Happy Go Puppy

04/09/2025

🐾 A R L O 🐾

I love it when I get to see puppy’s again when they are older!! I first met Arlo the when he was 9 weeks old and now again at 9 months! (He’s still soooooooper cute 🥰)

This Summer I’ve been helping Arlo reduce some of his barking habits in different environments and situations.

He’s definitely a teenager feeling a little uncomfortable in his own skin and needs a little extra guidance and consistent training during this phase of his life.

He LOVES his training and working his brain so it was easy to engage him. Can’t wait to see him in a few weeks to see the progress he’s made. 😃

19/08/2025

🐾 R A F F Y 🐾

It was SO great to see Raffy again after first meeting him at Puppy School a few months back. He’s grown into such a handsome fella!!

He has been getting himself into a bit of a fizz when other dogs walk past - a big mix of excitement, frustration and confusion all at the same time and his default has become barking and pulling towards them when he sees them!

This has resulted in him not being walked for as long or being allowed off the lead as much (his recall has also regressed after being fab as a puppy).

So… we set about making a plan. Adjusting a few lifestyle things and working on creating new habits for Raffy when around other dogs (or other things that can initiate a similar response).

He was excellent in our session and we already have the follow-up booked in for a few weeks time to progress things further. 🤞

Please get in touch if you’d like some support with your puppy or dog. We offer 121 sessions online or in-person if you are in SE London or willing to travel.

https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions

Links in bio too.

09/07/2025

It was great to see little Bertie again yesterday! His owner wanted to work on some challenges that had cropped up now that he is in the adolescent phase. If your older puppy seems to be regressing in any of these areas, you may need to re-think your routine and adjust training according to this new stage in development. Are you seeing any of the following regressions in your older puppy?

🐾 Being left alone
🐾 Toilet training
🐾 Recall not as good as it was before
🐾 Becoming anxious around things not previously worried about OR being too over the top or over confident
🐾 More sensitive
🐾 More dysregulated

…. And many more things that can relate to adolescence!

Click our link in the bio for more info and a 121 Booking link.

20/06/2025

Great advice from our friends at Houghton's Hounds - Dog Training and Puppy Classes!!
Stay cool! 😎

☀️ Scorchio weather incoming! ☀️

My annual posting of this brilliant table from which I refer to myself all the time. The key point to note is the other factors on the right. If your dog is particularly young or old, a brachy type (meaning short-nosed, so Frenchies, pugs etc), or obese, they are going to find the heat more difficult and you need to take more care with them.

What can you do to keep your walks safe:

🌭 Test how hot the pavement before you go out. Don't over complicated this, just stand on it with bare feet or hold your bare hands on it for a bit, and if it's too hot for you, it's too hot for paws.

🌭 Walk at the start or very end of the day.

🌭 Pick walks in cooler areas, like in the woods or where there is a body of water.

🌭 Avoid excessive running. Leave the ball lobber at home 😉

🌭 Do an indoor activity instead. No walk is better than an overheated pup.

SAVE THIS POST to refer to if you're unsure whether to take that walk.

15/05/2025

🐾 W I N N I E 🐾

Beautiful soul Winnie the was struggling with feeling stressed in a variety of ways in her every day life and her lovely owners were worried about her happiness!

She’s an extremely bright but sensitive soul so we got to work on creating walks that focus on mental and physical stimulation whilst meeting her need to sniff and explore. Recall was finely tuned.

Alongside this, we also set up a process for reducing vocalisation when visitors came to their home and set about creating a desensitisation and management plan for foxes and animals on the tv!

All I can say is that it has been amazing working with Winnie’s hoomans and I know she is going to have the most loving and fulfilled doggy life going from strength to strength.

GO TEAM WINNIE 🐶 💪 🙌

See the link in our bio to book any of our 121 services. In-person in South East London or online sessions are available too.

07/05/2025

🐾 C A S S I E 🐾

Cassie the gorgeous little needed some help with her big reactions to people. She was also very sensitive to some sounds!

Over the course of 4 x in-person sessions and a 30min virtual session we worked on various aspects of training and desensitisation and came up with a plan that was workable for her owners and one that she could cope with.

Well done Cassie!!! 👏 👏 … and to her hoomans, keep going with all the fantastic work you’ve been doing with her!!

I couldn’t decide which was my fave photo of her, so I added 3 😃

29/04/2025

🐾 L U N A - B E L L E 🐾

It was a pleasure to meet this gorgeous pup last week for an Early Days Puppy Session.

We discussed routine, crate training, play biting, toys and a whole lot more!!

Looking forward to seeing this family again for in June and I have no doubt little Luna-Belle will be the source of endless joy for them!!

Contact us through the link in the bio if you are in South London and are welcoming a puppy into your life!

16/04/2025

Did you know that when you sign up to Puppy School, you get the Puppy School manual posted straight to you at no extra cost!

The Puppy School manual is your step-by-step guide to everything you need to know about Puppy School. It contains a week-by-week recap of everything covered in class (so you don't have to worry about making notes while you're trying to listen to your instructor), alongside advice on socialisation, puppy play, nutrition, and loads more. Not only that, but it's written by bestselling author and Clinical Animal Behaviourist Gwen Bailey, so you know that all the information in there is reliable, trustworthy, and founded in the latest canine behavioural science.

Get yours today by signing up your puppy to our accredited, proven, puppy classes. Find your nearest tutor here: https://www.puppyschool.co.uk/find-a-class 🐾

15/04/2025

🐾 L E O 🐾

This super cute and highly energetic needed some help with over excitability and excessive vocalisation around people, especially when they come to the front door!!

Here at Happy Go Puppy, we take a holistic approach to supporting you and your furry best friend. This means looking at all the different ways that can be affecting these excessive behaviours.

We looked at both physical and mental exercise to be included into his daily life. He knew the basics pretty well but his owners weren’t sure what the next stages were so that’s where we can really help!! Most of the time it’s not enough to just give “a longer walk” and “do a few more minutes of training at home”, there are more effective ways of implementing these things.

Get in touch or book one of our 121 services if you’d like some holistic help with your doggo!
https://www.happygopuppy.co.uk/121-sessions