Palmy Dogs

Palmy Dogs Palmy Dogs proudly services the Manawatu with life skills training for building a well mannered, confident and calm dog.

The range of courses offered provides practical and effective training for dogs at all life stages and skill level.

January Class Dates for PupStart Puppy School and Inbetweeners Short Course are up for this new year! Limited Spots are ...
09/01/2025

January Class Dates for PupStart Puppy School and Inbetweeners Short Course are up for this new year!

Limited Spots are available!

Pm for More information!

31/12/2024

🎆 REMINDER: Fireworks tonight! 🎆

As we ring in the New Year, don’t forget to keep your pets safe and secure. 🐾 Bring them inside, create a calm space, and take steps to reduce their stress during fireworks.

For helpful tips and resources, visit: https://ow.ly/97Uz50UrsZ6

Let’s make it a safe and happy New Year for everyone – including our companion animals! 💛

🎊Wishing you all a merry festive season from Ace and I at Palmy Dogs🎄
26/12/2024

🎊Wishing you all a merry festive season from Ace and I at Palmy Dogs🎄

22/12/2024

𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬

The festive season often means more excitement and activity in our homes, which can sometimes lead to stressful situations for our dogs. It's important to ensure that interactions between dogs and children are safe and positive.

Here are some tips to prevent dog bites to kids:

🐾 Supervise Interactions: Always supervise interactions between dogs and children. Never leave them alone together, as even well-meaning play can quickly escalate.

🐾 Touch with Consent: Teach children to ask for permission before petting a dog and to recognize signs that a dog wants to be left alone. Dogs should be allowed to approach kids on their own terms.

🐾 No Hugs: Remind kids that while they may love hugging their furry friends, most dogs do not enjoy being hugged. Hugs can make dogs feel trapped and anxious.

🐾 Avoid High Arousal Play: Encourage calm play. High-energy activities like running and roughhousing can lead to overexcitement, increasing the risk of accidental bites.

🐾 Respect Their Space: Teach children not to grab food, toys, or other objects from a dog. Dogs can become protective over their resources, leading to defensive behavior.

🐾 Safe Zones: Provide your dog with a safe space where they can retreat when they need a break from the commotion. Ensure kids understand not to disturb the dog when they are in their safe zone.

Every dog is different, so these tips may need to be adjusted to fit your dog's specific needs and temperament. If you have concerns or need a personalized plan, don't hesitate to get in touch.

Happy Holidays from Veterinary Behaviour Services NZ!

20/12/2024

While It’s tempting to sneak a little treat to your pet under the dinner table, be careful the food is pet safe this Christmas.🎄🐾

Make sure to keep these foods out of reach and educate family members on the dangers of feeding human foods.

It's not just food that can pose a risk! Watch out for non-edible hazards your pet may try nibble like Christmas baubles, tinsel, or fishhooks at the beach.

If your pet eats any of these foods, or something you’re not sure is safe, give your vet a call. Our emergency team are working over the break and are here to help!

With the Holidays upon us- Here are some tips for those who are having their first Christmas with their Puppies!Although...
20/12/2024

With the Holidays upon us- Here are some tips for those who are having their first Christmas with their Puppies!

Although- these are definitely still able to be applied to our older dogs as well!

Enjoy!

18/12/2024

Follow the link and watch the first part of the Series on 'Pet-Etiquette' for this Summer by Companion Animals New Zealand !

Part 1 revolves around etiquette for our four legged Friends for most New Zealander's favourite holiday locations -

🩴the Beach⛱️!

Awesome watch and I learned where to find some resources that are good to know!

In light of the holidays coming up there will many young dogs, puppies and even some older dogs who may be lucky enough ...
26/11/2024

In light of the holidays coming up there will many young dogs, puppies and even some older dogs who may be lucky enough to be travelling to go on holiday with their owners or to go to the kennels.

Transportation is mainly by car and sometimes the car can be a scary place for dogs especially if they haven't had a positive association built up with the car or they get car sick.

Here are a couple of tips which may help with preparing those young puppies and dogs for the trips ahead.

If you have a puppy or dog who is experiencing distress and extreme car sickness then I encourage you to contact your local vet, behaviorist for more support to help make the car more bearable for your pet.

Essential 🌞Summer 🌞 Welfare Tips to keep your animals balmy this season!
25/11/2024

Essential 🌞Summer 🌞 Welfare Tips to keep your animals balmy this season!

Summer officially kicks off this Sunday! ☀️ Is your pet ready? 🐾

We’ve put together some essential summer welfare tips to keep your companion animals safe and comfortable all summer long. Check them out at https://ow.ly/TfZG50UfgSo.

21/11/2024
🎉Happy Graduation to these very good PupStart Puppies!🎉🎓It was lovely to see them all grow in both size and confidence!P...
20/11/2024

🎉Happy Graduation to these very good PupStart Puppies!🎉

🎓It was lovely to see them all grow in both size and confidence!

Pawrents are all set with skills to work on as the pup enter the fun teenage stage!

Well done to:

🐾Lottie the Collie!

🐾Lewis 'Land Shark' The German Shepherd

🐾Rocky The Mastiff

🐾Zuko The Labrador!

🎄And yes it is November.... Not December but Puppies grow So Fast!

Will miss you all on Wednesday nights🐾❤️

Due to interest I may be running a festive month puppy class,Please get in touch if you are looking for puppy class.🐾
19/11/2024

Due to interest I may be running a festive month puppy class,

Please get in touch if you are looking for puppy class.🐾

Pup-Update!Class is full for the 27th!May consider running a December class if needed.
19/11/2024

Pup-Update!

Class is full for the 27th!

May consider running a December class if needed.

19/11/2024
🎄On the lookout👀 to stock up for festive gifts for four legged Friends?🎁This season I shall be taking orders for Fundrai...
17/11/2024

🎄On the lookout👀 to stock up for festive gifts for four legged Friends?

🎁This season I shall be taking orders for Fundraiser Christmas Baubles whose proceeds all go towards Pawsible Service Dogs!

Different sizes for different pets with a variety of tasty treats!

🎊LARGE (DOG) Baubles🐶

Radical Dog Treats $12

Lamb Lung Marshmellows $12

🎄SMALL (CAT) Baubles🐱

Seafood Temptations $7

PM the page or email [email protected] to order a delicious festive gift.

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November Puppy Classes are here!

November Puppy Classes are here!

🐾Nice wee leash life skills session with Billie Girl at home this past Sunday.🐾 This pup definitely likes a good sniff and got into the habit by discovering that getting from from A to B when out on a walk is by a nice sled dog dive and drag. We have been working a lot on understanding position from Billie, reinforcement and structure for walking over the last month. Really nice to see this all come together especially when adding in the pram and making sure we still balance out nice leash skills with sniff time. 🎉Good Job Billie and family, onwards and upwards🎊

Rewarding with food can create excitement and behaviour such as snatching and jumping up to get the food. Here's a couple of tips for owners, relevant for Puppies and dogs. #palmy_dogs #germanshepherd #dogtraining

Creating a calm, positive experience for grooming our dogs (especially nails) isn't always the easiest. Here is an example of how I built a positive experience with Ace. It was not always the case, I accidentally cut his quick before which meant we had to start all over again. We don't need to force our dogs to cooperate,even if it takes time. #palmy_dogs #dogtraining #dogtrainer #cooperativecaretraining

Our dogs love to do natural doggy behaviour like chew, nibbling and ripping.. Often not what owners want to have damaged or destroyed. Make sure to enrich your pup, prevent unwanted damage and teach them what is off limits! #palmy_dogs #dogsnz #dogtrainer #germanshepherd

🐾Enjoying my catch up with pups from the leash life skills course🐾 Am happy to see how Missy is coming along with her leash skills and with ongoing work by her owners, walks are now more enjoyable with her being more aware and engaged when on lead. As the teen period continues, distractions and boundaries will continue to be worked on and maintained. She's a delightful little pup and deserves all the love she gets. Nice work Team Missy 💗🐾 Long may it continue and she is set up for success due to your dedication! 💗🐾🎊 🐾Next Leash Class Starts 4th August🐾

Palmy Dogs July/August Classes
Palmy Dogs July/August Classes

July and August's Classes are open for enrolment! Check out this lad's awesome recall....A bit too enthusiastic but reliable! His mum's Smart Watch said she had a fall...Whoops😅

Hide and seek your dogs favourite toy and watch their nose go crazy! Awesome enrichment for a rainy day. Simply put your dog in a different room. Walk about then hide the toy. Let them in and encourage them to find the toy. Start out with easy to find places! #palmy_dogs #dogsnz #Newzealand #manawatu #dogtrainer #germanshepherd

Creating a positive association for wearing a cone makes life much easier when they may need to wear one from a vet visit! One of the very important skills we teach at PupStart Puppy School! #palmy_dogs #manawatu #dogsnz #germanshepherd

The mystery literally unravelled. Love hanging out and relaxing with Goldie Pal Arrow for some much needed 'me' time! #goldenretriever #goldenretrieversofinstagram #newzealand #dogsnz #manawatu

Socialisation trip for PupStart Puppy School. Learning how to properly do Socialisation trips and support their puppies in the crucial development period. Happy pups, parents and workers! #palmy_dogs #dogsofnewzealand #PalmerstonNorthNZ #dogtrainer #dogtraining

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