JollySnouts Dog Therapy

06/04/2025

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05/04/2025

I have 2 rescued Podencos from Spain myself, so I have a lot of knowledge about the misery most of them have endured before getting rescued and adopted 💔

Sweet Saba had her first trauma therapy session yesterday - and she was such a brave girl ❤️

Har jeg en yndlingsrace når det kommer til hunde❓

Nok ikke - men “Rescue Podencoer” har i hvert fald en speciel plads i mit hjerte, da jeg jo selv har 2 af dem ♥️

I går var sødeste Saba til sin første traumeterapi i - og selvom hun er en yderst forsigtig pige, så kom vi alligevel ret langt 🥰

Næste gang kan vi helt sikkert komme et lag dybere - og sådan er det med traumeterapi - man kommer stille og roligt helt ind til sagens kerne - og det helt uden at retraumatisere hunden❣️

01/04/2025

This is me in Danish talking about how we MUST stop using old outdated and stupid methods in dog training❗️

Punishment and “setting a dog straight” so that he won’t take over the household 🙈 is simply NOT based on scientific evidence.

Motivation in learning is the only way to move forward 🐾

It is no different when it comes to human beings.

No one works harder because the boss is an IDIOT❗️❗️

(I really feel tempted right now to write something about the US in this context but I will keep my post to be about dog training - I am sure you know what I mean 😞)

25/03/2025

From Puppy School last night 🫶🏼

In the last Puppy Class we always have “playtime” 🐾

Last night we had to “borrow” our good friend Line’s Berner Sennen, Luna, to play with Mille - because it really wouldn’t have been responsible to let Mille run around with Aslan, Perle and Alba 🙈

Even though she has wonderful dog language and is very gentle - she is simply too big for them ❤️

18/03/2025

Get your dog’s consent - it IS possible 🫶🏼🐾

27/11/2024

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04/11/2024

Important words from the lovely and very skilled Sally Gutteridge 🫶🏼

We are still living in a society where dog training is the go to response when a dog might be inconvenient to live with. Let's face it, we humans are inconvenient to live with all the time and yet, we only train the dogs. And..Dog training can be terribly invasive if it isn’t delivered with the ut...

01/11/2024

How to spend Friday night ❤️🐾

30/10/2024

Please send light and love and healing to people and animals in the affected areas of Spain ❤️

Update 3 (the picture is from a town nearby the kennel):

At least 4 dogs have died. It seems that none of them are ours, but we are waiting for confirmation. Maybe some are missing as the fences are broken.
Some people have tried to go to the kennel, but unless you live very close it's very difficult as most roads are closed.
There are at least 5 people there, helping the dogs.
We have rescues willing to take dogs but the problem is that it is very difficult to get there.
If you live in Spain and you have Bizum, you can donate directly to Edu, the kennel owner, so he can go and buy some food for the dogs: +34 637 83 00 28

There are less losses than we expected, but it's a nightmare. We still don't know if our dogs are safe.

Al menos 4 perros han mu**to. Nos han dicho que no creen que sean los nuestros. Pero quizás hay alguno desaparecido porque las vallas estaban rotas.
Muchos habéis intentado ir a la residencia, pero a menos que viváis cerca es muy complicado de llegar ya que muchas carreteras están cortadas.
Otras asociaciones han tratado de ayudar, pero no pueden ir a recoger perros.
Hay al menos 5 personas con los perros.
Aún no sabemos qué perros están bien y cuáles no.
Si queréis hacer un Bizum a Edu, el dueño de la residencia, para que pueda ir a comprar pienso o algo de comer para los perros: 637 83 00 28.

30/10/2024

Please 🙏🏼🫶🏼

The risks of oppressive dog training methods.

Dogs subjected to harsh and aversive training may develop fear of people or situations and why wouldn’t they?

For dogs who suffer mistreatment and go unheard, the World can look like a dangerous place.

A dog taught using overpowering methods may initially comply with the perpetrator because they are too scared to do otherwise.

Over time though the trauma sets in and the dog may become withdrawn or exhibit aggressive behaviours and insecurity.

In addition...

If a dog trainer has a strong presence which overpowers the dog (even emotionally) the dog may behave differently for the trainer than the guardian.

This not only undermines the dog’s safety and welfare but also the self-belief of the dog’s guardian.

It can cause conflict in the relationship between dog and guardian too. If a guardian sees a dog ‘behaving’ for the trainer, they may become frustrated with the dog – believing they are just being naughty with them.

Our role is to build the relationship between dog and guardian and empower them both.

23/10/2024

Another happy day at the office 🐾❤️

21/10/2024

I highly recommend this 🐾❤️

Unlike typical dog training, rehabilitation requires a deep understanding of the emotional and psychological needs of dogs who have experienced