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15/10/2026

Socialising your puppy is about SO much more than just meeting other dogs! 🐶

It’s about helping your puppy develop the confidence to cope with the world around them.

And one thing I see owners doing all the time is feeling like they need to constantly encourage, reassure or reward their puppy whenever they experience something new.

But sometimes, giving your puppy the time and space to observe, process and figure things out for themselves can be incredibly valuable.

Confidence isn’t just about what your puppy experiences. It’s about what they learn from those experiences.

💬 How do you socialise your puppy?

14/10/2026

After 20 years of training dogs, there are 5 things I would NEVER do with my own puppy! 🐶

From puppy socialisation and preventing unwanted behaviours to teaching recall, loose lead walking and helping your puppy learn to settle, getting the foundations right early makes a huge difference.

And number 5? I know not everyone will agree, but I firmly believe that allowing puppies to greet unfamiliar dogs on lead can create far more problems than benefits.

Teaching your puppy to be calm and neutral around other dogs is such an important life skill.

💬 Do you agree with number 5 or would you do things differently?

13/10/2026

Puppyhood is hard! 🐶

The biting, chewing, toilet training, sleepless nights and everything in between can sometimes feel overwhelming.

But raising a puppy isn’t about creating the perfect dog overnight.

It’s about the small wins. The little bits of progress you make each day, even when it doesn’t feel like you’re getting anywhere.

Some days will be brilliant. Others will feel like you’ve taken three steps backwards.

And that’s okay.

You don’t need to worry about where your puppy will be in 12 months. Just focus on what you can achieve today.

Because all those little wins eventually add up to something pretty special.

Save this for one of those difficult puppy days! 🐾

08/10/2026

Does your dog get so excited when you’re putting their harness on that they start biting you? 🐶

It’s tempting to rush through the process just to get it over with, but this can actually make things more frantic!

Instead, slow everything down.

✅ Use a treat to encourage your dog to put their head through the harness.

✅ Reward them again before clipping up one side.

✅ Reward them once more before clipping up the other.

By breaking the process into smaller stages, you’re helping your dog learn to stay calmer and making the whole experience more positive.

30/09/2026

This is why your dog goes ballistic at the door.

They’re not just reacting to the doorbell. They’re reacting to everything that happens after it too.

The bell rings. You stand up. You walk towards the door. You open it. And there’s someone waiting on the other side to greet them.

Over time, your dog can learn exactly what that whole sequence means, so the excitement starts building from the second that doorbell rings.

Before you know it, they’re going from zero to a hundred before you’ve even opened the door.

So don’t only practice when someone’s actually there.

Break those stages down. Practice them separately. Reward calm, then gradually start putting them back together.

Practice when it doesn’t matter, so they’re ready for when it does.

28/09/2026

“My puppy won’t get in the car” 😩

This is something I hear often, but that doesn’t make it any less stressful for the owner.

Our puppies need to get in the car. To go on walks, to training, to the vets or simply to come along with us.

The longer we avoid it, the more we risk making it into a big deal.

But the more we force it, the more we risk making the problem worse.

So what’s the answer?

A complete reset.

A complete relief of pressure.

And a reframe of what getting in the car actually means.

With this pup, we took the stress away and focused on making the whole activity fun and engaging.

We used play, broke the process down into small achievable steps and then found a high value reinforcer that really worked for her. Rather than simply offering her a treat, dropping the treats into the bowl created that extra excitement from the sound and helped us make progress.

By the end of the session, she was choosing to jump all the way in herself 🙌

Is the job finished? No.

But we’ve found our recipe, and now we can keep building her confidence from here.

17/09/2026

Struggling to make progress with your reactive dog?

Distance matters more than you might think.

Too far away and the distraction may not be meaningful enough. Too close and your dog can tip into a reaction and struggle to learn.

The sweet spot is finding the distance where your dog is aware of the distraction, but can still think, respond and take reinforcement.

That distance will be different for every dog — and it will change as they make progress.

Get the distance right first, and that’s when the progress can start to happen.

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