Welcome to Paw by Paw Training
Award winning step by step modern training for you and your dog.
At Paw by Paw training I know that one size doesn’t fit all for either my human or dog learners so I offer a range of services to help you with your dog’s learning. These include;
- A variety of one to one programmes for in person clients within a 50 mile radius of Dorchester and Weymouth as well as online clients worldwide
- Classes for puppies, scent detection, hoopers and general manners training in the Chickerell area of Weymouth
- Specialist Reactive Rovers classes in the Chickerell area of Weymouth, although this class has been attended from clients as far away as London!
- Training walks for clients within a 10 mile radius of Weymouth and Dorchester
- One off events including workshops and webinars ranging from puppy socialisation, general manners (including recall and loose lead walking), tricks, introduction to various sports (including scent detection, tracking, hoopers and rally).
My name is Emma Phillips and Paw by Paw Training was born from the experiences I had with my first dogs, Pumba and Timon. As a first time dog owner I made a lot of mistakes with the boys and I paid the price for it with their behaviour. The boys displayed behaviours like aggression towards other dogs, people, other animals, resource guarding and separation anxiety as well as the normal challenges like focus, recall and loose lead walking. At their worst, the boys made daily life incredibly difficult and miserable, there were times where I would have preferred to scrub the whole house clean with a toothpick than take them out for a walk!
My experiences with the boys inspired me to set up Paw by Paw Training to help people who felt like I did. If you feel overwhelmed with dog ownership, like you want to bury your head in the ground and avoid the issues you’re experiencing or if you’re questioning whether or not you’re the right home for your dog, I’ve been there. Feeling like you have a dog who is the best thing since sliced bread in every way except for when they see another dog is a feeling I was familiar with as well. You might even find yourself disliking your dog, it’s a really uncomfortable thought to have but is one that has crossed my mind a few times as well.
Because I’ve lived through the issues that you’re experiencing, I know how it feels and the challenges that come with it. You cannot be more interesting when out and about on walks in order to get your dog to focus on you more, it is terrifying to walk a reactive dog when you don’t know what you’ll see around each corner and you have to deal with the frustrations of the general public insisting that their dog is friendly – regardless of whether or not yours is!
Paw by Paw Training was born of a desire to help people who feel just like you.
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Behaviour 1-2-1 Programmes
One-to-one behaviour programmes are for you if you experience any of the following issues:
- Your dog growling, lunging, barking, snarling at or maybe even trying to bite in any circumstance at anything (if you have a puppy under 6 months old who is biting please see the puppy 1-2-1 programmes)
- Your dog is vocalising, panicking, destroying the house, soiling the house, or trying to escape only when they are left home alone or are unable to access a person
- Your dog is extremely nervous of anyone or anything
- Your dog excessively barking in any context
Training 1-2-1 Programmes
One-to-one training programmes are for you if your dog is over 6 months of age and you experience any of the following issues:
- Your dog not coming back when you call them on walks
- Your dog pulling on lead
- Your dog jumping up at people either at home or out and about
- Your dog barging through doors or jumping out of the car as soon as you open the door
- Your dog jumping up at kitchen counters
- Your dog pestering you when you eat
- Your dog not having any food manners
- You have other issues with your dog’s general manners
Puppy 1-2-1 Programmes
Puppy one-to-one training programmes are for you if your dog is under 6 months of age and you are experiencing any issues or simply just want some guidance on raising a puppy. Some topics you may be struggling with include:
- General manners (coming back when called, loose lead walking, jumping up, barking, food manners, etc.)
- Guidance on how to appropriately socialise your puppy
- Getting your puppy toilet trained
- Getting your puppy to sleep through the night
- Teaching your puppy to be comfortable being home alone
- Surviving puppy biting
- Surviving evening witching hour!
- Integrating your new puppy into the existing members of the household (canine, human, and other species)
Reactive Rovers
This 6 week course is designed to help dogs who:
- try to run away from,
- bark at,
- lunge at,
- growl at,
- maybe even try to bite
other dogs. If you are unsure about the suitability of your dog for this course, please book a call via the button below, I’m more than happy to provide guidance.
This course is designed to give owners of dogs who struggle around other dogs the skills they need to enjoy their walks again. It is not designed to fix your dog’s reactivity, it is simply the first step in doing so.
Puppy Classes
This 6 week course is designed for puppies from 8 weeks to 6 months old at the time of the course starting.
Topics covered on this course include:
- positions (sit, settle)
- teaching your puppy to do multiple behaviours for one reward
- focus
- loose lead walking
- preventing jumping up
- impulse control
- toy play
- door manners
- polite greetings
- teaching your puppy to be happy to be home alone
- socialisation
- body language
- introductions to other family members (babies, toddlers, children, cats, existing dogs, small animals)
- stay
- go to bed/crate/mat
- hand touch (loose lead walking, recall, preventing jumping up)
- recall
- preventing resource guarding
- preparation for veterinary/grooming visits
- preventing separation anxiety
- crate training
- toilet training
- teething & biting
- getting your puppy to sleep through the night
- fear & how to handle it
- diet
- spaying & neutering
Scent Club
A rolling course for dogs of any age to learn about scent detection – one of the best ways of tiring your dog out and meeting their most natural canine needs.
This course is suitable for puppies and adult dogs alike, breeds, dogs with physical limitations and dogs who require space from other dogs or people as long as they can see them within 10 metres without reacting.
Hoopers Club
A rolling course for dogs of any age to learn about hoopers – a sport like agility but with hoops instead of jumps.
This course is suitable for puppies and adult dogs alike, breeds, and dogs with some physical limitations that may rule out agility as an activity for them.
Canine College
A rolling course aimed at training dogs general manners, topics are dictated by participants in the class but regularly focuses on recall, loose lead walking, not jumping up, not being overexcited, impulse control, go mat, confidence building and trick training.
This course is suitable for dogs who need space from people or other dogs as long as they can see them within 10 metres without reacting.
