Applause for Paws Dog Training & Behaviour

09/10/2026

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A fab set up by Emma

🎉 BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉

So many of you have been asking...'Do you offer home boarding?'

I'm so pleased, to now officially announce... 'YESSSSS!' 🏡

✨️Offering SINGLE HOUSEHOLD home boarding only*✨️

Dedicated doggie lounge 🛋💤
Enclosed, private garden for toileting and play sessions 🌳
Two walks a day 🐾
Plenty of enrichment sessions daily 🧠

Licence number: 123668
2 ⭐️⭐️

*Please remember, I do have two dogs myself, Lilly & Ava

08/10/2026

🐶 DON’T WAIT FOR THE PROBLEMS TO START… START TRAINING FROM DAY ONE!

Bringing a puppy home is exciting… but those first few weeks can also feel a little overwhelming. 🥰

That’s where my puppy home visits come in.

Rather than waiting until your puppy develops habits that become difficult to change, we can get things right from the very beginning.

During a home visit, I can help you with:

🐾 Settling into their new home
🐾 Toilet training
🐾 Puppy biting and mouthing
🐾 Sleep and appropriate rest
🐾 Teaching calmness and independence
🐾 Preventing jumping up
🐾 Introducing handling and grooming
🐾 Building focus and engagement
🐾 Recall foundations
🐾 Loose lead foundations
🐾 Breed-specific needs
🐾 Helping you understand your puppy’s behaviour and emotions

And because I’m seeing your puppy in their own environment, I can spot things that might otherwise be missed.

Think of it like building a house… 🏡

It’s much easier to put strong foundations in place before you start trying to repair cracks.

You don’t need to wait until your puppy is struggling.

Let’s give them the best possible start from day one. ❤️

📍 Puppy home visits in Newtown and surrounding areas

📩 Get in touch to arrange your puppy’s first visit.

07/10/2026

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***EDIT - THIS IS NOW BOOKED***

Christmas 2026 has just become available due to a cancellation 🎄

19th-26th December, 2026.

Please email: [email protected] with a contact telephone number.

25/09/2026

Meet Brock 😍

Cant wait to work with this team 🥰

25/09/2026

Just team Remi rocking their training today

When he walked a certain amount of time next to his human, he was also rewarded with hedge and grass sniffs as its his favourite lane for bunny stalking

When I started working with team Remi, he had no idea there was anyone attached to the other end of his lead

Well done team Remi 👏 👍

22/09/2026

❤️ SOMETIMES, ONE SMALL CHANGE CAN TRANSFORM FAMILY LIFE.

This Labrador’s family came to me because counter surfing had become a daily battle.

Cooking meant constant management.
Food on the worktop meant he was there.
And everyone was getting frustrated.

But what they really wanted wasn’t simply a dog who stopped counter surfing.

They wanted to be able to enjoy life with their dog without constantly having to manage him.

So we taught him something incredibly valuable:

How to settle.

His settle mat has become a safe, predictable place where he knows what to do while his family get on with everyday life.

And the difference has been incredible. 🥹🐾

Less frustration.
Less stress.
Less constantly saying “leave it”.

And most importantly…

A family who can relax in their own home again.

Because it isn't just about changing what a dog does.

It's about changing how the whole family feels.

And sometimes, the biggest transformations come from teaching a dog something as simple as…

“You can just relax here.” ❤️

🐾 If you're struggling with a behaviour that's affecting everyday family life, I can help you find practical, kind solutions that work in the real world.

📍 Home visits and real-world training in Newtown and surrounding areas.

📩 Get in touch to arrange a discovery call.

22/09/2026

🚨 YOUR DOG MIGHT NOT NEED MORE EXERCISE… THEY MIGHT NEED MORE SLEEP.

If your dog is constantly on the go, easily over-excited, struggles to settle or seems to need more and more stimulation…

Have you considered that they might actually be overtired? 💤

This is Slate.

Not training.
Not playing.
Not being entertained.

Just properly switching off and having some very lovely dreams. 🥰🐾

Rest is not wasted time.

Sleep helps dogs:
🧠 process learning
💤 recover physically
❤️ regulate arousal
🐾 cope with their environment
🌿 recharge their emotional batteries

Sometimes we keep adding more walks, more games and more enrichment when what our dog really needs is…

LESS.

Think of an overtired toddler.
They don't necessarily need another activity — they need a nap!

The same can be true for our dogs.

Learning to rest is a life skill.

And sometimes, doing absolutely nothing is exactly what your dog needs. ❤️

🐾 Need help understanding your dog's individual needs? I offer personalised, real-world training in Newtown and surrounding areas.

📩 Get in touch for a discovery call.

22/09/2026

🌲 FREEDOM NEEDS SAFETY. 🐾

Running.
Sniffing.
Exploring.
Being DOGS.

Is this what you would like for your dogs?

A reliable recall means your dogs can:

🐾 Run
🐾 Explore
🐾 Follow their noses
🐾 Enjoy being dogs
🐾 And come back when needed

Recall isn't about stopping the fun.

It's what makes the fun possible. ❤️

🐾 Want your dog to have more freedom?

I offer real-world recall training in Newtown and surrounding areas, working in the places and around the distractions that actually matter to you and your dog.

📩 Message me “RECALL” to find out how we can get started.

18/09/2026

🚩 Sometimes the behaviour you came for isn't the whole story.

I’m currently working with a dog whose family contacted me because of dog reactivity.

But during my home visit, I noticed a few things that raised some red flags for me.

Could they be behavioural?

Possibly.

Could pain or physical discomfort be contributing?

Also possibly.

And that’s exactly why I believe in working alongside other pet professionals rather than trying to work in a silo.

I referred this lovely dog to the wonderful Mandy Meech, Dynamic Dog Practitioner, for a full assessment.

Mandy is amazing at what she does, and we’re now working together on this case so that we can look at the bigger picture and make sure no stone is left unturned. 🐾

Because if pain or discomfort is contributing to a dog's behaviour, simply training the behaviour without investigating the underlying cause could mean we're treating the symptom rather than understanding the problem.

This is why I LOVE home visits.

Seeing a dog in their own environment can give us information that we simply might not see in another environment

I’m looking at:

🐾 How they move around their home
🐾 How they get up and lie down
🐾 How they interact with their humans
🐾 Their body language
🐾 Their environment
🐾 Their routines
🐾 Their responses to everyday situations
🐾 And, of course, the behaviour that brought them to me in the first place

The behaviour is the starting point — not always the whole answer.

And sometimes the best thing a dog trainer can do is recognise when another professional needs to be part of the team.

That’s not passing the buck.

That’s putting the dog first. ❤️

📍 Home visits in Newtown and surrounding areas
🐕 Behaviour • Training • Breed-specific needs
🤝 Working collaboratively with other pet professionals

If you're worried about your dog's behaviour, let's look at the whole picture, not just the behaviour you can see.

📩 Get in touch to arrange a free discovery call.

15/09/2026

🐕 Your dog doesn’t just need exercise. They need to feel like a dog.

Today I was with a client in their own home, helping their pet Collie learn the foundations of herding games. 🐑

Because sometimes the key to a happier, more fulfilled dog isn’t simply more walks…

It’s giving them appropriate opportunities to use the skills and instincts they were bred for.

A Collie may have an incredible need to control movement.

A Spaniel may thrive when given opportunities to sniff, search and hunt.

A Retriever may love carrying, finding and retrieving.

A Sighthound may need opportunities to chase and visually track

Breed traits aren't flaws to be trained out.

They are information

When we understand what makes our individual dog's brain tick, we can find safe, appropriate ways to fulfil those needs — rather than constantly asking them to suppress it

And that's exactly what I love about breed-specific training.

✨ Less frustration
✨ More enrichment
✨ A stronger relationship
✨ A dog who gets to use their brain
✨ And a more fulfilled dog

Let's stop asking, “How do I stop my dog doing that?”

And start asking:

“What is my dog trying to do — and how can I give them an appropriate outlet for it?”

🐾 Breed-needs home visits available in Newtown and surrounding areas.

Let's make sure your dog's breed needs are fulfilled, not frustrated.

📩 Get in touch to find out how I can help.