Paw & Order Dog Training

25/10/2025

RESEARCH YOUR BREEDDDDDDDDDD...........

Something that is driving me a little bit mad recently is people taking home a dog that they've done limited research into and then asking for tips or tricks to stop that dog performing BREED SPECIFIC BEHAVIOUR.

Make your life easier and pick a breed that hasn't been bred for hundreds of generations to display behaviour you don't like.

If you like a quiet dog, probably wouldn't recommend a beagle or a shepherd.

If you don't want a sniffy dog, don't get a spaniel.

If you don't want your dog picking up and carrying things they shouldn't, don't get a Labrador.

People happily will consider physical traits: low shedding, size, colour, grooming requirements etc but often forget the behaviour traits.

Cockerpoos for examples are not teddy bear sofa dogs, they are two high energy, clever, working dogs that have been combined together.
(Cue the comments saying people's cockerpoos are lazy 🤣)

Your dog also doesn't know it's just a pet dog if it comes from a working line. If your dog has been bred for generations from working line parents that doesn't just switch off because you've decided it's now a pet with no job.

I won't get certain breeds because they don't suit me and vice versa, that's not to say I don't like or appreciate them, I just know we'd stress each other out 😆

Just something to consider if you're thinking of adding to your families! 🥹

13/10/2025

You just can't beat proper socialisation.. the art of doing nothing ✨ A far more important and impressive skill than the silly myths of dog socialisation.

09/08/2025

Volume up for this before & after! 🔊 ⬆️

Bambam would take so long to eat her meals due to almost constant growling. Resource guarding was ruining her relationship with food and it would be quite stressful for her at meal times.

It was very clear from the beginning that Bambam wasn't resource guarding towards her owner, she was doing it towards the other dogs in the home, mainly Barney (the small black dog from the after video). She wouldn't eat close to them anymore but it didn't make a difference. You can hear the other dogs eating in the background of the before video and see the distance of their bowls at the end of the before video.

When Bambam was a puppy she experienced a few negative associations with her food and Barney. The resource guarding only appeared when she was older, even though Barney had left her alone for quite some time due to the growling it still didn't change her association and she still felt she needed to guard.

We needed to fix Bambam and Barney's relationship as well at set some really important boundaries up for both dogs. Bambam also had an issue with Barney coming on to the couch if she was cuddling her owner, and both dogs needed to understand that they can't approach each others bowls after they've finished to lick them clean.

Their owner followed all instructions and homework perfectly and therefore has made excellent progress!

Bambam and Barney can now eat next to each other comfortably because of a total understanding of boundaries and due to having a much healthier relationship.

Well done Katie for all your hard work! 🤎

07/08/2025

Another walk & train photo dump from the past few months 🐕🐾🤎

Roy & Alan
Buddy
Lilly & Lola
Biscuit
Norman
Zena
Martha

01/07/2025

Full post over on my Instagram (I can't do pictures and videos at the same time on a Facebook post 😢)

Here's Ruk making excellent progress with his neutrality in public, staying in his down and disengaging from all the people and dogs passing by. Super proud of him 🤎

14/06/2025

Chase is having 1-1 training sessions for reactivity and pulling, he's making excellent progress so far! Gorgeous boy 🤎

04/06/2025

Paw & Order is 3 years old! Thank you for your continuing support, every year is more successful than the last and I am forever grateful. Getting to change dogs and owners lives on the daily is the most rewarding feeling and a high I will never stop chasing! We have such exciting things planned for the future of Paw & Order and I cannot wait to bring you all on that journey, here's to the next 3 years and many many more 🥂🤎

22/05/2025

Storm has just finished his block of training sessions, we worked on jumping up, manners towards guests, and impulse control. He did wonderful!

18/05/2025

Alfie is another example of a genetically fearful dog that once matured started to use reactivity as a defence mechanism. Alfie would bark at most things that moved on a walk, but dogs and people were his biggest triggers. He would pull so much that even with a harness he would manage to choke himself.

Alfie wouldn't take food outside, sniff any of the environment, or go to the toilet on walks as the fear and anxiety he felt was so strong that he simply couldn't relax and be a dog. This kind of severity meant we had to strip right back to basics and reintroduce the walks once foundations had been set.

Alfie will now take food on walks and in the presence of his triggers, he will walk past dogs and people without thinking the worst is going to happen. He can walk with a loose lead and no longer choke because of the pulling! He will always be nervous at heart, but as long as his space is respected he can now finally start to enjoy himself and explore the world comfortably. He started going to the toilet on walks during our sessions, and his owner has since sent me videos of him sniffing on walks too!

Alfie's training has helped his confidence improve so much that even things we didn't touch on during training have gotten better. For example, his owner had a friend come round with her little girl before training and Alfie really struggled to settle down, he barked a lot and would run/hide away. The same friend and little girl has been round since, and Alfie was completely relaxed and quiet, even taking food off the little girl.

The difference in this lovely little dog is night and day. He has absolutely smashed it and it has been so rewarding to see him progress in the ways which he has.

Massive well done to Sophie and Alfie 🤎

30/04/2025

Reposting this for new clients to read or anyone that missed it last year, it's really important to understand how the sun and heat affects your specific breed, age, and colour of dog! If you're ever unsure, just skip the walk, much better to be safe than sorry 🤞🏻

Since the warmer weather is finally sticking, here are my business rules for training sessions in summer.

- If we are on to outdoor sessions and on the day of our session it is 18° or above (full sun, little to no cloud, no wind or rain), and you own a small/short legged brachycephalic breed such as a Frenchie, Pug, Boston Terrier, English Bulldog etc, the session will not go ahead that day.

- If we are on to outdoor sessions and on the day of our session it is 19° or above (full sun, little to no cloud, no wind or rain), and your dog is giant in size, black in colour, overweight, elderly, or very young, the session will not go ahead that day.

- If we are on to outdoor sessions and on the day of our session it is 21° or above (full sun, little to no cloud, no wind or rain), and you own any other breed, size, colour, or age not mentioned above, the session will not go ahead that day.

- If we are still on indoor sessions and on the day of our session it is 23° or above (full sun, little to no cloud, no wind or rain), regardless of breed and size etc, the session will not go ahead that day. The heat will make your dog lethargic at home, therefore not motivated to learn or move around, therefore wasting a session.

If we do not have a session planned that day, or you're not even a current client of mine, please DO NOT walk your dogs above 21° full sun weather (less if you own a dog from the first paragraph). It is just not worth it. Please note you can add a couple of degrees on if it's windy, super cloudy, or raining, as the temperature won't feel as hot.

It takes dogs at least 30 days to acclimatise to weather. They do not get that opportunity in this country. 20° to us feels like 25° to them. It's not always about the hot pavement too, obviously it's good to check using the back of your hand, but the pavement may have cooled down by 7pm and the air is still hot. No dog has died from missing a walk, hundreds of dogs die each year from heat related deaths.

If anyone is going to be annoyed by rescheduling because of summer weather, please find an alternate trainer that doesn't give a s**t about your dog 🤎

28/04/2025

Louis is over halfway through his perfect puppy package, he's doing so well in every subject and we're loving how intelligent he is! He's full of personality and an absolute joy to work with 🤎

22/04/2025

Ruk is still smashing all subjects in his training course, this picture is from a session where trainee Morgan came as a pretend guest so we could teach Ruk how to be polite and interact properly without taking it too far and getting overexcited. He did so so well 😁