The Pawsitive Coach

The Pawsitive Coach VSPDT - Certified Dog Trainer - VSA
Advanced Canine Psychology - ACC

Positive Dog training and Behaviour Welcome to The Pawsitive Coach.

My name is Andrea, the owner of The Pawsitive Coach. I have always loved animals, specially dogs. Growing up we had mainly boxers and rescue dogs, nowadays we have Eli, our 2 year old amazing Borador (collie-lab cross). I am passionate about canine behaviour, and I'm a certified dog trainer from Victoria Stilwell Academy (VSA-CDT). I also have studies in Introduction and Intermediate Canine Psycho

logy in Animal Care College and I'm certified in Level 3 Award of Canine Emergency First Aid. I believe understanding dogs comes with constant learning, so I'm currently coursing Advance Canine Psychology in Animal Care College. My training methods are based on positive reinforcement, avoiding fear based techniques, and putting the focus on teaching the dog wanted behaviours. My aim is to empower owners through positive training practices, helping them to achieve "WOW moments" of training and understanding with their dogs. I work on giving owners the tools to improve the communication between them and their dog, strengthen the bond, and help build a relationship based on trust and guidance. A dog that has a good communication with his owner is less likely to perform problem behaviours, and more likely to listen.... Let's get started!

πŸŽ„Merry ChristmasπŸŽ„We all love the holidays, the perfect time to meet friends and family, but for some dogs all this socia...
23/12/2024

πŸŽ„Merry ChristmasπŸŽ„

We all love the holidays, the perfect time to meet friends and family, but for some dogs all this social events can be their worst nightmare 😟

What do we do then to help them enjoy, or at least cope with the festive season? πŸ§πŸ™Œ

Fluffy Hugo today smashing his second session of Puppy Foundation Training πŸ‘ŠπŸΌπŸŒŸSeeing him β€œleave” my trainers when asked ...
10/12/2024

Fluffy Hugo today smashing his second session of Puppy Foundation Training πŸ‘ŠπŸΌπŸŒŸ
Seeing him β€œleave” my trainers when asked was a nice win comparing to last week πŸ’ͺ
Can’t wait for our next sessions ☺️

Puppies are adorable, but yes, they are hard work πŸ˜… In a puppy's world everything is a chew toy, and with Christmas comi...
26/11/2024

Puppies are adorable, but yes, they are hard work πŸ˜…
In a puppy's world everything is a chew toy, and with Christmas coming soon there will be plenty of inappropriate new things to chew.
Check on this hints and make you and your puppy a favor 😜

I think they weren’t that happy to see me leaving after our session today πŸ₯ΉAnother great training session for the two bi...
22/11/2024

I think they weren’t that happy to see me leaving after our session today πŸ₯Ή

Another great training session for the two big boys of the family πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ The cold didn’t stop us.

Welcome to The Pawsitive Coach little Gigi πŸ₯°Gigi had her first one on one puppy class today, in her home and before the ...
22/11/2024

Welcome to The Pawsitive Coach little Gigi πŸ₯°
Gigi had her first one on one puppy class today, in her home and before the school run… wujuuu πŸ’ͺ
Can’t wait to see her again to keep on teaching her new behaviors 🀩

Great session for this crew today! ☺️ this amazing family has 4 rescue dogs, and today we worked on disengagement from o...
06/11/2024

Great session for this crew today! ☺️ this amazing family has 4 rescue dogs, and today we worked on disengagement from other dogs, nice walking, and impulse control. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Good job guys!

Congratulations Bruno!!!🀩 This little Cocker Spaniel has finished this week his Puppy Foundation Training! πŸ‘It was reall...
24/10/2024

Congratulations Bruno!!!🀩 This little Cocker Spaniel has finished this week his Puppy Foundation Training! πŸ‘
It was really nice to see him every week and have the happiest welcome each time πŸ₯°

Training should be fun and enjoyable for the dog, so remember to work at the dog's pace and be prepared to change plans if the dog is not listening or showing signs of frustration πŸ™Œ

All the best for this cute pup and his family 😊

This Pawsitive Coach has been away enjoying the arrival of her little baby πŸ₯° As a dog mum we had to prepare our lovely d...
18/10/2024

This Pawsitive Coach has been away enjoying the arrival of her little baby πŸ₯° As a dog mum we had to prepare our lovely dog Eli to receive his little human brother... and this is some of the things we did πŸ™Œ
So if you are having a baby or know of someone who does, take a look at this post 🌟

Yesterday I met Sapphy, the softest Fluffy Frenchie 😍 Can’t wait to work with her improving her recall and other life sk...
27/09/2024

Yesterday I met Sapphy, the softest Fluffy Frenchie 😍 Can’t wait to work with her improving her recall and other life skills. It’ll be our challenge to find her motivation to make training something fun and enjoyable 🀩

Meet Bruno πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯° A very cute 11 weeks old Cocker Spaniel who joined The Pawsite Coach team yesterday with his first Puppy T...
24/09/2024

Meet Bruno πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯° A very cute 11 weeks old Cocker Spaniel who joined The Pawsite Coach team yesterday with his first Puppy Training session. He and his owners did amazing! Can’t wait for session N2 🀩

17/09/2024

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17/09/2024

We’ve all been there πŸ™„πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚

🌟 Proud to Renew My Yappily Membership! 🌟I’m happy to share that I’ve renewed my membership with Yappily, The Ethical Do...
11/09/2024

🌟 Proud to Renew My Yappily Membership! 🌟
I’m happy to share that I’ve renewed my membership with Yappily, The Ethical Dog Care Directory and have attained another year of accreditation.

This badge is a symbol of my dedication and support for the dogs and their guardians in my care ❀️

Can’t wait to work with my old and new doggies and human clients again from the end of September ☺️

Finally exposed πŸ™Œ … for everyone to know who is β€œbehaving very badly” after all.
06/09/2024

Finally exposed πŸ™Œ … for everyone to know who is β€œbehaving very badly” after all.

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

As a positive dog trainer, graduated from the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior, πŸ™Œ
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As a positive dog trainer, graduated from the Victoria Stilwell Academy for Dog Training & Behavior, πŸ™Œ

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