Pets Paradise Est2016 - Ofqual qualified Certified Dog Trainer & Walker

17/01/2025

𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 - 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀🐾
Our Feb / March classes are filling up already. If you were interested in booking please use the link below.

The classes are,
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝟰𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰.𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 from Friday 28th Feb, (NONE on 7th March) 14th March, 21st, 28th, 4th April & 11th April.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝟵𝗮𝗺 - 𝟵.𝟰𝟱𝗮𝗺 from Saturday 1st March, (NONE on 8th March) 15th March, 22nd, 29th March, 5th April & 12th April.

The classes are £100 which includes a scent kit. We have a maxium of 5 dogs. These are held at Hookhills Community Centre.

https://bookwhen.com/petsparadiseest2016

If you know of anyone looking for UK Sniffer dogs classes or know anyone that might be interested please feel free to share, Thank you 😊

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16/01/2025

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 🐾

We welcome 3 new dogs on our new 6 month plus class. They all did so well. We made sure our dogs were happy and helped with building confidence. Look forward to the weeks ahead 🥰

16/01/2025

𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 🐾

4 new pups joined tonight and they all did so well. It was lovely to meet you all. Looking forward to the weeks ahead 🥰

16/01/2025

𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 🐾

Busy day today but absolutely loved it 😍

3 lovely walks, 4 new pups joining my puppy life skill class (photos in another post) and 3 new dogs joining my 6 month plus class (photos in another post) They all did amazing 🥰

I absolutely love my job 💖

16/01/2025

A great read 🥰

Accidental attachment ‘parenting’

Taking on a tiny 6 day old puppy unintentionally taught me a great deal about attachment and how crucial secure attachments are for our dogs’ emotional health.

It’s pretty easy to meet our dogs physical needs and that was even quite easy with a tiny puppy- she needed feeding, she needed help toileting and she needed to be kept warm.

It was apparently straight away that meeting these physical needs and leaving her on a heat pad in a pen was in no way going to meet her emotional needs. It’s not just warmth that puppies need, it’s physical contact with a living being. Heat pads, fake heart beats in toys etc for a solo puppy, just doesn’t do it. She was more settled and content in close physical contact- she preferred with me but any other human or dog would do. She wanted to be next to skin and near a heartbeat, at all times and so that’s where she stayed, for as long as she needed it.

The option of close physical contact with someone they are attached to is such a basic need. I’m sure most of us remember hearing about the awful Harlow experiments where monkey babies had the choice of a wire ‘mother’ (with milk) or a soft, cloth ‘mother’ and would choose the soft mother even at the expense of milk, such is that basic need.

I have children and it felt so similar to when my kids were tiny babies too. I certainly didn’t deny them a need to be near me and I didn’t with this tiny puppy either. When they are developmentally ready (human babies and tiny puppies), they choose to be more independent from you and they spread their wings.

Of course it’s not just about the need for physical contact anyway when they are tiny- it’s about the need to feel safe too and that’s a fundamental need that must be met.

When puppies go into new homes at 8 weeks old they don’t suddenly stop having this need for physical contact and to feel safe near a living being. They go from feeling safe near to mum and siblings to being totally dependent on their new human family. It breaks my heart to think of them relegated to a crate in a kitchen. Of course they stop crying after a couple of nights as they give up any hope that anyone will help them. It certainly doesn’t help them to feel safe and secure in the world.

The same goes for an adult rescue dog who has often suffered so much upheaval and broken attachments along the way and who needs more than anything to just feel safe and secure and to have a bond with someone. This need for connection is a basic need that must be met, the same as being fed and watered.

I know people worry that if you ‘pander’ to them and give them lots of company they will become clingy or overly dependant but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Letting them develop a secure attachment results in resilient and confident individuals who feel safe in the world.

I see so many clients who’ve had awful advice and who have been told that their dog has behavioural issues as they are too nice to them, love them too much etc. it’s all absolute rubbish and they won’t turn into a monster if you meet their needs for safety, it’s quite the opposite and you help them to develop to their full potential ❤️

Laura McAuliffe, Dog Communication 2024

15/01/2025

We have 1 space starting tomorrow 🐾

We may have 1 space available on our new 6 month plus life skill class starting this Thursday 🐾 These are £100 for 5 weeks.

These spaces went super fast and were gone in one day so if you were interested please feel free to comment or message me 🐾

Any shares much appreciated, Thank you 🥰

15/01/2025

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 🐾

Another gorgeous sunny day 🌞 and 3 lovely walks. We bumped into some friends along the way too 🐾

14/01/2025

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 🐾

2 lovely walks today, gorgeous sunny day 🌞🐾

13/01/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 🐾

3 walkies today with my Pets Paradise dogs 🐶

13/01/2025

⚠️ MY INSTAGRAM HAS BEEN H*CKED DURING THE NIGHT AND I CAN'T GET INTO MY ACCOUNT ⚠️

If anyone has any tips I would really appreciate any, they've managed to get into my emails too (delete the emails) and put the 2 way authentication on 😡

I work hard on my business and then someone just comes and takes my account!

12/01/2025

We may have 1 space available on our new 6 month plus life skill class starting this Thursday 🐾 These are £100 for 5 weeks.

These spaces went super fast and were gone in one day so if you were interested please feel free to comment or message me 🐾

Any shares much appreciated, Thank you 🥰

12/01/2025

Gorgeous day today with the sun out 🌞 We headed down to Broadsands.

Where have you and your dog been today? Add your photos below of your weekend adventures 🐾🐶

11/01/2025

I'm also looking at putting on another 𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 and 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 on in Feb / March.

The dates will be Thursday 27th Feb, 6th March, 13th March, 20th March & 27th March.
𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀 will be 𝟲𝗽𝗺 - 𝟳𝗽𝗺 and 𝟲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 will be 𝟳.𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺 - 𝟴.𝟭𝟱𝗽𝗺.

The cost will be £100 for all 5 weeks. These will be held at Hookhills Community Centre in Paignton.

If you would like a space or would like any more information please comment below 🐾

https://bookwhen.com/petsparadiseest2016/e/ev-sbxv-20250227180000

11/01/2025

𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 - 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀🐾
I absolutely love teaching these classes.
Sniffing is so good for our dogs. And I love that any dog can do it.

I'm looking at putting 2 more classes on in Feb / March (just need to check if the venue is free).

These will be on,
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝟰𝗽𝗺 - 𝟰.𝟰𝟱𝗽𝗺 from Friday 28th Feb, (NONE on 7th March) 14th March, 21st, 28th, 4th April & 11th April.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝟵𝗮𝗺 - 𝟵.𝟰𝟱𝗮𝗺 from Saturday 1st March, (NONE on 8th March) 15th March, 22nd, 29th March, 5th April & 12th April.

The classes are £100 which includes a scent kit. We have a maxium of 5 dogs. These are held at Hookhills Community Centre.
I just ask for payment when booking. If you would like a space please use the booking link below,

https://bookwhen.com/petsparadiseest2016

If you know of anyone looking for UK Sniffer dogs classes or know anyone that might be interested please feel free to share, Thank you 😊

11/01/2025

If anyone has any empty dog eye drop bottles I would appreciate them.
I can collect, Thank you 🐶

11/01/2025

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 🐾

Another 5 dogs starting their UK Sniffer dog journey today. They all did so well 🥰
Next week we start making our kong a little smaller 🐾

11/01/2025

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 - 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀 🐾

We've had sunny days, cold days and very wet days but we've had lots of fun.

Lovely to get back to all my dog walking dogs 🥰 (I will try posting every day next week instead 😁)

11/01/2025

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 🐾

Our new group of dogs started their UK Sniffer dog classes today. They all did so well 🥰
Next week we start making our kong a little smaller 🐾