Hels4Dogs

26/11/2025

This is a completely free session for you to come and get any questions you have answered!

I’m a clinical behaviourist and I will be there for you!

If you sign up to this link then you’ll get it in your calendar and the zoom link is in the event info. Really looking forward to meeting you all!

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See you on Dec 2nd at Midday!

If you want to be able to ask me anything and get a proper, scientifically informed response then come to Walk Talks on Dec 2nd

We had our first session at the beginning of the month and people got answers to questions, tips for handling and most of all a group where they can just see they aren’t alone.

If you’re on the fence about working with me, not sure why I’m different or really need some urgent advice (within reason) please do come along 🩷

Disclaimer - this is not a suitable alternative to training or working with a behaviourist but will give you support and direction for your training!

If you need support please come along! I’d love to meet you!

Sign up at the link in my bio to get it in your calendar!

26/11/2025

If you want to be able to ask me anything and get a proper, scientifically informed response then come to Walk Talks on Dec 2nd

We had our first session at the beginning of the month and people got answers to questions, tips for handling and most of all a group where they can just see they aren’t alone.

If you’re on the fence about working with me, not sure why I’m different or really need some urgent advice (within reason) please do come along 🩷

Disclaimer - this is not a suitable alternative to training or working with a behaviourist but will give you support and direction for your training!

If you need support please come along! I’d love to meet you!

Sign up at the link in my bio to get it in your calendar!

23/11/2025

Reactivity is a generalised term for something that’s a lot more than just barking.

When people talk about reactivity in dogs we’re often using this term to talk about a whole bunch of other things:

🐶 Barking
🐶 Lunging
🐶 Screaming
🐶 Growling
🐶 Snarling

All of these are signals that our dogs are not coping with the things they are seeing and being exposed to.

They are often displayed when triggers are too close and because they re consistently too close.

Why is it just people? Why is it just dogs?

Because our dogs develop some kind of feeling - good or bad - about this thing and then we consistently find ourselves in situations where we are too close to be able to tolerate them.

These things are usually combined with something called overarousal which basically means a big spike of emotion that causes our dogs to not be able to think clearly anymore.

If you’re struggling with this with your dog - follow my page to learn more and get advice you can trust 💜

21/11/2025

Training vs Emotional Work

What if I told you both are really important.

Dogs need trained skills to help them know what to do. We create a response that is just not compatible with doing the barking lunging thing!

But if we’re not careful…

The emotional stuff gets sidestepped and we don’t have the right framework or support to get the dogs learning effectively.

This means we have to focus on a holistic approach - that tackles all things lifestyle and stress (for you and your dog) in order for us to really make that difference to their overall response to things.

Stress is a life wrecker. In humans and dogs. The only way past the negative and reactive behaviour is to refocus, get rid of the stress and have a clear strategy.

If this sounds like something you need support with comment Bark below so we can chat through what you might need.

16/11/2025

✨ Sunday evening reminders for the best dog owners who have all the feels about their reactive dogs ✨

Just know you’re doing your best, your feelings are valid.

Your dog is having big feelings and it might help to understand them but it doesn’t make it any easier when you’re trying to help them out of a meltdown.

I’m here. If you need anything! Just book a call in my bio if you want an empathetic, supportive and effective training approach! 🩷

10/11/2025

A little insight into why I work the way I do. More to come!

Everything I do is a balancing act on owner wellbeing and dog welfare. It’s a balance of what’s going to get you results, but also what’s going to feel right and work for you!

Lots goes into getting good outcomes and results for dog and owner teams, so much exploration and investment of time and energy!

I’m lucky to work with the owners I do. They put so much work in.

If you want to know more about my process - follow my page!

06/11/2025

🧡 Meet Biscuit 🧡

Biscuit truly holds a special spot in my heart because when his amazing owners reached out to me I could feel the struggle they were feeling and I just knew I needed to help them!

Biscuit is a Spanish rescue, he’s young 1 year old, and just really struggling with the transition from his life in Spain. Everything was overwhelming, people were scary (and still are), dogs were conflicting and the cats were just a complete no go.

For Biscuit we had to implement a multipronged approach that factored in safety, strategy and getting those training skills bankable to be able to see the change we needed to get. It was a real need because his owners were trying everything they knew to do but couldn’t carry on with a dog that was so stressed and emotional.

Overtime Biscuit has really shown us that with soft strategies and holistic stress management we can make that progress.

He has learned:
🐶 dogs are really not so bad and actually are quite nice!
👯‍♀️ people can be weird but that his owners have his back and get him through seeing people in a super positive, long term and supportive way!
😻 cats and wildlife are fun! But not chasing and coexistence with the cats has come on leaps and bounds!

Because Biscuits feelings have been so big and he has had so much change we have made use of behaviour medication to help him through this change. He’s really developed so much with this as another way of supporting him!

Please support Biscuit and cheer him on by giving this post a like!

Biscuits owners are in my Beyond the Bark holistic mentorship program for reactive dog owners. They benefit from a community, 1:1 support and so much more! If you want results like the incredible ones achieved here please do reach out or book a game plan session at the link in my bio!