Twickenham Dog Services

21/10/2024

I was featured in The Sun Paws & Claws column yesterday and they're running a competition where you can win a whole year in Pup Talk The Pack, my dog training and support community.

You can find out how to enter (it's easy and free) by visiting https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/31182766/paws-and-claws-pet-queries-fish-cat-dog/ (scroll halfway down the page).

My membership is a friendly and supportive community of dog-lovers, giving you easy to action tips on all apects of dog training and care. It helps people feel less stressed and isolated. With a library of easy training videos, plus direct support from me, Niki French, author of best-selling book STOP! Walking Your Dog. It will help you move towards a calmer and more relaxed life with your dog.

The prize is worth £360! Please share or tag someone that you think would LOVE to win this prize.

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24/04/2024

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28/03/2024

Did you know is an officially recognised awareness day?

Yes I created it, but is now in calendars all over the world 😃 The more people get involved the more dogs and their humans we can reach.

Let's make this the biggest year yet!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/dont-walk-your-dog-day/

27/03/2024

Free Dog Training Q&A - Tuesday 2nd April 7pm GMT

To round up next Tuesday I'm doing something brand new - a free live Q&A Zoom with me that anyone can join. I normally only do this for people in my membership to be able to ask me anything (erm - about dogs 🤣).

Are you wondering if it would be helpful to walk your dog less? Why wouldn't you take your dog for a walk? What you could do with your dog instead? Or any other struggle if your dog is nervous, reactive , or over-excitable.

I'll also give you a taster of what it's like in Pup Talk The Pack dog training and support community. And tell you a special offer if you wanted to try it out for a month.

The Zoom limit will be 100 people and I have absolutely no idea how many people will want to attend. I'm keeping my admin simple so there will be no registration or reserving a place. First come, first let in until we reach the limit.

The session will be recorded and I'll make it available to watch if you couldn't join me live.

You will able to submit questions in advance, or post them in the chat. And I will get through as many as I can.

Let me know in the comments if you want more details.

22/03/2024

I'm not a runner but I was super happy to be a guest on the Canicross Conversations podcast with Louise Humphrey and Michelle Mortimer.

But we are not talking about Canicross. Of course I'm talking about why you might Stop! Walking Your Dog and 😍

You can listen to it here -

In this episode, Louise and Michelle chat to dog trainer Niki French about her book, Stop Walking Your Dog. Niki works with a lot of nervous and reactive dogs, and her training philosophy is to stop doing those things that can be stressful to your dog until you can learn how to overcome them with pa...

29/01/2024

Last call - you 2.5 hours to send in their screenshots where you've shared Pup Fest.

If you haven't shared it yet, it's not too late. People can still watch the 17 global canine and well-being experts FOR FREE until Tuesday midnight GMT.

You can win 1 of 9 brilliant dog books!

I'll be announcing the winners live at 6.30pm GMT.

See this post for more details...

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=876088004522234&set=pcb.876088064522228

27/01/2024

The fun continues alongside epic learning at Pup Fest 2024! You can get involved this weekend 🥳🎁😍🎉

Come up with your funny caption for this photo.

If you’re feeling shy about posting photos or videos of your dog, or you’re more of a writer, this one is for you.

Post your entry in my free Facebook group on this competition thread - https://www.facebook.com/groups/puptalk/permalink/1825051314604100

This is a fun competition. Everyone is welcome to enter but unfortunately the physical prizes can only be shipped to a UK address.

If the selected winner lives outside of the UK you can still win the VIP All-Access Pass and, of course bragging rights! We’ll pick another winner for the physical prizes to go to.

If the winner has already bought their VIP All-Access pass, you can gift this to a friend.

Winners will be announced on Monday 29th.

Get posting your captions on this thread so that I can find them all. I may be influenced by how many ❤️ and 👍🏻 the captions get!

Thank you to these wonderful companies for donating the following prizes:
Scotty's Cartoons – your pet portrait character scene with high quality print
Friends and Canines Dog Treats - Enrichment Bundle - including fillable Snake, Kong and treats
Pippin Pets Dog Training with Jo Sellers - Adore Your Adolescent Dog, paperback by Jo Sellers
Pup Talk – VIP All-Access Pass, 2 x A-OK9 supplements

25/01/2024

Want to take part in the Pup Fest fun? It’s all happening in my Facebook group this weekend.

Post your favourite photo of your dog smiling. It’s as simple as that!

Post your photo in my free Facebook group on this competition thread - https://www.facebook.com/groups/puptalk/permalink/1823845241391374

This is a fun competition. Everyone is welcome to enter but unfortunately the physical prizes can only be shipped to a UK address.

If the selected winner lives outside of the UK you can still win the VIP All-Access Pass and, of course bragging rights! We’ll pick another winner for the physical prizes to go to.

If the winner has already bought their VIP All-Access pass, you can gift this to a friend.

Winners will be announced on Monday 29th.

Thank you to these wonderful companies for donating the following prizes:
Ingenious Probiotics - Ingenious Probiotics Dog Care Pack.
My Anxious Dog UK - Mini Squeezy Reward and Silicone Dog Treat Pouch.
Reg & Bob - £20 voucher to spend online.
Pup Talk – VIP All-Access Pass, 2 x A-OK9 supplements.

25/01/2024

Yet more fun and prizes happening as part of Pup Fest 2024! It all starts tomorrow 🥳🎁😍🎉

Let’s see your favourite training game photo (or video). Cute, funny, epic fails – we love them all!

Post your photo in my free Facebook group on this competition thread - https://www.facebook.com/groups/puptalk/permalink/1824013908041174

This is a fun competition. Everyone is welcome to enter but unfortunately the physical prizes can only be shipped to a UK address.

If the selected winner lives outside of the UK you can still win the VIP All-Access Pass and, of course bragging rights! We’ll pick another winner for the physical prizes to go to.

If the winner has already bought their VIP All-Access pass, you can gift this to a friend.

Winners will be announced on Monday 29th.

Thank you to these wonderful companies for donating the following prizes:
Paleo Ridge Raw Dog Food - Large treat hamper of premium raw dog food treats
PLAY9 – Roolo uniquely shaped, treat dispensing enrichment toy
Pup Talk – VIP All-Access Pass, Calm-K9 lick mat, 2 x A-OK9 supplements

25/01/2024

More fun and prizes happening for Pup Fest 2024! It all starts tomorrow 🥳🎁😍🎉

Prize Draw Announcement - Pup Fest ticket holder giveaway with Tug-E-Nuff.

Thanks to our friends at Tug-E-Nuff, we have 10 Tug-E-Nuff Power of Play Packs to give away.

10 people will be drawn at random to win one. Whether you signed up to the FREE Guest List or have a VIP All-Access Pass, you will be in the draw to win.

If you haven’t got your ticket yet, visit https://pup-talk.mykajabi.com/pup-fest

The Power of Play Pack contains:
Super stretchy and durable Bright Fauxtastic, Tug-E-Nuff Clicker, Tug-E-Nuff tote bag and Complete Guide To Tug - a complete introduction to training, playing and winning with your new toy.

Winners will be announced on week commencing Monday 29th January 2024.

No purchase necessary.

25/01/2024

Pup Fest 2024 starts tomorrow.

Over 1,000 people have signed up to this amazing FREE event - but I want to reach as many dog-lovers as possible.

The more people we can tell about Pup Fest the more people and pups can benefit from the incredible line-up of 17 global experts.

As a thank you for sharing Pup Fest with anyone you think it might help, you can be in with the chance of winning 1 of 9 Pup Fest speakers' books!

You can share Pup Fest in lots of ways:
· You can tag someone in a post you see on social media.
· You can post about the event on your social media.
· Feel free to tag me on Facebook (connect with me Niki French or Pup Talk) or on Instagram and X (Twitter).
· You can share a social media post about Pup Fest on your social media.
· You can share a social media post in any Facebook groups that you are in (as long as their group rules allow this). Your local communities or dog specific, breed specific groups are great spaces to share it.
· You can send a WhatsApp, text or messenger to a friend (or as many friends and family that you think it will help).

If you are writing your own post, you can add this link https://pup-talk.mykajabi.com/pup-fest for people to be able to secure their free ticket.

All you need to do it take a screen shot of each time you share it and attach when you complete a short form (your name and email address so I can't contact the winners). The link is in the comments below.

The form will take up to 10 screenshots. You will be entered in the prize draw once for every share. You can have 10 entries!

After Pup Fest has ended, Monday 29th January, there will be a live announcement about the winners.

Thank you for helping to reach other people with nervous, sensitive, and reactive dogs.

The speakers' books:
Marilyn Mele
Debby Lucken
Melissa McCue-McGrath
Joan Ranquet
Grisha Stewart
Heather Stevens
Sarah Roper
Stephanie Zikmann
Me - of course!

20/01/2024

*** PUP FEST 2024 ANNOUNCEMENT ***

Here is the daily line and speaker topics.

Massive thanks to all the incredible speakers for giving up their time and wonderful knowledge. Andrew Hale, Christopher Ashworth, Debby Lucken, Dr Laura Donaldson, Grisha Stewart, Heather Stevens, Jack Fenton, Joan Ranquet, Julia Hawkins, Marilyn Mele, Melissa McCue-McGrath, Sarah Roper, Stephanie Zikmann, Stephie Guy, Surabhi Venkatesh, Dr Amber Batson - Understand Animals

Do you want to understand why your dog reacts the way they do?

Would you like practical tips, plus help with your stress levels?

All without needing to leave home!

You need to sign up to the Pup Fest Guest List.

Each day 26th - 28th January the day’s line up will be available. And you have until Tuesday 30th to watch everything for free.

If you want more time to watch your favourite sessions you can get a VIP All-Access Pass. It’s currently at the early bird price of just £39.

I’ll put the link for more details in the comments.

CAUTION >>> May invoke more confidence in leaving the house once consumed.

Feel free to share this post or tag people that you know it will help.

11/01/2024

Pup Fest 2024 is only 2 weeks away. I want to make sure it helps as many people as possible. If you know someone who has a dog that a reactive or nervous dog, please share this event with them.

I’m running a brilliant competition that you can enter to win 1 of 9 books - written by some of the Pup Fest speakers.

You can share Pup Fest in lots of ways:
• You can tag someone in a post you see on social media.
• You can post about the event on your social media.
• Feel free to tag me on Facebook (connect with me Niki French or Pup Talk) or on Instagram and X (Twitter).
• You can share a social media post about Pup Fest on your social media.
• You can share a social media post in any Facebook groups that you are in (as long as their group rules allow this). Your local communities or dog specific, breed specific groups are great spaces to share it.
• You can send a WhatsApp, text or messenger to a friend (or as many friends and family that you think it will help).

If you are writing your own post you can add this link https://pup-talk.mykajabi.com/pup-fest for people to be able to secure their free ticket.

All you need to do it take a screen shot of each time you share it and attach when you complete the short form.

The form will take up to 10 screenshots. You will be entered in the prize draw once for every share. You can have 10 entries!

https://forms.gle/j2nSYpHekpN1vt3t9

The winners will be announced on Monday 29th January.

Thank you for helping!

The speakers' books:
Marilyn Mele
Debby Lucken
Melissa McCue-McGrath
Joan Ranquet
Grisha Stewart
Heather Stevens
Me - of course!
Sarah Roper
Stephanie Zikmann

09/12/2023

I love this time of year, despite the cold, fog and rain (hooray for quieter dog walks😃).

It's not even about Christmas. Although I have had a couple of mulled wines and 3 mince pies this week.

December is when I try to get more prepared that normal as something big is happening in January.

It's nearly time for Pup Fest 2024 and I'm ridiculously excited about what's coming up.

If you've been before, this year is going to a big step up from previous years. (We’re in year 4!).

If you've no idea what I'm talking about...

It's my annual online dog festival where I bring together global dog and well-being experts to help you.

This year's theme is Empowering you and your sensitive and reactive dog.

💥 You can register now, completely free.
💥 Put the dates in your diary - 26th - 28th January.
💥 3 days of incredible talks, workshops, and interviews.
💥 18 global dog experts, including Dr Laura Donaldson, Grisha Stewart, Dr Amber Batson, Andrew Hale and Surabhi Venkatesh.
💥 Digital festival goodie bag.
💥 Plus bonus Facebook lives, competitions, and prizes.

You will be able to watch everything for free during Pup Fest 2024. But if you’d rather take things at your own pace, you can buy the VIP All-Access early bird pass.

To register you can scan the QR code or click here https://pup-talk.mykajabi.com/pup-fest

More details to follow over the coming weeks.