Friendly Paws

29/09/2026

18/09/2026

Have a GUNDOG breed that needs fulfilment and fun 🐕🌳🐾🐾🐾

03/09/2026

This is what means the most to me clients that I help and I know I do the right job ,thank you Sarah so much xx🐾🐾🐾🐾🥰

09/08/2026

Myth: "Your dog is trying to dominate you."

Walking out the door before you isn't dominance.
Eating first isn't dominance.
Sitting on the couch isn't dominance.
Pulling on leash isn't dominance.

None of the above is a dog trying to outrank you. It's a dog doing what's reinforcing, or what's comfortable, or what nobody's taught them to do differently yet.

And yes, while dominance is a real concept in animal behavior, it’s frequently misunderstood and misapplied to justify punishment for behaviors that have little or nothing to do with social status.

The "alpha" framing gets used to explain almost any behavior a guardian doesn't like, and it usually leads to the same bad advice: be tougher, be more in charge, don't let the dog win.

Real behavior change doesn't come from winning. It comes from understanding what's driving the behavior and teaching a better option.

14/04/2026

This applies to all breeds not just spaniels 🐾🐾🐾

16/02/2026

Adolescence can look like “not listening,”
forgetting cues they knew yesterday,
or suddenly finding everything in the environment more interesting than you.

It isn’t stubbornness.
It isn’t dominance.
And it definitely isn’t your dog plotting against you.

It’s a brain under construction. 🧠

Just like human teenagers, dogs go through a developmental phase where impulses grow faster than self-control, confidence grows faster than judgement, and curiosity grows faster than recall.

Progress doesn’t disappear — it just takes the scenic route for a while.
Patience, consistency, and a good sense of humour go a long way during this stage.

You’re not doing it wrong. You’re raising a learner. 💛