Hels4Dogs

04/08/2025

We’re going again with our 5 Day Dog Walk Reset! I helped so many people see a way forward with their dog that it seems crazy to not run this again!

You’re a super dedicated dog owner, and you just want to be able to enjoy your dog.

You feel like you’ve either tried everything on offer, or you don’t even know where to start because everything dog is just so overwhelming and confusing.

Well if those sound like you then you have landed in the right place.

The 5 day dog walk reset will give you things you can work on with your dog that will:

✅ Help you achieve those quick wins that you didn’t know were there before.

✅ Help you find those moments of calm and alleviate the stress!

✅ Help you to get yourself into the training mindset.

✅ Help you understand what your dog is doing and why!

❌ This isn’t a quick fix, results in 5 days kind of challenge,

✅ It’s a window into what’s possible when you focus and want to *get it done*!

If you want to see what you and your dog can achieve with me holding you accountable…

Then I’ll see you on the 1st Sept!

Sign up at the link below!

https://hels4dogs.myflodesk.com/5daydogwalkreset

31/07/2025

Meet Jimmy - 4 year old Border Collie and all round handsome guy!

I want you to meet one of the dogs that is benefiting from my group reactive dog mentorship 🥰

Jimmy has a few things going on for him.

💡 shadow and light chasing
🚗 car reactivity (and thinks that move quick like joggers and bikes)
🐶 dog selective behaviour - he’s not a fan but can cope really well if they’re not in his face.

Jimmy’s owner has tried to make progress for years (she has another collie who struggles in different ways who I’ll tell you about another day) and learned so many fantastic strategies, so much about dogs and how they work, & so many effective training and management skills!

But…

Things have been plateaued for a really long time.

I have made it my mission to try and support her through this to get her and her dogs onto a better footing to enjoy life and the world. To not have to take walks like a military operation and to just see how much progress we can make without rocking their worlds too much.

The best bit about working with me in the mentorship…is that we do it all properly!

Vet referral, clinical histories, full analyses, full discussions and proper plans. If your dog would benefit from medication- like Jimmy might - I can have those chats for you.

I never promise the earth because that’s not fair and not my style, but I do promise my commitment to you and your dog.

Once you’re in, I’m in your corner and I will do what it takes for us to see progress!

Just like this post because Jimmy and his owner put in so much work and deserve a whole lot of love 🧡

31/07/2025

I am now a Full Clinical Animal Behaviourist member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors 🤩

Why am I posting this?

Well it has loads of advantage for you as the client.

If your dogs behaviour is covered via your pet insurance then you might be able to claim my services.

You’re getting someone who has a robust set of qualifications and experience that has been rigorously assessed - when I say rigorous I mean 3 full cases 10’s of thousands of words, lots of videos and 2 interviews to just double check I’m doing and saying the right things!

And it just means you’re working with someone who cares about being ethical and showing you that they’ll do the right things by you and your dog!

If you’ve been thinking about getting support, maybe some of these things might help you reach out 🤗 if you do I’m here to help!

Congratulations to Helena Woodfield who has been successfully assessed by the APBC and is now a Full Clinical Animal Behaviourist (CAB) member! Find out more about our supportive process here: https://bit.ly/4fbO7SN

30/07/2025

💥 long and important post 💥

Every day I talk to owners, I talk to people living through the life I lived with a dog that struggled in all sorts of ways.

People wanting support, needing advice, desperate for change.

These owners, that really want to see the results, that really want to make long term changes and live the life they envisioned with their dog (or as close to it as we can manage)

The crux of this is knowing your dog - their body language their triggers etc etc. but it’s also knowing how behaviour, emotions and the environment all work together.

How we manipulate those things to work to our advantage. And that’s complicated! I can’t do this work for you so I have to empower you, upskill you, put together adaptable and malleable plans for you to take forward.

This is why it’s a long programme. This is why it’s the price point it is. I work with owners looking to commit to something bigger than a session here, a session there. I’m working with people who want to learn to think like me, to never be stuck and let’s face it…

To not need me anymore.

I put my free content out there so that I can help “everyone” but this programme isn’t just for “anyone”.

It’s for committed, dedicated and motivated owners who know they want to see results.

If this sounds like you DM me Beyond the Bark and I’ll make sure you’re the first to know about this programme!

25/07/2025

There are a few things that you’ll hear me say a lot. Less is more, slow is fast.

When working with a reactive dog, it is so important that we take things slowly and do things purposefully.

So what do I mean by that?

I mean, making sure that our routings are actually purposeful, which means that we go out with a plan, which means that we go out prepared, which means that we fully understand the process that we’re going to take part in.

When I say less is more usually that implies less time doing the training that is going to help our dog. One walk that is five minutes with no reactions is your staff starting point. It is the first instance of no reactions and it’s a place to launch from.

This might feel counterintuitive but what it actually does is give you a really good opportunity to take things slower and to go at a steadier pace that isn’t rushing the process that must be done so carefully.

am I saying that all of our walk should be five minutes? No. What I am saying is that we should absolutely know what we are doing how long for and not overdo it for our dogs? It’s really really easy to get wrong.

My mantra less is more, slow is fast allows us to actually make the progress we want to see faster than if we rush it.

Like and follow my page, if you’re interested in a slower more purposeful and more achievable training process for your dog.

16/07/2025

🌭“My dog never takes treats” an overview!

Have you ever been in this position? Where your dog just can’t eat, or it seems like they won’t eat?

Well…there are a few common things that come together to make this happen.

1. Not knowing our dogs best reinforcer!

2. Being to close to our triggers, or seeing too many. This is probably the biggest one!

3. Making sure we have a proper way of reinforcing our dog - how do we deliver the treat?

4. Big feelings like stress, anxiety, ¡PAIN! All feed into the problem.

Drop a comment if your dog doesn’t take food on walks 👇

11/07/2025

Let me introduce you to Eevee. She is a wheaten terrier, she’s an older girl, 8, and she has some medical things going on. She’s had quite a bit of pain in her back and she struggles to handle things in her day to day life. 
 
Her owners were really struggling with 2 things - walking her out and about in the village they live with, where she will bark and react to other dogs. She also has a more explosive reaction when she hears visitors, passersby, delivery men, or even her owner returning home. 
 
Hannah had tried a lot of different things, equipment, methods and had been struggling to do what was an awesome solution to many of the issues they were experiencing in the home - train her to target a mat instead of reacting at the window.
 
During the programme, we were able to work through so much of this, get on top of Eevee’s pain, which was a huge barrier to her learning, and just generally make everything feel a LOT easier. 
 
Hannah trained new behaviours, implemented the right techniques for her and Eevee and made sure we were tracking, measuring and looking at our progress at every point.

Hannah was able to see the results that she needed to from the programme, and better yet, understand why Eevee was struggling with things.
 
The funny thing… Hannah was also an online training sceptic, and it’s safe to say that she’s now a total convert!

If you need help, if you feel like you want a deeper, more detailed, and open approach to your dog’s behaviour then don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Message me the word September and I’ll get all the details to you!