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Positive Dog Training
in Suffolk &
Cambridgeshire

Positive training, that works.

Positive Training That Works

We offer tailored training plans that to achieve the life you want for your dog. Positive reinforcement training builds confident dogs because you show the dog exactly what you want from them, and use positive reinforcement to help the dog learn, and repeat the behaviour.

Professional Dog Training For Real-Life Situations

Every dog is an individual, which is why our training focuses on building reliable behaviours in an enjoyable way that is tailored to your dog. We use reward-based training methods proven to strengthen the bond between you and your dog while providing reliable results.

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Our dog training sessions can help with:

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  • Lead walking

  • Recall training

  • Jumping up

  • Puppy biting and mouthing

  • Toilet training

  • Focus and engagement

  • Reactivity towards dogs or people

  • Confidence building

  • Settling calmly at home

  • Basic obedience

  • Socialisation skills

  • Adolescent dog behaviour

 

Whether you have a new puppy or a rescue dog, we can help you build confidence and improve behaviour step by step

Why Choose Poppy’s Dog School?

Positive Reinforcement 

Training should be enjoyable for both dogs and people. Our methods are force-free, reward-based, and tailored to your dog’s personality and learning style.

Building a Positive Relationship

Positive Reinforcement 

Using reward-based training teaches your dog that good things happen around you and you are fun to be around. This positive relationship grows stronger the more training you do. This method is much less stressful for dog and people than using tools or harsh handling methods. 

Ongoing Support

Once you join one of the group classes or training memberships, you will have access to free support and guidance from a trainer in between sessions. Puppy blues are a common experience in new puppy parents - we can help you get through it with confidence.

Supportive and Friendly Environment

Training should be enjoyable for both dogs and people. Our methods are force-free, reward-based, and tailored to your dog’s personality and learning style.

Training sessions are relaxed and supportive so that people and dogs can learn without stress or fear. If you have any health conditions which require adaptations to your training we can tailor sessions to your needs.

Practical Everyday Training

Training sessions focus on real-world behaviours so you can enjoy calmer walks, better recall, and improved confidence in everyday situations.

Dog Training Areas We Cover

As a local dog training school, we provide services to dog owners in Newmarket and surrounding areas including:

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  • Exning

  • Red Lodge

  • Burwell

  • Moulton

  • Kentford

  • Fulbourn

  • Six Mile Bottom

  • Sawston

  • Great Shelford

  • Little Abington

  • Duxford

  • Saffron Walden

  • The surrounding Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex villages

One-to-one Training

What Can We Help With?

Puppy Training

Our tailored one-to-one puppy training helps your puppy learn essential life skills including:

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  • Socialisation

  • Confidence building

  • Toilet training 

  • Lead walking

  • Recall foundations

  • Calm behaviour 

Adolescent Dog Training

Teenage dogs can suddenly develop frustrating behaviours. One-to-one training can help you manage:

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  • Selective hearing

  • Pulling on the lead

  • Overexcitement

  • Jumping up

  • Unreliable recall

  • Excessive barking

Adult Dog Training

It’s never too late to train your dog and improve the quality of life you share together. We work with adult dogs needing support with obedience, confidence, or common behavioural challenges. We also run a discounted group training class for rescue dogs who may benefit from regular training with more space and a laid back pace.

For owners wanting personalised support, we offer one-to-one dog training sessions tailored specifically to your dog’s needs.

These sessions are ideal for:

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  • Nervous dogs

  • Reactive dogs

  • Rescue dogs

  • Specific behavioural challenges

 

Training plans are holistic and adapted to suit your dog and your goals.

Book A Free Zoom Call Today

To book in a free zoom consultation for dog training one-to-ones contact us via phone, email or WhatsApp. We can go through your concerns and talk through your training options and timelines. Alternatively, use the online booking system to get started today.

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Structured Dog Walks

Is your dog amazing at home but a completely different dog on a walk?

 

Dogs can get overstimulated and frustrated very quickly outside, leading to pulling on the lead, barking, lunging, jumping, failed recall & a stressed person on the other end of the lead.

 

Structured walks involve systematically partitioning time in a walk for free exploration, training, playing, mental enrichment and being calm. Practising structured walks can help dogs who are overstimulated or anxious outside by providing predictability, mental enrichment, relaxation and bond building.

 

For more information about structured walks  - Read More.

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