’ll be less likely to run away or swallow it quickly out of panic.

With time and consistency, you can also teach a solid "drop" cue to make handling these situations even easier.