Paws for Assistance Dog Training

04/09/2026

🐾 PAWS IN DA PARK! 🌳🐶

Assistance Dogs need to have fun too! 💕

PFA’s Paws in da Park is a chance for the teams to let their dogs enjoy some safe, semi structured social time, with a little training sprinkled in.

We had a gorgeous mix of Staghounds, Labradors, a Cobberdog and Labradoodle enjoying some sniffing, zoomies and good old fashioned dog fun! 🐕💨

I snuck in a few recalls, down stays and plenty of practice chilling out around distractions too.

Once the dogs were completely tuckered out, the humans got to enjoy a coffee ☕️ and a good chat about all things Assistance Dogs.

Happy dogs. Happy humans. That’s a pretty good morning 💛

07/08/2026

Yep, I’m on the loo… 🚽 🐕
Assistance dog training isn’t always glamorous; sometimes it’s:

🐾 Squeeze into tiny spaces: because not every toilet cubicle was designed with a dog in mind! Disability toilets aren’t always available!

🐾 Hold a stand: when it’s just not hygienic for a sit or down.

🐾 Stay close, no wandering off to investigate the hand dryer, bin or mysterious bathroom smells.

🐾 Ignore distractions including approximately 30,000 VERY interesting smells. 👃😂

🐾 NO PEEKING UNDER THE CUBICLE DOOR! 👀🚫
Everyone deserves a little privacy.

🐾 Wait calmly. your human has business to attend to. Your job is to chill… while standing 😎

💡 Train it gradually: Start in larger spaces, teach the position first, then slowly add smaller spaces, duration, your home toilet and distractions.

And yes… I really don’t like talking to the camera however, I will film myself on the loo…. go figure 😂

But here we are 🤭

Welcome to the glamorous world of assistance dog training.

07/05/2026

Public Access Test 🦮 🌟
Is your Assistance Dog ready & able to remain calm amongst life’s adversities??

Foundational training around other dogs, noises, sights & smells is paramount for the ongoing internal stability & emotional regulation of a working dog or dog-with-job 🤓

1. Have the right dog for the job. Nature & Nurture plays equal parts.
2. Put in the hard work/training early on.
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25/04/2026

Keep training your dogs!
Even though I personally don’t need this behaviour, training my dogs keeps our bond strong & ALL our brains active… & well lit 😜💡
What ever your dogs age is, train a new trick 🤓🙌

24/04/2026