Pawsative Steps

31/05/2026

PAWSATIVE PUPPIES JUNE 🐾

This is sooo much more than your average puppy play class.....

This 6 week specialised puppy course is a combination of online and in person classes based in Mallow Dog Arena. You will learn fantastic

🐶 Puppy raising skills
🐶 How to read your puppy's communication during play
🐶 Build puppy confidence and handling skills
🐶 Build foundations for important skills like Recall, Calm, focus, loose leash walking and impulse control.
🐶 Prevent behaviour problems and prepare for Adolescence
🐶 Delivered by experienced, qualified, reward based and insured dog trainer
🐶 Join our supportive judgement free community of dog lovers

Get your puppy set for success 🙌

Starts Sunday 07th June 10am Mallow

Please book in advance as spaces are limited

Booking is online at www.pawsativesteps.com
email [email protected]

29/05/2026

Who's would like to join our social adventure walk in Doneraile this Saturday 10am?

Socialisation
Training
Community
Enrichment

Guided by qualified, insured, reward based dog trainer (many thanks to the OPW for permission)

Members of North Cork Dog Training Club go free!

Email [email protected] or DM (limited availability)

28/05/2026

Yesterday was a stressful day for many pets in our area. We had thunder on and off for approx three hours.

Stress has a cumulative effect in our dogs and it can take up to 72 hours for their amygdala to come back to basel after a stressful event

How do we help our dogs after a stressful event?

🐶 Do a decompression walk
🐶 Take a day or two off from walks
🐶 Avoid guests and social outings with your dog for a couple of days
🐶 Keep things low key. No pressure or expectation
🐶 Ensure they have lots of undisturbed quality sleep in quite low traffic area
🐶 Provide lots of calming enriching activities that include chewing, licking and foraging
🐶 Reward Calm settled behaviours

If you would like more information contact [email protected]

27/05/2026

What nobody tells you about Canine Adolescence...

27/05/2026

Please keep your pets safe and secure. The hot weather is due to end abruptly with thunderstorms forecast this evening

If your pet is distressed by the sound of thunder

Provide a safe secure low traffic area of house
Close curtains and blinds
Play music or TV
Provide a long lasting chew, lickmat or stuffed frozen food toy. If you don't have these just toss treats on floor
Some dogs benefit from thunder shirts or adaptil plug ins
Offer comfort but do so calmly.
If your dog suffers from noise sensitivity speak to a qualified training/behaviour professional
If your dog gets very distressed by noises such as fireworks and thunder speak to your vet in advance about medication

25/05/2026