Before you write
I already know the moment you're in.
It's the problem that feels too small to pay a trainer for, but keeps circling in your head at eleven at night. Or the question you searched, found ten contradictory answers to, and not one of them had a name attached.
Write to me. I read everything. I can't reply to every message individually, but the questions that keep coming back get written up properly — and your question is often the one another hundred owners were waiting to have answered.
The form is open for guide suggestions, questions about something you've read here, and editorial partnership proposals.
One thing I won't do: tell you what's wrong with your dog. I'm not a veterinarian, and even the ones who are can't assess an animal through an email. If your dog is unwell, if the behaviour appeared suddenly, or if there's any aggression involved, that's a vet visit, not a message to me.
The form
Send me an email
No form, no sign-up, no autoresponder. Your message lands in a real inbox and I read it myself.
Write to me at
Open your email app →Not working? Copy the address above into whatever you normally use — it reaches the same place.
To get a useful answer, tell me
- Your dog's age, size, and roughly how long you've had them.
- What actually happens — the specific behaviour, not the label for it.
- What you've already tried, and what changed when you did.
After you send: message received, and thank you for writing. I read everything — and if the question is a good one, it may well turn up here as a guide.
Other channels
Partnerships and press.
Partnerships & sponsored content
If you represent a brand and want to understand how working with PawHonest goes, use the form above with the subject "Partnership proposal". Every product goes through the same assessment as everything else here — the details are in the affiliate disclosure.
Press
Journalists and producers looking for a source on at-home dog training and behaviour can use the same form. I'm happy to help with a reasonable deadline, and I'll say plainly when a question is outside what I'm qualified to answer.
Common questions
Before you write to me.
Can you tell me what's wrong with my dog?
No, and I won't try. I'm not a veterinarian, and no one — not a vet, not a trainer — can assess a dog through an email. If your dog is unwell, if a behaviour appeared suddenly, or if there's any aggression involved, that's an in-person vet visit. Nothing replaces someone putting hands on the animal.
How do brand partnerships work?
Any product goes through the same four checks as everything else on the site, paid or not. If it doesn't convince me I don't write about it, and no fee changes that. Send the proposal through the form and I'll look at it honestly.
Do you reply to every message?
I read every one. I reply to what I can, and the questions that keep coming back get written up as guides — which usually helps more people than a private reply would.
How long does a reply take?
It depends on the week. There's no support team here, just me and whichever foster dog is currently sitting on my feet, so it can take a few days.
Can I suggest a topic?
Please do — most of what I write started as someone's question. Send it through the form and it goes on the list.