CB Dogs

With temperatures soaring this week, I thought I'd share some tips to help keep your pup safe and comfortable.

1. Don't feel guilty about skipping walks Many dogs are perfectly happy swapping a walk for a day of gentle training, enrichment, a tasty chew or a calm sniff around the garden - especially on a hot day. Even if they're not a fan of a day or two off walks - being a little loopy from being cooped up for a few days is far better than heatstroke.

2. If it is cool enough to walk (very early morning or late evening), keep it calm. Avoid hot pavements, take plenty of water, stick to grass and shade where possible, and leave the ball launcher at home! High-energy games such as fetch are one of the biggest risk factors for heatstroke.

3. Help keep your dog cool at home: Close curtains during the hottest part of the day, use fans to circulate the air, provide cooling mats or cool damp towels to lie on, and gently wipe paws, bellies and armpits with a cool wet flannel if needed.

⚠️ Never drape a cold, wet towel over your dog⚠️ Although it sounds like a good idea, it can actually trap warm air against their body and reduce heat loss.

4. If your dog enjoys it, try making some frozen treats, offer a paddling pool in the shade, or simply let them choose the coolest spot in the house. Remember, not every dog enjoys water, so never force them.

5. Finally - Know the signs of heatstroke: heavy panting, excessive drooling, dry or sticky gums, extreme lethargy, wobbliness or collapse, and vomiting. If you notice any of these - CONTACT YOUR VET IMMEDIATELY!

Stay safe, keep cool and have fun 🐾

🐾 Volunteer Opportunity - Tuesday Evenings 🐾

We're looking for a friendly, dog-loving volunteer to join our team at CB Dogs on Tuesday evenings!

Whether you're studying an animal-related subject, thinking about a career working with dogs, a dog walker looking to build your knowledge, or simply someone who would love to learn more about dog training and behaviour, we'd love to hear from you.

As a volunteer you'll gain hands-on experience working with dogs and their owners, learn about positive, reward-based training, and have access to all of our training content to support your learning.

The role involves helping us set up and pack away before and after classes, moving tables, chairs and training equipment, helping reorganise the hall between sessions and generally being an extra pair of hands. As you gain confidence, you'll also have the opportunity to help owners practise the training exercises during classes.

So whilst there will definitely be plenty of lovely dogs involved, this isn't just a "come and cuddle puppies" role - we're looking for someone who is happy to get stuck in and become part of the team - though as a by-product you may also get to cuddle lots of lovely puppies!

No formal qualifications are required - we're much more interested in finding someone who is approachable, open-minded, keen to learn and happy to get involved. Qualifications or experience working with dogs are always a bonus though. Likewise, if you've previously attended our courses with your own dog, you'll already be familiar with many of the exercises and the way our classes are structured, which can be helpful, but this certainly isn't essential.

📍 East Didsbury, Manchester
🕐 Tuesday evenings (possible occasional Sundays too)
🐶 Minimum commitment of 3-6 months
📧 To apply, email [email protected] with a little information about yourself and why you'd like to volunteer with us.

Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!

HUGE well done to this amazing Good Manners Group who graduated last month! 🎓🐾

Hannah and I have genuinely had such a fantastic time teaching you all over the last few weeks. Every single owner came to class ready to learn, ready to put the work in and, most importantly, ready to have fun with their dogs along the way.

A huge well done to:

🐾 Winnie
🐾 Zena
🐾 Bugsy
🐾 Bruno
🐾 Jessie

An extra big shout out to little Zena, who was slightly nervous of bigger dogs when she started - and then ended up with this motley crew! 😂 She did amazingly and grew in confidence around the big goofballs week by week. We were so proud of her.

Really hope to see you all back for more in the not-too-distant future!

Please feel free to tag yourselves, share away and show off your gorgeous graduates! 🎉🐾

🎓🐾 A huge congratulations to all of our May 2026 Puppy Foundations graduates! 🐾🎓

Over the course of May we've watched nervous puppies grow in confidence, enthusiastic puppies learn a little self-control (sometimes! 😂), owners discover just how clever their pups really are and some wonderful partnerships begin to develop.

Every single dog in these photos has worked hard, every owner has put time and effort into their training, and you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves ❤️

Whether your puppy arrived bouncing off the walls, a little unsure of the world, determined to eat everything in sight, or convinced that listening was entirely optional, you've all made fantastic progress and it has been an absolute pleasure to be part of your journey.

Congratulations to:
🐾 Winston
🐾 Nyx
🐾 Nell
🐾 Dylan
🐾 Winnie
🐾 Sonny
🐾 Albert

🐾 Lyra
🐾 Nora
🐾 Dougal
🐾 Guinness
🐾 Crumble
🐾 Betty
🐾 Nala

🐾 Atlas
🐾 Coco
🐾 Indiana
🐾 Buzz
🐾 Olive
🐾 Mabel
🐾 Luna

🐾 Oakley
🐾 Loki
🐾 Scout
🐾 Cooper
🐾 Frankie
🐾 Dennis
🐾 Ziggy

Thank you all for trusting us with your wonderful baby puppies. We can't wait to see where your training adventures take you next and we hope to welcome many of you back for more classes and workshops soon!

Please feel free to tag yourselves, share away and show off your gorgeous graduates! ❤️🐾

Oh my goodness guys, overwhelmed doesn't even begin to cover it ❤️

Last Thursday I sent a little email mentioning that I'd love some new Google reviews and then over the weekend you amazing, wonderful people went and left TWENTY FOUR new 5-star reviews 🤯

I've spent the last few days reading through every single one and honestly they've made me so, so happy. Thank you all so much. I loved every photo, every story and every kind word. Seeing so many familiar faces (and paws!) pop up in my notifications has been absolutely lovely.

A couple of years ago, Google accidentally removed all of my reviews and I lost over 13 years' worth of wonderful client feedback overnight. It was genuinely heartbreaking, so watching the page slowly grow again means more to me than I can put into words.

What has struck me most whilst reading through them all is seeing the same words coming up again and again - kind, supportive, patient, encouraging, knowledgeable and non-judgemental. Creating that sort of experience for both dogs and their humans is so so important to me, so hearing that reflected back in your reviews really means the world.

Thank you for trusting me and the team with your dogs, for supporting a small local business and for taking the time to leave such lovely feedback. I genuinely appreciate it more than you know ❤️

P.S. If you've been meaning to leave a review but haven't quite got around to it yet, please don't feel under any pressure at all... but I can confirm that every single one still makes me do a little happy dance 💃🐾