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🐶 Canine Behaviour Consultant
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🎉 BA (HONS), IMDT, SAPT, PPG, PACT, ABTC
⭐️ 10+ years experience
📍Surrey/ West Sussex

01/11/2026

Happy 5 years to Pawsitive Training 💖

I’d like to dedicate this to Beano who passed away last weekend.

He didn’t just support me, but many client dogs too on training walks and being a model for my social media videos.

Here’s to more years helping families and their doggos, and to Beany boy ✨🤍

26/10/2026

Beautiful baby boy.
I can’t believe this is real. On Saturday we had a heartbreaking experience where Beano started acting strange. After taking him to the vets we found he had a huge cancerous mass attached to his spleen with blood and fluid in his abdomen.

Surgery would have been too risky at his age, and we made the gut wrenching decision to say goodbye and put him out of any pain. He was surrounded by his family and brother.

This doesn’t feel real, I keep feeling I’m in a nightmare and will wake up with his face on my pillow, but I don’t wake up and the reality makes me feel like part of me is dying.

As the boys have aged Ive had anxiety about this day, cried to them about loosing them and even speaking to a therapist about my anxiety, but now it’s real and the feeling is numb and painful. I have moments of laughing and feeling okay, and then dread.

Beano, you were born at home from your Mummy Biscuit. You were raised in the O’Neill household, spending the days cuddled on the sofa with Mummy Jo, walks with friends with Dad Keith, and snuggles with Sammy. You were there during times of happiness and sadness. Throughout stages of life including school, meeting my soul mate (apart from you and Badger), university, work (and even came to work to help other doggos!), buying a house, engagement. You adored living with Ross and our trips to the New Forest, Wales, Cotswold, beaches…

Our next big step was having you, dressed in a bow tie, at our wedding. I know you will still be there.

You will now be with your mummy Biscuit, your feline friends Crackle, Pingu (who you never met), Ferdie,and Franz. Many dog friends who can welcome you there too, and our family Grandads.

I miss you when walking downstairs and seeing the spots you had little wee accidents, where you dribbled your food, your bowls (you LOVE food, including carrots, peanut butter and yogurt!), your collar , on the bed upstairs on the pillows where you would sleep with your face cuddled into my face and neck whilst I hold your paws and fall asleep to you snoring.

14 years of Beano, beany baby, benny, jenny, jenry, benson. Our beautiful baby boy. We love you and miss you so so so much 🤍

23/10/2026

Really? We shouldn’t be prioritising obedience? 🤯

What is obedience?
For many people, it means compliance. Doing what we ask, when we ask, no matter how the dog feels. This could be a sit, or even a heel. But behaviour alone doesn’t tell us if a dog is coping 💭

A dog can look “well trained” and still feel stressed, anxious, or shut down.
Force free and fear free training asks a different question 💕

✨ Can my dog cope? before Will my dog obey?

Because emotions drive behaviour. When dogs feel safe, they learn better. When they feel understood, they offer more 🐶💖

This also means realistic expectations. Dogs aren’t robots 🤖❌

Breed traits, genetics, history, and personality all matter. And not every dog can handle every environment. And that’s okay 🌸

Obedience can be a by product of good training, but emotional wellbeing always comes first 🧠💗

15/10/2026

STEP 1- keep your dog and the wildlife safe by having your dog on lead

STEP 2- at a distance where your dog can learn, start your training

STEP 3- dogs have prey drive. Give them an outlet

14/10/2026

Sometimes your dog needs to be a dog! 🐶

Remember, if your dog is unsafe doing this and will ingest the paper bags, use lettuce or cabbage 🥬

13/10/2026

🐾 Rewarding puppies for disengaging from triggers, such as other dogs, is a really valuable part of training 💖

Rather than asking them to ignore everything, we want to teach them that they can notice something exciting, then choose to look away and reconnect with us

By rewarding these little moments, we build positive associations, encourage calm choices and help puppies learn that they don’t need to react to everything they see.

It’s not about stopping them from looking, it’s about teaching them how to disengage 🐶✨

12/10/2026

Love to all the grey muzzled faces out there 💗

Caring for elderly dogs is a journey that can be full of love, uncertainty and emotions you never quite feel prepared for.

As a dog trainer, I spend my days helping other people’s dogs, but when it’s your own, the worry can feel very different. It’s difficult to switch off when you’re constantly watching, wondering and hoping for answers.

I’m sharing our journey because I know so many of you will understand what it’s like to notice changes in your dog and not know what’s causing them.

If you’re going through something similar, please remember that you’re not alone. It’s okay to ask questions, advocate for your dog and seek further advice when something doesn’t feel right.

I’d love to hear about your elderly dogs and your experiences, too. Have you navigated similar changes? What’s helped you along the way?

Let’s share our experiences and support one another. Sometimes knowing someone else understands makes all the difference 🐶

09/10/2026

Hope everyone enjoyed their week!🐶

Not all days and weeks are the same, but I always make sure I have time to give Beano and Badger cuddles 💖

08/10/2026

Update from puppy Lettuce 🥬

Socialisation isn’t about meeting every dog and person, but about helping puppies feel safe and confident around the world they’re growing up in 🌎

We discussed creating positive experiences, introducing new sights and sounds at her own pace, and recognising when she needs a little break.

Building confidence now helps lay the foundations for a happy, well adjusted adult dog 💗✨

07/10/2026

At 14, we’re seeing changes in the boys, but it’s Badger’s evening episodes of barking, restlessness, confusion and moments where he seems almost disconnected from us that have been particularly hard to watch. We’re trying to understand whether canine cognitive dysfunction could be playing a part, alongside pain, sensory changes and other possible medical causes 🩺

I spend so much of my time helping other people understand their dogs, but when it’s your own, it feels completely different. You question everything, worry about whether you’re doing enough and desperately wish they could tell you what they’re feeling 💔

So, we’re trying to put all the pieces together and make life as comfortable as possible for them.

🐾 Working with our vet to investigate the changes and explore the right medication and supplements to support them

💊 Reviewing their pain management and looking at how their physical health may be affecting their behaviour

🏡 Removing or reducing environmental triggers that may be causing additional stress, especially during Badger’s difficult evenings

🌿 Adapting our routine and exploring gentle activities, like sniffing and freework, while recognising when they need less stimulation and a quiet, safe space

📝 Watching, recording and learning from their behaviour so we can better understand what they’re experiencing and how to help

🤍 A huge thank you to everyone who has checked in, offered support, shared their knowledge and helped us work through this, especially Whole Dog Behaviour and Luisa Greig. Having people who listen, understand and help you think through the possibilities means a lot.

We don’t have all the answers yet, and that uncertainty is one of the hardest parts. We’re taking things day by day, celebrating the good moments and doing everything we can to help them feel safe, comfortable and happy 🌈

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Billingshurst
Horsham

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Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

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http://www.pawsitive-training.co.uk/

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