Happy Go Puppy

18/12/2024

🐾 P I N A 🐾

I’ve just finished working with this gorgeous who was struggling to focus when there were other distractions. She would get frustrated and bark and pull towards them.

Her owners were incredibly patient with her and we worked on creating focus and engagement as well as getting her recall more reliable. She LOVES to play so tapping into this was key to her progress!

There is a still a way to go but I am confident that they have a variety of tools to put into place whenever new issues arise.

An A* good girl Pina!! 👏 👏

You can book 121’s or Private Training Courses directly through our website or contact us for more info:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/book-now

20/11/2024

👏 👏 B I G C O N G R A T S 👏 👏

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a graduation photo (or anything… it’s been busy!!) but here is a really lovely group of puppies and humans who all did brilliantly on their course last Summer!!

Well done to:

🌟 Augie
🌟 Monty
🌟 Cookie
🌟 Paddy
🌟 Pochi

And their amazing hoomans too. 😃

We hope to see you all at Canine College in the new year. 🐕

Check out the link in our bio if you’d like to join our next Puppy School or Canine College.

06/11/2024

Have a listen to this ‘Barks from the Bookshelf’ podcast from Puppy School founder Gwen Bailey! 👂 🎧 🐕

***NEW EPISODE ALERT***

The dust has now settled after another fabulous DOGX and with Nat away on her holidays and corrin run off her feet it falls to Steve to host this episode SOLO (what could go wrong?).
Luckily Nat and Corrin were around when we interviewed the wonderful, awesome, trail blazing human that is Gwen Bailey about her book The Perfect Puppy. We discuss her journey in dog training, the evolution of her book 'The Perfect Puppy', and the changes in training techniques over the years. She reflects on her experiences in kennels, the importance of communication with dog owners, and the impact of her work on the dog training landscape. The team and Gwen also delve into the complexities of dog training, discussing the challenges of reaching puppy owners, the impact of educational resources like books as well as the flexibility of training curriculums, and the significance of consent-based handling. We sing from the rafters about the importance of collaboration among training organisations and explore the fundamental qualities that make a good dog trainer.

On top of all that we have a segment of interviews Steve did running around at lunch time at DOGX (where he mentions potatoes at least 500 times).

Enjoy!

Direct listen: https://feeds.transistor.fm/barks-from-the-bookshelf

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../barks-from.../id1490703799...

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4CHLkkRqZPm6kmLPAfNS0j...

22/10/2024

🔊 Come and join us at Puppy School this Nov!! 🔊

We have spaces available at our popular course this November!

🐶 4th November at 8pm
🐶 6 consecutive weeks
🐶 1 hour class
🐶 Small group sizes
🐶 Experienced, qualified trainers
🐶 Puppy School manual and welcome pack

See link in bio or head to our website for more info:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/puppy-school

14/10/2024

🐾 N O V A 🐾

This was our first time working with an !! Always so exciting to come across a new breed or mix of breeds and this one is an absolute stunner!!

A unique mix with both and , Nova is a sweet and calm girl who clearly has a great bond with her family. With her being half malamute, her people needed some help to teach her to walk nicely on the lead without pulling. As with most young dogs, her recall was good except around other dogs. Nova’s love of cheese and toys, and her family’s hard work solved both of these issues!

If you have a new puppy or young dog, you can join us at Puppy School or opt for a Private Training Course to work on your individual puppy or dog’s needs. Check out the link bio or link below for more info:
🔗 www.happygopuppy.co.uk

07/10/2024

⭐️ A Y A ⭐️

It was a total pleasure to work with Aya the and her humans over the past few months!

When she arrived in her new home as a 5month old puppy, she was clearly overwhelmed with her new life. A new home, humans and city life was a BIG adjustment.

We focused heavily on building confidence in her new surroundings as well as lots of training at home (where she felt safe).

The final sessions were spent bridging her recall cue and other training exercises to the outside environment. By the final session, she was a completely different dog to the one I first met a few months earlier!! Her recall was amazing and she really enjoyed the challenge (as did her humans) of training outside.

I am 100% certain that Aya will continue to go from strength to strength with her humans guiding her. 👏 👏 👏

If you have a doggo that needs a boost of confidence, please get in touch!
www.happygopuppy.co.uk

02/10/2024

Yay for Puppy School!! 🐾💯 ⭐️

In August we received 102 completed end-of-course evaluation forms, and we are delighted to report that 100% of them would recommend Puppy School! This is testament to the wonderful skill and hard-work of every one of our Tutors and Associates. We truly do have the best network of puppy trainers in the UK 😊

If one of those evaluation forms was yours, we’d love it if you could leave us a review on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PuppySchool/reviews/ 🐾⭐️

02/10/2024

🐾 Y O S H I 🐾

I first met this beautiful at earlier this year and I was VERY pleased to see him again for a 121 Session recently. He is looking so grown up now! 😍

We worked on some things to get him and his owners feeling better about navigating the adolescent phase of his life. Maintaining previously taught cues, bringing some joy back to recall (motivations can change as puppies get older) and adjusting his routine were some of the things we discussed.

We had a lovely walk in and he did absolutely brilliantly.

If you also need help getting through the notoriously tricky adolescent phase with your older puppy or young dog then we’d love to help! You can book a 121 session directly through our website or check the link in our bio:
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions

24/09/2024

🔊2 SPACES LEFT!! 🔊

For our Puppy School Plus course starting next Monday at 6.45pm in Brockley, SE4.

6 weeks of puppy life skills will be taught by our qualified, professionals trainers with a fun and friendly focus to our classes.

For ages 17 weeks to 1 year old, group classes are kept small. All using positive reinforcement and kind methods for your newest and furriest members of your families.

Perhaps you missed out on group classes in early puppyhood or maybe you have just welcomed an older puppy home? Either way, we’d love to have you join the fun!

Click link in bio to book or enquire if you have any questions.

www.happygopuppy.co.uk

17/09/2024

🐾 O T I S 🐾

Just look at that gorgeous face!! I’m so pleased to have been a part of Otis’s puppyhood journey up until this point, I first met him at where he took the the training with gusto (unlike many ‘s he seemed to LOVE being taught the exercises and tricks 😂).

He then returned for and took everything in his stride! Most recently, we did a 121 as his owners had noticed that he had become vocal towards people at seemingly random times.

We had a great session in where we looked at structure of walks, how to introduce play and games to create positive associations whilst around potential triggers and also how to check in with the other end of the leash too!

As expected, he did brilliantly! I highly suspect this is mainly to do with being in peak adolescence and working on adjusting things to align with this new phase of development should improve things significantly.

See link in bio for a link to our website where you can enquire or book for 121 Sessions within the South East London area.

29/08/2024

🐾 C H E S T E R 🐾

This elegant young rescue recently completed a Private Training Course with us. It’s unclear what his history was but even at such a young age it was clear that he was nervous of people, new environments, sounds, novel items, you name it!! He was just very worried about the world he lived in.

His owners were very patient with him and in a short while he learned that his home and his humans were his safe place. He loved hanging out in the garden on sunny days and cuddling on the sofa.

His owners contacted us as they were concerned about his nervousness. They were struggling to take him for walks and he would get very distressed whenever he came across a new person, loud sound or novel item. This was extremely challenging to say the least!

So…. We set to work on building confidence and little by little he started to trust humans and his local environment. Our sessions weren’t geared towards “teaching cues” (although we did also do some of this) but it was showing Chester’s humans how to take the pressure off and how to build his confidence to get him enjoying life outside his home.

He still has a way to go but here he is in a park, he was responding to cues, recalling well, exploring and generally having a lovely time. He has no trouble going on walks now and is even finding trips to pubs and restaurants a breeze. This is all testament to the dedication and understanding his owners have given him.

5 out of 5 stars for Chester and his humans!! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

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/