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🐢❀️ 🐾 Let’s talk puppies! 🐾❀️🐢Have you got a puppy aged between 8 weeks and 6 months? If so, come and join PUPPY CLUB....
05/01/2025

🐢❀️ 🐾 Let’s talk puppies! 🐾❀️🐢

Have you got a puppy aged between 8 weeks and 6 months?

If so, come and join PUPPY CLUB.

Puppy Club is a unique service provided by an experienced dog behaviourist. (Force free and holistic methods)

The session will give you and your puppy the opportunity to socialise with other pups and their people.

We will explore your dogs needs and observe their interactions gaining insight into their emotions and feelings.

This is an opportunity for your puppy to learn valuable life skills that will enable them, with your help and guidance, to navigate our human world with confidence. It is also an opportunity for you to learn subtle changes in body language that give you information on how your puppy might be feeling. You can also pick my brain for answers to any puppy questions!

The sessions will include the following
β€’ safe puppy play and interactions
β€’ consent based grooming and handling
β€’ body balance and confidence
β€’ puppy nose work
β€’ basic parkour
β€’ enrichment exercises and tips

Sessions will be once a month (or twice) depending on popularity.

First session is Weds 15th January.

10am St Mary’s Hall Dawlish Warren (free parking)

Β£15 per session. Pre-booking is essential. Contact me by email
[email protected]

Wishing all my clients past and current a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It’s been a pleasure working with y...
24/12/2024

Wishing all my clients past and current a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

It’s been a pleasure working with you all and your wonderful dogs.

I love this and I really would encourage dog people to step away from classic obedience type training and let your dogs ...
28/10/2024

I love this and I really would encourage dog people to step away from classic obedience type training and let your dogs be dogs.

It doesn’t mean you don’t have rules and boundaries - in fact this is the equivalent of authoritative parenting which experts and science have shown to be the best way to raise happy confident children.

If anyone has any questions about this style of dog training which is more dog centric then please message or email me!

Just because I like to be kind,
Just because I believe that dogs should have choices,
Just because I believe that I can teach my dogs without using discomfort, pain or fear,
Just because I prefer to be my dog's parent/friend and not their boss,
just because I like my dogs to be under the cover, keeping me warm on a cold night.
Just because I like using food and herbs to heal my dogs,
just because I like my dogs to be a little bit feral,

does NOT mean I am weak. It doesn't make me too soft or a pushover. It doesn't mean I don't have boundaries, limits or rules.

I just do not feel the need to be controlling. My ego doesn't need my dog to behave like a robot to impress you. In fact, I couldn't give a s**t what you think about how my dog behaves because I know we are happy and I know I make them feel safe.

Some of the most powerful, influential people in the world have proved that power and strength come from mindfulness, wisdom and love.

Remember that it takes courage to be kind.

Lovely post and words from my friend and colleague Donna. Our dogs need us as much if not more than we need them. It’s ...
21/10/2024

Lovely post and words from my friend and colleague Donna.

Our dogs need us as much if not more than we need them. It’s our responsibility to be there for them.

Being there

When we’re concerned, worried or frightened about something, we would seek out who we feel safe with, the ones that we trust, know will listen, feel comfortable around and available to us no matter what

We wouldn’t necessarily go to those, that ignore us, untrustworthy, be weary of and would avoid those that we didn’t feel safe around, unsure of what they may say or do

Our dogs are no different, looking not only for an attachment figure, but a secure base, that is on us being available, trustworthy, respectful, safe, and for them to share their emotions

Being there can help emotionally

Finding out what we can do to help offers care

Taking them through supportive steps can offer connection

Sitting with them being there can offer comfort

Allowing space and respecting their boundaries can offer trust

Taking them away from a scary situation can offer relief

Being there when are our dogs need our support that is consistent, compassionate and caring can provide a feeling of security and safety, to allow a sense of comfort, agency, confidence, and a voice to express themselves

Dogs are very much interested in things we are interested in. I haven’t taught Tollie to do this - she has chosen for h...
16/10/2024

Dogs are very much interested in things we are interested in. I haven’t taught Tollie to do this - she has chosen for herself…..

At the moment, I hand feed my tortoise in the morning (it’s a tricky time of year - not quite ready to hibernate but it’s cooler outside). I need to keep his weight up so I warm him up by the AGA and then supervise his feeding of weeds - mainly dandelions.

Tollie likes to watch and waits patiently while I feed Herb. Once he walks away, she’ll go and eat the dandelions he has left!

Obviously dandelions are not normal dog food but because I hand feed them to Herb they are important! Tollie has decided if they are good enough for him then they are ok for her too.

She hasn’t quite understood that he doesn’t want to play with her destuffed pheasant though.

They have a sweet relationship and Herb follows both of my dogs around inside and out!

Anyone else’s dog (or tortoise) got little quirks?

(NB: I never leave the dogs and tortoise together unsupervised for safety reasons - dogs can bite as can tortoises!)

Hello! My name is Tollie and I am a 6 month old puppy. When I go out with my human I get lots of compliments about how...
14/10/2024

Hello! My name is Tollie and I am a 6 month old puppy.

When I go out with my human I get lots of compliments about how beautiful I am but also people are surprised that I am only 6 months because I look like a grown up dog.

This can be a bit of a problem because I don’t yet have the behaviour of a grown up …… in fact I will shortly be hitting adolescence. My brain is only really starting to develop and things I struggle with are:

🐢 controlling my impulses
🐢 getting over excited about very small things
🐢 sometimes I can’t do what my human asks me (but she’s ok with that)
🐢 I get overwhelmed and a bit jumpy
🐢 I sometimes bark at things I don’t understand

My human says this is all normal and she doesn’t get cross. She helps me to regulate my emotions and she reassures me when I am unsure and a bit barky.

So if you are a human with a puppy in a big dog’s body or if you are a human who meets a puppy who looks like a grown up, please make allowances and understand that we are not being naughty - we are learning about and processing your crazy world. In the 2nd photo I needed to sit on my human because I was a bit worried about the tent noises.

Thank you, woofs and licks - Tollie the giant puppy!

23/09/2024

Thanks to EXEmplar for this video. I tried to go up Friday to check it out but the CP was closed on the evening for hay bailing!

Use is limited to 20mins at a time but this should be plant to give your dog off lead time and to practice recall.

Thanks Countryside Rangers!

A lot of you ask me about Graeme Hall and his program. I don’t recommend it because I don’t agree with his methods whic...
06/09/2024

A lot of you ask me about Graeme Hall and his program. I don’t recommend it because I don’t agree with his methods which don’t involve understanding what the dog is feeling. This is an interesting read.

( Please note, I haven’t verified this info so can’t say 100% it’s factually correct.)

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

I love this post from Canine Bond Dog Behaviour & Training
29/08/2024

I love this post from Canine Bond Dog Behaviour & Training

Who I am?

You smell different, look different and you behave differently. I know you aren’t a dog.

I can pick up your emotion’s and read your body language although you may be different from me

I can distinguish between your different tones of voices and react accordingly

I can detect the human face and discriminate between sad, happy, angry and neutral faces

When I feel securely attached to my human, I am better at sensing my guardians moods and provide comfort with the ability to understand

A recent study suggested that even the odour of a stressed, unfamiliar human affects my emotional state, perception of rewards and ability to learn, showing that stress odours can travel through the air

I can learn your language and hope you can learn mine

Who am I? I am your dog ❀️

I think it’s just incredible to think how much dogs really know about us using their amazing senses ❀️

Today the giant puppy got herself stung on the paw by a wasp! I didn’t see the wasp or I would have evicted it before s...
27/08/2024

Today the giant puppy got herself stung on the paw by a wasp! I didn’t see the wasp or I would have evicted it before she discovered it.

I’ve treated the sting with a vinegar compress because the acidity in the vinegar neutralises the alkalinity of the wasp sting.

I soaked some cotton wool pads in apple cider vinegar and applied pressure to the area with them. Tolerance was very tolerant of this! I shall keep an eye for any swelling.

If your dog is stung inside the mouth then it’s best to seek vet treatment as any swelling could compromise their airway and breathing.

Within 5-10 minutes she’s stopped trying to lick at it. Poor little lady - I’m sure she’ll still be intrigued by them.

(By the way, bee stings are treated with bicarbonate!)

Amazing job by these people to get theft of a pet dog or cat punishable by a custodial sentence. Can’t thank you enoug...
27/08/2024

Amazing job by these people to get theft of a pet dog or cat punishable by a custodial sentence. Can’t thank you enough on behalf of all
Dogs and cats 🐈 πŸΆπŸ‘

Did you know it’s International Dog Day today? I didn’t. Anyway, it is so here are the two dogs I am lucky enough to ...
26/08/2024

Did you know it’s International Dog Day today? I didn’t.

Anyway, it is so here are the two dogs I am lucky enough to share my life with Prudence the beagle and Tolerance the Golden Retriever (who is just a pup)!

Celebrate your gorgeous dogs today and appreciate them for the dog they are alongside the wonderful companionship they bring to your life.

The giant puppy was 5 months old yesterday! She is being a pickle in the garden today pulling up grass and getting easi...
25/08/2024

The giant puppy was 5 months old yesterday!

She is being a pickle in the garden today pulling up grass and getting easily overexcited.

WHY? It’s important to ask why……. And not just think she’s being naughty!

She’s been loosing her baby teeth this past week and today I noticed a loose baby pre-molar and quite a lot of blood on the top and bottom jaws where teeth are loosening and falling out.

She can’t tell me this hurts but she can show me with her behaviour and I believe her being a β€˜pickle’ is down to some tooth pain or soreness in her gums and her not knowing how to cope with this.

I’ve made sure she’s got lots of different things to chew on and when she is in the garden I’m supervising so she doesn’t wreck things that I don’t want her to wreck. I can redirect her to play with me with a toy or to engage with her doggie sister for a game.

This helps her to cope and me not to get annoyed.

Ultimately I have a lot of sympathy for her because I had a lot of dental pain as a teenager when I had braces on my teeth to straighten them. It’s no fun.

(the green blob is a modesty blob πŸ˜†)

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Dogs are very much interested in things we are interested in. I haven’t taught Tollie to do this - she has chosen for herself….. At the moment, I hand feed my tortoise in the morning (it’s a tricky time of year - not quite ready to hibernate but it’s cooler outside). I need to keep his weight up so I warm him up by the AGA and then supervise his feeding of weeds - mainly dandelions. Tollie likes to watch and waits patiently while I feed Herb. Once he walks away, she’ll go and eat the dandelions he has left! Obviously dandelions are not normal dog food but because I hand feed them to Herb they are important! Tollie has decided if they are good enough for him then they are ok for her too. She hasn’t quite understood that he doesn’t want to play with her destuffed pheasant though. They have a sweet relationship and Herb follows both of my dogs around inside and out! Anyone else’s dog (or tortoise) got little quirks? (NB: I never leave the dogs and tortoise together unsupervised for safety reasons - dogs can bite as can tortoises!)

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