Clifford Dog Training home of Puppy School Gloucester

09/06/2026

What a fantastic session with our latest Companion Bronze stars last night!

These young dogs worked so hard on their training and we finished the class the best way possible - with plenty of fun and play. Not only do the dogs love it, but play is a brilliant way to reinforce learning and build confidence.

One thing you can always spot in a Puppy School dog? They absolutely love a game of tug and know how to play it beautifully!

16/05/2026

It’s been a whopping good week for me at Paignton Zoo.

It’s a huge chunk of CPD and also a great reminder of how zoo animals benefit from positive reward based training.

We wrote and tweaked our training plans and communicated necessary information to the next team training our species to offer continuity in the learning.

My mechanical skills have been boosted massively and I thank each and every animal I worked with over the last 4 days.

Giant tortoise 🐢
Cuban Crocodile 🐊
Goat 🐐
Baboon 🐒
Lion 🦁
Tiger 🐅
Binturong (Bearcat) 🦡

01/05/2026

What a delight it was to meet up with this little cherub for some pre-class socialisation and settling practise.

We can’t think of a better way to spend a Friday morning chatting all things puppy in a coffee shop.

We look forward to greeting you both in class in a few weeks 🤩

25/04/2026

You can take the girl out of dog training but you can’t take the training out of the girl. Isn’t that how it goes??

This was my recent trip to Sweden and along with awesome dog sledding (bucket list ✅), I was lucky enough to spend a little time with some reindeer.

See even reindeer will walk nicely next to you for a handful of Lichen.

14/04/2026

🎉Massive Congratulations to our recent Puppy School Graduates🎓 😍 Well done to team Ted, Ruby and Maddie 🐶

No photo from Ruby as she’s feeling a little unwell.

These pups have been absolutely AMAZING and grown in confidence over the last 6 weeks 🤩

Hope to see you again soon for our Companion Bronze Course🥉

12/04/2026

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Hands up if you've ever wrestled with a squirmy, wriggly ball of puppy fluff to shoehorn them into their harness? It can feel like trying to restrain a furry, bitey octopus! But it doesn't have to be like that. Here is our best method for getting that harness on calmly, which can then mean you're making sure it fits properly, to keep your puppy nice and safe.

1. Begin by putting a few treats on the ground in front of you.
2. Holding a few more treats, you can guide puppy's nose through.
3. Place a few bits of food on the ground as you clip up, adding a few more down if needed.
4. When puppy's harness is on, play with their favourite toy, to keep the experience positive.

In this video, Maisie is wearing her PerfectFit Harness. It's a brand that we love at Puppy School, because it's soft, comfortable, and designed to allow full shoulder movement without restriction, helping puppies to feel happy and confident wearing it. It can also be fitted without having to go over puppy's head, which is great for those pups who find that a bit worrying.

Does your puppy love having their harness put on like Maisie here?

30/03/2026

It was a Cavapoofest at our most recent graduation evening. 3 Cavapoos small, medium and large and with just 7 weeks difference in age.

Teeny tiny Misha who was the most confident, happy and energetic girl and was phased by nothing (she rounds up the goats at home you know) 🤣🐐

Rudie is next up - this ball of fluff knows no bounds and has mum totally at his beck and call along with his 3 lively kids that keep him stimulated.

Jessop is the largest and oldest of the group who is also a champion sock eating monster. What this guy won’t do for food isn’t worth talking about.

We’ve had a total blast with this group, thanks for the fun, the chatter and memories.

Happy graduation Misha, Rudie and Jessop, you all rock.

24/03/2026

At PSG, one of our hopes, desires, wishes is that some of you, when you finish classes, will continue to meet up with your dogs, creating long lasting friendships for both humans and dogs. We received this recently and just had to share this beautiful story.

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“I was in the puppy school classes last year with my dog Cooper and another dog called Milo and they very clearly wanted to play with each other. A couple of months on, me and Milo’s mum meet up every Friday and weekends to walk our young puppies together. They are so inseparable! We took them to the beach for the first time on Saturday and they had the time of their lives! Also us humans have become really good friends too. Thank you Puppy School Gloucester for bringing us together.“

12/03/2026

Exhibiting animals in public for profit petition. Please sign and share where you can.

We call for a ban on puppy yoga, puppy Pilates and other “puppy cuddle therapy” to help in bringing an end to an alarming rise in the number of businesses offering alternative therapy classes which use puppies as part of their sessions.

04/03/2026

Happy graduation to our super companion bronze participants.

It’s been a full on 6 weeks for these two nutters and Ted and Dug have pushed our thinking to another level and we’ve enjoyed every minute.

We loved Dugs family practising their distance down stay with distractions 🤣 (video in comments).

Well done boys.