Cheshire Dog School

23/10/2025

Nell and Betty 💞. Nell did her training with us back when she was a puppy, now she’s enlisted Ami to help get her new little sister, Betty, into shape ☺️. They’re both doing so well 🌟

22/10/2025

05/10/2025

Little Waffle started her training this weekend, we’re working on a few behaviours, including car chasing! This is a common problem with herding breeds, it’s important to work on this asap before it becomes ingrained. The goal is to have a dog who can calmly, happily, walk by roads without reacting to traffic 🚗

30/09/2025

This week we did a little sound desensitisation training with these guys. None of these dogs are young puppies, but it’s still important to keep up socialisation, and environmental noise (including walking under a noisy bridge) is something a lot of dogs struggle with. If you’d like some guidance on improving your dog’s confidence out and about, get in touch 😊

28/08/2025

Looking like butter wouldn’t melt… but her mum and dad needed puppy biting help asap!😅. If a session is needed imminently I’ll always do my best to fit you in as soon as possible 😊

10/08/2025

Eric & Ernie started their training sessions this week, working on general good behaviour, with a focus on behaviour outside of the house💙

04/08/2025

🐾 New Puppy? Don’t Delay Vaccinations! 🐶💉

Lately I’ve seen a worrying trend: puppies have their first vaccine with the breeder, but when they go to their new home, the owner’s vet uses a different brand—so the whole vaccination course has to start again. 😟

Here’s why that’s a problem:

➡️ Vaccine brands aren’t interchangeable. Switching brands usually means your pup has to restart their vaccination schedule.

➡️ Delays = lost time. Restarting or pushing back vaccines can delay your puppy getting out and about by weeks.

➡️ That matters. A lot. Puppies have a critical socialisation window (roughly 3–16 weeks old). If your pup can’t safely explore the world during this time, it can impact their confidence and behaviour for life.

What can you do?
✔️ Ask your breeder which brand of vaccine they used and get it in writing.
✔️ Call your vet before your first appointment—ask if they use the same brand or if they can order it.
✔️ If they can’t? Consider travelling back to the breeder’s vet for the second dose. A bit of effort now = a healthier, better-socialised dog long-term.

Your puppy’s early experiences shape everything—from how they handle other dogs to how confident they feel in the world. Don’t let a simple vaccine mismatch hold them back. 🐾

31/07/2025

Puppy Louie had his first training session this week. We laid the foundations for bringing up a calm, settled, adaptable dog, and addressed a few common issues his owner’s are experiencing. Even one puppy session can make the world of difference - send us a message to enquire.

30/07/2025

Repost Ami A few people have sent me this video today. 8 years ago today Matt & Kash, from the Success Chronicles, asked me if they could interview me. I’d had zero experience in front of the camera, and was nervous to tell my story. This video ended up going viral with thousands upon thousands of views and shares, and even ended up sharing it! This tells a tiny part of my story. I’ve been so emotional all day because of this video. I look so young and was still so scared, if only I knew just 8 years ago what life still had in store for me. Safe to say I’ve learned and been tested even more since then, but the fundamentals and resilience and self-belief I have are still true today. I’m so proud of younger me, she’d be speechless if she knew what we’ve achieved in the last 8 years and how amazing the future looks. Don’t even get me started on seeing my babies in their prime, damn I’d do anything to hold them one more time🥹❤️

18/07/2025

This pretty 2 year old girl was rescued a few months ago, and to say she pulled on the lead was an understatement! She managed to break her owner’s leg due to pulling. After trying two other trainers her owners were resigning themselves to a lifetime of difficult walks. Then someone recommended they contact me (thank you so much to everyone who recommends Cheshire Dog School🙏). One session and I quickly figured out why she was pulling, and why, therefore, the usual techniques wouldn’t work. We changed a couple of things around and ended the session with lovely, calm, loose-lead walking. We’ve got a follow-up session coming up soon so I’ll get some video!

12/07/2025

This handsome boy was struggling with barking, and all of the normal training things his owners had tried weren’t working. Very quickly we established the reason/feelings behind why he was barking, this then enables us to put together an effective plan. If you can resolve the root cause of a behaviour you stand a much better chance of resolving it. If you’re struggling with fixing an unwanted behaviour in your dog, having a personalised session can be much more beneficial than trying generalised advice 💙

11/07/2025

Thursday morning cuteness courtesy of Rannoch, on his early morning recall session this week 💚