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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
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🐶 5000+ Dogs
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16/06/2026

🐾Week 4 Puppy class last night in Sunderland 🐾

We're now into the second half of our 6-week puppy course for this group, and this is often where we start to see all those little moments of hard work coming together.

The puppies are becoming more familiar with the training environment, their guardians are growing in confidence, and the foundations we've been building over the last few weeks are starting to become habits rather than just new skills.

One of the things I love most about this stage of the course is seeing the relationships between puppies and their guardians develop. Training isn't just about teaching cues; it's about creating trust, communication, and a partnership that will last long after the course has finished.

Every puppy in class is progressing at their own pace, and it's brilliant to see owners celebrating the wins along the way.

Next week is one of my favourite sessions of the course... Confidence Week. We'll be introducing lots of new experiences and challenges designed to help our pups explore, problem-solve, and build resilience. Stay tuned! 👀🐶

16/06/2026

🐾 A huge welcome to our newest puppy class! 🐾

Last night, in Sunderland, we welcomed a lovely new group of puppies and their humans to our puppy class, and what a wonderful start they've made.

There's always something special about week one. New puppies, new guardians, and the beginning of their training journey with us.

Every puppy arrives with their own unique personality, and we love getting to know each and every one of them. Over the coming weeks we'll be helping these pups and their families build confidence, strengthen their bond, and learn skills that will support them both at home and out in the real world.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for your enthusiasm, commitment, and willingness to get stuck in from day one. You all made a fantastic start to the course.

We're so excited to watch these puppies grow, learn, and flourish over the next few weeks.

Welcome to the group, little ones 💛🐾
We can't wait to be part of your journey.

16/06/2026

Week 3: Simple Skills, Powerful Results
Halfway there! Week 3 at our South Shields venue was a total game-changer. 🚀

Tonight we moved into "Life Skills"—those essential behaviors that make living with a dog a breeze, whether you're at home or at the local pub. 🛠️ The Week 3 Toolkit:

The Hand Touch: One of our most useful games! It helps with everything from calling a dog off the sofa to building a competition-level heel.

The "Leave" Cue: We added a verbal cue to our impulse control work. This is a potential lifesaver, allowing you to tell your dog to ignore something dangerous.

Cued Bed Stays: Now that the pups know the behavior, we "taught them English" by adding the verbal "Bed" cue just as their paws touch the mat.

Duck and Dive: A high-energy recall game designed to keep the pups guessing and supercharge their desire to get back to you.

Drunk Walking: We practiced walking backwards and changing directions randomly. It teaches the pups to follow us and stay mindful of our movements.

🏠 Homework: Work on a reliable "Leave" cue where your dog looks for an alternative reward as soon as they hear the word.

Another amazing session, well done to all the pups and owners for working so hard.

12/06/2026

🐾 Trainer Development Day at Pennywell Community Centre 🐾

Our Development Days are all about giving trainers the opportunity to build their skills, gain hands-on experience, and continue developing their knowledge in real-life training situations.

Today, one of our puppy class instructors, Fiona, had the chance to take the lead in a series of 1:1 sessions with three lovely pups and their owners. Together, they worked on skills including recall, focus, drop, and managing excitement around other dogs.

These sessions are a great opportunity for trainers to put their learning into practice, build confidence, and gain experience working with a variety of dogs, personalities, and training goals.

A huge thank you to the owners who came along and supported the day. Your willingness to get involved helps create valuable learning opportunities for our trainers and strengthens our wonderful dog community.

We thoroughly enjoyed meeting all three pups and look forward to seeing their progress in the future! 🐶❤️

09/06/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Another awesome new 5 Star Review from another happy client and dog super team! ❤️

09/06/2026

We've opened up our Dog Trainer Development Day to everyone and there is now just 𝟭 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!

📅 Friday 12th June
🕤 9:30am
💷 Only £40

This is a one-off opportunity to work with a qualified dog trainer at a 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲, with the session overseen and monitored by our experienced team.

Whether you're looking for help with training, recall, pulling on the lead, puppy training or general manners, this is a fantastic opportunity to get expert support for a fraction of the usual cost.

This session will take place at Pennywell Community Centre in Sunderland.

Once this final place is gone, that's it.

Book here:
https://thedogtrainers.co.uk/development-day-sunderland

🐶 First come, first served.

Please note - this is not suitable for dogs with aggression issues, resource guarding, fear based reactivity whether towards humans or dogs.

09/06/2026

🐾 Watching Confidence Grow One Week at a Time 🐾

Another fantastic evening with our Monday night puppies in Sunderland, and we’re now at the halfway point of the course. It’s been lovely seeing both pups and guardians becoming more confident and building stronger partnerships each week.

Tonight was all about adding new layers to the skills we’ve already introduced, helping our puppies learn that training is fun, rewarding, and something to enjoy together.

We introduced Hand Touch, a simple game with so many practical uses. From improving recall, to helping guide your puppy through different situations, it’s one of those skills that becomes useful in everyday life more often than people expect.

We also started putting more meaning behind behaviours by introducing the “Bed” cue, building from the settling and bed games we’ve been practising over previous sessions. Watching puppies choose calm behaviours is always one of our favourite things to see.

Our pups were also introduced to the “Leave” cue, helping them start learning that making good choices around tempting things can really pay off.

Recall skills got another workout too, with games designed to keep puppies engaged and wanting to come back to their owners, even when the environment becomes more exciting.

We finished the evening with some “Drunk Walking”, helping owners and puppies begin building the foundations for future loose lead walking success, and then how to transition into the heel position from this game.

The progress this group is making each week is brilliant to watch, and we can’t wait to see how they continue to develop over the rest of the course 💛🐶

08/06/2026

Another wonderful puppy class came to an end in Sunderland tonight as we celebrated our latest puppy graduates completing their 6 week journey with us. 🎓🐾

Our final session focused on health checks, helping owners feel more confident checking over their dogs from nose to tail and understanding what is normal for their individual puppy, and when to seek support from a vet.

We also put the finishing touches on our bed games, building in more distance, duration and distractions. The puppies took it all in their stride, despite their guardians pulling out every distraction technique imaginable. I think some of the distraction moves definitely deserve a special mention!

Toy Switch made an appearance too, giving everyone a chance to have fun while continuing to build those important skills around “drop” and engagement.

We then moved onto recall games, keeping things fun, rewarding and unpredictable for our puppies. One of my favourite moments from tonight was seeing one puppy recalled beautifully into middle, showing just how much learning has happened over the last 6 weeks.

To finish, we wrapped up with our final loose lead walking exercises, gradually reducing food rewards as the puppies became more confident in the position. Very proud teacher moment seeing both puppies with lovely smiley leads.

I am incredibly proud of each puppy for the progress they have made, but equally proud of the guardians who have shown up each week, put the work in at home and supported their puppies through every success and challenge along the way. Watching those relationships grow is always the best part.

I am going to miss working with these puppies and their guardians, but I cannot wait to see where their journeys go next.

Congratulations to our latest graduates on your very well earned certificates and medals. 🎓🐾

05/06/2026

📱CURRENT PUPPY CLASS CLIENTS: Keep an eye on your phone! 👀

All of our current puppy class clients should have received an exciting text message today about a special opportunity coming up on our Dog Trainer Development Day! 🐾

There are only a handful of places available, so if you’re one of the lucky ones that received the text and are interested, we’d recommend taking a look sooner rather than later.

We can’t wait to see some of you for an extra special session! 🐶❤️

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

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