Peaceful Paws Holistic Therapy and Training

27/04/2023

As well as being a vetted trainer and provider or services for Fear of Dogs , as well as dog safety. I am now thrilled to be recognised as a provider of "KAD- School Dog Training" to sit alongside the work I already do with Therapy Dog Training UK as a School Dog and Therapy Dog assessor and trainer working with partnerships towards certification. My work with KAD means I am highly skilled in supporting partnerships achieving the relevant standards to be a Certified School Therapy Dog and the work of TDT UK to assess train and certify makes Peaceful Paws a leading provider for the South West.

If you would like to know more please ask.

I am not working currently as I am awaiting urgent surgery but will be up and running with a new look and focus from September. .

11/04/2023

Peaceful Paws Training and Therapy is currently on hold whilst I wait for Urgent surgery. I am sorry we have been quiet here.

However, I have taken this time to continue to study. I have a few ongoing Dog centred courses. I have also taken time to extend my learning beyond canine learning and wellness.

Meditation and Mindfulness has been a practice I have been undertaking for many years and deepened my practice over the past 3 years.

This has included engaging Lola and Ronnie too, they both enjoy synchronising stillness and breath. I also often add soem aromatics which we select together.

Today I completed an online Meditation Diploma, which I am so proud to have done. It has tested my brain power currently and also encouraged me with my own practice.

Hopefully in the future I will be able to use this learning for adults and children and dogs too.

28/03/2023

Wow. The engagement between these two is beautiful. I feel the horse is offering such lovely energy to the dog. The dog really wants to engage but it feels “odd”. It reminds me of a lovely dog Rufus Jordan. He was my first Reiki practice. He knew me well. Was a bit cautious but ok. Till I offered the energy then he leapt up with a “wtf”!

25/03/2023

Want to get your puppies' paws stuck into some basic Therapy Dog Training? 🐾🐕

In order to get the most out of our Therapy Dog Training workshops 1 & 2 we recommend that your dog must have matured through their ‘teenage’ stage, so must be at least 18 months old and have lived with you for 1 year ✅

BUT, we do offer an introductory training course for puppy school! Containing six video-based training tutorials suitable for puppies and older dogs.

Follow the link in our bio to find out more information on our puppy school ✨

20/03/2023

A great blog from our friend Sally Gutteridge. Dogs ARE family in the 21c ... look out for puppy Ronnie and toddler Forrest ...

17/03/2023

04/03/2023

We are changing our focus for our work. After some time to explore the emotional needs of Guardians , their dogs and the Professionals who guide them I realised that there was so little to support this. Indeed a survey recently carried out found that there was an overwhelming need for a service focussing on emotional and physical wellbeing for all partners.

So here is the Blog to start off this venture. Please let me know what you think and what other support you may need.

I am excited to be able to help. Keep watching we will launch soon.

https://peacefulpeoplepeacefulpaws.blogspot.com/2023/03/this-blog.html

02/03/2023

Review of "Dogs Behaving Very Badly" recent episode of Jax, the Belgian Malinois with separation anxiety. It's a long one but it's well worth a read. I don't

27/02/2023

I have noticed recently a sense of overwhelm amongst Canine Professionals in all services. FB can be a great place to share this but also has its drawbacks, as many of us have noticed recently, there is a risk that we can garner unhelpful responses and these are the ones we take to heart. Generally life seems very pressured as well and this impacts our resilience in our Professional world (especially when so much is online or in the public eye.) Over the past few weeks, via seminars and general posts there have been some posts from other Professionals expressing concern and sharing some great support . For several years I have been privileged to have been asked for just this kind of help from both professionals and guardians . So below is an information gathering form to help me to understand if this is a service that would be helpful. If you could take a few minutes to fill in as detailed as possible I would be very grateful. Debby has given approval for this. I look forward to hearing from you. ALL replies are confidential and will only be seen by me. If you would like to PM or email me separately please do so .

Canine Professional Emotional Support Service This is an initial survey of Canine Professionals to ascertain if there is an interest for an Emotional Support Service to help when experiencing overwhelm or imposter syndrome or with a tricky experience. To offer listening and hearing with unconditiona...

27/02/2023

With the focus on being the very best we can for our dogs it can feel really pressured to " get it right ". We all have a "problem" from time to time and its easy to feel judged when asking for help. Sometimes our own needs are overlooked in the process of changing the behaviour to the one we want. Things are changing though as we recognise that Guardian feelings can really impact the dogs needs as well as their feelings impacting our needs. with that in mind we are looking at creating a brand new support service to help with unpicking the emotional side of being a dog guardian.

Atttached is a short form which unpicks a little of this. Please take a few minutes to complete and return. Many Thanks Mandy

Dog Guardian Emotional Support Being a Dog Guardian can be a stressful job. Alongside the joys of welcoming a furry friend into your family is the responsibility of 21st Century guardianship. We are urged to do our very best for our dogs but the advice and support can be confusing. We navigate the n...