Canine Choices

10/06/2026

🐾 Week 2 of our Training Block Classes 🐾

Another fantastic week of learning and progression for both our adult dogs and puppies!

⭐ Adult Dogs
• Level 1 & Level 2 skills development
• Engaged loose lead walking with turns
• Send away to mat – building distance and confidence
• Door manners and impulse control
• Leave it progression work
• Fetch & Drop – teaching how to play, drop, and keep the game fun
• Fly-Fly around an object for focus and body awareness

🐶 Puppies
• Polite meet & greets
• Confidence building with new and unusual items
• Understanding canine body language and communication
• Continuing to build value and enthusiasm for the recall cue

It’s wonderful to see the progress being made each week. Keep up the great work everyone – we can’t wait to see what Week 3 brings! 🐾✨

04/06/2026

WOW! What a busy week! 🐾

It’s Week 1 of a brand-new block of training classes, and what a fantastic start we’ve had!

We’ve welcomed back previous puppy clients for our Level Up Your Skills classes, alongside new dogs and owners beginning their Level 1 journey. We also had our Level 1 graduates moving on to Level 2, building on the skills they’ve already achieved.

One of the best parts of training is watching dogs and their owners learn together, gain confidence, and have fun along the way. 🐶💚

We also started a new puppy class, introducing our youngest learners to new environments, sights, sounds, scents, other dogs, and new people. These early experiences are so important in helping puppies grow into confident, well-rounded companions.

A huge well done to all our dogs and their humans this week—we can’t wait to see everyone’s progress over the coming weeks! ✨🤩

📸A few snaps from this weeks classes and Koda receiving his belated Puppy certificate 🎉

31/05/2026

29/05/2026

The Dog Trainer School Boil and Broth

Perfect size, soft texture and Jessie approved 😋

19/05/2026

Week 6/6 done and what a journey it’s been already! 🐾

So proud of all our puppies, dogs and handlers in both Puppy Class and Level Up Your Skills. Every week we’ve seen growing confidence, better focus, stronger handler skills, and so much progression from every team.

From building puppy confidence and learning the basics, to sharpening communication and teamwork, everyone has worked incredibly hard — and it’s showing! 👏🐶

Training isn’t just about cues and skills; it’s about building trust, confidence, and a great relationship between dogs and their humans.
Huge well done to all our owners for putting in the time, patience, and consistency each week.

We can’t wait to see what the next few weeks bring! 💜

19/05/2026

📣Due to demand we are now offering our Puppy Classes on Wednesdays at Stewartby Village Hall 📣

💜ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT💜

Book your space here:
https://CanineChoices.as.me/

16/05/2026

Not long until our next block of classes starting June 1st & 3rd. Last remaining spaces!

12/05/2026

Week 5 of our training classes.

At our ‘Level up your skills’ classes we worked on our profession of Door manners, Leave it, Hand Touch, Chin Rest, loose lead engagement with automatic sits and a recall through distractions.
And Congratulations to one of our Levels dogs-
🥇Alfie passed his Level 1 🥇🤩

In our Puppy class we worked on our Loose lead engagement, Leave it, how to keep four paws on the floor, an intro to a pattern game, a send away and Down on a mat with distractions.
Huge progression for everyone’s handler skills and puppy engagement and a growth in confidence for our Otto 🥰

06/05/2026

This week was week 4 of both our classes.
In puppy class we worked on some fantastic foundation skills 🐾

Our pups practiced:
• Loose lead walking with correct treat placement
• Building strong handler skills
• “Drop it” cue
• “Leave it” cue

In our Level Up Your Skills class, things stepped up a notch 💪
• Leave it cue progression
• Handler touch progression
• Send away to mat
• Loose lead walking with toy & food distractions
• “Fly” – send around an object

A huge congratulations to our Level 1 graduates 🎓
👏 Rupert & Dottie – you smashed it! Well done!

04/05/2026

🐶 I love my new hoodie — and it’s already sparked so many great conversations with fellow dog owners about diet!

Did you know your dog’s behaviour and overall wellbeing can be directly linked to what they eat?

Just like us, their food plays a huge role in energy levels, coat condition, digestion, and even mood. If a dog isn’t quite themselves, their diet is often a good place to start looking.

That’s why it’s so important to understand what’s actually in the food you’re buying. Not all dog foods are created equal, and ingredients can vary massively between brands.

If you’re curious and want to make more informed choices, check out 👉 www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

It’s a brilliant resource that breaks down ingredients and helps you compare different foods so you can choose what’s best for your dog.

Healthy food = happier dog 💜