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Paul Haylock Dog Training Over 15 years experience working and training police search dogs in the field of explosive detection & Digital media recovery.

Specialists in puppy training and gun dog breeds. Our services include puppy classes, 1/2/1 puppy/adult training,board & train

29/09/2026

incessant barking - For me barking of any kind is fu***ng annoying! Whether it be for attention, running up & down the fence at the neighbours dog/foxes, barking at the front window/TV/front door. You can’t actually tell me you like that?!?

No I want my dog to alert me. Really?!?!? What when the Amazon delivery man arrives everyday nowadays you want them to bark at them??? Ok 👍

I bet your neighbours love your dog incessantly barking at everything & everyone

All dogs bark it’s what they do. Mine doesn’t and NEVER have!

- Following you everywhere around the house - It amazes me the behaviours we advocate for. If any of your family members followed you to the toilet you’d tell them to sod off. But because it’s your dog you allow it and leave the door open talking to them In The process. Yet wonder why your dog has separation anxiety.

- Being dragged to anything. Whether it be a person, dog, patch of grass or out the side gate I don’t allow it and NEVER would period! I call it taking the chocolate brownie sundae. Your sat in a restaurant with your family, you haven’t even ordered yet and the table next to you is on dessert and one of them has a large chocolate brownie sundae. Your 8 yr old child wanders over, takes it away and starts eating it! Thats your dog Everytime you allow them to drag you to something.

- A dog that won’t switch off and do nothing. Nobody wants a hyperactive Tasmanian devil that won’t sit still or can’t sit still for more than 30 seconds. It’s one of the most valuable skills to teach any dog.

25/09/2026

When my puppy comes out of the crate, after toileting, we’re generally doing ONE of four things.

🐾 Walking — yes, I want them to explore, sniff and experience the world. But walking still has structure. Walking is walking. Sniffing is sniffing. It doesn’t have to be constant zig-zagging and doing whatever they want.

🎾 Playing — play is one of the best ways to build your relationship and teach your puppy that you are valuable. It’s also a great opportunity to practise focus, engagement and listening when their arousal levels are rising.

🎓 Training — I don’t believe in hours of free roaming where puppies are simply learning to do whatever they want. I use everyday moments to teach them. Training doesn’t just happen in a formal session.

🧘 Settling — tethered to me or in a secure playpen, learning that doing absolutely nothing is also part of life. This is massively underrated and one of the most valuable skills you can teach.

The goal isn’t to restrict your puppy forever.

It’s to build the foundations first, so you can give them more freedom later.

Structure now = freedom later

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Important points to remember:Make sure you are not anywhere close to the fireworks, remember it’s controlled exposure. A...
25/09/2026

Important points to remember:

Make sure you are not anywhere close to the fireworks, remember it’s controlled exposure. A good couple of miles away is absolutely fine.

You don’t even need to get out of the car. You could go along with their favourite high value chew approx 5 mins before they begin or take a meal and feed them that a handful at a time as it’s about to start.

I wouldn’t be doing it with a puppy any younger than 12 weeks of age

I would make sure the puppy has been well rested beforehand and had a good period of sleep. I wouldn’t be doing it if they’ve been up any longer than an hour. It’s a recipe for disaster!

Don’t talk to them or try to reassure them in anyway. If they are wary of fearful this will just compound it all. They just need to work out for themselves it’s completely normal and it’s no big deal.

If you can do it more than once

Yes by all means start with firework sounds on Alexa or YouTube
In the build up to when you go to condition them to the noises but nothing compares to the REAL THING

Scatter feeding is another fantastic exercise to do of you are to get out the car. But you would need to get them use to scatter feeding beforehand

Good luck 😊😊🐶🐶

23/09/2026

🎃 Halloween is coming. Is your puppy ready?

Don’t wait until the costumes, masks, lights and moving decorations appear to start preparing them.

Start now.

Small exposures.
Lots of repetition.
Plenty of sleep.
Reward the behaviour you want

IF YOUR PUPPY IS SCARED… THAT’S OK.

It may happen.

Don’t panic.
Don’t force them closer.
And don’t make a huge fuss.

Give them space.

What you need to be mindful of is accidentally reinforcing the behaviour you DON’T want.

Instead, create distance, give them time to process and then reward the behaviour you DO want.

Calmness.
Looking and disengaging.
Checking back in with you.

We’re teaching them what to do — not just telling them what not to do.

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Nearly all the problems we see could’ve been prevented If owners just managed the first several months a lot better. It’...
22/09/2026

Nearly all the problems we see could’ve been prevented If owners just managed the first several months a lot better.

It’s always too much freedom, not enough sleep, not managing/preventing problem behaviours.

It’s imperative to get it right in the first year of your puppies life otherwise it will be very costly for the rest of their life. That’s if the puppy hasn’t been given up on and handed back/put in a shelter.

Come on folks it’s dogs lives we are playing Russian roulette with and it’s just not fair!!!

17/09/2026

6 months old doesn’t mean finished.

It means you’ve built the foundations.

👏 Be proud of how far you’ve come.

But don’t let the hard work you’ve put in unravel because you decided your puppy is “old enough” for more freedom.

Adolescence is coming…

KEEP GOING.

The freedom comes later.

And trust me…

It’ll be worth it. 🐾

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12/09/2026

“Come on then… are you ready? Come on, let’s go. Good boy. Come here. No, over here. Come on… what are you doing? Leave that. Come here…”

Sound familiar?

You might think you’re communicating with your dog.

You’re not.

You’re talking at them.

And the more you constantly chatter, repeat yourself and throw words at your dog, the less meaning those words can have.

Your dog doesn’t need a human conversation.

They need clarity.

A command should mean something.

COME means come.
PLACE means go to your place.
WAIT means wait.
LEAVE means leave it.

Short. Clear. Consistent.

Then let your dog actually process what you’ve asked.

One of the biggest mistakes I see owners making is believing they need to constantly talk to, reassure, entertain and direct their dog.

You don’t.

In fact, sometimes the best thing you can do is say absolutely nothing.

Give your dog clear information when it matters…

…and then let them learn to exist without needing your voice every second of the day.

That’s not being harsh.

That’s good communication.

Stop trying to have a conversation with your dog.

Start teaching them a language they can actually understand.

Less noise.

More clarity.

Better dogs. 🐾

11/09/2026

Your adolescent dog doesn’t necessarily need MORE training.

They may need MORE SLEEP.

I see it all the time.

6–18 months old.
Pulling on the lead.
Not listening.
Overexcited.
Barking.
Struggling to settle.
Making terrible decisions.

So what do owners do?

MORE walks.
MORE stimulation.
MORE training.
MORE freedom.

And sometimes…

They’re making the problem worse.

Your dog’s brain is going through a huge period of development, and adolescent dogs can also hit secondary fear periods.

Yet we expect them to regulate themselves, make good decisions and switch off whenever they feel like it.

Would you expect a toddler to decide how much sleep they need?

Exactly.

So before I start adding more training, I want to know one thing:

Can your dog switch off when YOU tell them to?

If not, that’s where I’d start.

I want structured sleep built into the day.

3 hours in the morning.
3 hours in the afternoon.

Every single day.

Not because I want to lock your dog away.

Because I want to teach them that switching off is part of life.

And here’s the uncomfortable question:

Are you actually training your dog…

or are you constantly keeping them busy because you’re scared they’ll misbehave?

Sometimes the answer isn’t another training technique.

Sometimes the answer is going back to basics.

Sleep. Structure. Boundaries. Consistency.

Fix the foundation.

Then start worrying about the training.

07/09/2026

1. DACHSHUND - AKA The little sausage

Barking.
Need I say any more? 😂

They’re given an easy ride because they’re small…

But underneath that sausage-shaped exterior is an independent little terrorist.

Stubborn to train.
Selective hearing.
And capable of barking at absolutely nothing for 4 hours straight.

They are one of the most problematic dogs we see

Absolutely not for me!

NUMBER 2 — VIZSLA / WEIMARANER

Where do I start 🤦🏻

Imagine the Tasmanian Devil…

On crack co***ne

Then maybe your about half way there

Bat s**t crazy, bags of energy and needy as hell!

That’s basically a Vizsla.

Can’t sit still.
Can’t switch off.
Must be touching you at ALL times.

Beautiful dogs…

But I enjoy sitting down occasionally.

Hard pass. 😂

NUMBER 3 — FRENCH BULLDOG - AKA The little fu***ng gremlin!

It was close between the Cockapoo/cocker spaniel and the Frenchie…

But the Frenchie just edged it.

Again another of the MOST problematic breeds we deal with

They’re basically overexcited little gremlins with absolutely no regard for personal space.

Tenacious.
Stubborn.
Noisy.
Farty.
And convinced they’re a 40kg protection dog.

Plus, unfortunately, the breed is prone to significant health issues due to extreme breeding for appearance.

Plus that constant snoring/old man heavy breathing would quite frankly get on my t**s!

Small dog syndrome at its absolute finest. 😂

Our head trainer Joe loves a Frenchie 😉

But another huge NO from me

Before you all come for me…

This doesn’t mean they’re bad dogs.

Every breed has traits that make them incredible for the RIGHT owner.

These three?

They’re just not for me. 😂

What breed would be a HUGE NO from you? 👇

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