Paws in Training

06/05/2026

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19/11/2025

Let dogs be dogs, they try hard for us but often not heard, many owners do not know how to read their dogs.

Just one generation ago, if a dog growled while eating, people said,

“Hey! Don’t bother him while he’s eating.”

And that was it.

We respected the warning.

We understood the dog was simply communicating.

Today?

That same dog gets corrected, labeled, or, even worse…

euthanized.

Somewhere along the way, we stopped allowing dogs to say

“No.” We stopped giving them the space to express fear,

discomfort, or uncertainty.

We expect them to be perfectly happy, perfectly calm, and

perfectly tolerant 100% of the time.

But here’s the truth:

Dogs deserve the right to feel. They deserve the right to

communicate. And a growl is not an act of aggression, it’s a sentence. It’s information.

It’s a dog saying, “I’m not okay right now.”

We’ve lost all nuance. If a dog is anything other than silly, social, and sunshine-on four legs, we slap the label “AGGRESSIVE” on them.

People…please…listen to your dogs.

They are communicating with you in the only way they know how.

Honor that.

Learn from it.

And give them back the right to speak.

04/11/2025

Some of the dogs I have worked with recently, I don’t always take photos of client dogs.

20/10/2025

The downside of multiple dogs is the exercising of them in wet weather!
Local coffee house is great so a few are practising relaxing inside

18/10/2025

06/10/2025

Chilli enjoying the view

06/10/2025

A dog called Snow
He comes to visit me for a few days every 6 weeks.

22/09/2025

So owners are aware

🐶📢 Dog Body Language: What the Signals Mean 🐾✨

1️⃣ Posture

Relaxed: head and tail in a neutral position, showing calmness.

Alert: body upright, head and tail raised, showing attention.

Defensive: tense body, lowered head and tail, ready to react.

2️⃣ Tail

High: confidence and excitement.

Low: submission or insecurity.

Wagging: happiness, enthusiasm, or high energy (context matters).

3️⃣ Ears

Forward: interest and curiosity.

Pulled back: fear or discomfort.

Drooping: sadness or tiredness.

4️⃣ Eyes

Bright: joy and engagement.

Dull: sadness or low energy.

Staring: focus, alertness, or sometimes challenge.

By reading these cues, you can better understand your dog’s emotions and intentions.

22/09/2025

These are monkeys and very naughty at home, when they come to stay with me they are both so well behaved.