14/09/2025
A big welcome to Phoenix ๐
Phoenix, the 2-year-old Husky x Collie, has been working hard in his Adult Dog Coaching Programme to overcome reactivity towards other dogs, lead walking and recall as he settles into his new home.
Phoenix had a tricky and murky start to life, being abandoned in a flat for weeks before the RSPCA were called out. From what we can gather, it seems this lovely boy has been very undersocialised, and is rather conflicted when he spots dogs. We've seen some very soft, wiggly body language one moment, but snapping and lunging the next - he simply doesn't know how to go about interactions in an appropriate manner.
Thanks to the incredible dedication of his family, he is coming along leaps and bounds already, with higher levels of focus out of the home, signficantly improved lead walking, and has been enjoying some sessions with Jasmine where he's learning to simply share space with another dog. We've even had a few confident off lead dogs approach, and Phoenix has maintained his composture, resulting in calmness and inquisitivity ๐
Well done Team Phoenix for your epic progress so far!