Confidence building starts this early! I have the pups explore obstacles, textures, movement and gentle challenges at their own pace.
Pixie is our resident feline behaviour mentor and apparently runs the wellbeing department. She’s an absolute rockstar!
Letting puppies observe calm animals teaches them so much about emotional regulation and social behaviour.
Small steps now = resilient dogs later ❤️
18/11/2025
Puppies need to chew and it’s NOT naughty, it’s normal.
Chewing helps them soothe sore gums, calm their little brains, release stress, and stop them turning into over-aroused, bitey velociraptors. 🦖😂
I even give my 6 week old puppies chews (supervised of course!) because it teaches them healthy habits from the start.
If your pup is nipping, zoomying, or acting like they’ve downed a double espresso…
Give them an appropriate chew and watch them settle. It’s magic. ✨
My go to shop for these are which are natural, safe and perfect for training days or Christmas stocking fillers.
If you want my 20% discount code, drop me a 🙌 and I’ll DM it over!
17/11/2025
Puppies suckling from their mother - 4 weeks old
14/11/2025
😂😂. Freedom and plenty of regret haha
10/11/2025
🔥 BLACK FRIDAY BARGAIN FOR DOG PEOPLE 🔥
JR Pet Products have just slashed their Dog Advent Calendars in the Black Friday sale… and I’ve got an exclusive extra 20% OFF code for you on top of that.
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Two calendars to choose from — both absolute bangers for spoiling your pup through December. Because why not… ☺️
I’ll also pop the photos and shop link underneath so you can have a nosey!
If you’ve got a dog who loves a daily treat (so… ALL of them), you’re gonna want to grab this one as they are likely to sell out! JR Pet Products Ltd .
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Ever wondered what your dog’s nose can really do? 👃💨
Join us for this 3-hour session and discover the thrill of Mantrailing!
📅 Sat 29th October – 1pm
💷 £50 (3 hrs)
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Throughout my childhood, I had a passion for animals. I would regularly come home with a new ‘pet’ and really put my parents patience to the test! I had goldfish, two budgies, guineapigs, I brought home kittens (which I had to return) and we had an older West Highland White called Sheba whom never moved from her bed!
Once Sheba passed and a few years went past, I begged my parents for a puppy. I had trained my Budgies now I was ready for the next level haha. For my 11th birthday, I finally got my dream and we went to pick out a new Puppy - a King Charles Spaniel whom I named Sam. He was my absolute world and my best friend. I was eventually allowed to walk him by myself and then started to learn how to train him to do little tricks. This is where my first love of Dog Training began. Back in the 90’s we didn’t have the internet, we had books and tv shows so gathering information as a teen wasn’t so easy. I thought I wanted to be a Vet until I quickly realised seeing animals in pain or bleeding was something I was unable to cope with, it also wasn’t very popular or well paid to be a Dog trainer either.
After school, I moved up to Yorkshire and my parents kept Sam with them. Work and education got in the way but I still visited and he lived until 8 years old. I was devastated when he passed, I think that was my first real heart break.
I had by now at 19 met my future husband and we had a little house, I was pregnant with our daughter Alicia but I couldn’t live without a Dog so we both decided on getting a Rottweiler - bold move!!
Here comes Dre! 12 weeks old, unsocialised, untrained and came from a KC licensed kennel breeder. I was shocked at how little he knew and how he was raised so I thought I would ‘rescue’ him. We had the internet now YAY! So I set about doing online dog training courses and watching endless documentaries/videos. Dre became the best, friendliest, well trained and soppiest Rottweiler you’ve has ever met but he also became an expert in the art of guarding when I required it. We then bought another Rotti Lily as his ‘wife’ as I worked full time as did my Husband. It was here I started my breeding journey and had 4 beautiful litters from them. Each puppy in that litter was socialised & raised in the home environment and also trained in the basics. Dre was also used at stud for other ladies so I began helping these home breeders become the best they could be and giving them tips for puppy training right from the age of 4 weeks old. I became the local breeding mentor!
Dre passed of bone cancer at 10 years old, sadly a typical condition of Rotti’s but he was simply an amazing boy and extremely missed.
Along came Whiskey the Cockapoo to become Lily’s companion in her last year as she too had bone cancer. Whiskey gave her a new lease of life, I am pretty sure he kept her going longer in fact! My daughter wanted a Cockapoo and a smaller dog suited our lifestyle at the time. I set up his own page - Whiskeys Cockapoos as he quickly became one of the most well known Cockapoo studs in the UK. I started sharing videos of Whiskeys training tricks as a puppy on you tube. We added Truffles another Cockapoo to the family as I love having two dogs and its great for them to have a canine companion.
Whiskey and Truffles puppies were fully trained and socialised before leaving my home and I became popular for this niche in the market. I wanted to give new owners bomb proof, well rounded and good mannered puppies, setting them up for life as well as getting a life time of support from me as they go.
I founded a popular Puppy owner group on facebook - Cockapoo & Doodle Puppy Club UK which helps other new puppy owners overcome their issues and understand their instincts to be able to manage them effectively. I regularly post little videos of training work I do with puppies to it or on to my own breeding page - Whiskeys Cockapoos.
Dog breeding, mentoring, training and socialisation became my expertise, so much so it is now my business as well as my passion since 2014.
Big fan of Steve Mann Dog trainer, Victoria Stilwell and Jane Arden Waggawuffins Canine College
Studied at:
Institute of Modern Dog Trainers (IMDT & IMDTB)
Dog Training College - Advanced Body Language
Level 3 Diploma in Canine Care, Behaviour and Welfare
Advanced Canine First Aid Trained
Licensed Breeder with Wakefield City Council
40 years experience in dog ownership
21 years hands on experience in Dog handling and training
