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Leading experts in training for family dogs & assistance dogs. Chat to us Live here https://wa.me/message/MSNOCZKOQROQN1 www.adolescentdogs.com

Adolescent Dogs is a family business run by Jenny Newland and Mike Newland. They have a team of 14 trainers offering home based residential training, online training, classes and one to one lessons. All training uses modern, science based training, focused on motivational training methods. See the website for prices, syllabus and booking.

12/11/2026

🐾 LAST DOG TRAINING WORKSHOPS OF 2026! 🐾
🚨 VERY LIMITED SPACES REMAINING! 🚨

We're wrapping up 2026 with our final dog training workshops in **Guildford**, and we'd love you and your dog to join us!

Whether you're struggling with recall, working through reactivity, looking to improve your dog's social skills or training an assistance dog, we've got something for you! 🐶

📅 **SATURDAY 21ST NOVEMBER**
🐾 Social Skills for Reactive Dogs
🐾 Ultimate Recall
🐾 Assistance Dogs

📅 **SATURDAY 12TH DECEMBER**
🐾 Social Skills for Over-Friendly Dogs
🐾 Ultimate Recall
🐾 Assistance Dogs

💜 Our workshops are designed to give you practical, hands-on training with experienced, force-free trainers, helping you build your confidence and develop the skills to continue making progress at home.

✨ Small groups for personalised support
✨ Positive, reward-based training
✨ Real-life training exercises
✨ Suitable for a range of ages and abilities

⚠️ Spaces are extremely limited, with some workshops almost fully booked!

Don't miss your last chance to join us in 2026 and get a head start on your training goals for 2027!

📍 Guildford, Surrey
📩 Message us to find out more or secure your place!

12/11/2026

🐾 Welcome Tom & Jerry! ❤️

Meet gorgeous Golden Retrievers Tom (4½ years) and Jerry (10 years), who have joined us for a 4-week residential training stay! 🐶🐶

These two lovely boys have been making everyday life quite challenging for their family, both at home and out on walks.

With carers regularly visiting to support their owner's disabled daughter, calm behaviour in the home is particularly important. But Tom and Jerry have other ideas! 😅

Barking, jumping up, overexcited greetings and struggling to settle have made welcoming visitors rather chaotic.

And walks aren't much easier, with both boys pulling strongly on the lead, getting overexcited around distractions and wanting to say hello to everyone!

Over the next four weeks, we'll be working on:

🐾 Calm greetings without barking or jumping
🐾 Settling while visitors and carers are in the home
🐾 Loose-lead walking without pulling
🐾 Better recall around people and other dogs
🐾 Reducing whining, barking and overexcitement on walks
🐾 Building confidence when separated from their owner and each other
🐾 Learning to relax and spend time independently
🐾 Improving focus and impulse control

We'll be training the boys individually and together, helping them develop the skills their owner needs to manage them confidently in everyday life. ❤️

Our ultimate goal? To help their family enjoy relaxed walks, peaceful visits to dog-friendly cafés and a calmer home where visitors can come and go without chaos.

🏡 Struggling with two dogs who pull, bark, jump or struggle to settle?

Our home-based residential training provides individualised, reward-based training in real-life environments, with ongoing support to help you continue their progress at home.

Whether you have one dog or several, we can help you explore the most suitable training options!

📞 0800 222 9007
✉️ [email protected]

11/11/2026

🐾 Miniature Dachshund Reactivity Training | Barney’s 4 Week Residential Stay 🐾

Barney the Miniature Dachshund is heading home after completing his 4-week residential dog training stay, and he's made some lovely progress! ❤️

Barney came to us struggling with reactivity towards other dogs on walks. He would become fixated on dogs he spotted, react and then find it difficult to disengage or settle afterwards.

Over four weeks, we've worked on:

🐾 **Dog reactivity** – learning to respond more calmly around other dogs
🐾 **Disengagement** – turning his attention back to his handler
🐾 **Faster recovery** after encountering triggers
🐾 **Loose lead walking and heelwork**
🐾 **Focus and engagement** around distractions
🐾 **Coping skills** including Middle, Touch, Spin and games

One of Barney's biggest improvements has been learning that he doesn't need to react to every dog he sees

By giving him alternative behaviours and positive experiences around triggers, we've helped Barney become more responsive, easier to redirect and quicker to recover when something worries or excites him.

Of course, reactivity isn't something that can simply be fixed in four weeks. Barney may still react at times, but he now has much stronger foundations to help him and his family manage those situations.

His owners will continue building on his progress at home, using the techniques they've learned during his residential training.

Well done, Barney! ❤️🐾

🏡 Struggling with a reactive Dachshund or a dog that barks and lunges on walks?

Our home-based Residential Dog Training Stays use positive, force-free methods to help dogs develop confidence, calmer responses, better focus and practical coping skills around triggers.

📞 0800 222 9007
🌍 www.adolescentdogs.com

10/11/2026

🐾 Could your dog become your assistance dog? Start your journey TODAY! 💜🧡

Did you know you can train your own assistance dog from home, with professional guidance and support every step of the way?

At Adolescent Dogs, we believe assistance dog training should be accessible, affordable and tailored to your individual needs.

Our Owner-Trained Assistance Dog Programme supports people living with physical, neurological, medical and psychiatric disabilities, helping them train their own dogs to provide meaningful, life-changing assistance.

💜 Join today from just £39.99 per month!

Here’s what’s included:

✅ 450+ step-by-step training videos - train at your own pace, from home.

✅ Expert trainer support 7 days a week – you’re never training alone!

✅ Weekly LIVE Q&A sessions – get personalised guidance from our experienced team.

✅ Structured training and awards – progress through Puppy, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Public Access training.

✅ All breeds welcome – puppies and adult dogs can join, subject to suitability.

✅ No waiting lists – get started straight away!

With 20 years of experience in professional dog training, we’re here to help you build the skills, confidence and partnership needed to work towards a qualified assistance dog.

Whether you’re starting with a puppy or hoping to train a dog you already own, we’ll help you take those first steps.

🐕 Need more hands-on help? We also offer one-to-one training, workshops and specialist residential assistance dog training.

🧡 Why wait? Your assistance dog journey could start TODAY!

👉 Sign up now

10/11/2026

🐾 Labradoodle Assistance Dog Training | Cookie’s 4 Week Residential Stay 🐾

Cookie the Labradoodle puppy is heading home after completing his 4-week Assistance Dog Residential Training Stay, and what a superstar he's been! 💙🐕‍🦺

Cookie arrived at just 3½ months old, absolutely convinced that every person and dog he met was his new best friend! 😂

One of our biggest priorities was teaching him that **he doesn't need to greet everyone** and that staying focused on his handler can be just as rewarding.

Over four weeks, we've worked on:

🐾 **Focus and engagement** around people and dogs
🐾 **Dog neutrality** – calmly passing dogs without needing to interact
🐾 **Recall away from other dogs**, even during play
🐾 **Controlled greetings** and appropriate social interactions
🐾 **Confidence in busy towns and shops**
🐾 **Impulse control** around exciting distractions
🎓 **Puppy Assistance Dog Award** and early Bronze Award skills

One of Cookie's biggest achievements has been learning to **disengage from other dogs and people independently**, choosing to focus back on his handler rather than rushing over to say hello.

He's also been practising in busy public environments, building the calmness, confidence and responsiveness he'll need as his Assistance Dog training progresses.

Cookie has successfully worked through his Puppy Assistance Dog Award and has already started learning some Bronze-level skills! 🎓

For such a young puppy, he's made fantastic progress and is heading home with brilliant foundations for his future Assistance Dog journey.

Well done, Cookie! 💙🐾

🐕‍🦺 Thinking about training your puppy as an Assistance Dog?

Our home-based Residential Assistance Dog Training Stays can help with Puppy, Bronze, Silver and Gold Award skills, public access foundations, confidence, obedience and disability-mitigating tasks.

📞 0800 222 9007

10/11/2026

🐾 Australian Labradoodle Assistance Dog Training | Keiko’s 2 Week Residential Stay 🐾

Gorgeous Keiko the Australian Labradoodle puppy is heading home after completing his 2-week Assistance Dog Residential Training Stay! ❤️🐕‍🦺

Keiko joined us to begin building the foundations for his future as an Assistance Dog, and what an absolute superstar he's been!

Over the past two weeks, we've worked on:

🐾 **Middle position** – giving Keiko a safe space between his handler's legs when he feels overwhelmed by larger dogs.

🐾 **Deep Pressure Therapy foundations** – beginning to develop an important disability-mitigating task for his owner.

🐾 **Chin Rest** – introducing another assistance task to provide support and comfort.

🐾 **Toilet training** – helping Keiko develop a better understanding of where he should toilet.

🐾 **Settling on his bed** – learning to relax independently while everyday life continues around him.

🐾 **Confidence with separation** – helping him become more comfortable being left and reducing vocalisation.

One of Keiko's biggest achievements has been learning to **settle and switch off independently**, something he previously found particularly difficult.

We've also been helping him develop confidence around bigger dogs, giving him practical skills to feel safer when situations become overwhelming.

For such a young puppy, Keiko has shown fantastic enthusiasm for learning and genuinely loves his training sessions! 💙

He's heading home with some brilliant foundations for his family to continue building on as he progresses through his Assistance Dog journey.

Well done, Keiko! We'll miss you! 🐾❤️

🐕‍🦺 Thinking about training your puppy as an Assistance Dog?

Our home-based Residential Assistance Dog Training Stays can help with puppy foundations, confidence, obedience, settling, early mitigating tasks and preparation for Assistance Dog Awards.

📞 0800 222 9007

09/11/2026

🐾 Expecting a baby? Or already navigating life with dogs and little ones?

Bringing a new baby home is a huge change for everyone, including your dog!

Whether you’re preparing for your baby’s arrival, struggling with an overexcited dog around your toddler, or trying to raise a puppy alongside young children, we’re here to help.

At Adolescent Dogs, many of our trainers are parents themselves, with children ranging from babies right through to teenagers. We understand the realities of family life with dogs!

Our home-based residential training programmes can help with:

🐾 Calm behaviour around babies and children
🐾 Settling independently while you’re busy
🐾 Reducing jumping up and overexcitement
🐾 Boundary training and household manners
🐾 Loose lead walking alongside a pram
🐾 Building reliable responses around everyday family distractions

Your dog stays in a trainer’s home, learning practical skills in a real family environment, with ongoing support to help you continue their training at home.

Because family life with dogs should feel manageable, not overwhelming.

📩 Message us to find out how our residential training programmes can help.

09/11/2026

🐾 Aussie Poodle Training | Lily’s 4 Week Residential Transformation!

Beautiful Lily the Aussie Poodle is heading home after completing her 4 week residential dog training stay, and she's made fantastic progress!

Lily came to us needing help with recall, lead pulling, obedience, overexcitement around other dogs and building confidence with separation.

Over four weeks, we've worked on:

🐾 Recall around dogs and distractions
🐾 Loose lead walking and heelwork
🐾 Obedience and maintaining cues until released
🐾 Calm behaviour around other dogs
🐾 Focus and engagement in busy environments
🐾 Impulse control and self-control
🐾 Confidence with separation

One of Lily's biggest achievements has been learning to choose her handler over other dogs, even when they're playing nearby!

She's also made huge improvements with her lead walking and obedience, becoming much more focused and responsive around everyday distractions.

We've taken Lily into busy towns and challenging environments, where she's demonstrated just how much her confidence and self-control have developed.

She's heading home with some brilliant foundations for her family to continue building on. ❤️

Well done, Lily! 🐾

🏡 Struggling with recall, lead pulling or an overexcited dog?

Our home based Residential Dog Training Stays provide personalised, force-free training in our trainers' family homes — no kennels!

We help with recall, loose lead walking, reactivity, overexcitement, separation-related challenges and everyday obedience.

📞 0800 222 9007
🌍 www.adolescentdogs.com

08/11/2026

🐾 Meet Coal! 💗

This gorgeous 8-month-old Jack Russell x Border Terrier girl has joined us for a 4-week residential training stay! 🐶❤️

Coal is a lively, intelligent young terrier who has reached that challenging adolescent stage where listening suddenly becomes optional and the world is full of exciting distractions! 😂

Coal's early training hasn't been straightforward, with delays to her socialisation and periods of restricted exercise meaning she's missed out on some important learning opportunities.

Her family have worked incredibly hard with her, but as adolescence has kicked in, her energy, reactivity and selective hearing have become increasingly difficult to manage.

Over the next four weeks, we'll be helping Coal get back on track! 🐾

🐶 Improving focus and listening around distractions
🐶 Building reliable recall and engagement on walks
🐶 Developing calmer manners around other dogs and people
🐶 Working on reactivity and building confidence
🐶 Improving loose-lead walking
🐶 Teaching her to settle and switch off at home
🐶 Building impulse control and everyday obedience
🐶 Helping her make calmer choices in busy environments

Our goal is to help Coal become a happier, more confident and responsive young dog, so her family can start enjoying their walks and relaxing at home again. ❤️

Adolescence can be particularly challenging with energetic, independent breeds like terriers, but with patience, consistency and the right training, there's plenty of opportunity to build better habits!

🏡 Is your adolescent dog suddenly ignoring you, reacting to everything or becoming increasingly difficult to manage?

Our 2–4 week home-based residential training stays provide consistent, reward-based training in everyday environments, alongside handover lessons and ongoing support to help you continue their progress at home.

💬 Message us with your dog's age, breed and biggest challenges to find out how we can help!

📞 0800 222 9007
✉️ [email protected]

07/11/2026

🐾 Meet Mabel! 💗

This adorable 5-month-old Cavapoo has joined us for a 2-week residential puppy training stay! 🐶❤️

Mabel is the sweetest little girl, but she has a serious case of FOMO! 😂

Whether she's at home, out on walks or around other dogs, Mabel wants to be involved in absolutely EVERYTHING!

And when there's something exciting to sniff, investigate or pick up, listening to her humans can quickly go out of the window!

Over the next two weeks, we'll be helping Mabel discover that she doesn't need to be involved in everything to be happy! 🥰

🐾 Learning to settle calmly at home and in cafés
🐾 Building a reliable send-to-bed cue and learning to stay settled for longer
🐾 Transitioning to sleeping in her crate downstairs
🐾 Improving focus and engagement on walks
🐾 Building recall and listening skills around distractions
🐾 Developing confidence and calmer behaviour around other dogs
🐾 Learning to leave distractions and check in with her handler

One of our biggest goals is helping Mabel learn the art of doing absolutely nothing! ❤️

Because being able to relax while life carries on around them is one of the most valuable skills we can teach our dogs.

🏡 Does your puppy follow you everywhere, struggle to settle or become completely distracted on walks?

Our home-based residential puppy training helps dogs develop calmness, confidence and essential everyday manners, with practical training in real-life environments.

💬 Get in touch to find out how a 2–4 week residential stay could help your puppy!

📞 0800 222 9007
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 www.adolescentdogs.com

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