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Trainer and behaviourist, as seen on C4 The Dog Academy, offering reinforcement based dog training
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11/11/2024

Challenge accepted!

10/11/2024

Wrapped up a long work week with our final behaviour and training day of 2024.

We covered how dogs learn, learning theories and training styles, the importance of feelings, as well as dealing with arousal, over-arousal and frustration.

But most importantly, all attendees got to apply the theory straight into HANDS ON PRACTICAL experience! Theory is great, but there's no substitute for getting your hands on multiple dogs with guidance from trainers to finesse your skillset!

09/11/2024

Just putting the finishing touches to tomorrow's behaviour and training day.

If you're up for learning more about your dog, or dog's in general, this one's for you! Suitable for all owners and dog care professionals alike.

For all the topics on what we'll be covering, here's the link - https://www.avondogservices.co.uk/service-page/behaviour-and-training-day?referral=service_list_widget

09/11/2024

Another 8 teams have completed their APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers Good Companion Awards, and ready to move onto the next stage!

A big congratulations to everyone who shows up for their dog every week and puts the hard work in to create a unique bond with their dogs.

Final courses of the year start next week! Check the website for more details.

09/11/2024

A little snippet from our 10 for a fiver course. Covering a range of different loose lead options.

The marker word always comes with something of high value to the dog, and the good boy/girl is just verbal praise, helping to differentiate between a good behaviour and a great behaviour

Here's the link to the full course - https://avondogservices.podia.com/10-for-a-fiver-loose-lead-walking

07/11/2024

Too soon?

03/11/2024

I missed her gotcha day! 😬

Here's to a whole year of this crazy lady! And a big special shoutout to her fairy godmother, Holly, who saved her from euthanasia and brought her into our lives ❤️

"Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had.” – Thom Jones

"You don't get the dog you want, you get the dog you need"
- Kamal Fernandez

02/11/2024

Shout out to all you fellow Autumn poo-picking chicken walkers!

As if finding poo wasn't hard enough without a million leaves in the way

31/10/2024

Some people will be scared of this picture, some people will think it's cute. Some will have a rational fear of this spider, and some will have an irrational fear of this spider.

It’s important to remember: To a dog, perception IS reality. If they perceive something as scary, their reaction is valid and very real for them, even if we know it isn’t actually dangerous.

When your dog reacts fearfully or defensively, they’re not trying to be difficult. Just like us, dogs interpret the world based on their own experiences and instincts. What seems harmless to us (like a hat or a vacuum cleaner) can appear genuinely threatening to them.

By understanding your dog’s perspective, we can better help them feel safe. Feeling safe will ALWAYS be hugely intrinsically reinforcing to them, outweighing most forms of external reinforcement

30/10/2024

There's lots of cool, intricate enrichment items out there, but there's also lots of easy (and natural) enrichment ideas too.

It doesn't get much more simple than this

28/10/2024

Another 3 teams have recently passed the APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers Good Companion Improver awards. They're already working hard on the Intermediate exercises! Let's goooo!

28/10/2024

I can't believe I'm saying this, but here it is, the last courses of 2024!

All information can be found on the website here - https://www.avondogservices.co.uk/book-online

24/10/2024

Here's the link with the freebies for you to view 👇

https://avondogservices.podia.com/

22/10/2024

Teaching the starting points to the wait.

This one's a little longer than normal, I was going to heavily edit this tutorial for it to be slick and under 90 sesonds long, as it didn't go exactly to plan, but then I realised that it never bloody goes to plan! and slick videos aren't real! The only edits I've made is to remove all the filler words, I use a lot of "um's", "errr's" and "OK, so'" 😂

Enjoy.

If you're looking for more training content, tutorials, weekly Q&As and train-alongs, we're offering 3 free days to The Whole Hound, our online training community. Check out all our current content - https://avondogservices.podia.com/the-whole-hound-community

18/10/2024

Episode 2 with Andrew Hale is now live on YouTube!

This is part 1, mainly because we ran out of time. Andrew's sheer depth of knowledge, passion for this subject and flow when he gets going makes it hard to argue with 😂. I'm prepped ready for part 2 to dig a lot deeper though.

Here's the link to part 1 - https://youtu.be/o3Mj5WJSHlw?si=GW9Zh8fd2eGeyq1F

16/10/2024

With the weather the way it is round here at the minute, here's a timely reminder!

03/10/2024

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Challenge accepted!

A little snippet from our 10 for a fiver course. Covering a range of different loose lead options. The marker word always comes with something of high value to the dog, and the good boy/girl is just verbal praise, helping to differentiate between a good behaviour and a great behaviour Here's the link to the full course - https://avondogservices.podia.com/10-for-a-fiver-loose-lead-walking

Shout out to all you fellow Autumn poo-picking chicken walkers! As if finding poo wasn't hard enough without a million leaves in the way

There's lots of cool, intricate enrichment items out there, but there's also lots of easy (and natural) enrichment ideas too. It doesn't get much more simple than this

Part 4. The final installment! #dogtraininghumour #funny #dogs

Fortnightly drop-in reactivity sessions available here 👇 https://www.avondogservices.co.uk/service-page/reactive-dog-group-lessons?referral=service_list_widget

Here's the link with the freebies for you to view 👇 https://avondogservices.podia.com/

Teaching the starting points to the wait. This one's a little longer than normal, I was going to heavily edit this tutorial for it to be slick and under 90 sesonds long, as it didn't go exactly to plan, but then I realised that it never bloody goes to plan! and slick videos aren't real! The only edits I've made is to remove all the filler words, I use a lot of "um's", "errr's" and "OK, so'" 😂 Enjoy. If you're looking for more training content, tutorials, weekly Q&As and train-alongs, we're offering 3 free days to The Whole Hound, our online training community. Check out all our current content - https://avondogservices.podia.com/the-whole-hound-community

Although dogs are amazing, here's a reminder that they can also be proper knobs at times Here's Nova taking me out! Yes, I face planted. Yes, it hurt. No, she didn't care!

If you haven't got this in your toolkit already, get one

Who's got a full house? First off, let me start by saying I'm not knocking these techniques, they're just observations from my time working with people with reactive dogs. Plus, you can only do as much as you can with the information you hold at the time. I don't mind admitting that I did a few of these when Nova first came to us and she was reactive to some dogs and people. Some of these techniques can actually help in the early stages of a behavioural programme, BUT, reliance on these techniques long-term is unsustainable. If you're looking to understand your reactive dog a little better, click the link below (or in the bio) for a free webinar to get you started. https://avondogservices.podia.com/managing-your-dog-s-reactivity