The Pawfect Solution

27/10/2026

💜A little update on my home boarding plans 🐾 🏠 🐶 💜

I know lots of you were excited about my plans to offer a small, home-from-home dog boarding service, so I wanted to let you know that sadly, this won’t be going ahead.

After a long, stressful and disappointing licensing process, I’ve made the decision to withdraw my appeal against Wi******er City Council.

This experience has taught me a lot. I know that other councils are willing to consider individual medical circumstances and work alongside veterinary professionals, but unfortunately that hasn’t been my experience here.

However, I do believe that everything happens for a reason, even when we can’t see it at the time.

I’ve always believed that what is meant for us won’t pass us by, and that the things which are truly right for us shouldn’t cause us so much pain and stress to pursue or hold on to.

Since making the decision to let this go, I honestly feel so much lighter. And I think there’s a valuable life lesson in that. Sometimes we become so focused on trying to make something happen that we forget we have a choice to simply let it go.

As one door closes, another opens, and I’m choosing to trust that whatever comes next is where I’m meant to be.

I’m so grateful to my Angel team 😇 who I believe have supported and guided me through this experience and helped me reach this point today.

And to all of you who have followed this journey, sent me lovely messages, encouraged me and shared in my excitement about what I hoped to offer, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your kindness and belief in me have meant more than you probably realise. I’m genuinely sorry that I won’t be able to offer this service to those of you who were looking forward to it.

For now, I’ll continue doing the work I love, helping animals and their families in the ways I already do, and remain open to whatever opportunities come next.

For today, i’m enjoying what I do best… Spending time with dogs, no money involved, just for the love and silliness.
My niece dogs are with me and we are off the the field while the sun is shining . We hope you all have a wonderful day 💚🐾

21/10/2026

🐾 Meet the gorgeous Teddy! ❤️

Today I had my first training session with Teddy, who has a long history of being frightened and overwhelmed by having his nails clipped. In fact, recently he had to have an anaesthetic just to have the fur on his feet trimmed and his nails clipped.

Today was really about getting to know Teddy and understanding what he is comfortable with and, more importantly, what he isn’t.

This is very much a work in progress and I certainly wasn’t expecting to be clipping nails today! What was important was learning to recognise how Teddy communicates his worries so that I can plan our future sessions and work within his capabilities.

And he did so well! 🥰

One of the most important things Teddy learned today was that he could move away from me and still be rewarded. I want him to understand that he has choices, that I’m listening to him and that he doesn’t have to panic or resort to biting to make himself heard.

His lovely family are committed to weekly sessions and I’m really confident that, with time and patience, we can help this clever boy feel much more comfortable with having his feet handled.

I’d love you to watch the video and tell me what you see! 👀

Teddy gave me lots of information about how he was feeling throughout our session. Can you spot the different things he did to tell me that he wasn’t entirely happy or comfortable?

I’d love to hear your observations in the comments. It’s so important that we learn to recognise these little signs rather than waiting until a dog feels they have no option but to bite.

I’ll pop another video in the comments to show you how far we got today.

I’m really looking forward to working with Teddy and his family. He’s a lovely boy and I think he’s going to teach us all a lot! ❤️

07/05/2026

It’s been lovely recently working with a dog who has been making fantastic progress through calm, connection-based training sessions 🐾

Many people don’t realise that I also offer training walks, where I work directly with your dog out on walks to help build skills, confidence, focus, and better behaviour in real-life situations. After each session, I report back with guidance and practical next steps so you can continue the progress at home too.

This can be especially helpful for:
🐶 Pulling on the lead
🐶 Reactivity or overexcitement
🐶 Confidence building
🐶 Recall and focus
🐶 Calm walking skills
🐶 General manners and engagement

As an accredited Dog Training Instructor, I continue to keep up-to-date with the latest relevant, science-based training knowledge, whilst also incorporating calm, intuitive energy work into my sessions to support emotional balance and connection.

If you’d like support with your dog, feel free to message me to chat about how I may be able to help 💛 or follow me over on my main page Pawfect Connection

21/11/2025

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🌟 Exciting News for 2026! 🌟

From January, I’m delighted to be expanding my services and will be able to welcome new clients once again.

Alongside my Pop-In cat and small pet visits, I will also be bringing back my one-to-one training walks for puppies and older dogs. With over 20 years of experience, APDT listing, full insurance, and my background as a qualified veterinary nurse, these sessions are designed to gently support dogs who need a little extra guidance and confidence.

🐾 What training walks can help with:
• Loose-lead walking
• Recall
• Calm manners around town
• Settling in public places
• Confidence building
• Polite greetings
• And general life-skills for happy, relaxed dogs

These walks are tailored to each dog as an individual, allowing them to learn in a calm, supportive environment.

Over the coming weeks I’ll be sharing screenshots of client references and photos from previous training work so you can see the results first-hand.

If you’d like to reserve a space for January or chat about whether a training walk could help your dog, please feel free to message me. I’d love to help you and your four-legged friend start the new year on the right paw 🐾✨

04/11/2025

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08/10/2025

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A lovely review from Gina today. I so appreciate it 🩷. It’s such a privilege to help animals live their best life.

‘Hi Shelley just like to give you a great big thanks for all the work you have put in helping me with my puppy Derek who was a very very reactive and I would say very very nuts dog he has now turned into a lovely cuddly beautiful young dog
You're advice has been invaluable to getting us to this stage you are the dog whisperer once again thanks so much you've been great’

15/04/2025

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22/01/2025

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