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🏆 Twice Voted UK Best Dog Trainers by the public
🥇 5x Winner Dog/Puppy Trainer/Behaviourist of the Year
🌟 500+ 5 star Reviews
🎓 Qualified and Accredited
🐶 5000+ Dogs
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03/11/2026

🐾 New Recruits in Sunderland! 🐾

Our second class of the evening saw us welcoming two gorgeous new puppies and their humans to the family as they begin their training journey with us. 💛

A smaller class, but plenty to learn! Week 1 is all about building those important foundations and helping puppies and owners start developing that lovely connection.

We worked through our usual games:

🐶 Marker Word: Helping puppies understand when they've got something right.

🐶 I Love My Name: Building a positive response when they hear their name.

🐶 All Eyes On Me: Encouraging focus and engagement with their humans.

🐶 Runaway Recall: Making coming back to you fun and rewarding.

🐶 Settle: Learning the importance of switching off and relaxing.

🐶 Middle: Building closeness, confidence and connection.

We also chatted about something incredibly important… PUPPY SLEEP! 💤 Growing puppies need plenty of quality rest to help them learn, develop and process all the new experiences they're taking in. Sometimes doing nothing is just as important as doing something!

We finished with our Preference Test, helping owners discover which rewards their puppies love most. After all, knowing what motivates your dog makes training much more rewarding!

🏠 HOMEWORK:

This week, it's all about practising! Recap the games at home, using your puppy class videos as a handy reference to help you along. Keep sessions short, fun and positive, and remember that little and often is the way to go.

Get those foundations in place and be ready for Week 2! 🐾

A huge welcome to our newest recruits. We can't wait to see you again next week! 💛

02/11/2026

Week three in Newcastle for these perfect pups 🐶

So much progress already on their settle, self-control, and engagement in a busy environment.

On top of this we introduced loose lead walking foundations, swapping toys and also worked through disengaging around other dogs with those who needed some extra support.

Well done everyone and see you next week! 🐾

02/11/2026

🐾 Week 5 in Sunderland! 🐾

Tonight was our first class of the evening in Sunderland, and we're already into the final stretch of this 6-week puppy course!

We had another busy session, introducing new skills, revisiting some important life skills and putting those foundations into practice.

We started with “paw”, a lovely practical skill to help with nail clipping, drying muddy feet and checking for any injuries.

We then built on our “leave” cue, adding more challenge to help our pups make good choices around tempting distractions.

Next up was “drop”, an incredibly important cue that could one day help keep our dogs safe if they pick up something they shouldn't.

We also played our “What's This?" recall game, keeping coming back to their humans fun and rewarding, before finishing with some loose lead walking to encourage our pups to walk nicely alongside us.

The progress these pups are making is lovely to see.

Homework time! 📝

This week, we'd love everyone to practise all the games we've covered throughout the course, but with a particular focus on walking in heel position as next week we'll be looking to fade out the food rewards used in loose lead walking, so we want those foundations nice and strong!

And can you believe it… next week is GRADUATION WEEK for this class! 🎓🐶

Our final class has come around so quickly. I can't wait to celebrate how far these pups and their humans have come!

31/10/2026

🐾 A lovely Saturday of 1:1s! 🐾

Today we spent time with three lovely pups and their guardians. Two new faces starting their training journeys with us, and one familiar face making some lovely progress!

🐶 First up was Robbie!

Robbie is a 7-month-old Goldendoodle whose guardian contacted us for support with jumping up at visitors and getting very excited before walks.

Today we started building some important foundations, including introducing a marker word so Robbie can understand when he's got something right, and working on engagement with his guardian.

We also discussed management strategies for when visitors arrive, helping to prevent Robbie from rehearsing the jumping up, while introducing an alternative behaviour we'd like him to learn instead.

🐾 Next, we had our second session with Enzo!

Enzo's guardians are looking for support with loose lead walking, calmness and excitement around visitors. Last session we focused on building calmness, and it's lovely to already see some positive progress!

Today we introduced some simple loose lead walking games, including our "This Way" game, rewarding those lovely voluntary check-ins and reinforcing Enzo when he chooses to stay alongside his guardians.

🐕 And finally, we met Ralphy for his first session!

Ralphy is a very energetic boy who gets rather excited around visitors, so today we focused on some similar foundations to Robbie.

We introduced his marker word, worked on engagement with his guardian, and discussed management strategies to help prevent jumping up while teaching him an alternative behaviour.

We also looked at our calmness protocol, including capturing and rewarding those lovely moments when Ralphy chooses to settle by himself. Because learning how to switch off is an important skill in itself.

A lovely day of 1:1s, with new foundations being built, some familiar skills developing and lots of opportunities for our dogs and their guardians to learn together.

Well done Robbie, Enzo, Ralphy and your lovely guardians! I can't wait to see how everyone progresses at their next sessions. 🐾

Fiona x

24/10/2026

Our new website is live and working well!

When you login you can manage your subscriptions, appointments, see the puppy class videos and the puppy class theory videos too! All very easily!

We have still having issues with The Dog Training Academy.

Because of how the Hub stores cookies on the device, it’s storing course data first then academy access is being given and not showing properly.

Last night I switched to a whole new cloud server, and we are rebuilding the Auth login from scratch so that your website login is linked directly to your hub login.

This is a major task, and wasn’t expected. I do all our tech in house without developers etc so please bare with me while I fix it all!

Currently stressed by it all 😂😂😂

It’s going to be AWESOME when it’s finished 😁

24/10/2026

Living with two dogs who used to get along, but now explode into fights over sofa space or doorway entrances?

That was daily life for Tara, a bonkers spaniel, and Bear, an excitable lad who thinks personal space is optional. After an unsettling holiday sparked their first scrap, tension spiralled. For nearly seven months, the house had been split into gates, crates, and constant stress. Living on eggshells, the family couldn't even relax to watch TV without worrying someone was going to look at the other funny.

What looked like pure jealousy was actually territorial pressure in their safe zones mixed with overstimulation. Bear was persistently pestering—trying to lick ears and get right in Tara's face—pushing her boundaries until she reacted.

In just one session, we reset the living room dynamic. We set up dedicated bed stations using simple sofa-leg tethers and taught them the difference between an abrupt "release" treat and feeding to maintain a relaxed down. We introduced impulse-control drills (even with Tara slabbering in excitement!) and showed how slow hands keep arousal low.

The shift was immediate. Tara went from bouncing around like a whirlwind to holding a calm, focused settle between her paws. Bear quickly caught on to the lure, dropping his elbows without backing away once the pressure was removed.

Next up: a month of individual bed routines, alternating evening lounge time, and frozen enrichment like Kongs to build value into doing nothing.

23/10/2026

BREAKING NEWS!

Andy Burnham has vowed to make dog poo bag rolls square, in a bold plan to end one of Britain's most annoying park problems. The move will ensure that when dog owners drop a roll, it won't roll away and unravel down the street, scattering bags in the wind. Burnham says the simple change will make life easier for responsible dog owners and cleaner for communities, proving that practical, common-sense solutions can still be at the heart of government.

20/10/2026

Week 3 in Sunderland 🐾

Our Sunderland puppies were back tonight and ready to get stuck into their games after last week's Confidence Week! 🐶

We continued building on the foundations from our previous sessions, helping our puppies develop skills that will make everyday life easier for both them and their owners.

🐾 Bed Shaping - Teaching our puppies to choose to go to their bed, and encourage them to problem solve for themselves.

🐾 Find My - Face Encouraging our puppies to move to be able to check in with their owners and build engagement.

🐾 Impulse control - Helping puppies learn to pause and make good choices.

🐾 Heel position - Introducing the position we want our puppies to be in when walking with us, laying the foundations for loose lead walking.

🐾 Toy play - Teaching owners how to play tug safely, using play to build engagement and strengthen their relationship with their puppy.

✈️ Airplane - We also revisited this fantastic calming game, helping puppies slow down and bring their excitement levels back down. Learning to move between excitement and calm is such an important life skill!

We also explored two things we can start teaching now to help with loose lead walking: voluntary check ins and voluntary loose leads. By rewarding puppies for choosing to engage with us and keeping the lead loose, we can build good habits long before expecting them to manage the distractions of a walk.

🏠 This week's homework

🐾 Practise all the games, starting in low distraction environments before gradually building up the distractions.

🐾 Practise your loose lead exercises around the house and garden with your puppy wearing their walking equipment. This gives you the chance to teach the position and reward those voluntary check ins without the added excitement of being outside.

Remember, keep sessions short, fun and rewarding. We're building strong foundations one little step at a time!

A huge well done to our Sunderland puppies and their owners. 👏 It's lovely to see those skills developing and those partnerships growing stronger every week! 💕

19/10/2026

New Sunderland Puppy Graduates 🎓🐾

Another puppy journey has come to an end, and what a lovely group of characters we've had the pleasure of spending time with! ❤️

In week 6, we revisited our favourite games, including bed games and adding in distance, duration and distractions, Toy Switch, recall, and loose lead walking, alongside our nose to tail health checks. But this graduation is all about celebrating these five wonderful puppies and their individual personalities!

🐾 Dottie

Small in size but BIG in personality! 😆 Dottie picked up our games brilliantly and showed us that being little doesn't mean being invisible. This girl has a presence all of her own!

🐾 Murphy

Our energetic boy, full of enthusiasm and always ready to get involved! Murphy picked things up quickly and has done brilliantly channeling all that energy into learning.

🐾 Brobbey

Brobbey was a newly vaccinated baby when he first joined us in week one, and he's picked everything up brilliantly. I'll especially miss his little Superman flops when he lies down. 🦸‍♂️ Those deserve a certificate of their own!

🐾 Nico

In week one, we were figuring out how to encourage Nico to lie down and settle. Fast forward to week six, and he was confidently ignoring distractions around him. What a lovely example of what patience and practice can achieve!

🐾 Ralph

Our clever Spaniel who has done brilliantly with the games. Ralph certainly knows how to make friends, especially when there's a belly rub on offer! And naturally, I was more than happy to oblige. 😂❤️

I'm genuinely going to miss this group, both the puppies and their wonderful guardians. It's been a privilege to watch these personalities shine and see the bonds you're building together.

Congratulations to our newest graduates! Be proud of how far you've come, keep having fun and remember, this is only the beginning of your adventures together. 🎓🐾❤️

19/10/2026

Our new website is live!

I originally built our old website around 8 years ago, it had all the bells and whistles on and cost tens of thousands to build.

Gradually as time went on, one thing after another broke beyond simple repair. So it was time for a new one.

Now, I loved the original design, so that hasn’t changed too much. But now, the full client dashboard is returning!

All in all, the new website is considerably quicker, smoother and more user friendly.

On our new website:

- You can book puppy classes and see ALL class dates, not just the starting date.
- The Login Dashboard now shows all booked dates and allows rescheduling of calls and 1:1s with ease.
- Access discount codes
- Access The Dog Training Academy in its brand new HUB space*
- Access Puppy Class Theory and Videos directly*
- Easily manage subscriptions*
- We can update is WAY easier.

If you had a login on the old site, you will need to resign up, but it will read your existing data still.

If you are an Academy member and don’t have access to the new Hub yet, simply login to the new site, complete the form on the top and you’ll get access within seconds.

Puppy class videos are still being finished off, should be live tomorrow/monday.

Apologies for any delays, but we are nearly there. Annoyingly, I assumed that we would be able to retain the old academy in the moving process, but it hasn’t worked out that way.

Tech ey 😂

Address

Daverson Hall, Elmwood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gosforth
NE136PX

Website

https://www.southshieldsdogtrainer.co.uk/

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