THE PET EMPAWRIUM

10/06/2026

Puppy Classes 🐾

Our puppy classes are the foundation of a great relationship between you and your dog.

We focus on essential life skills, train with kindness, and teach using decades of experience to help you become the very best trainer for your puppy. Our goal isn’t just to train puppies – it’s to empower owners with the knowledge and confidence to build a strong, lifelong bond with their dogs.

We firmly believe that investing a little time and effort now can help create one of the most rewarding relationships of your lifetime.

We have just two spaces remaining in our upcoming puppy course. If you’d like to join us, we’d love to welcome you and your puppy along. 🩷🐾

🗓️ Book your place here:
https://heartandsouldogtraining.co.uk/booking-system

06/06/2026

Happy Saturday! Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend whatever you are up to! We are open until 4 today then back open Monday as usual 🫶🏽

Arwen has been in for her weekend snack supply and she’s had her walk, this is the dog equivalent to getting the house work done, lighting a candle and getting a glass of wine 😂

01/06/2026

It’s June. HALF WAY through the year. 😳

Remember all those New Year’s resolutions we made?
🐾 Better social media ✔️ (absolutely not)
🐾 More informative posts ✔️ (also no)
🐾 Documenting training ✔️ (don’t be ridiculous)
🐾 Better online presence ✔️ (one day…)

Laura went on holiday and apparently our entire social media strategy went with her (which was shaky at best anyway) We’ve barely posted a story in weeks, we’ve got about 100 unread messages at all times (which we ARE working through!), and thanks to a monumental BT f*ck-up we don’t even have a phone line at the minute. 🙃

This atrocious wee infographic took me half an hour to make on Canva because I’m terrified to use AI in case I single-handedly destroy the planet and the rest of the team batter me for it.

This month marks 13 years of Empawrium 🎉 and social media is a very different beast now. Gone are the days when you could just post a cute dog photo and call it marketing.

Anyway, we’ve got another six months before we’ve officially failed our resolutions completely, so here’s the plan:

🐾 Reply to all messages
🐾 Get better at socials and updates
🐾 Build an online presence that extends beyond word of mouth and vibes

And yes, I keep saying “we”, but we all know whose fault it is. 😏

P.S. I couldn’t remember exactly how long we’ve been open, so I went scrolling back through our very first Facebook posts. Now I’m greeting at photos of our first-week customers, so if you see me posting old faces in our stories today… that’s why. 😭❤️

25/05/2026

New Puppy class starting soon 🐾

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23/05/2026

It’s Saturday, it’s the bank holiday weekend and it’s set to be a belter ☀️

Luca (and alba but she’s much too busy to pose) are enjoying their morning walk.

We are open 10-4 today and we are nicely stocked up with all our favourite raw food and treats.

We are OPEN on bank holiday Monday too for shop and daycare as well as some 1-2-1 training and we have a few wee daycare spaces left if any of our daycare family fancy a wee day out without their furry weans.

Keep an eye on the weather over the next few days incase we do get that heatwave promised (although right now it’s chilly)

Have a lovely one, whatever you get upto 🐾

21/05/2026

Happy Thursday! It’s very nearly the weekend and it’s Oor Penny’s birthday!
We have spent dozens (well about a dozen) of birthdays with Penny but this one is particularly special, not only is she a teenager today, this is a birthday we are not taking for granted because a few months ago we didn’t even know if we’d get to celebrate our girl today. We watched our spicy girl boss turn into a shadow of her self and after a series of worrying vet trips Penny was rushed in to have a pace maker fitted. But here we are, 13 and she’s so back baby!!

Happy Birthday Penny Pops, you are so loved 💖

16/05/2026

Happy Saturday! ☀️
We’re open until 4pm today and honestly, I can’t imagine a better way to spend your afternoon than popping into your local pet shop 😌

But if, by chance, you’re craving around 90 minutes of peace from 12:30 onwards… we’ve got you covered with a lovely selection of natural chews and treats fully stocked and ready to go 🦴

And if you fancy escaping for a bit to chat dugs, we’ll be here waiting for you too 🤍

Hope everyone has a glorious Saturday ✨

14/05/2026

It’s almost the weekend and it’s Oor Boy Bernie’s Birthday week 💚
Have a wonderful Thursday everyone 🫶🏽

08/05/2026

Today Bruno turned 4, Oreo turned 2 and Sir David Attenborough turned 100!
All 3 are very special souls 🤍🩷💚
All the dogs had a ball celebrating their two pals on their special day 🎂

20/04/2026

Happy Monday ☀️
A happier post to start the week courtesy of Miss Rogue who is on holiday with her mum, Oor Laura.

Thank you for all the lovely comments and love for our beloved Bailey B, she’d have loved all the attention. It’s the hardest part of the job but it’s also our biggest source of pride to be able to get to share their whole lives. We are a close wee team who’ve all worked together for over a decade now so this is sadly something we know we’ll go through, such is the price for love, and oh how we love those dogs.

Wishing everyone a magical week ahead ✨