Peace & Paws Dog Trainer and Behaviour Consultant / Dog Walker

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Peace & Paws Dog Trainer and Behaviour Consultant / Dog Walker Peace and Paws is a Premium Dog Training and Dog Walking service, serving North Co. Dublin areas. So how can I help you?! Have children? Great!!

I help dogs and humans find calm in the chaos of everyday life, through kind, positive, and natural‑minded training.
🔖Qualified Dog Trainer
🌿Helping Dogs & Humans Find Everyday Calm
⭐️Puppy | 1-2-1 | Reactivity Specialist
🐾Dog Walking Gallivants Our mission is to rid you of your worries and frustrations when it comes to your furry family member and provide training that is positive, fun and fear-free. We work with you and your family on 1-2-1 basis in the comfort of your own home. Private lessons are the best way to learn how to train your dog, to help you understand your dog and have them understand you. Peace and Paws are Puppy Training experts and are ready to help you set your puppy up for success. Puppy training is essential for all new dog owners and it's never too early to get started. We guide you through the beginnings of life with your new puppy, teaching you everything you need to know to train, communicate and understand your puppy, all whilst they learn everything they need to grow into a confident, obedient, well-mannered dog that loves to listen to you. Using ethical, scientific, positive reward-based training and management methods, I provide you with a training plan that fits into your everyday life and suits your dog’s individual needs. Having the whole family involved is so important to creating a safe and peaceful household.

🐾 More than a Dog Trainer 🐾
Dogs need to be thought more than just how to be obedient. To live in our world they need to learn;

-How to problem-solve to prevent and reduce stress and fearfulness.
-Be provided with outlets for their normal doggy instincts to prevent and reduce boredom and frustration.
-And most importantly, for us humans to understand them because if we want them to learn our language, we also need to learn theirs, that's only fair right?!

🐾 More than just a Dog Walker 🐾
Your dog will not just be taken on any ole dog walk – here we take them Gallivanting. We provide you with a professional, reliable dog walking service that is full of fun, adventures and training for your dog. Our ‘gallivants’ are designed to provide training, mental stimulation and enrichment, specific to your dog needs and personality during their time with us. All gallivants are 1-2-1 based so your dog has our undivided attention, whilst still providing them with safe and appropriate socialisation. We guarantee satisfaction for your dog, guilt-free peace of mind for you, and professional service to suit your needs, with updates of how much fun your dog is having on every gallivant. So if you are looking for more than just a dog trainer or dog walker you are in the right place. Whether you have an energetic puppy, a hormonal adolescent or a grumpy senior, I work with dogs of all shapes and sizes. At Peace and Paws, not only will you receive high-quality dog training, you will have my 110% support throughout your training program and forever as part of the Peace and Paws, Paw Pack! Instagram:

Website: www.peaceandpaws.ie

22/10/2026

Billie’s 6th Walk’N’Train session, we started with time to decompress after some stressful roadworks. Even when a dog seems to be coping, they often need time to process before being asked to do more.

So we began with long-line time, sniffing and finding treats in the grass. For nervous or reactive dogs, this isn’t “doing nothing”, it gives them space to move, explore and use their nose without constant direction.

One thing I love about Billie’s progress is how much more she’s choosing to sniff. Before training, she rarely put her nose down because she was too busy scanning everything around her.

Now she’s beginning to feel safe enough to explore.
Later, we moved back towards the coast on the long line. She had the freedom to do her own thing, but she chose to walk beside me, turn when I turned and stay connected without being constantly directed.

That’s the goal, not a dog who follows because she has no other option, but one who feels comfortable making those choices herself.

We finished with mat work, building it as a predictable place to pause, process and relax in different environments.

Progress isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it looks like putting their nose down, taking a breath, choosing to explore or voluntarily walking back to you.

Those small choices matter!

These clips are taken from the training videos I sent Billie’s owner, so they can follow her progress and continue supporting her learning between sessions too.

If your dog spends walks scanning the environment, struggles to settle or finds everyday situations overwhelming, more opportunities to sniff, decompress and make safe choices can be an important part of their training. 🐾💚

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21/10/2026

Vogue should be calling any minute now 😜

13/10/2026

Billie’s 5th Walk’N’Train we introduced Billie to mat work, also known as target work.

The goal is to teach her that the mat is a familiar, predictable place where she can relax. Over time, this is something we can use in situations such as sitting at a dog-friendly coffee shop, taking a break while out and about, or helping her settle when visitors come to the house.

Billie can become excited and bark when people arrive, so mat work gives her another behaviour to practise in those moments. Instead of immediately rushing towards the door or becoming overwhelmed by all the activity, she can learn to move to her mat and settle in her own space.

For dogs who are reactive, nervous around noises, easily overexcited or struggle to switch off, having a predictable behaviour like this can be really helpful.

But mat work isn’t about forcing a dog to stay in one place or expecting them to ignore something that feels overwhelming. It needs to be built gradually, starting in an environment where the dog can succeed.

We begin by making the mat a positive place to be. Then, over time, we can slowly build duration, distance and distractions, always paying attention to the dog’s body language and keeping the challenge manageable.

The mat becomes a portable, familiar anchor that can be used in different situations. It gives the dog something clear to do, while also helping them practise calm behaviour.

For Billie, this is just the beginning. We’ll continue building this skill before expecting her to use it around bigger distractions, visitors or busy environments.
Small steps like this are how we build confidence and create more options for dogs who find the world a little overwhelming.

These clips are taken from the training videos I sent Billie’s owner, so they can follow her progress and continue supporting her learning between sessions too.

If your dog struggles to settle, barks at visitors, reacts to noises or becomes overexcited in busy places, mat work could be a really useful skill to introduce, at the right pace and in the right environment. 🐾💚

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👉🏼www.peaceandpaw.ie
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Meet Juno, a lovely 6mth old Labrador with plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and a real love for working. Like many Labrador...
12/10/2026

Meet Juno, a lovely 6mth old Labrador with plenty of energy, enthusiasm, and a real love for working. Like many Labradors, she thrives when she has a job to do, so rather than just trying to “calm her down,” we looked at how to meet her needs as a breed and give that working brain something useful to do.

That included adding more purposeful games into her day, not just endless fetch, but activities that let her use her nose, think, problem-solve, and work alongside her owners. For a Labrador like Juno, that kind of enrichment can make a big difference to her overall calmness and focus.

We also worked on leash skills, door manners, greeting guests more calmly, and putting a clear morning routine in place to help her sleep in a little longer.

For Juno’s owners, the goal wasn’t perfection. It was making everyday life easier: walks that feel more manageable, fewer chaotic greetings at the door, calmer mornings, and a dog who has a proper outlet for all that Labrador energy.

When a dog’s needs are met and the household has simple, consistent routines, everyone benefits. Juno has been brilliant to work with, keen, clever, and very happy to have a job. 🐾💚

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👉🏼www.peaceandpaw.ie
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08/10/2026

A little favour for a friend 🐾

While our friend from was away at her brother’s wedding, I minded her two gorgeous boys, Niko and Cruz.

They’re both nervous dogs, so it was important that they stayed with someone who understands them and can keep things calm, predictable and comfortable for them. I was more than happy to help.

Cruz can be nervous around people and can find being apart from his humans difficult, so he didn’t have much interest in me, unless he decided he wanted bum scratches, of course😅

Niko and I, on the other hand, had great fun doing scent games, playing tug, and getting plenty of bum scratches too.

Just to be clear though: I don’t offer pet sitting as a service. This was simply a favour for a friend, and Niko and Cruz were absolute gentlemen. 🐾💚

Meet Larry, a gorgeous Great Dane puppy who is growing fast, which means he’s already a very big boy with all the enthus...
08/10/2026

Meet Larry, a gorgeous Great Dane puppy who is growing fast, which means he’s already a very big boy with all the enthusiasm, curiosity and puppy energy you’d expect.

And he’s already living a pretty adventurous life too. Larry has been camping with his owners and his older brother Murphy, and honestly, he might just be the best campmate you could ask for, big paws, big heart, and plenty of puppy charm⛺

We’ve been working with Larry and his owner on helping him feel calmer and more settled around his older brother, Murphy. With a puppy Larry’s size, those big bouncy puppy behaviours can quickly become a lot for everyone in the house, so we’ve been focusing on things like:

- Jumping up
- Counter surfing
- Learning calmer ways to greet and interact with Murphy
- Meeting his needs as both a puppy and a growing Great Dane
- Building impulse control, settling skills and better choices around the home.

It’s not about expecting Larry to act like a fully grown adult dog, he’s still very much a puppy, just in a very large body. It’s about giving him appropriate outlets for his energy, clear guidance, and skills that will help him grow into a calm, well-mannered adult Great Dane.

Larry is doing brilliantly, and it’s been lovely watching him and Murphy start to find their rhythm together🐾💚

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👉🏼www.peaceandpaw.ie
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08/10/2026

Progress over perfection. This is how reliable skills are built. 🐾

A lot of owners wait until their dog is “perfect” before they relax, go to the park, invite guests over, or enjoy walks again. But perfection isn’t the goal, consistency is.

Your dog doesn’t need flawless behaviour. They need:
• Clear rules that stay the same most days
• Small, repeated practices in real-life situations
• Owners who notice improvement, not just mistakes

If you’re constantly chasing perfect, you’ll always feel behind. If you’re tracking progress, you’ll start to see a dog you can trust in everyday life.

Aim for “better than last week”, not “perfect today”. That’s where real change happens. 🐾💚

What’s one thing your dog has improved at recently, even if it’s small? Share I the comments.

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👉🏼www.peaceandpaw.ie
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07/10/2026

Billie’s 4th walk-and-train session. This time we took our training to the coast on a particularly windy day, which added an extra layer of challenge for Billie.

Wind can make sounds less predictable and harder for dogs to process. It can carry noises from further away, distort where they seem to be coming from, and make the environment feel even busier.

Because Billie can be nervous around certain sounds and busy areas, we focused on keeping things familiar while gently increasing the level of distraction.

We practised the skills we’ve already introduced, including engagement, loose-lead walking, check-ins and moving with me, but in a more challenging environment.

The goal wasn’t to overwhelm her or expect perfection.

It was to give Billie the opportunity to practise these skills while still feeling safe and supported.

And she did so well throughout this session. She stayed engaged, responded to me and coped brilliantly with the extra challenge of the wind, and at one point lashing rain and coastal environment.

This is why we don’t rush nervous dogs into difficult situations. We build gradually, pay attention to their body language and work at a level where they can still think and learn.

Progress might look like a calm walk, a check-in, or successfully moving on from a sound that would previously have felt overwhelming.

Those small moments matter!

These clips are taken from the training videos I sent Billie’s owner, so they can follow her progress and continue supporting her learning between sessions too.

If your dog is nervous around sounds, busy places or everyday distractions, the answer isn’t always to push them through it. They need the right level of challenge, patient guidance and plenty of successful experiences.

If you’d like support helping your dog feel more confident in the real world, send me a message and let’s chat. 🐾💚

👉🏼[email protected]
👉🏼www.peaceandpaw.ie
👉🏼Check link in bio 👆🏻

Welcome Cody, to the Gallivants gang! Cody is a gentle giant and every dog’s best friend. Though a big boy, he was littl...
06/10/2026

Welcome Cody, to the Gallivants gang!

Cody is a gentle giant and every dog’s best friend. Though a big boy, he was little unsure of new popem at first but now Cody and JJ are two peas in a pod and have the best time on their Gallivants. We are so happy to have Cody join the gang 🐾💚

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