The Pawdyguard

The Pawdyguard As a dog trainer and coach for owners, I help reactive, excitable, and young dogs learn calmness, focus, loose lead walking, and reliable basic obedience.

My training supports both the dog and the human, creating confident, connected teams 🐾🐕

📣 Out of Office 📣Just a wee note to say I’ll be taking some time off and will be out of office until Tuesday 2nd June 🐾A...
23/05/2026

📣 Out of Office 📣

Just a wee note to say I’ll be taking some time off and will be out of office until Tuesday 2nd June 🐾

Any messages, enquiries, or bookings sent during this time will be replied to as soon as possible from Tuesday 2nd onwards 💌

Thank you 🐾 🐶

Safe to say that Daisy approved of today’s engagement session… 🐾✨🤣
20/05/2026

Safe to say that Daisy approved of today’s engagement session… 🐾✨🤣

Sorry folks, I’ve been absolutely rubbish at getting pictures posted lately 🙈🐶Huge thank you to everyone who braved the ...
19/05/2026

Sorry folks, I’ve been absolutely rubbish at getting pictures posted lately 🙈🐶

Huge thank you to everyone who braved the rain tonight and joined our Social Walk 🌧️🐾 Always appreciate the effort you all make turning up, whatever the weather!

The dogs all done amazing as usual, and it’s great seeing them building confidence, learning to relax around each other, and just enjoying being dogs 🥰🐕

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our wee Aurora… my beautiful girl, only just turned 7 🐾🌈💔Anyone who knows me knows my...
12/05/2026

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our wee Aurora… my beautiful girl, only just turned 7 🐾🌈💔

Anyone who knows me knows my dogs aren’t “just dogs”… they’re my family, my shadows, my daily routine, my whole world 🐶❤️

Aurora was such a massive part of our pack and the house feels incredibly empty without her. Even the rest of the dogs are feeling the loss and trying to adjust to one of their own no longer being here 🥺🐾

She was honestly one of the most human like dogs I’ve ever met 😂❤️ She had the funniest wee personality and the amount of things she done daily that had us laughing was unreal. From the looks she’d give you, to the way she sat 😆 she always had a way of making herself the centre of attention 🐾🥹 She brought so much character into our home and life just won’t feel the same without all the silly wee things that made her… her 💔

This is a huge reminder of just how painfully short our time with them really is 😔

No matter how many years we get with our dogs, it’ll never feel long enough. So please make every single moment count… take them on the adventures, let them sniff every hedge, play the games, do the training, make the memories, and give them the fullest, happiest life you possibly can 🐾❤️

Our dogs give us their entire lives, and all they ever ask for in return is our love.

Run free my beautiful baby girl 🌈✨

Sunday morning hikes hit different 😍☀️🐾Absolutely gorgeous morning up Cairnsmore with Ariel 🐶🥰 Fresh air, stunning views...
10/05/2026

Sunday morning hikes hit different 😍☀️🐾

Absolutely gorgeous morning up Cairnsmore with Ariel 🐶🥰 Fresh air, stunning views, and a very happy adventure buddy by my side 💛

Big thank you to everyone who joined tonight’s Wednesday Social Walk 🐾✨
06/05/2026

Big thank you to everyone who joined tonight’s Wednesday Social Walk 🐾✨

05/05/2026

Tonight’s pups out on their Structured Social Walk 🐾🦮

What a gorgeous few days we’ve had ☀️😃Perfect opportunity to get out, enjoy it, and put some great work in with your dog...
01/05/2026

What a gorgeous few days we’ve had ☀️😃

Perfect opportunity to get out, enjoy it, and put some great work in with your dogs 🐶Every walk is a chance to build better habits and stronger partnerships 🦮

Have a brilliant weekend everyone 🐾✨

🐾 Calm Social Walks 🐾Due to my Structured Social Walks being fully booked each week, I’ll now be adding an additional wa...
29/04/2026

🐾 Calm Social Walks 🐾

Due to my Structured Social Walks being fully booked each week, I’ll now be adding an additional walk for dogs who don’t need that level of structure, but still need guidance around others 🐕✨

📍 Starting Wednesday 6th May
🕡 Every Wednesday evening at 6:30pm (will last ruffly 60-90mins)
📍 Location may vary each week

These sessions are more relaxed, but still focused on helping your dog learn how to be calm, polite and under control around other dogs and distractions out in the real world.

We’ll be working on:

✔️ Calm interactions & neutrality
✔️ Engagement with the handler
✔️ Settling around other dogs

This walk is ideal for:
🐶 Younger dogs learning the ropes
🐶 Over-friendly / over-excited dogs
🐶 Dogs who just need to learn to switch off around others
🐶 Owners wanting to build calm, controlled behaviours

🚫 Not suitable for dogs with serious reactivity or behavioural issues, please book onto my Structured Social Walks instead.

Still limited group size to keep things calm, safe and productive 🦮

If you’re looking to get your dog out and learning in a more relaxed setting, drop me a message to get booked in 🐾

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28/04/2026

Tonight’s Structured Social Walk 🤩🐶🙌🏻

Big shout out to Lesley & Bailey 🐶👏When Lesley first came to me, she was feeling completely overwhelmed and lacking conf...
23/04/2026

Big shout out to Lesley & Bailey 🐶👏

When Lesley first came to me, she was feeling completely overwhelmed and lacking confidence and Bailey was feeding off that energy. Fast forward to now, and the transformation has been amazing 🤩

Lesley has grown into a calm, confident, proud handler who really understands Bailey, and it shows in everything they do. Bailey has settled into such a well-balanced, well-mannered wee dog 🐾

It just proves how much progress can be made when the right guidance and consistency are put in place 💫

I’m incredibly proud of them both and how far they’ve come. Even better, others are noticing too with Lesley getting so many lovely comments about how well behaved Bailey is now 👏🐶

I’ve truly enjoyed being part of your journey together and wish you both all the very best going forward 💛🐾

Lesley Barclay

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Newton Stewart

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Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
6pm - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm

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