Chewing with River - Dog Training & Nutrition

14/10/2026

Look who's in the Lancashire Telegraph again 🥹🗞️

A fab representative of our county 🐾

09/10/2026

Alright ladsssssss, I'm back on the road again 🚗

Next week I'm travelling to (hopefully) sunny Stoneleigh to rep for the Play9 legends at Edition Dog Live 😎

You'll find me at Hall 2 Stand 86 on Saturday running Roolo demos and answering all your training, behaviour, and nutrition questions 🤓

On Sunday, I'll be enjoying the event as a visitor so let me know if you fancy meeting up for a brew ☕

Let's gooooo 🔵 🟡

08/10/2026

I have the best clients ever 🧡

So grateful for this wonderful testimonial from my client Pippa & pupster Rocco 🐾

Pippa first contacted me in Spring 2025, when the family first started thinking about getting a dog. We chatted about the family's lifestyle, their reasons for wanting a dog and what they envisioned life would look like with a four-legged family member.

I helped them settle on a breed, shared tips on what to look out for when choosing a breeder, gave some insight into the costs involved...

Summer came and went, so did Autumn and Winter... Then in early Spring 2026 I got the call "Rocco is coming, we've started buying all the stuff you recommended, how soon can we start?" 🥹

We did our first session the week before Rocco arrived! We puppy proofed, set up his pen, feeding station, checked the first aid supplies, toys, lickmats and got the car ready for his journey home 🚗

Weekly sessions began shortly after, covering all the foundations and watching Rocco grow into the most wonderful, happy, healthy, well behaved doggo 🐶

What a privilege to be part of this family's journey ❤️

Thank you Pippa for your kind words and for the trust you and your family have placed in me ❤️

06/10/2026

I've just seen a post going around the local Facebook groups and I just wanted to clarify: something that's incredibly effective at keeping dogs from bothering livestock is keeping them on a ✨ lead ✨ around livestock.

We have a duty to ensure our dogs aren't a danger to anyone or anything. We also have a duty not to harm our dogs and call it "training".

If you see someone promoting dog training services and their answer to every problem is to stick a shock collar on the dog and call it "modern training" - please ask yourself: is that really what you want your dog's life to look like?

Anyway.... It's been a long day of working with families who chose ethical ways to transform their dog's behaviour and are now enjoying their happy healthy dog. So I'm off to sleep 😴

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If you're new here, hey 👋🏻 my name's Carolina and I'm an ethical dog trainer using science-based methods to achieve effective and long lasting results that create happier and healthier dogs ❤️ no unethical bu****it here. Message me to book your free discovery call 🐾

06/10/2026

Amazing local event happening this month 🥳 who's taking part??

04/10/2026

So many things that people love to argue about... But are these topics really that controversial?? 🫣

04/10/2026

Wowsers! Never seen warts this severe before :o

A great reminder to check your dog's mouth, teeth and gums thoroughly very frequently!

I have a repeat reminder in my calendar to trim River's nails and check her teeth once a month - this helps massively because it's so easy to forget to do these things when life gets busy, so my phone pinging to remind me means we check her very regularly and can spot issues quickly if they ever arise.

How often do you check your dog's mouth, how about their nails??

03/10/2026

Incredible client progress 🙌🏻

When I first started working with Eric, he was highly dog and noise reactive. Even at home, he struggled with day to day things like the doorbell, distant traffic and train noises, people walking past, and more.

On walks, he was fearful, avoidant of certain places, stressed and reactive when he saw other dogs, and very hypervigilant.

Eric also has arthritis, and this pain and discomfort alongside his general stress levels were contributing to severe anchoring episodes as well. Working alongside an amazing vet physio team, his mobility has improved, and his pain is well managed - this alone has made a huge difference to his behavioural progress 🙏🏻

We did lots of work on building his confidence, helping him feel safer and more relaxed at home and on walks and he is doing absolutely incredible. The window cleaner can come and Eric snoozes away, his reactivity to dogs has reduced massively and he can now relax in coffee shops whilst dogs walk past, his progress has been beautiful to witness 😍

However, more recently he had been struggling to go into the park. Between a bout of illness and some incidents with off lead dogs, as well some new equipment being fitted in the kid's playground that was very noisy and spooked him... We weren't exactly sure what was causing this regression, but we just went back to basics and look at him now! 🥹

Having fun at the park again!!

We still have some way to go, he's still nervous of the park initially, but he's made such fast progress that I have no doubt he will be fully happy and confident there in no time 🥰

02/10/2026

Just about recovered from three days of all things pet products and industry networking 😅

I met so many new pet pros, spoke to so many businesses, caught up with loads of colleagues, but unfortunately didn't get photos with everybody! So here are some of the highlights...

See you next year PATS ✌🏻

The legends behind the Roolo, Lee and John from Play9, Clayton from pet_business_disruptors and finally got to meet Geoff who came all the way from New Zealand to launch Totoniks (an amazing product I am so excited to try!)

Naomi from Lunas Canine Wellness | Canine Nutritionist and I stopped for a quick nap on one of the Baker & Bray beds, as you can see it can comfortably sleep two 🤣

Of course I had to stop to say hey to Tom at Mountain Paws, who make my favourite canine first aid kits, as well as some incredible outdoor accessories like their kibble bag and drying robes!

Had a good catch up with the man, the myth, the legend that is Clayton Payne from pet_business_disruptors 🙌🏻

Caught up with Ben and Phoebe from Mersey Raw over lunch 🥩 excited to hear about what's to come 👀🤫

Really really excited for this new product from JR Pet Products! These will be perfect for lead walking training 🤌🏻

Spent some time catching up with Adam from Adam | Dog Trainer & Behaviourist | Bath & Online and got to meet Leanne from Paws Intuition - Dog trainer in Solihull 🐾 gorgeous humans, go check out their businesses!

Some introduction meetings with Hanna from Laika Family - a new start-up who's creating the most amazing, truly life saving product to protect our pets from fires!

Checked out one of my favourite raw brands, Dougie's Raw and Natural Dog Food 🐶

Watched these two crazies record a load of bonkers content, and somehow got away with not being roped into some TikTok trend 😆

Got to chat to Joanne from barkinBISTRO and find out more about their brand new supplement 🌿

And managed just one more selfie with Naturaw before I absolutely flagged and called it a day 🙌🏻😅

01/10/2026

You love your dog, but training them feels exhausting, confusing, and honestly… overwhelming.

One trainer tells you to “be firm.” A blog tells you to “ignore it.” Social media says your dog is “dominant,” friends and family mean well, but their advice only adds to the confusion.

And somewhere in the middle of all that noise, you’re left wondering: "What’s actually the right thing to do for my dog?"

If you’re dealing with pulling on the lead, barking, reactivity, poor recall, overexcitement, fear-based behaviour, or a dog that simply can't settle, you are not alone. And you’re not failing. You just need a plan that makes sense.

Because the truth is: dogs don’t grow out of unwanted behaviours, they grow into them!

That might mean daily stress in your home, dreading walks, feeling anxious when visitors arrive, or avoiding places you used to enjoy. It can even create tension between you and your partner, leaving you feeling frustrated, embarrassed, or worried about safety.

And it’s heartbreaking, because you didn’t get a dog to feel like this. And your dog won't be happy and healthy living like this either.

That’s where I come in. I offer professional dog training that is structured, supportive, and tailored to your dog’s needs, creating lifelong results for both ends of the lead. All sessions are one-to-one, delivered in your home and out and about in your local area.

​With 5-star reviews across Facebook and Google Business, 5+ years of hands-on experience and over 1,000 dogs transformed, I’ve worked with everything from bouncy puppies to challenging adolescents, reactive dogs, anxious rescues, and overwhelmed owners who just needed someone to guide them through it.

Message me on WhatsApp (link in bio) to book your FREE Discovery Call, and we’ll talk through what’s happening for your dog, your training goals, and what support I can offer to create the effective and long-lasting results you and your dog need - this is a no-commitment, completely free of charge, 15-minute call.

Or, if you’ve seen enough of my work, feel this is exactly what you've been looking for, and can't wait to get started, you can book here: https://www.chewingwithriver.com/training