Taylors Training TAILS

15/09/2025

This is me. 😅😅😅
Currently hanging out with 8 dogs. Samantha J Taylor

05/09/2025

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05/09/2025

Love this!!! ❤️ Mya loves a sing song ❤️

Big problems need big howls. 😌😅

03/09/2025

Reg is very happy for the rain and the mud. 🙈

29/08/2025

Puppies, sleep and why it is so important. 🐾❤️💤 Samantha J Taylor

When we teach a pup a new skill, the memory is first held in the hippocampus, like a scratch pad. During deep non REM sleep the brain literally replays the experience and transfers it into long term storage in the cortex (Rasch & Born, 2013). Without this, the memory simply fades.

It is not just facts and associations that get processed. Motor skills and mechanical patterns consolidate during REM sleep. In humans, Walker et al. (2002) showed that performance on motor tasks improved only after sleep. In other words, the body gets better at what it practiced while the learner is unconscious. The same applies to a puppy fine tuning coordination, balance and lead work.

Sleep also boosts problem solving. Wagner et al. (2004) found that subjects were twice as likely to discover hidden rules after a night of sleep. For a puppy, this might mean piecing together how cues, rewards and environments link up.

And the reverse is true. Just one night of deprivation severely restricts the hippocampus from forming new memories (Yoo et al., 2007). A puppy that is kept constantly busy, over handled or over trained without sleep will struggle to learn.

So when your puppy curls up and crashes after training, that is not lost time. It is the moment the learning takes root. Protect it.

28/08/2025

🌿🐾 Mya Living Her Best Life 🐾🌿

Mya had the best time, off lead, sniffing, exploring, and just being a dog! A dog that was born to sniff and explore! 💚

As a rescue girl, I’ve no doubt her previous owners loved her, but perhaps didn’t fully understand how to meet all of her needs. This is such a common story, and it’s why I always stress the importance of understanding what our dogs were originally bred to do.

✨ Collies = herding
✨ Spaniels & Labradors = sniffing and finding things
✨ Terriers = digging and hunting
✨ Livestock guardians = protecting

Many dogs are hardwired for their jobs. When they don’t get the chance to use those instincts, they’ll often find their own work to do — and it might not be something you appreciate… like chewing your shoes, shredding the sofa, or heading off on an unsanctioned adventure!

The more we fulfil their natural needs, the happier, calmer, and more balanced our dogs will be. 🐕💫

Sam x
ISCP.Dip.Canine.Prac

26/08/2025

Not forgetting Ruby (Ralphs sister) who also look amazing 😍 ❤️🐾 Powell's & Paw's

Georgous Ruby -- brave girl for her big girl haircut 🖤🐾

26/08/2025

Doesn't Ralph look amazing. 🤩 Bec has done such a wonderful job for their first full groom. 💙🐾 Powell's & Paw's

Handsome Ralph -- such a brave big boy for his first big boy haircut 🐾🖤

23/08/2025

Its like this when I open my van after a walk. Samantha J Taylor

22/08/2025

Chicken or bruschetta, that is the test for Nala tonight. 😅

What one will win. 🤔

Let me know if you guessed correctly. 🙌

21/08/2025

Puppy Spa is open.
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