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🌟 Confidence Week in Sunderland!🐾This evening, both our Sunderland puppy classes explored a range of fun activities desi...
12/10/2026

🌟 Confidence Week in Sunderland!🐾

This evening, both our Sunderland puppy classes explored a range of fun activities designed to build confidence, curiosity and optimism, all at their own pace. 💛

Here’s what our little stars got up to:

🐾 Agility equipment – building body awareness and confidence in movement. We might have some agility stars in the making! ⭐

🌈 Confidence path – exploring new obstacles, surfaces and textures.

⚽️ Ball pit – getting to grips with unusual and moving surfaces.

🧩 Snuffle mats, puzzles & scentwork – encouraging problem-solving and independent thinking.

📦 Cardboard chaos – investigating new sights, sounds and textures.

🐶 Muzzle training – building positive associations with a valuable life skill.

🐾 Paws up – developing coordination and confidence when interacting with objects.

The most important part? Every puppy had the freedom to explore at their own pace, with choice, encouragement and plenty of little wins along the way. Because confidence isn't about being the bravest in the room; it's about feeling safe enough to give something new a try 🐾

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🐾 Another lovely day of 1:1 sessions! 🐾Today we had three wonderful dogs to catch up with, each working on their own goa...
10/10/2026

🐾 Another lovely day of 1:1 sessions! 🐾

Today we had three wonderful dogs to catch up with, each working on their own goals, with lots of little wins along the way. ❤️

🐶 First up was Enzo the Groenendael

Enzo joined us for puppy class, and his guardians wanted some additional support at home with calmness, jumping up at visitors, mouthing and loose lead walking.

Today, for session 1, we focused on building the foundations for calmness, looking at the importance of sleep, capturing those moments when Enzo chooses to settle, and introducing calming enrichment activities. Sometimes, helping our puppies learn to switch off is just as important as teaching them what we do want them to do!

🐾 Next, we were back to see Charlie the Mini Goldendoodle!

Charlie has been working on his reactivity, and he's made some lovely progress. Today, during session 3, we took a short walk to work around his triggers and put everything we've been learning into practice.

There were some really lovely moments of Charlie checking back in with his guardians after spotting a trigger, alongside a great response to his marker word. These little moments are so important and worth celebrating! ❤️

Charlie also decided to audition for the role of professional treat thief, making several attempts to get his head into my treat bag! 😂

🐕 Last but not least, Luna the Golden Retriever!

Today was Luna's second session, working towards her guardians' goals of loose lead walking, recall and feeling calmer around visitors.

Her loose lead walking is already coming along nicely and feeling much more manageable. We also worked on building calmness around visitors and making her pre-walk routine a little less exciting. Small changes can make a real difference to how our dogs feel and behave throughout the day. 💛

All three dogs did brilliantly today, and it's lovely to see their guardians putting in the work to help them feel more comfortable and confident in everyday life.

A huge well done to Enzo, Charlie, Luna and their guardians! 🐾

I can't wait to see how they all get on before our next sessions. ❤️

Fiona x

📣 Durham puppy owners — classes are available nearby in Newcastle!Our 6-week puppy training course starts Monday 19th Oc...
09/10/2026

📣 Durham puppy owners — classes are available nearby in Newcastle!

Our 6-week puppy training course starts Monday 19th October, and spaces are still available. Qualified canine behaviourists, small groups, and a friendly, supportive environment — all using positive, reward-based methods that build real confidence in your pup.

📍 Daverson Hall, Elmwood Ave, Newcastle upon Tyne NE13 6PX
📅 Monday 19th October | 7:00pm

Includes online theory access and a puppy goody-bag! 🎁

Get booked in before spaces go!
👇 Booking link in the comments.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another awesome new 5 Star Review from another happy client and dog super team! ❤️
08/10/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another awesome new 5 Star Review from another happy client and dog super team! ❤️

🐾 Week 4 Puppy Class in Sunderland🐾Another brilliant evening of puppy training, with our pups continuing to build on tho...
06/10/2026

🐾 Week 4 Puppy Class in Sunderland🐾

Another brilliant evening of puppy training, with our pups continuing to build on those all-important life skills.

We started with “Paw”, helping our puppies become comfortable with having their feet handled, something that can make nail trims, drying muddy paws and checking for injuries much easier.

We then built on our “Leave” cue, adding a little more challenge and helping our pups practise making good choices around distractions.

Next came “Drop”, an incredibly useful cue that could one day be a real lifesaver if our dogs pick up something they shouldn't.

We also played our “What’s This? recall game, keeping coming back to their humans fun and rewarding, before finishing with some loose lead walking to help our pups learn that walks don't have to involve dragging their humans around! 😆🐕

It's lovely seeing the progress being made each week, with those little foundations starting to come together and the bond between pups and their owners continuing to grow. ❤️

And next week is Confidence Week!

We'll be introducing our pups to a whole range of new experiences and challenges, helping them learn that new things can be explored at their own pace and that their humans are there to support them.

I can't wait to see what they make of it! 🐶✨

🐾 Welcome to our latest Sunderland puppy recruits! 🐾Tonight, in Sunderland, we welcomed 5 gorgeous puppies who are just ...
05/10/2026

🐾 Welcome to our latest Sunderland puppy recruits! 🐾

Tonight, in Sunderland, we welcomed 5 gorgeous puppies who are just starting their training journey with us, and we’re already getting to see their individual personalities shining through! 💛

Week 1 is all about laying those early foundations and helping our puppies and their humans begin learning how to communicate and work together.

We introduced our marker word, which helps puppies understand exactly when they’ve got something right, before moving onto "I Love My Name", creating a positive response when they hear their name.

"All Eyes On Me" started building focus and engagement with their humans, which led us nicely into "Runaway Recall", where we begin teaching our puppies that coming back to us is a fun and rewarding thing to do.

We also introduced "Settle", an important skill for helping our puppies learn how to switch off and relax, before finishing with "Middle", a lovely game for building confidence, connection and giving our dogs a safe place close to us.

We also had a little fun with our preference test helping our owners discover which rewards their individual puppy values most. After all, knowing what makes your puppy tick can make training even more rewarding for both of you! 🧀🍗🐾

Lots for our newest recruits to practise at home this week, but this is only the beginning!

Next week is Confidence Week 🐾

It’s always such a fun session, with plenty for our puppies to explore, investigate and experience at their own pace. We can’t wait to see what our newest recruits make of it!

Until next week, little ones… get practising! 💛🐶

🐾 Moose' owners used to dread actually having days off work where they'd be in the house all day.Moose is a Labrador tha...
05/10/2026

🐾 Moose' owners used to dread actually having days off work where they'd be in the house all day.

Moose is a Labrador that really struggled to switch off, to relax.

When he was getting tired but couldn't actually relax to go to sleep, he would start biting and mouthing really, really hard. It would leave bruises, and this made him really difficult to live with.

Even if they tried to get him away or distract him with something else, all he wanted to do was bite. If they did get up and walk out the room, he would then just eat the walls, eat the skirting boards, eat the door frames, and try and scratch at them as well.

The only thing that would fix this is physically dragging him to his crate and putting him in there, listening to his tantrum until he eventually fell asleep.

But they've really put the work in, and now Moose is a really great dog. ❤️

They've taught him to settle. They've put all his food throughout the day into reward and settling behaviors, and they've also started providing more outlets to him, more things that he can chew, like yak chews, bits of gundog work with him too, and long walks.

They're better recognizing signs. There's no full-on biting going on anymore. He will go for his chews or be redirected on the chews whenever he looks like it's going to start.

He's now manageable in the house. He's now a much better pet for his owners, and they've really turned this around from being a dog that was just a nightmare to be around.

🙌 Well done.

🐾 Week 3 in Sunderland! 🐾Three weeks in and these puppies are really starting to show us what they’re made of! We’re see...
28/09/2026

🐾 Week 3 in Sunderland! 🐾

Three weeks in and these puppies are really starting to show us what they’re made of! We’re seeing more confidence, stronger connections with their owners and, of course, plenty of those individual puppy personalities coming through. 💛

This week we continued building our foundations with some new skills and games:

🐾 Hand Touch - gives us a useful communication tool for recall, moving your dog from one place to another and even cooperative care.

🐾 We introduced the “Bed” cue, building on our settling work and helping puppies understand where we’d like them to settle.

🐾 We also introduced the “Leave” cue, helping puppies develop impulse control and learn that choosing to leave something alone can be rewarding.

🐾 Duck & Dive - gave our recall skills another workout, keeping things fun and unpredictable while encouraging our puppies to stay engaged with their people.

🐾 Drunk Walking - introduced a loose lead exercise that teaches our dogs to follow us. We also built the heel position into this game, giving us some great foundations for the loose lead walking work still to come.

📚 Homework

Have a look back at your Puppy Class videos to refresh your memory on the games we’ve covered.

Remember, short training sessions are better than long ones. A few minutes of focused, enjoyable practice is plenty!

Keep practising and we’ll be able to put everything you’ve learned to the test during the final weeks of the course. 🐶

And just like that, we’re at the halfway point! Next week we head into the second half of the course, where we’ll start increasing the challenges, adding more distractions and asking our puppies to think a little harder.

The foundations are in place… now it’s time to see what these clever pups can do! 🐾💛

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