love your paws
Because Every Dog Deserves to be Understood
Where dog training meets empathy, where dogs & their people learn together, and where community turns challenges into connection and confidence
Love Your Paws offers thoughtful, practical dog training for puppies, adolescents, and adult dogs through group training classes utilising the power of Nose Work in West Cornwall and online. Our training is thoughtful, kind and effective, designed to support you to truly understand your dog so that training is fun for both your dog and you.​
a different approach to dog training
At Love Your Paws, we begin where your dog begins: with their nose. Nose work (our umbrella term for all scent-based activities, from scent work to our Track n’ Trail sessions) is more than just a fun extra — it’s central to how dogs experience the world. When we prioritise their innate need to sniff, search, and investigate, we don’t just meet a species need. We unlock calm, confidence, focus, and connection. We learn to see our dogs more clearly: how they move, what they enjoy, how they communicate, and what truly motivates them. And we often find that the things we thought were ‘problems’ start to ease, because we’ve built understanding from the ground up.
This is why nose work comes first. It creates space for learning that’s emotionally safe, physically satisfying, and deeply rewarding for both ends of the lead. And once you’ve seen how your dog works when they’re following their nose, you’ll find it changes the way you approach everything else — from lead walking to recall to real-life resilience.
it’s not just our training approach that makes us different...
The Support You Need, When You Need It
At Love Your Paws, we do things differently. Traditional short-term courses often create the illusion that training has an endpoint—but real training is an ongoing journey. Dogs grow, change, and encounter new challenges throughout their lives, and true learning takes time, patience, and consistency.
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That’s why we’ve moved away from rigid six-week courses and embraced a membership model designed to give you and your dog the support you need, when you need it. With flexible training options, a welcoming community, and expert guidance, you’ll have the time and space to develop skills, strengthen your bond, and build confidence together. Whether you're working on essential life skills, refining what you’ve already learned, or diving into something new like scent work or tracking, our approach gives you the freedom to shape a training journey that truly works for you and your dog.
join us for the journey
We are so lucky to have found you. Your courses are always predominantly based around teaching the humans with a bit of training for the dogs thrown in for good measure. And with your kind approach not just to the dogs, but to us humans, too, I have always enjoyed every single session.
Anke & Pinto
