Paws4me

05/12/2025

Who would be interested in helping me construct a new video based training programme to set up super strong foundations for responsible ownership. My goal is that we work towards a badge to wear on your dog bag / lead / coat to show that you have worked and proven your responsibility in the skills that are relevent to your life, to your dog and your family. If you want to join in it will be totally free to:
1. Enrol and get your actions and progress plan
2. Submit videos of your work on these actions via WhatsApp. This will very much about evaluating how clearly your dog is following your communication, how we can improve that and how we can tailor our games to suit your own dog.
3. A follow up plan to help you strengthen your communication.
This will be totally 'holistic', 'force free' suitable for all dogs and for this section will be with the theme of 'responsible dog owner grade 1'. If this gets good interest I will organise an independent assessment scheme for you to earn a sew-on embroidered badge (designed by me) and certificate of achievement.
It'll be fun, friendly and hopefully set good examples in communities where having dogs run off lead is a privilege we fear losing for so many irresponsible owners. It won't be difficult for you to improve your skills. Improvement is our greatest goal,even with difficult and damaged rescue dogs.
I love dogs, I want to make living with dogs better.. are you in?

28/11/2025

Let's talk dog bags. On every walk, while out enjoying our beautiful Essex countryside, I find little baggies left dotted around by people who just can't be bothered to carry their own responsibility. A bag like this is super easy to make, or an old handbag will do.. or a nice dummy bag, but there's no need to leave it at every gate, tree or sign post!

22/04/2025

The secret to that elixir that is 'loose lead walking'... Want to know the answer? It's so, so very simple and absolutely no aversive tools required, actually, not even a lead! Comment below if you'd like to get this one licked!

21/04/2025

Clicker training: Would you like to learn more about this incredibly powerful communication bridge that will save you £££'s at the groomers. make a visit to the vets a joy or you, your vet and your dog, and have you feel empowered by the force free control you have for your dog's behaviour? Yes? Like this post and I will create an event especially for you!

21/04/2025

Now based on Thaxted, a beautiful haven for serene walks in North West Essex. I am seeking to create a dogs sports club, along the lines of my Clavering as sports foundation class.. and also something special, an idea I have been honing for a couple of years now.. please get in touch if you'd like to have some fun games to play with your dog this Summer. This will be casual with my own young dog included. I also have plans for a toe nail and ear care master class and super speedy 'turn on a sixpence' recall class.. all without hurting or intimidating your dog in any way

28/12/2024

Recall: If it's not good enough if your life relied on it, its not good enough, because its highly probable if you ever let your dog off lead in a public place, at some point your dog's life will depend on it and the only one to blame will be yourself.

07/09/2024

Method is *everything*. When working with dogs, no matter what breed they are, or their past or even their immediate presenting issues, the very first thing that counts is how the dog might react to our approach. That can be the big difference between a dog that takes to his new training protocol, or one that feels compelled to act in self defence and bite. Giving a dog the time and space to learn and feel comfortable in its situation means that a dog has less cause to panic and react defensively, and more opportunity to look for comfort from his owner, his friend, someone he can trust. Be friends with your dog.

06/09/2024

Border terrier owners, especially those maybe diagnosed with epilepsy, please please participate. It's not just a condition of border terriers, but is is particularly notable in border terriers, and only in research can cures be found. This is not the same condition, but it is very very similar to the symptom sets my Escher would suffer as a reaction to wheat gluten, which is why it means so much to me. Please share, please get this research rocking and rolling all the way to a cure, for dogs, and maybe also for humans with coeliac disease.

05/09/2024

https://news.sky.com/story/talented-dogs-can-remember-names-of-toys-for-at-least-two-years-study-finds-13209300 How many of your dog's toys does your dog know by name? You can take part in this study too!

Scientists hope the gifted pooches can help them understand more about how animals other than humans retain their memories.