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Lupo Academy aim to empower owners to develop happy and healthy relationships with their dogs

We specialise in hands-on dog training in the Hampshire area, using positive reinforcement to help owners enhance their relationships while taking into account the unique lifestyles, personalities and life-stages of both owner and pet. My aim is to create a fun and loving atmosphere and a relationship built from respect, trust and understanding in order to establish that strong bond between owner and pet.

31/10/2026

(sound on) Dogs are very good at noticing things we don't 👻

31/10/2026

When the dog has value for the game, it takes a lot to distract them 😎.

30/10/2026

(sound on) She thought she was all alone in the house, her dog knew otherwise...

The final episode tomorrow night 👻

30/10/2026

“ But he does it perfectly at home…”

I hear this a lot in classes and to be fair, they are usually right. Their dog probably can do it perfectly at home.

The problem is that dogs do not automatically understand that a behaviour learned in the kitchen also applies in the garden, on the pavement, in the park, near other dogs, around new smells, or when life gets more exciting.

To us, “sit” is still “sit”, wherever we are but to our dog, the environment changes everything.

Different sights, smells, sounds, surfaces, distractions and levels of excitement can all make a behaviour much harder for them to do.

That doesn’t mean your dog is being stubborn or has “forgotten” everything, it usually means we need to help them practise the skill in easier real-life situations first, then gradually build up.

So if your dog can do something beautifully at home but struggles elsewhere, don’t panic. Home is where learning should start. It’s just not where it ends.

What does your dog do brilliantly at home, then mysteriously forgets the moment you go out?

29/10/2026

(sound on) The same staircase, the same time every night...but there is something different about to happen...

Part 2 tomorrow 👻

29/10/2026

What's a house rule your dog invented that everyone now obeys?

In our house, Cici is in charge of the cushions.

Every evening she spends a good ten minutes preparing her bed. Picking cushions up, moving them around, turning in circles, trampling everything down and generally making sure the arrangement meets her exacting standards.

Then, once she's satisfied with her work, she collapses in a heap and goes to sleep.

I've learned not to interfere. Apparently, my cushion-arranging skills aren't up to Dobermann standards.

So, what's a ridiculous rule or routine your dog has introduced that you now just accept as perfectly normal?

I can't be the only one living with a four-legged management team.

29/10/2026

Bear ❤️ recall training for this little lad, he smashed it!

28/10/2026

Bertie ❤️ he’s young and silly and the size of a small pony, this can make adolescence feel really hard. The great thing is he has a lovely temperament and his humans have already done some great work on his foundations. Today was working on drop and leave as well as how to use his known cues in everyday life to make things easier for everyone. He was lots of fun and I’m looking forward to helping him become the bestest of boys 🥰

28/10/2026

Good recall starts long before you call your dog.

When we think about dog training, we often think about teaching cues. Sit, stay, come, heel.

But some of the most useful things we teach our dogs aren't responses to cues at all. They're habits that have been created from all the practice you do..

Think about a dog who regularly checks in with you on walks, notices when you change direction or naturally adjusts their pace to walk alongside you.

Those behaviours don't happen because you've asked for them, they can develop because you've noticed and rewarded them, again and again.

That's where repetition becomes so important.

Every time your dog makes a choice you like and you reward it, you're giving them another reason to make that choice in the future.

One reward won't create a habit. Neither will five. But lots of successful repetitions, practised in different places and around increasing distractions, help build behaviours that become a normal part of your dog's day.

Let's take a look at a recall, we need to teach a reliable response to the recall cue. But imagine how much easier that becomes when your dog already has a habit of keeping track of you, checking where you are and noticing which direction you're heading.

The same applies to loose-lead walking, settling, choosing to disengage from distractions and all sorts of everyday behaviours.

We're not just teaching dogs what to do when we ask. We're building patterns of behaviour that make good choices more likely even when we haven't asked. That is good training!

Reliability isn't built in one training session. It's built through all those little moments that add up over time.

What's one behaviour your dog now does without you needing to ask for it?

28/10/2026

Stanley ❤️ he’s become a bit grouchy towards other dogs on walks and is struggling to settle at home. We went out and I noticed a little skip when he walked. This could be nothing but because his behaviour has changed, pain is always something we need to consider. No amount of training will work if your dog has an ouchie somewhere. So Stanley will go to see the doggy dr for a check up. And we will go from there 🥰

Address

Oakridge Hall For All, Forsythia Walk
Basingstoke
RG215RG

Telephone

+447825548600

Website

http://www.lupoacademy.co.uk/

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