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Alexandra's Practically Pawfect Training and behaviour support and transformation on a 1:1 basis. Qualified Scentwork UK Trainer and Judge for Tier 1. Based in Bexley, Kent I’m Alexandra.

From a tiny child, I was always fascinated by animals and their behaviour. I grew up surrounded by animals of all different species including dogs, cats, bunnies and many more. I always knew I was destined to be involved with animals and their families. I’ve been involved in dog training since I was a young teenager and have lived in a multi-dog household since then. Each of my dogs have taught me

so much and shaped who I am, what I know about dogs and how I choose to train and interact with animals and their families. I have spent vast amounts of time learning through a variety of courses, books and hands on experience and am committed to always learning more. I spend most of my days training, walking and looking after animals (mainly dogs but also other animals) and love every minute of it. In terms of dog training, I offer reward-based training on a one to one basis and love seeing the relationship build between dogs and their owners. There's so much information around about dogs and dog behaviour out there, it can be difficult to know how and where to start. One of my aims as a dog trainer is to help people to find the information and answers they are looking for. Also, to help them move towards the life they planned to have when they chose to add a dog to their family

I know that everyone and their pets’ needs will be different. That is why everything I offer is bespoke and designed to suit what is needed. Bespoke in person training options
Online training options
Solo or small group dog walks
In house visits or pet sitting

Drop me a message so we can discuss how I can help you and your pets

Teddy's snowflake is here ❤️I can't believe that it'll be our first Christmas without him in 8 years.Gone but never forg...
03/12/2025

Teddy's snowflake is here ❤️

I can't believe that it'll be our first Christmas without him in 8 years.

Gone but never forgotten 💔

With big (some might say insane) plans in the works for next year, more than a few threads of which involve Aura. We're ...
02/12/2025

With big (some might say insane) plans in the works for next year, more than a few threads of which involve Aura.

We're busy doing some prep work ahead of time across the board, to help those GIANT stretches feel a little less strechy.

Today's was a little late pub lunch with savvy sidekick Xena (and I).

Pubs and busy places generally can be tricky for her, with the people, the noise and lots of moving parts for her.

They aren't her natural habitat but with practice, little stretch by stretch along the way, she's gaining confidence.

While we quit whilst we were ahead, and we're being strategic about timings, where we sit and the type of place we're going to, this time she was much more confident and relaxed

Phoenix has a very important question to ask "Is there anything specific you'd like to see on this page? Over the next c...
01/12/2025

Phoenix has a very important question to ask "Is there anything specific you'd like to see on this page? Over the next couple of weeks, "

With '12 days of puppy Christmas' series of posts in the works (and starting slightly later than planned because well I don't have my ducks in a row), I'd love to hear from you.

What would you like to see? Is there anything you'd like to know about what we're doing and why?

I've got some shares planned, but drop a comment below, and I'll see what I can do. Any that aren't covered in the next couple of weeks will be covered in another secret project that's in the works

30/11/2025

A birthday walk in Battersea Park followed by a birthday puppacino ❤️❤️

Happy 14th birthday, Rio ❤️ Never in a million years did I imagine a stressed out, panic first adolescent could change ...
30/11/2025

Happy 14th birthday, Rio ❤️

Never in a million years did I imagine a stressed out, panic first adolescent could change everything for me and so many others.

Our lives were filled with stress, doubt and overwhelm, for him and us, back in 2013. There were triggers at every turn. Screaming, barking, and lunging. No such thing as a relaxed walk or encounter with others.

His reactions to pretty much everything got us more attention than we wanted. Opinions and advice aplenty, well intentioned but much of it wasn't asked for.

But, one little guy (and a girl filled with grit and determination) took a leap into the unknown together. To find not only his confidence and joy, but my own as well, into a world that scared us both.

It's not been a straight line from scared to carefree. it's been zig zaggy, filled with detours and curveballs.

But, I could never have imagined the life we've created, the goals and dreams we've accomplished, and still do. The business I've created, those we work with and help, because of him.

Now, life hasn't always been kind to him, with things happening that I didn't know if we'd make it through. There's more than a small part of me that never thought he'd see double figures, let alone 14.

So all the more reason to celebrate 🥳

29/11/2025

Phoenix loved his first proper scamper with the whole gang ❤️

There's so much more to this than meets the eyeYou may have seen this beautiful guy on my page before, but you've only s...
28/11/2025

There's so much more to this than meets the eye

You may have seen this beautiful guy on my page before, but you've only seen part of our work together. We're on quite the journey.

Before his holiday with me (and all the pre holiday prep), the plan had been for him to be able to join the fold on a regular basis afterwards.

With the prep heading in the right direction and then his summer holiday with me, little by little, we became friends, we built me as a safe person for him- we played, we did mini walks, we trained and he even slept on top of me.

But, apparently, it was only for his holiday...

Around 48 hours after a really successful holiday with him ended, when I let myself back in, it became clear that we weren't just going to pick up where his holiday left off.

Stranger danger had kicked back in, and we've had the whole nine yards - barking, grumbling, skittering past me, and hiding.

Back to the drawing board and a massive thank you to his people for being understanding that The Plan had to change.

Now we've got a way to go before we're at 'friend' status and even more before we introduce touch (everything post-holiday has been hands off so far), prepping for a walk or venturing into the outside world together.

But inch by inch, little by little, with lots of food and oodles and oodles of patience, we are slowly building his trust and confidence in me...again (with the intention that it sticks for good this time 😊)

27/11/2025

Initial physio assessment - another day, another layer in the recovery plan and something totally new to him and us 😊

Big thanks to for making the whole process so simple and being so kind, patient, and flexible with our wiggly wiggly pup.

First up was initial Phoenix wiggles and puppy cuddles. Then we moved on to assessment time in a totally relaxed informal puppy friendly way - using his chews, play, breaks, and the occasional puppy nibble of her fingers to see what she needed to see.

His assessment included:

Static
Dynamic
Palpation
Spinal
And limb range of motion

Then, it was onto treatment, massage, and pulse magnetic therapy followed up by demonstrations and hands-on practice of physio exercises we can do daily.

He was an absolute champ throughout.

For a puppy who wants to do everything FAST, whose bitey when excited (tired and everything in between) and who can be a little reserved when it comes to formal vet type handling, this was a BIG but gentle session for him.

By taking our time, everything was very gentle, lots of breaks and copious amounts of food (and toys where appropriate), he regulated so well. With only a (tiny really) tip over into overstimulation (and almost a mid session zoomie) and feral mode, he was actually quite mellow and relaxed for most of it ❤️

He was sad to see her leave, bless him, but this is just the start, he'll see her again..

In the meantime, we have homework once he's finished his post-massage snooze that is

25/11/2025

Phoenix's first scratch board session for his nails - he used both paws 🥳

Nail care is super important for dogs, especially those recovering from injury. But at the moment, he's skittish about clippers. So, whilst we work on that, we can also keep on top of his nails in lots of different ways.

As well as helping his nails, this is also a good way of us improving how he's using his right front whilst letting us keep an eye on progress.

For this session, it was just about introducing the concept, focusing on front paws, and seeing if he'll use his recovering leg, too. I'm experimenting with different methods to get back paws done, too, so watch this space.

If you listen with the sound up, he's definitely scratching both, but he's putting significantly less pressure through his right paw.

We also had an accidental recovery from being worried when he chose to use the scratch board to balance on.

A long overdue day with my sister ❤️
24/11/2025

A long overdue day with my sister ❤️

I redeemed myself after last time with a score of 262 🥳
23/11/2025

I redeemed myself after last time with a score of 262 🥳

23/11/2025

This is a MASSIVE step ❤️..

Moving a puppy in has been a huge step in itself for Aura and a daily learning curve for them both.

She's been worried about him and figuring him out from day one. We're taking things slowly and bit by bit on mixing them all together as he can be more than a little bit feral!

But, we've been making progress so much progress, and yesterday, this happened 🥳🥳

Now I have no doubt, that it's not going to be straightforward from here to besties. But, they played ❤️

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