Pawsitive Choices

08/10/2026

Everyone can add value in the right context 🧡

07/10/2026

Latest blog in the series ‘Understanding your dog’

What does an adult dog need to thrive? I look at exercise, enrichment, training, social needs, nutrition and the changes that come with maturity

07/10/2026

Couldn’t agree more Vicki. I often talk people out of paying for support when it’s not required. The dogs are what matter - always 🧡

🐾💭 IF I RECOMMEND SOMETHING, THERE’S A REASON 💭🐾

My dad spent his career in agricultural sales.

He was very good at it, but not because he could persuade people to buy things they didn’t need.

Quite the opposite.

If a product wasn’t genuinely going to help a farmer, he wouldn’t recommend it. He knew he might have been able to make the sale anyway, but that wasn’t worth losing something far more valuable.

Trust.

I think about that quite a lot with Love Your Paws.

I won’t put on a class, workshop or event just because I think I can sell places on it. I need to believe there’s a good reason for it to exist and that you and your dog will get something worthwhile from being there.

The same applies when somebody comes to me for help. I need to genuinely believe that I have the knowledge and skills to help you with what you’re asking. And if I don’t, I’d much rather tell you that and point you towards someone who does.

And when I recommend another trainer, behaviourist, professional or service, it’s because I genuinely believe they have something that could benefit YOU and YOUR dog.

Could I probably sell more by approaching things differently? Maybe.

But I think Dad had it right.

The sale isn’t worth very much if people stop trusting the person making it.

So if Love Your Paws offers something, recommends something or points you in a particular direction, it’s because we genuinely believe it could make a positive difference to you and your dog. 🐾🩵

30/09/2026

Link in bio to all blog posts 📖

27/09/2026

https://pawsitivechoices.co.uk/blog/how-to-raise-confident-puppy/

Raising a puppy can feel overwhelming. I explain what really builds a confident dog, from sleep and socialisation to why most puppy behaviour is normal.

27/09/2026

This course is excellent

24/09/2026

Could these two be any more gorgeous. Lily & Rose's mum is fantastic and the girls have come on a treat.