Paws4Fun

20/09/2025

We have a lovely informal Scentwork group class on Saturdays, all dogs work individually with their own choice of Scent.
If you are interested in trying scentwork with your dog please get in touch, low impact mental workout for your pet dog.

18/09/2025

Doing nothing, that is a tough one, Storm is hypervidulent but young and lacking in impulse control.
Being happy to do nothing in a public area, is a skill !
Work on that skill together, relax, breathe.
Take a break !

17/09/2025

Teaching dogs to be calm around livestock 🐄🐑🐴 🦮🦮🦮

Anyone living in the countryside or hiking in countryside should include this as part of their training plan.
What a pretty cow. Looks like a Merle pattern, ticking ?
Does anyone know what the pattern is called or what breed it is ?

16/09/2025

This young dog struggles with overexcitement when seeing dogs 🐾🐾

barking, and lunging, he is very friendly but thinking every dog he sees is his new best friend is not helpful in real life, teaching dogs to ignore is part of what we do in group classes, if guardians allow a lot of un controlled play with other dogs, over excitement and frustration will happen.
We had a great 1-1 today, my dog (on the right) came with me to help the client get started.
Socializing is not meeting all the dogs, maybe 1 in 5 and in a controlled way not a free for all, being able to be called away before any problems might happen is essential. Play is nice to see but must be fair and monitored closely by someone who can read canine body language.

15/09/2025

I am a CAL affiliate trainer, and have seen how much the School dogs’ work helps the children.

🌍💛 National Inclusion Week (15–21 Sept) 💛🌍

It’s National Inclusion Week – a reminder that every student deserves to feel seen, supported, and valued in school.

At CAL, our school dogs help to:
🐾 Break down barriers
🐾 Encourage social connections
🐾 Provide comfort where it’s most needed

They’re part of creating inclusive, welcoming classrooms where every learner can thrive.

This week, let’s celebrate the unique strengths each child brings to the classroom! 🐶✨

15/09/2025

Jive has an announcement 🐾🐾

🐶 as well as gaining Gold KCGC some time ago and DMWYD trick dog champion, Flyball dog (retired), Therapy dog with PAWS, he has also gained PAT dog status.
Jive is available locally to Dereham as support for charities, schools and childrens groups, he adores children and can be calm or play games as play therapy, PAT has a risk assesment and child protection, also i have enhanced DBS.
Thank you to those who have helped me recently with some of my seemingly crazy targets.

14/09/2025

Puppy intake has places on Wednesday and Thursday evening in October.
Please get in touch to book in.

14/09/2025

I am running a Bronze and Silver KCGC assesment session on the 26th of October, if you are a past client who has taken a break or you already have Bronze please get in touch to request a space, you can join group class for October as a refresher running up to assesment.

13/09/2025

Great morning training scentwork with these lovely dogs and their guardians, all the dogs succeeded at the tasks.

12/09/2025

Oops forgot to take his bra off again.🤣

12/09/2025

I am really in need of some love today. ♥️

This job is tough, its unregulated and the number of dog trainers popping up with little or no experience, no legit qualifications, recommending aversive methods and tools, from slip leads, lead pops, and shock collars is so sad for the dogs involved.
Research who you work with, check their ethics align with yours, i will certainly check that i am the right trainer for you, if im not, its not a problem for me to not take your money.
Phone consultation is about fact finding not about insulting anyone.
I have my ethics tested by the multiple affiliations i work with who only accept reward based trainers.

12/09/2025

Plenty of very strange myths about in the dog training world, i read one yesterday that suggested that my dog wearing a harness is like him wearing a bra ! Im pretty sure he isn’t 🤣 🐾🐾
Lets see photos of your dogs In their walking harnesses.
Have a lovely day with your dogs.