K9 Assist

26/06/2024

I'll just leave this here 💔💔❤️❤️🙏

23/05/2024

This is normally the first behaviour I teach, sooo useful and easy for the dog to master 🙏

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/mF4NKJhzpbxa3DEj/

The touch cue is the Swiss army knife of dog training--useful in so many situations!

20/12/2023

And I thought I could train

https://www.facebook.com/reel/994172055131575

04/12/2023

Got my first crop in !
Iloilodogcoach

14/11/2023

https://www.facebook.com/100064730321403/posts/779557940878543/

Use this service to apply for a Certificate of Exemption to keep XL Bully dogs.

11/11/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10168253189495109&id=899630108

07/05/2023

True Story 🤣

31/01/2023

I met Bear today, a young lurcher who had sooooo much energy he was getting into mischief, As so often while assessing dogs it turns out there were several layers to his problems, mostly easy fixes but one or two that will need several more sessions and close guidance to help his owners enjoy this wonderful boy.

Thank you Bear ❤️

11/12/2022

It's that time of year again where potential hazards to our furry friends are brought into the home. As well as the festive greenery that may make your dog very ill, tempting foods which we may think are a treat for them can actually cause a great deal of harm.
Vets will treat 75% more cases of dogs eating foods that are poisonous to them in December so it's important to be aware of what to avoid:
- Chocolate, boxes lying around, coins on the tree,
- Christmas cake, mince pies and Christmas pudding
- Foods containing grapes, raisins, sultanas & currants
- Traditional turkey, goose & chicken where bones can easily splinter
- Sage and onion stuffing, gravy, anything with onion, chives, garlic.
- Other foods, such as certain nuts, blue cheese, fatty and salty foods
- Alcohol
- If it snows, take care when using antifreeze. It tastes sweet so is tempting for dogs but can be lethal if ingested.
- Watch for dogs drinking out of puddles too as they may be tainted with antifreeze chemicals.
- Salted roads & paths can also burn their paw pads.

21/09/2022

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10166666048990109&id=899630108

Dog launched after a Frisbee captured by photographer
Claudio Piccoli.

https://www.facebook.com/thefabulousweirdtrotters/photos/a.753056551408133/2518806308166473/?type=3&theater

06/09/2022

So what is a Modern Pet Gundog?

Many people are inviting ‘working type' labradors, golden retrievers or ‘working cocker spaniels’ into their homes

While also being physically and visually different from the ‘show type’ versions of the same breeds, there is also some pretty hardwired software already installed in their brains!!

This comes from the reason that they are bred, and have been bred for generations. Very often people like to tell me that their puppy’s dad was ‘a champion’ without really knowing what that means, and the implications around it.

It's great, IF you’re looking for a hard hunting working dog!!!

I actually like the working versions of these breeds because of their receptiveness to training!

They’re supposed to be given instructions on how to behave and what to do next, they enjoy doing these things with us as their wingman, again some of the software is pre-installed for that too!

However, they do need training, because if you are not pushing the right buttons, your ‘working type’ dog, with a ‘champion daddy’ will use that software to go self employed.

Being self employed looks like all of the things that you don’t want your dog to be doing: destroying the house, barking, jumping, chasing wildlife, stealing, guarding, even biting

If you have chosen a Gundog breed who needs some purpose, Gundog classes cover:
Focus
Recall
Leadwork
Self Control
Emergency Stop
Ignoring Distractions
Hunting For Appropriate Toys
Fun Retrieving Games Including Directions

Tap into the software, and work with your dog's genetics, not against them!

The most common Gundogs which are in our homes as pets are: Labrador, Golden Retriever, Flatcoated Retriever, Springer / Cocker Spaniel, and some Pointers.

Which Gundog breed do you have?

Some of these are also now being crossed with a poodle, which while classed in the Utility Group by the Kennel Club, are also used frequently as Gundogs and have enormous mental capacity!

A full list of dogs classed as ‘Gundogs’ can be found on the Kennel Club website: https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breed-standards

15/08/2022

Sad but so very much still true

There's a video doing the rounds at the moment of a 'Dog Trainer' in the US beating customers dogs. It's sickening to watch.

I'm not sharing it.

Sadly our industry is unregulated which means anyone can set up and call themselves a dog trainer or behaviourist. They are not protected titles.

'It gets results' is just not good enough. Dogs are sentient beings and provide so much to our lives they deserve to be treated with kindness and respect.

I find it difficult to understand why people are so comfortable with punishment, but I've seen groups of people who use punishment on dogs for training and because they're doing the same and surround themselves with people doing the same it becomes their normal. If people stick to a belief that positive reinforcement training doesn't work, it will help them justify the use of punishment to themselves and their customers.

If you watch the film the Stamford Prison experiment it will show you how humans react to being in power and control of another being. If you look at the milgram experiment you will see how most people will mindlessly follow the 'Expert' without question and cause harm to others.

I have 5 years University experience studying Canine Science. I've studied methods and approaches, I've compared and contrasted them and critically evaluated them. I completed my dissertation on different methods and learning.

I have hours and hours of CPD from a variety of other trainers. I've been assessed and externally verified by several organisations.

I have a lifetime of experience with various breeds. Living with, competing with and breeding.

The more experience and knowledge I gained, the more positive I became.

I mostly learned that dogs don't need an 'Alpha Male' for you will live in harmony with them.

Positive training works, I know it does. What I do is share all my experience and knowledge and help people learn to be good at training their dogs with positive reinforcement.

Please please please make sure you check a trainer's approach and credentials, because getting results to make your life easier isn't enough, the journey and the experience your dog has living with you is of equal importance.

Have a great week 🐾🥰

Jane Ardern BSc Hons
Kennel Club Dog Trainer of the Year
Gundog Club Accredited Instructor and Assessor
ICAN Accredited Behaviourist

12/05/2022

Exactly ❤️

08/05/2022

Good morning!

I saw this on a friend’s feed and felt compelled to share it. I don’t know who made this meme, but it speaks volumes for all the voiceless animals of this world.

Please, ADOPT, don’t shop, for the next animal member of your family and help make a fairy tail come true.

Have a blessed weekend!❤️

17/03/2022

Please read, this is why I do what I do...

https://thesciencedog.com/2022/03/14/the-eeyore-effect/

Measuring the Emotional Toll of Aversive Training Methods The tension between dog trainers who use primarily reward-based methods (positive reinforcement) and those who rely more on aversive method…

08/11/2021

Please take note, lots of these "Christmas stockings" for dogs contain hide articles of some sort !

24/10/2021

If your dog pulls buy one of these...

Then book a session with me 😊👌

21/10/2021

04/10/2021

01/10/2021

24/09/2021

Just love this amazing art work by Ladybug Art 🐞🐞🐞

10/09/2021

Public Service Announcement! Xylitol is a plant-based sugar that is extremely toxic to dogs and if it comes from birch, it's called "Birch sugar" (not a new thing, chemically, but that's the name that is newly being used on labels instead of xylitol for that source of xylitol).

I've heard of dogs dying quickly from eating a pack of sugar-free gum left around, for example.

Thanks for the heads up, Pam Williams, and the clarification, Glorya Shine :)

10/09/2021

New video is up ! 😊👌

https://youtu.be/1Wf-gJFuo9Y