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04/12/2023

I had a first consultation with beautiful Bella's humans way back in August 2021, before they even picked her up.

She's grown up to be a fabulous dog, great with people, other dogs and she generally takes life happily in stride.

Here she is as a pup.
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A few months ago Bella had a sudden encounter with an urban fox in the dark in her back garden, which made her jump out of her skin, poor girl. ❤️ It left her hypersensitive to any noises in her garden and she also became scared of being left alone at night.

We worked on a holistic approach to this, with various physical changes being put in place and also her exercise/rest ratios being adjusted to influence her adrenaline levels.
She is now a much calmer, more confident girl.

Here she is all grown up, accompanying Dad on an office work trip and settling happily in a new environment. Apparently she gained numerous new fans that day.

29/11/2023

It was a pleasure to work with sable coloured Cocker Spaniel pup Sundae recently.

We touched on all the usual puppy challenges, in particular, his humans are keen to build up his confidence and independence so he's happy being left alone for a few hours. Isn't he gorgeous? 💙

27/11/2023

I started working with trainee assistance dog Raphy and his human in the late summer. Both of them had lost confidence in meeting other dogs out and about after Raphy was attacked twice in separate incidents leading to Raphy being asked to retake an assistance dog assessment due to his apprehension.

We've put lots of work in to slowly build confidence over the last few months, with the help of many local dogs.

Several kind people loaned me their dog to walk with him and even more doggy people we met ensured their dogs met Raphy in an appropriate manner. We worked both on lead and off lead.

Last Friday Raphy and his human re took the assessment. Raphy didn't just pass, he passed with flying colours! I'm absolutely thrilled for them. The assessors said he'd made amazing progress.

Too many dogs to mention here but special thanks to Esmé, Sydney, Roots, Taz, Star, Bailey and Wispa for their help.

Here's Raphy enjoying a walk with full sisters Esmé and Star, but always keeping a careful eye on Mum ❤️ Pleased to say he's now working in a harness rather than a headcollar.

14/11/2023

Meet Goose! The soppiest ball of Pomeranian fluff you could wish to meet.

Goose's humans asked me for some help with his general over excitement especially his tendency to bark at every little noise. The barking was quite an issue as they live in a flat.

We worked on exercises and lifestyle changes to calm him and encourage more sleep and rest.

Here is short video of Goose a few weeks later having a doze whilst gardeners were in full flow in the communal gardens below, a situation he would have gone bonkers over before we started working together.

Another photo in the comments simply because he's such a cutie! 💙

26/10/2023

Lovely to meet rescue Frenchies Charlie and Daisy a while back.

Charlie can be an anxious boy out and about, pulling on the lead and barking at other dogs.

Daisy gets worried about Charlie pinching her food and chews.

We worked on reducing anxiety and lots of control and management with Daisy.

After only a couple of weeks, Charlie was walking remarkably more calmly, and starting to take other dogs (at an appropriate distance) in his stride. Excellent!

Unfortunately Facebook is playing up - as it so often does, further videos and lovely photos in comments ❤️

11/06/2023

I loved working with this little cutie recently. Cockerpoo Bessie had a scary experience with a dog when she was a puppy and, quite probably because of this, she can be anxious and barky if she meets other dogs.

Her lovely guardians have been putting all sorts of calming measures in place and on my last walk with them she was much less bothered by the two or three dogs we met. Well done all!

03/05/2023

This is a great video!

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Surprising though it might seem, some dogs don't particularly want to be stroked for example, especially by strangers. They might tolerate it but it doesn't mean they enjoy it.

Keep an eye on your dog's body language. Did you know licking their lips when there's no food around or yawning when they aren't really tired can be a sign that you're getting on their nerves? Check out this link for more info on body language https://www.thebluedog.org/en/dog-behaviour/behaviour-problems/why-does-my-dog/ladder-of-aggression

29/04/2023

Let me tell you a story... 🐕📖😊

Now aged almost 3 years old, little Crysta has been through several upheavals in her young life.

She was found abandoned as a puppy with the rest of her litter in a Romanian wood. Crysta subsequently arrived in the UK aged 4 months and was rehomed via the Pack Project charity. The Pack Project are a wonderful, responsible organisation who insist adopters hook up with qualified behaviourists.

Unfortunately, 2 years later, her adoptive family's circumstances changed and they passed her back to the Pack Project. She's now in her second home.

'Environment is everything' for a dog and all the changes in her life understandably left Crysta with some behaviourial challenges.

She wasn't keen on being left alone, she was exhibiting lots of frustrated barking both inside and outside the house and she was inclined towards over excited play biting at certain times of the day. In particular, visitors to the house made her very anxious.

Quite a lot for her new humans to cope with. However.... they have been amazing! It's taken a few months but Crysta is coping dramatically better with all the situations which were previously stressing her out. See the video below - Crysta is completely ignoring her neighbours playing football - this was unheard of a few weeks before.

Incidentally all of our consultions were over Skype as Crysta and her humans live some distance from me. I love it when my job is so satisfying ❤

21/04/2023

I was recently asked to help 6 year old handsome Pomeranian Mylo and his human family.

Mylo is a sensitive little boy who is easily stressed by sudden movements and noise and he can get particularly anxious if a few visitors come to the house. He'd also started getting rather 'guardy' around his human Mum.

We've worked on creating safe spaces for Mylo, removing as much conflict as possible from his life and providing enjoyable activities to occupy him away from visitors. I've also been in contact with his vet in case any medical conditions may have been exacerbating his behaviours.

Thanks to his family putting lots of changes he's a much, much calmer boy in the house now. On my last visit he barely barked when I rang the bell and he was far too busy enjoying his puzzle toy to be bothered about me being there (see comments). It was lovely to see!

08/04/2023

A long overdue update!

Dayna❤

I first met Danya when she was 5 months old. She's a gorgeous girl but was so exuberant and full of life she'd become a bit of a handful at times. She wanted to play with every animal or person she met out and about. At home, encouraging her to reign in the boisterousness around Geiji the cat and Tumba the parrot was a particular challenge.

Thanks to a lot of hard work and patience from her humans she's become much calmer and good friends with her housemates.

The video below shows super-intelligent Tumba regurgitating food into her mouth as a reward for calm. I've never been helped out by a parrot before! More lovely videos in the comments, Facebook is refusing to accept them on the main post.

NB: Tumba has always lived with dogs and cats and all interactions are closely monitored by the humans in the house. Tumba can fly away anytime.

12/11/2022

Gentle black Labrador Iris was rehomed recently aged 22 months. She has understandably been a little unsettled. In particular, she worries about being left on her own and struggles to contain her excitement when she spots other dogs.

Her lovely new humans have been working with me to help build up her confidence and to introduce some calm fun into her life. She has just spent a week by the sea bonding with them and generally having a great time.

22/10/2022

I had these two big beautiful girls staying with me recently. Missy is a Bullmastiff/Akita/Rottweiler mix, Lola is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Lola can be a little anxious out and about if there are other dogs around. We experimented with harnesses and longlines while she was with me and ended up having some lovely calm walks.

11/09/2022

I popped round to see 14 week old Golden Retriever 'Ellie' the same evening she arrived in her new home and we've had a second session since.

She's an adorable, laid back ball of soft fluff, but still very much a pup so she has some challenges - as they all do.

Ellie's landed on her feet with her lovely family, they are so caring and keen to do their very best for her. She's already learning to socialise with some dogs appropriately and (even more importantly) ignore those who need space. Oh and to settle nicely in the pub 😂. She's an absolute cracker!

14/08/2022

I have Jax and Bailey staying with me at the moment. Jax LOVES my paddling pool ❤️

09/07/2022

I've been helping out with lots of pups lately including this endearing little cutie 'Woody'.
Woody is now approaching 6 months old. Here are two recent photos of him and another taken when he was little bubba pup.

Woody isn't a cross, he's a specific breed. Who can spot what breed he is?

02/07/2022

Charlie Boy is a client of mine, he's 12 years old and such a character. His humans are elderly and housebound.

Today I took him to our local dog show, there were a huge number of entries.

Charlie worked his charm and got a 3rd in "Dog the judge would most like to take home". His humans are thrilled and I'm very proud of him. I'm especially proud that he didn't roll in poo before competing. Charlie loves rolling in poo. How cute is he? ❤

29/06/2022

I've been working with these two gentle giants recently, helping with a few issues common to many dogs including them getting a little over excited at times, especially on the lead, and also helping to improve their recall. Both girls are doing really well.

At only just a year old, Boerboel Gaia (in the harness) weighs over 60kg. 4 year old Hela is a Cane Corso. Here they are playing with their English Bull Terrier friend Dozer who is no midget himself.

08/06/2022

11 month old rescue English Bulldog Ethel recently gained a 4 month old little sister - Doris - also a rescue. Both girls were rehomed from The Edward Foundation.

I popped round to offer some advice and reassurance as things were getting rather lively in the house at times. Ethel and Doris's humans are doing brilliantly with them and the girls are fast becoming best friends, as can be seen in the photos.

20/04/2022

Piglet alert! These two, oh my word. I'm kissed to death by them each time I visit ❤

Lulu and Ninja. They love each other...but..

Cream coloured Lulu is an ex puppy farm breeding bitch in her third home. Poor girl has experienced some awful traumas. It's left her feeling anxious and protective about toys and food and Mum and she lives in fear that Ninja might take any of those from her.

Ninja? Ninja is so laid back he's oblivious to Lulu's anxieties. So much so he's shrugged off losing a piece of his ear to her. He really doesn't take hints bless him.

Oh and then there's Loki the cat and B***y the house rabbit. My kinda mad house 😂

Not an easy situation, but we are making great progress and have a diary to prove it!

I'm always cautious about posting photos of dogs dressed up, most don't like it at all, but honestly with these two any attention is bliss😊

15/04/2022

Gentle Gaia had a new tiny human brother arrive recently and she really wasn't quite sure what was going on poor poppet. All those strange sounds and smells!

We've been working on helping her realise that no one is harming baby and have shown her all sorts of nice things she can do rather than worry about the new arrival. She's doing well, much more relaxed than she was.

So..... guess her mix of breeds? It's 50% one 50% another?

08/04/2022

Having first worked with Obie when he was 7 months old I recently popped back to offer some further advice and support to his humans. Obie is doing very well and has grown into a confident, happy teenager - although as is often the case during the teenage stage he had become a little deaf to recall and a little over excited with other dogs at times. Isn't he SO handsome?

12/03/2022

Here is gorgeous little chipolata Peggy. I recently enjoyed a few sessions with her and her humans.

Peggy had been getting a little anxious with other dogs when out and about, as well being rather 'barky' in general

Our last consultation was in her local park and she was an absolute little star. No reaction to any dog we passed, in fact one man said "oooh I do wish my dog would behave like that!" as he went by. Well done Peggy ❤

23/02/2022

An interesting case.

Pretty little Romanian rescue Nelly was adopted by her humans over a year ago via the Pack Project, a responsible and knowledgeable overseas rescue (not all are). She'd settled well and absolutely loved dogs she was carefully introduced to, but was still wary of strange people and strange dogs.

Her humans decided they had "room in their house and their hearts" for another Rommie from the same organisation and agreed to adopt big boy Heath. Heath had a history of being great with other dogs but he had never lived inside at all, let alone with another dog and was apprehensive with strangers, especially men.

We've taken things very slowly, working with the dogs both separately and together. Heath is starting to embrace his hugely different life and Nelly has made great progress with her own challenges too, not least due to the patience and hard work put in by their wonderful humans.

14/02/2022

This is lovely, gentle young Romanian rescue Charlie.

Now a teenager, he'd been adapting to his new life really well but had recently become alarmed by cyclists biking through the local park. We worked on creating plenty of calm in his life generally, as well as helping him to cope directly with situations when bicycles appear.

Charlie absolutely adores his human brother ❤

24/10/2021

Another one of my pre pup purchase sessions followed by an after care session. Another happy, chilled pup and confident owners. This works so well! Meet (another) 'Bella'.

I met Bella in person recently and what a laid back cuddle-monster she is. Absolutely adorable.

Let's do another breed guess game? Bella has a full breed Dad and a cross breed Mum (Mum is a 2 breed cross). Who can guess the 3 breeds here? Clue: they are all medium to large breeds, no Spaniels involved. Go guys......!!!

28/09/2021

Handsome little Cavapoo Frankie can be a little anxious with people he doesn't know, especially anyone coming to the door. This is a challenge as his human Mum works from home with clients visiting. We are working on getting him to see the doorbell as a positive thing at the moment.

Why not just get a doorbell with a ring tone going straight to a mobile phone you might say? His family have tried that, Frankie is too clever for his own good - he picked up on the sound of the mobile notification almost immediately!

19/09/2021

Having previously worked with Indi when he first came over from Romania as a pup, I've recently been back helping him and his family. He sometimes gets so worried about losing food or objects that he gets a little possessive over them. He can also get rather anxious when he sees humans he doesn't know outside of the house.

Indi is such a character. He's the longest dog I've ever seen - he's like a German Shepherd but with nine inch legs - and he has the loudest bark EVER! And boy does he love his food .😁

We are making great progress, he's far more relaxed about guarding things now and one day in the week he walked past ten people with his human Mum, unbothered by any of them.

08/09/2021

I've just started working with gorgeous 7 month old Red Fox Labrador 'Obi' and his humans.
We're concentating on helping him feel relaxed when he's left on his own, being more chilled walking on the lead and especially not getting inappropriately involved with family mealtimes 😂

05/09/2021

Little Otto's recall is coming on beautifully.
He's such a happy little soul and his humans have worked hard with him.

I can't get over how successful my pre puppy ownership 121 sessions have been. An informal chat with lots of tips about what to expect and some free gifts and a loan of equipment too.😊

29/08/2021

Romanian rescue Bernie is an happy girl, she loves dogs and people so much it all gets a bit over the top when she sees them She also gets incredibly over excited by food so I had bear that in mind when working with a reward based strategy to calm her over enthusiasm.

Here she is concentrating brilliantly with both humans and dogs providing a distraction in the background.

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I started working with trainee assistance dog Raphy and his human in the late summer. Both of them had lost confidence in meeting other dogs out and about after Raphy was attacked twice in separate incidents leading to Raphy being asked to retake an assistance dog assessment due to his apprehension. We've put lots of work in to slowly build confidence over the last few months, with the help of many local dogs. Several kind people loaned me their dog to walk with him and even more doggy people we met ensured their dogs met Raphy in an appropriate manner. We worked both on lead and off lead. Last Friday Raphy and his human re took the assessment. Raphy didn't just pass, he passed with flying colours! I'm absolutely thrilled for them. The assessors said he'd made amazing progress. Too many dogs to mention here but special thanks to Esmé, Sydney, Roots, Taz, Star, Bailey and Wispa for their help. Here's Raphy enjoying a walk with full sisters Esmé and Star, but always keeping a careful eye on Mum ❤️ Pleased to say he's now working in a harness rather than a headcollar.

Meet Goose! The soppiest ball of Pomeranian fluff you could wish to meet. Goose's humans asked me for some help with his general over excitement especially his tendency to bark at every little noise. The barking was quite an issue as they live in a flat. We worked on exercises and lifestyle changes to calm him and encourage more sleep and rest. Here is short video of Goose a few weeks later having a doze whilst gardeners were in full flow in the communal gardens below, a situation he would have gone bonkers over before we started working together. Another photo in the comments simply because he's such a cutie! 💙

Lovely to meet rescue Frenchies Charlie and Daisy a while back. Charlie can be an anxious boy out and about, pulling on the lead and barking at other dogs. Daisy gets worried about Charlie pinching her food and chews. We worked on reducing anxiety and lots of control and management with Daisy. After only a couple of weeks, Charlie was walking remarkably more calmly, and starting to take other dogs (at an appropriate distance) in his stride. Excellent! Unfortunately Facebook is playing up - as it so often does, further videos and lovely photos in comments ❤️

A long overdue update! Dayna❤ I first met Danya when she was 5 months old. She's a gorgeous girl but was so exuberant and full of life she'd become a bit of a handful at times. She wanted to play with every animal or person she met out and about. At home, encouraging her to reign in the boisterousness around Geiji the cat and Tumba the parrot was a particular challenge. Thanks to a lot of hard work and patience from her humans she's become much calmer and good friends with her housemates. The video below shows super-intelligent Tumba regurgitating food into her mouth as a reward for calm. I've never been helped out by a parrot before! More lovely videos in the comments, Facebook is refusing to accept them on the main post. NB: Tumba has always lived with dogs and cats and all interactions are closely monitored by the humans in the house. Tumba can fly away anytime.

Gentle black Labrador Iris was rehomed recently aged 22 months. She has understandably been a little unsettled. In particular, she worries about being left on her own and struggles to contain her excitement when she spots other dogs. Her lovely new humans have been working with me to help build up her confidence and to introduce some calm fun into her life. She has just spent a week by the sea bonding with them and generally having a great time.

Beautiful Otto the Maltipoo!

Little Otto's recall is coming on beautifully. He's such a happy little soul and his humans have worked hard with him. I can't get over how successful my pre puppy ownership 121 sessions have been. An informal chat with lots of tips about what to expect and some free gifts and a loan of equipment too.😊

Bernie ❤

Romanian rescue Bernie is an happy girl, she loves dogs and people so much it all gets a bit over the top when she sees them She also gets incredibly over excited by food so I had bear that in mind when working with a reward based strategy to calm her over enthusiasm. Here she is concentrating brilliantly with both humans and dogs providing a distraction in the background.

Bella is home

Little Bella is home after her long journey. Human Mum and Dad are feeling happy and confident.... and Bella? She looks pretty settled to me 😊. I can't recommend a pre purchase puppy consultation high enough - they work!

Otto practising recall

An update on Otto. He's doing so well! Taking everything in his stride, not least due to the efforts put in by his owners to ensure he experienced as much as possible being carried in Mum's arms, even before he was allowed to go for proper little walks. Here the whole family are helping with a recall session. How cute is he? ❤

Dainty little Tilly Willy Woo and her new friend handsome Wilson.

Update: Spanish rescue dog Wilson is doing brilliantly. He's the dog who travelled to the UK in a van with several other dogs - unfortunately in a lot of pain due to a botched, last minute neutering. Once here, he immediately underwent emergency surgery. As a result he can struggle around other dogs, but oh my word has his human Mum put in SO much effort to help him! Look at him here with my new stooge dog little Jack Russell Tilly Willy Woo. They met for the first time on this walk. Wonderful ❤