#232 – How To Train Your Dog: Positive Reinforcement, Raising A Puppy, Behaviours & Harry The Disabled Doggy, With Paige Of Buddiepet Pet Care Southampton

This week Mike & Megan speak with Paige; she is one half of Buddiepet and she has obtained several qualifications so is a Certified Dog Trainer, a Canine Body Language Specialist, a Canine Reactivity Specialist, Puppy Trainer and more!

In this conversation, Paige talks about her dog training journey and how she got involved with Buddiepet! She explains the various training she’s had and what she’s learned, her own initial misconceptions around dog behaviour, her passion for reactivity training, her journey with Archie, how she’s handled raising a puppy with a disabled dog in the house, her childhood memories with dogs, nutrition, positive reinforcement and so much more – this is the perfect podcast for any dog lovers, pet owners or people looking to adopt an animal!

Buddiepet’s Site & Socials: https://buddiepet.com – FB: /buddiepet – X: @Buddiepet1 – IG: @buddiepet_pet_care_southampton – TikTok: @buddiepetcaresouthampton

Buddiepet are also finalists in the Animal Star Awards 2024! https://animalstarawards.com

Paige also mentioned Animal Balance, Woofies Zoomies N Groomies and The Dog Training College: https://animalbalance.org, https://woofieszoomiesngroomies.co.uk and the https://dogtrainingcollege.co.uk

Oldest dog in the world is Bobi from Portugal, at 30 years old: bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64507336

If you enjoyed this episode, check out episode 170 of GCC for Mike & Megan speaking about dogs with Dave of Comics In Motion!

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