A&S Dog Walking & Pet Visits

06/08/2026

The summer holidays are a time when many of you bring home a puppy & start to plan socialising & training.

For anyone who signs up for my 6 week one to one puppy programme before 6th September 2026 you will receive a free copy of ‘Ouch’ A practical guide to puppy biting written by Debbie Potter Debbie Potter | Dog Trainer & Canine Coach

This is a brilliant book I recommend all puppy owners read as it’s the one topic that more often than not gets discussed from week 1 of puppy classes right through to week 6 and beyond!

My puppy classes can start as soon as you bring your puppy home, and we work on life skills needed to keep your puppy safe and well adjusted to the world we humans live in.

Please contact me at www.smallpetservices.co.uk for more information

05/08/2026

I have some solo dog walking and walk & train availability.

Most areas in Aylesbury & surrounding villages covered

31/07/2026

30/07/2026

Isn’t it sad how many trainers normalise placing a slip lead like this onto a dogs neck to prevent pulling.

No training here just strangulation if the dog dares to move out of position. Let’s be honest if you put this around my neck I would comply by walking nicely by his side.

Please don’t use these methods if you value your relationship with your dog.

23/07/2026

Looking for a small outdoor paddock to rent for puppy classes.

It can be a paddock on its own or attached to a house. It does however need to be secure. Please share if anyone knows of someone who may have a small paddock that is unused.

19/07/2026

What issues do dog trainers deal with?

It’s not just about teaching obedience, in fact we don’t really teach obedience anymore it’s actually about teaching life skills. Life skills are what you need to teach your dog so they can function & respond appropriately in certain situations. For many dogs functioning around things they find overwhelming, scary, exciting can be really tough.

Training can help to build confidence, strategies & a stronger bond with you their guardian which can help with focus, calmness & also having fun together.

Apart from the generic topics I help support you to teach such as recall, loose lead walking and wait there are so many other cues & behaviours we can teach.

Most recently I have been working with guardians to

🐶 Come in from the garden rather than play keep away

🐕 Support with handling such as brushing, nail clipping & even drying a dogs paws due to touch sensitivities.

🐶 Supporting guardians on how to tackle dogs that find being in a car worrying.

🐕 A really common one is to help a dog to feel less aroused by the knock of the front door and show them how to respond instead.

🐶 Showing strategies of how to give your dog choices when faced with things they find worrying in their environment.

Dog training can cover so many issues you might be experiencing so why not get in touch.

I only use positive training so use food, toys and the environment to enable change & motivate learning.

11/07/2026

With the hot weather continuing for at least another week why not try something new with your dog.

Shaping is a great activity where we teach our dogs a new behaviour by rewarding tiny increments, steps towards the final goal.

Shaping teaches a dog to think & is incredibly tiring for a dog, which is great whilst walks are not as plentiful with the heat.

Keep your sessions short and sweet and always end on a high note

The iMovie video set up seems to have zoomed in the video unfortunately when it was shared on social media 🤷‍♀️

06/07/2026

The enrichment herb garden is really coming into its own in this incredibly hot spell. This is the only exercise the dogs are getting at the moment, early morning and evening, mooching around the herbs and small tracks and placing snuffle mats for some simple scent working and foraging.
Nothing strenuous to make them pant or get over excited, but it ticks all their boxes for movement, scent and enriching activity. 📖

📖There are a few copies of the Canine Enrichment Garden book on the website, or it's available as an eBook on Amazon.
https://www.hedgerowhounds.co.uk/products/p/canine-enrichment-herb-garden-book

05/07/2026

I offer 3 separate services to help you train your puppy/adolescent puppy.

One to one puppy classes (foundation) up to 8 months of age

One to one adolescent classes 8 months to 2 years

The social puppy club - 8 weeks onwards to 6 months

I offer foundation one to one puppy classes so you can learn how to teach your puppy valuable life skills. All positive reinforcement training. Book a course of 4 or 6 sessions. Great if you need flexibility with support training your pup. Up to 8 months of age.

After 8 months of age I offer adolescent one to ones and you can access this training even if you never went to puppy classes when your pup was very young.

The puppy social walk club is a weekly walk where you can meet with myself and other puppy owners and learn all things puppy.

This is a small group of up to 4 guardians and their one puppy. We can discuss the how to’s of training, some might be how to focus on you, coming back to you, being calm, not jumping up, teething, & crate training. £20 for an hours walk & talk

Www.smallpetservices.co.uk