Happy Go Puppy

31/07/2024

We ❤️ Sniffari’s!

What is a "Sniffari"?🐶

Sniffaris are dog-led walks! They're a fantastic enrichment activity that can be done in just about any low-traffic area. Not only will this help burn energy, but allowing our dogs to make decisions and think independently can help them build confidence in different situations. It also gives us a chance to stop and take a breath along with them AND allows our pups to do a natural, essential behavior for their mental and physical well-being.💙

04/07/2024

🏆 H U X L E Y 🏆

Congratulations to Mr Huxley the for graduating from last week!

He couldn’t make it to his group graduation class so he tagged on to the next one - hence a photo on his own! Actual group photo to come soon (when I catch up!)

Hope to see you around soon Huxley!

25/06/2024

Please, please keep your pups and dogs safe in this weather! ☀️ 🥵 🐾

19/06/2024

🐾 A U G I E 🐾 (Augustine)

A beautifully playful standard who I met for an Early Days Puppy Session recently!

We went through all the very basic puppy essentials such as how to get through the puppy mouthing stage with the right toys, enrichment and consistency as well as routine and being left alone.

He was definitely ready to start exploring the world and we are very excited to have him join us at in the next couple of weeks!!

10/06/2024

🐾 R H E A 🐾

Such a friendly pooch (to humans anyway)!! Whose owners were struggling with her reactivity towards other dogs. For some reason, she just didn’t like some of them and would make it known by barking!

We put some gentle management techniques in place straight away but also worked on building confidence with walks whilst on lead and pushing a pram and recall off lead. Some structure and figuring out which games Rhea likes has been key. Environment control and responding with calm control should help to reduce these reactive moments whilst they are working away in the background on their training plan.

Well done and congratulations to the new parents!! 👏 👏 👏

06/06/2024

Grab a spot at our next Canine College group course! As long as your doggo is over 6 months old and has a good level of basic training, you can join us.

It’s the perfect way to progress your training after Puppy School or equivalent or even if you’d like your older dog to revisit some training and to fine tune your skills in a friendly class environment.

See link in bio or image for more info or to book!

29/05/2024

🐾 L U N A 🐾

An exceptional “boop” nose if there ever was one! Luna the super excitable, super playful , super chewer pup completed both and a Private Training Course. Her owners wanted a group setting to train as well as individualised training support for all the extra challenges that puppies bring along with them!!

A combined effort from several members of her family “pack” has ensured Luna is growing into a happy (albeit very energetic) adolescent girly!!

Well done all of you! 👏 👏 👏

Check our link in the bio to see the puppy services we have on offer, or check our website:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/

23/05/2024

🌧️ P I C O 🌧️

A very wet 121 Session with the gorgeous Pico yesterday!!

Pico is a young who LOVES to carry things with pride in his mouth. However, over the past few weeks he’d developed a habit of picking up sticks and finding it incredibly hard to give them up (whilst also wanting you to play with him).

Inadvertently his owners were reinforcing these sticks as a high value item as they were focusing on getting him to “drop” it. We worked on introducing a couple of sniffy games to break this cycle and get his focus away from the stick and back on them, if only for a short while.

We also worked on managing lead biting and pulling when leaving the park as well as an adjustment of routine and additional enrichment to support their training goals.

Link in bio if you’d like to book a 121 with us. We offer both online and in-person sessions (south-east London only)
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16/05/2024

👏 👏 C O N G R A T S 👏 👏

To these fabulous graduates from February!

A big loud well done WOOF to:

🐶 Percy
🐶 Buddy
🐶 Cosmo
🐶 Marni

Good luck with adolescence to all these youngsters!!!

Get in touch (link in bio) if you’d like to join our Puppy School group courses from July onwards 📆 🐕

10/05/2024

09/05/2024

🙌 Some lovely feedback from a 121 client! Our main client base are owners with new pups but this one was a much older rescue doggo of 9 years old! I love an older dog and rescues have a particularly special place in my heart. 🐾

With this client just 1 session made a HUGE difference! I may see them again in the future to help progress things even more (if they need me!) but sometimes all that’s needed are some fresh (professional) eyes and some tweaks to make a big change for the better. ⭐️

08/05/2024

Congratulations to our March graduates!!! 🎓

Such a wonderful variety of puppies in this group, who all did brilliantly at taking on all the advice and exercises from each week!

A big well done WOOF 🐾 to:

🌟 Otis
🌟 Pico
🌟 Bronte
🌟 Bonnie
🌟 Bruno

We really hope to see some of you at Canine College later this year! Enjoy the sunshine little Winter babies ☀️

We still have 1 space remaining on our course starting next Monday (13th), click on link in the bio or get in touch if you’d like to sign up! 🐶

02/05/2024

🐶 B O N N I E 🐶

I met this beautiful this week to work on some reactivity towards dogs (mainly) and to fine tune and reset some training that her owner had previously taught.

On our second meeting a couple of weeks later, her owner was already feeling like she could better manage walks with her - yay!!! 🙌

We’ve put a simple (but robust) plan in place to ensure we are meeting our training and behaviour goals and we will meet again next in another few weeks to ensure acceptable progression is being made.

With some expectations adjusted, some consistent training goals and knowing when to project outer calm, Bonnie’s owner will get back to feeling like the confident dog owner she is!

Get in touch today if you’d like some 121 support with your puppy or dog in South East London! Link for info and booking in our bio 😃

26/04/2024

⭐️ S Y L V I E ⭐️

This bright young pup has one of the most beautiful temperaments I’ve come across. A lovely mix of playfulness and curiosity but with a healthy smidge of caution when necessary.

She clearly enjoyed her training sessions, loving play and food reinforcement in equal measure and taking each exercise in her stride. Of course it’s not always about the puppy - the owner(s) have to put the effort in as well! Her main carer was consistent with training and routine, offering plenty of opportunity for play and enrichment from the get-go and this has really set her up nicely for progressing into an all round superstar dog.

Well done Sylvie the 👏 👏 👏 (or Sprockoodle?? 😝 Cocker x Springer x Poodle)

If you’d like some 121 support with your puppy or dog and live in South East London, we’d love to help! See link in bio or click here for our website:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions

25/04/2024

🔊 2 x S P A C E S remaining on our upcoming Puppy School course starting this Monday (29th April)!!! 🔊

❓ Why join our Puppy School classes? ❓

🐾 Small group sizes (max 6)
🐾 It is not a drop-in class, meaning that puppies of similar ages start the course and end the course together

🐾 ABTC registered - ATI
🐾 Extensive puppy behaviour knowledge
🐾 Fun, friendly, no pressure classes
🐾 Nationally recognised syllabus (Puppy School UK)

⁉️ What will you and your puppy learn? ⁉️

🌟 Essential Puppy Life Skills
🌟 Positions - Sit, Stand and Down
🌟 Recall
🌟 Focus and impulse control
🌟 Preventative training (eg resource guarding or jumping up)
🌟 Handling and grooming
🌟 A ton of general puppy knowledge - we encourage you to ask questions and discuss topics to help tailor your learning experience!

Snap up your place now by using the “book now” button, link in bio or head to our website:
www.happygopuppy.co.uk

22/04/2024

Congratulations to this small but mighty group of pups that graduated last January (yep - I’m still behind with these, sorry for anyone waiting to see their graduation photo!)

A big WOOF to:

🐾 Daisy
🐾 Dexter
🐾 Elba and also to
🐾 Bob (who wasn’t able to make it to the last week!)

Good luck with puppyhood and beyond! Hopefully see you all around soon. Please do stay in touch and hop to see you for Canine College! ☺️

21/03/2024

🐾 B A N D I T 🐾

I first met Bandit when he came to over a year ago! His owners got in touch as they were struggling with lead training and jumping up when having fun off lead at the park. It was SO nice to see them all again. 😃

We put some strategies in place for jumping up and went back to basics with lead training, “reminding” Bandit how to walk nicely. Not only did we tackle the walking but we thought about why things had regressed and discussed how to stop it happening again in the future. We also included some other training to teach Bandit to focus on his humans during his walks to help with distractions too. He did brilliantly!!!

There are many reasons why previously well-taught training regresses and that’s what us professionals are here to help you with! We can often spot the things that may have been overlooked when you are dealing with them every day or if it has happened gradually over a long time. Quite often the methods involve simple changes that can be implemented and show results right away, sometimes the changes will take much longer. It all depends on the “why”.

Please do get in touch if you are in South East London and would like some help with your doggo. We can support you with teeny tiny puppies to big mature doggos!

Click on our link in bio or visit our website for more details:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions

14/03/2024

☀️ S U N N Y ☀️

Yesterday I met little Sunny, the most adorable for an Early Days Puppy Session.

In these sessions we go through all the very basics such as toys, treats, routine, crate training, puppy biting and how to get started with the best paw forwards with socialisation (plus go through any burning questions you may have since welcoming your new pup home!)

Get in touch if you’d like some support in the first days and weeks of your puppy arriving home. You can book an Early Days Puppy Session or 121 Sessions using the link below or in our bio:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions

07/03/2024

🐾 J A R V I S 🐾

It was so nice to see this little again. I first met Jarvis when he attended over a year ago. His owner got back in touch recently as she had noticed an increase in barking at other dogs mainly (but also some people) whilst on lead. She noted that the behaviour started happening shortly after he was neutered at around 1 year old, so this was also something to take into account. He almost never barked when off lead either… after meeting them and seeing the behaviour first hand, it was clear that the little guys is getting highly frustrated with being on the lead and doesn’t like it when there are other people and dogs around when he is attached.

As with all our sessions, we took a holistic approach to reducing this unwanted behaviour, thinking about human response and body language, desensitisation, redirecting and focus exercises as well as finding ways to keep Jarvis feel a bit more zen overall!

I had so much fun with Jarvis, such an affectionate that I didn’t want to leave his leaning in cuddles 🥰

Get in touch if you’d like some 121 support with your doggo!
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions
Or check the link in the bio.

06/03/2024

🥳 Happy Graduation night!! 🥳

To this absolute pawesome group of pups and people!! Also…. Jen and I made it into a photo each!! 🙌🙌 (this does not happen often, ha ha)

A BIG WOOF to:

🌟 Ralphie
🌟 Luna
🌟 Nori
🌟 Jimmy
🌟 Sonny

This group actually graduated back in early January (yep, still mega behind with these posts!) with great reports back on progress beyond !!
All pups did brilliantly during the course, especially as there were a couple of weeks missed due to the Xmas hols. Good luck with the rest of puppyhood and we hope to see you at Canine College!!

Click here or link in bio for more info -
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/canine-college-1

26/02/2024

We have 2 spaces remaining on our next Puppy School Plus course due to start next Monday.

Our small group puppy classes offer a friendly and fun environment for you and your puppy to learn valuable life skills.

Puppy School Plus is for puppies aged between 17 weeks and 1 year old. Each class is 1 hour long and the course runs for 6 weeks. During our 6 weeks together you will learn:

🐾 how to motivate your puppy
🐾 positions such as sit,stand and down
🐾 manage any ongoing mouthing / chewing issues
🐾 how to prevent possessive behaviour
🐾 loose lead walking
🐾 Stay
🐾 Recall
….. and much more!!

These classes are what small to offer a more tailored approach to a group setting.

Head to the link on the photo or in bio to book your space.

22/02/2024

🐾 D E X T E R 🐾

This gorgeously squishy was having trouble with staying calm around other people and dogs whilst on lead, so we did a few sessions to work on some impulse control.

I had already met Dexter at and knew he was a very bouncy, fun loving personality but when he was motivated enough, would pick up training cues very easily (the magic was in the cheese 😝🧀)

He was a VERY strong and playful puppy that just wanted to say hello and play with EVERYONE but at nearly 30kgs at 7months old, this was proving to be a challenge for his owner.

He certainly put me to work!!! Firstly, we worked on getting his owner feeling more confident with letting him off the lead to burn excess energy. We then discussed structure of walk to fulfil every need for Dexter to keep him engaged, offering times for connection, using his brain and the opportunity to sniff and explore as well.

Focus exercises were added to lead walks (as well as progressing his lead training as well).

There is still a way to go to progress Dexter into a dog that can be off lead around distractions but I have no doubt that he will get there in time with consistency of training. Being smack bang in the middle of adolescence (now 9 months), he is doing his absolute best and will only get better with time.

If you are struggling with your young dog, contact us for 121 support or join one of our courses. Link in bio or website here:
www.happygopuppy.co.uk

19/02/2024

Beautiful M I L O the 9 year old rescue needed some help to feel calmer around other dogs and squirrels. His owner was not feeling confident to let him off the lead anymore and his barking at home had also increased when new people entered.

We did an extended 121 Session to offer some strategies to put into place straight away. Milo was perfectly responsive to EVERYTHING we did, so we made quick progress!!

We looked at changing the process for when people enter the home with some good enrichment. For outside, we went through getting his recall back on track (he was perfect!!) and keeping things fun.

We also went through some steps to put into place when other dogs are around or when approaching squirrel “hotspots”. Finally, we did some lead training. Milo responded brilliantly to all!!

Well done Milo - keep going! He is certainly proof that you CAN teach old dogs new tricks. 😆

05/02/2024

👏 👏 W E L L D O N E 👏 👏

To this group for graduating last November!!

🌟 Benji
🌟 Willow
🌟 Reggie
🌟 Lady

These pups ranged from 5 months to about 1 year old and so with this large age range we had to consider all the possible developmental differences. They all did really well, learning in a class environment with lots of new distractions around them. A couple of naturally shy personalities were won over in the end by Jen and I 😄

Proud of you all. Good luck for the rest of puppyhood and Jen and I hope to see you soon!!

Puppy School Plus is a foundation course for puppies aged 17 weeks and older. Great for those that have missed out on Puppy School at a younger age or simply want to fine tune skills learnt from a previous course or even to remind themselves of all the essential puppy life skills whilst also training in a group environment!

If you are interested in joining Puppy School Plus, the next course starts at the end of February. Link in bio or you can book through our website:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/puppy-school

01/02/2024

🐾 S P R O C K E T 🐾

Cuteness overload with Sprocker the !! He completed a Private Training Course back in August (yep I know - soooooo delayed in posting this!)

He is a very well balanced puppy personality wise and we worked on giving him a solid foundation of puppy life skills that his owners can build on as he grows and matures. This bright fluffy boy took to his routine, play and training really nicely.

Well done little one!!! 👏 👏 👏

Our Private Training Courses can be booked directly through our website or contact us for more information:

https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/book-now

31/01/2024

Let’s give a big cheer to this lovely group that graduated last November!!

Yay 🙌 to the following amazing puppies and owners for all the effort they have put in to teaching their puppy life long essential skills:

🌟 Peig
🌟 Enzo
🌟 Pickle
🌟 Gavros
🌟 Peaches

You all did brilliantly!! Please do stay in touch and we’d love to see you at our next course to progress your training further. ☺️

Our next courses are due to start at the end of Feb and beginning of March, see link in bio or head to our website for more info: www.happygopuppy.co.uk

18/01/2024

🐶 C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S ! 🐶

To this group of pawsome pups that graduated several months ago! I’ve never been brilliant at getting the hang of all this social media stuff. I’m particularly bad at posting regularly so it’s going to be a goal for 2024 to “get better at social media” (whatever that means, ha ha).

For now, a BIG WOOF to:

🌟 Disco
🌟 Pingu
🌟 Frankie
🌟 Millie
🌟 Widget
🌟 Ziggy

This group as a whole did brilliantly! Well done to all puppies and humans alike and please forgive me for taking so long to post this for you….

Hope to see you all at the next Canine College!!

24/12/2023

⭐️ M E R R Y ⭐️
C h r i s t m a s !

From Rachel, Jen and Alison.

May your Christmas’s be joyful, restful and full of squidgy puppy or doggy cuddles (well, any pet really… oh I suppose humans count for cuddles too! 😉)

We are officially back to work from Wed 10th Jan 2024 but you can still get in touch before then and we will get back to you asap. Emails will be intermittently checked!

Enjoy and see you on the flip side!

21/12/2023

🎄Christmas Safety🎄

🌟With Christmas fast approaching here are some thoughts to consider for a happy and safe festive season for you and your puppy / dog:

🎄Many foods and drinks such as Christmas pudding, cakes, mince pies, chocolate, macadamia nuts and alcohol are toxic or harmful if consumed by pups.

🎄In addition, cooked bones, Christmas tree pine needles, wrapped gifts and tinsel can also pose as hazards potentially causing internal blockages if consumed or injuries to feet.

🎄Ensure any candles that are burning are out of reach and be aware that the sounds of Christmas crackers, additional visitors, noise and changes to routine may all have an effect on your puppy.

🌟What can you do to help provide a happy and safe Christmas?
🐾You can:

🌟Ensure safety and protection from being able to consume toxic or harmful foods, plants, drinks, gifts and decorations
🌟Provide a quiet, undistrubed space away from people and the noise
🌟Supervise interactions with children at all times
🌟Provide food that will not cause an upset stomach
🌟Provide a nice walk or run either on or off lead / longline
🌟Try to keep to your puppies routine as much as possible.

18/12/2023

🐾 M O C H I 🐾

Is it a puppy or a plush toy?? ….It’s Mochi, one of our recent Private Training Course recruits. She is a gorgeous and I can’t wait continue training sessions with her.

Our first session covered some things her humans can do at home until she is fully vaccinated and can go on proper walks. We discussed things such as:

🐶 Crate training
🐶 Toy play
🐶 Chewing
🐶 Focus
🐶 Recall

Among many other things! Our next session will involve going on a walk and building on the things we discussed in our first session.

Wishing Mochi an amazing first Christmas!! 🎄🎁