Paws Academy

Turn Playtime Into Powerful Puppy Training Over the Next Few Weeks Calling a puppy in from the garden or off a beach walk can feel like a coin toss. Will they race back or keep sniffing that perfect seaweed, chasing a gull, or watching a jogger go by? Reliable recall, Drop it, and Leave it are the skills that keep your puppy safe and help you both enjoy relaxed walks, from quiet kitchens to busy parks and Irish beaches. Those skills do not grow from long, serious lessons. They grow from tiny,...

Reading Your Puppy’s Body Language at Home Understanding early puppy body language makes home training calmer and kinder for everyone. When we learn what our puppy is trying to say, we stop seeing behaviour as naughty and start seeing it as communication. That simple shift can turn daily life from a bit stressful to much more relaxed, especially in those first few weeks together. Most early puppy dog training talks about sit, stay and recall. Those skills are useful, but they sit on top of...

Give Your Puppy a Summer to Remember: Start with Smart Preparation Picture your puppy padding across the grass, nose in the air, tail swishing, taking in all the scents of an Irish summer. Longer evenings, family barbecues, trips to the beach or lake, kids at home, friends popping by. For a young dog, this first summer is a big deal. It is a time when they are soaking up the world and deciding what feels safe, what feels scary and what is just plain fun. Those extra daylight hours are perfect...