Poppy’s Paws Dog Training

05/05/2026

In a world that is review driven and quite often faceless, I would be grateful if anyone that has used my services could leave me a google review. This helps people decide who they are going to trust with their dog, and which dog trainer might best meet their needs. Be honest and, if possible, add a photo of you and your dog so people know that I'm not making them up! Thank you for your business and taking the time to help a local dog trainer.

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17/03/2026

Having been an RSPCA inspector for 20 years previously, this is a subject close to my heart. Crufts needs to change so please sign the petition if you support this and let’s make sure basic standards of welfare are upheld. Doesn’t feel like too much to ask.

Strip the Crufts winner of his title

06/01/2026

Poppy’s Paws welcomed a new dog to the pack yesterday. Lovely 11 week old Barney has joined us for daily training. His owners really are setting him up for success with short daily training sessions with me and puppy classes with me through Dedicated to Dogs. He’s going to be the best behaved dog in Menston! Welcome Barney.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year to all my clients and followers. Thank you to everyone who has entrusted their dogs with me this year. It’s been a blast! Here’s to another year of helping dogs and having fun. 🐶 🐕 🐾

16/09/2025

🎉 News! 🎉

I’m so excited to share that I’ve officially achieved my Reactivity Coach Level One Qualification through The Dog Trainer School. 🐾

Reactivity can be one of the most challenging behaviours and this training has given me deeper skills and knowledge to support dogs who struggle.

I can’t wait to put this into practice and help more dogs (and their owners) feel calmer, more confident, and more connected. 💜🐶

I enjoyed it so much I’ve already started Level 2! Here’s to the next chapter in the journey and being able to help more dogs. ✨

13/09/2025

Come and say hi if you’re at Dogfest Leeds - we’re by the toilets!!! KAD Kids Around Dogs

02/09/2025

I love receiving updates from clients. Hearing how dogs are improving is the reason I do this job. Thank you Laura for letting me know how Milo is doing!

“Hi Emma hope you are well wanted to give you a little Milo update. Been a while but really wanted to share the progress this beautiful boy has made ! He’s off harness and collar lead walks only. Recall is 90% there everyday. Huge scent drive so does get distracted but honestly consistently working on your training has paid off ! He still has the snuffle treat boxes and licker matts and decompression time but crate has fully gone. He’s really come on leaps and bounds & just wanted to say thanks ! 🙏”

12/07/2025

Today is even hotter than yesterday so please do not walk your dog. A dog will not die from not going for a walk but a walk in this weather could kill them. Keep them in and use it as an excuse to do some training.

05/06/2025

3 months ago, these two had never heard their marker word “good” before. Now look at their response! 🤩 If you would like my resource on why and how you should use a marker word, comment GOOD in the comments.

20/05/2025

🦴 Dog Nutrition 🌭 - a super important topic that is often overlooked in dog training. As dog trainers, we always look at what is fuelling the behaviour. This could be that it’s being rewarded, it works for the dog, it gets attention etc. But it also could be food. A lot of food contains a high level of carbohydrates as they are cheap fillers for dog food. This energy needs to go somewhere and, often, it can be undesirable behaviours. My tip is to look at the ingredients of your food and see what you are really giving your dog rather than being drawn in by a shiny packet or cute marketing campaign. www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk is a brilliant resource to see what’s really in the food and how it stacks up. They aren’t selling anything and it’s run by an independent nutritionist. If you do nothing else today, pop your food into the website’s search bar and see how it ranks. Let me know in the comments if you’re surprised!

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