The Right Trainer For You?
If your only goal is to stop unwanted behaviour fast, we're probably not the right trainers for you. That might seem like a strange thing for a dog trainer to…
Dog Training Advice
Practical dog training advice from the Suppawt team — reactivity, adolescence, loose-lead walking, enrichment and more.
What I Think When I See a Muzzled Dog
People often assume that if a dog is wearing a muzzle, it's aggressive. That's not what goes through my mind. As a dog trainer and owner of a previously…
How to Use a No Reward Marker in Dog Training
A no reward marker tells your dog "that wasn't it, try again". How to use one without it becoming a telling-off, and when to skip it entirely.
Dog Walking Anxiety: 3 Ways to Calm Your Nerves
If clipping on the lead makes your stomach tighten, you are not alone. Three ways to settle your own nervous system, because your dog feels it too.
Adolescent Dogs: Why Hormones Disrupt Training
Between 6 and 18 months many dogs seem to forget their training. It is not defiance, it is brain development. What to expect and how to train through it.
Dog Impulse Control: What the Science Says
Dogs can outperform adults on delay-of-gratification tasks. The neuroscience behind canine impulse control, and why brain size is not the point.
Keeping Your Dog Calm and Safe at Christmas
Festive houses are overwhelming for dogs. Simple ways to set yours up for a calm Christmas: safe spaces, chews, naps and food to keep out of reach.
Why an Overstimulated Dog Cannot Learn
An overstimulated dog is not being stubborn: their brain has no room left to process. How to spot it and bring them back to a state where they can learn.
How to Choose the Right Harness for Your Dog
Why Y-shaped front harnesses win, which designs to avoid, and what to look for if your dog is an escape artist. Comfort, safety and freedom to move.
Is Your Dog Secretly Training You?
Bark, pause, look at human, get treat. Clever dogs build their own reward loops and we reinforce them without noticing. How accidental training happens.
Emergency Recall: Train Your Panic Voice
When you shout in fright, your dog should not run away. How to pair your panic voice with a jackpot reward so a startled shout still brings them back.
Palm-Up Lead Grip: Safer Walks for Strong Dogs
One change to how you hold the lead protects your shoulders and gives you more control with a strong or reactive dog. Five reasons palm-up beats palm-down.
Let Them Look: Why Watching Calms Reactive Dogs
Letting your dog stop and watch the world is not wasted time. How calm observation builds confidence, lowers reactivity, and how to support it on walks.
When to Keep Your Dog on the Lead
Good recall gives you the option of off-lead freedom. Responsible ownership means knowing when not to use it: roads, livestock and the legal picture.
Grass Seeds and Dogs: Risks and Warning Signs
Barbed grass seeds pierce skin and migrate through the body. Where they lodge in paws, ears, eyes and nose, and the signs that mean a trip to the vet.
How to Keep Your Dog Cool in Hot Weather
Eight ways to keep your dog cool, the signs of overheating to act on, and the breeds needing extra care. No dog ever died from missing a walk.
Why Dog Training Only Works If You Practise
Signing up for training is not the same as training your dog. Why daily repetition between sessions is what actually changes behaviour.
Signs Your Dog Is Overwhelmed and How to Help
Yawning, lip licking, pinned ears, refusing treats. The body language, vocal and behavioural signs that your dog is overwhelmed, and what to do next.
Puppies Need Experiences, Not Exercise
In the socialisation window, new sights and smells matter more than distance walked, and protect growing joints. Why experience beats exercise for puppies.
Proactive Dog Walking: Spotting Trouble Early
You never know what is around the corner. How scanning ahead on walks lets you redirect your dog before they react, and keeps everyone safer.
How to Build Food Motivation in Dogs
Not every dog works for food. How to pair treats with the reward your dog already loves, so food becomes reinforcing in its own right.