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Teaching your dog skills and concepts through games, leading them to happy fulfilled lives. We work remotely as well as in person.
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This allows us to be flexible and help more and more people across the UK.

27/10/2024

Session one of our 2 classes today 😃

Calmness 🐕🦮🐩🐾🦴

26/10/2024

Pet sitting this gorgeous boy for a few days 😃

23/10/2024

Last minute Foundation/puppy classes starting this Sunday
2 places available please message for more details 🐕🦮🐩🐕‍🦺🐾🦴

22/10/2024

Freddie’s our Home Ed student is back for another 5 weeks of training. We’ve been working on a tricks circuit.

Today we finished off with some heel work - figure of 8 walking and pace changes 😊

Hannah Purnell

08/10/2024

Freddie is a home educated student. He is in his second lot of lessons with me.

The first was all about dog body language and getting to know Billy and my other dogs. Freddie completed the KAD Kids Around Dogs course over a 7 week period.

Freddie then wanted to do some more training so we booked another 5 sessions and have been working on some tricks with Billy.

Billy and Freddie have such a great bond, Billy works so well for Freddie, he listens and keeps trying to get it right for him.

Freddie enjoys teaching two paws up, he wanted Billy to do two paws up on his shoulders. So here we go 😊

Hannah Purnell xx

01/10/2024

Hi everyone, as some of you know I’m starting to build a scent detection area to be used for dog training, especially for reactive dogs to help them build confidence.

I’m looking for the below items, if anyone has or knows of anyone that would like to rehome them please do get in touch with me.

In total I will require
4x hollow breeze blocks
8x square grid hopper with the removable grates.

Thank you in advance xx

15/09/2024

Boundary training, 3 different dogs all at different levels of training x

10/09/2024

07/09/2024

Dogs, much like humans, communicate through a range of signals. Often, we only realise something is wrong when our dogs start behaving in ways that are impossible to ignore. However, much like human communication, many messages are conveyed long before the situation escalates. Consider a conversatio...

07/09/2024

Adolescence occurs between six months and 18 months of age—a time when guardians typically struggle the most with their dogs. Some guardians are so overwhelmed and underprepared for this developmental stage of their dog’s life, they choose to surrender the dog to a local shelter or rescue group. In a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science found that the majority of the surrendered dogs (47.7 percent) ) were between 5 months and 3 years of age (M.D. Salman,John G. New, Jr.,Janet M. Scarlett,Philip H. Kass,Rebecca Ruch-Gallie &Suzanne Hetts, 2010)

The neurobiology of adolescence is fascinating, with some key events that alter both the structure and function of the brain.

During canine adolescence, changing s*x hormones effect the animals stress responses. Adolescent dogs have a decreased ability to process information they are receiving from the environment including the presence of dogs, vehicles, people, or really anything around them. They behave in ways that might feel frustrating or upsetting for the dog’s person.

The connectivity between the frontal cortex (responsible for decision making) and amygdala (responsible for emotional processing) decreases, resulting in less behavioral control. We see increased risk taking and more sensitivity to fear.

So what does this mean? This could mean that what was once no big deal to the dog now feels scary; what was once easy to do is now stressful; what once made sense is now confusing. At times, the world can feel like ‘too much’ for the adolescent dog.

As your puppy undergoes this transition into adulthood their inner world is intense, even chaotic. Many pet owners experience an increase in undesirable behavior and find themselves becoming increasingly frustrated. In turn, our own frustration and impatience can cause us to act unpredictably. This adds to our puppy’s inner turmoil. When the inside and the outside are both unpredictable it can be difficult for our dogs to adjust.

If you have an adolescent dog, what can you do? You can give your dog the time and space to observe what is going on around them when on leash at a distance away from the activity when possible. You can give your dog long walks to sniff and explore in nature, giving their brain time to decompress. You can offer your dog a quiet space to sleep so that they can consolidate memories effectively. You can continue training various skills, breaking them down into easier steps that can be generously reinforced.

By understanding what our adolescent dog is experiencing we gain greater compassion and understanding. When we approach adolescence with patience we create a world that is predictable and gentle so our puppies grow up to be their best adult selves.

02/09/2024

Session 1 of our foundation class -calmness

02/09/2024

Lots of training and pet sitting over the last month.

Ready to start September!

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Freddie’s our Home Ed student is back for another 5 weeks of training. We’ve been working on a tricks circuit. Today we finished off with some heel work - figure of 8 walking and pace changes 😊 Hannah Purnell

Reactivity session

Another great training session at Woofy’s Dog Field yesterday. We worked on disengagement. Disengagement is one of the top concepts reactive are missing. We play games with our dogs to show them that coming away from something is ok! And by coming away there is more fun to be had with us! Whether you’ve trained with PaddiWags Dog Training before or not, whether you’ve done some training or no training, all are welcome. Our next training session is on Sunday 4th August 10.30am. We will be looking at calmness. Please pop us a message for more details 🐾🐩🐾🦮🐩

Calmness session

Today was our first calmness session at Woofy’s Dog Field. Thank you Claire xx Everyone did so well, I’m proud of each and every one of you 😊 We had some reactive dogs there too who were working and focusing on their owners just beautifully ❤️ Our next one is on Reactivity Sunday 28th July 10.30-11.30am, £15 Pop me a message if you would like to book.

Katherine and Candy have the best partnership. We don’t teach agility but we support and work on specific skills to enable Katherine teach Candy on polishing up her agility skills. “I just want to say a massive thank you for all your patience with us from a pup who a year ago couldn’t even handle training to this now is so unreal and I couldn’t of done it without both of you”

This is Wurzel, I like to describe him as horizontal 😂😂. Wurzel favourite thing to do is chill! Wurzel came to our 6 week foundation course, and it wasn’t until week 6 that we found something that Wurzel liked and we got him moving!! To the majority of people Wurzel is the perfect dog, and for the most part he is. But, he does struggle with disengagement! So the plan for them is to work on the concept of disengagement and to get Wurzel moving.

Lead work

Great lead work with Jax today. I have only ever trained loose lead with a 2 point harness and double ended lead. From this I have then, in some cases, moved to collar and lead, BUT only once they have a reliable loose lead. By using these tools, it gives you flexibility to extend lead, use in one hand, or clipped just to the back or front. Jax is only 6 months old, he is a collie x Labrador. Look at him and his owner working beautifully together. 🐾🐕🦮🐾

Fantastic session with Jax today. disengagement and proximity training, along with putting “sniffing” on command. 🐾🐕🦮

🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉 PADDIWAGS DOG BEHAVIOUR TRAINING 🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉⭐️🎉 ⭐️ Here at Paddiwags we understand that no two dogs are the same, we tailor our training plans to you and your dog’s needs no matter their background.⭐️ 🌈We teach skills and strategies that work on your end goal, whilst also creating a strong bond between you and your dog in a fun environment. 🌈 ⚡️Book a 1-2-1 discovery session to get advice and to kick start you & your dog’s training journey. ⚡️ 💥All our training is force free, fun and game based using positive reinforcement.💥 What you will get from us: 🐕 Assessment 🐩 A Plan 🦮 Training 🐕‍🦺 Support through your journey 🐾Offering 1-2-1s, group classes and training packages we can tailor to every dogs needs.🐾 If you think we can help & support you please send us a message. https://www.facebook.com/paddiwagstraining

Retrieve

Goose gets very excited when we use an object to retrieve and struggles with the whole process. I’ve broken the behaviours down and start by using food. I start with where I want him to be, so in this case sat nicely by my left side. I then throw food out and on his return I want him in front of me in a sit position. I reward him with a high value reward. Charlie came to join us which I used to my advantage and continued my training with a distraction!