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24/06/2025

There are things that only dogs can teach other dogs.

These are two dog that were boarding with me last week..

This is a young puppy who has been socialised a lot with other energetic dogs just like her.

The shepherd is an older male. He isn’t as interested in being friends as she is..

I knew this would be a beneficial interaction for her as I can see that she NEEDS to learn that not every dog wants to be her play buddy..

Not only does the shepherd ignore her entirely, he even gives her a very measured correction at the end for getting too hyper

19/06/2025

Gypsy has been in my day train program where one of our focuses has been on her socialisation.

With her still being a puppy it’s important that she learns how to interact with her environment in a positive way.

We’ve been building her motivation for food and her ability to pay attention to me when there are other things going on around her.

I will say, after about 10 minutes of this (especially in the warmer mornings) she’s absolutely exhausted😂

17/06/2025

Finished up my last training session with Marvin today.
Marvin has a whole bunch of issues in the house and outside. We’ve covered management in the house like crating, keeping a house line on him (especially around the new baby in the house), place command, and tethering. All skills that help him regulate his emotions and keep him out of trouble.
We’ve also focused on building motivation for play and food. Both of those have developed brilliantly since I met him thanks to the work his owner has put in.
His owner was understandably nervous about working on his outdoor behaviour (he kicks off at every dog he sees!)
So we got Pepper out today and showed Marvin and his owner how to work on his reactivity.
I’m really happy with these guys and their progress!

15/06/2025

Pepper has a tendency to get overstimulated when she’s around big crowds.

She struggles to focus and gets quite agitated, she just doesn’t really know what to do with herself.

That doesn’t mean that we shy away from crowds of people-we do the opposite. It means we go out of our way to find crowds and get her used to all the sights and sounds. .

With enough exposure, she’ll start to realise that a crowd of people isn’t a strange thing and that it’s okay to just relax in these environments. And if she ever does feel unsure, she just needs to look to me for help.

28/11/2024

Ghillie got to spend his birthday with me during our day train programme!
Ghillie is 4 today🎉🥳

04/11/2024

Aegir recently completed his 10 Day intensive training programme with me. He was a big guy with lots of energy.

With a dog like Aegir it’s important to meet his physical and mental needs. This approach allows us to do this whilst also having time to teach him the new behaviours he has to learn.

31/10/2024

The way I see it, if you have your dog attached to you with a fixed length piece of material-there is ultimately going to be a time where that singular piece of material will become tighter and will create some form of discomfort for the dog (regardless of whether you're using a collar or a harness).
This extra tension can create a feeling of restriction to the dog-which can then create frustration as they can't seem to get rid of this sudden added tension.
This adds fuel to the fire of a reactive dog. Your dog has already noticed their trigger (which is enough pressure as is) but once your dog moves forward or tries to escape and is met with restriction from a tight leash their behaviour will become even more explosive.
To work on this, I teach the dog that when they feel that pressure-it's a cue to engage with me. This is called "Leash Pressure".
I want the dog to be aware that they can remove that tension and restriction by choosing to move towards me. Feeling pressure shouldn't be an entirely negative thing, it should be an opportunity to make their situation better.

22/10/2024

I had both Kira and Sophie finish up their 10 day stay with me recently!

They both got along so well that I was able to let them freely socialise with Hendrix.

Was definitely an interesting pack of dogs to have😂

Rottweilers are one of my favourite breeds! Very headstrong dogs but they’ve always got a goofy side to them as well😁
28/09/2024

Rottweilers are one of my favourite breeds!
Very headstrong dogs but they’ve always got a goofy side to them as well😁

Mando is definitely one of the biggest puppies I’m currently working with!5 months old and already 30 kgs!I’ll also say ...
02/09/2024

Mando is definitely one of the biggest puppies I’m currently working with!

5 months old and already 30 kgs!

I’ll also say he’s definitely one of the laziest pups I’m working with😂

A reminder here to say that I’ll be out of office from the 17th-27th of this month!Off to Marrakesh for a bit to try and...
16/06/2024

A reminder here to say that I’ll be out of office from the 17th-27th of this month!
Off to Marrakesh for a bit to try and relax and switch off the brain and not think about dogs constantly😂
Any enquiries sent during this time will be answered when I’m home or at least not when I’m slumped back on a sun lounger getting redder than a fresh Scottish lobster

31/05/2024

This is the difference that 3 sessions can make!
Fingal is a typical Jack Russell: Highly driven, low tolerance for frustration, and enjoys seeking conflict.
This all means he can turn into an angry raging nightmare in a split second (his reaction in the video was a mild one!). Better yet, he’s got a few serious bites on his record.
We’ve still got some more work to do but this has been great progress in a short amount of time from both Fingal and his owners

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