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20/02/2024

Get posting! Jx

18/09/2023

16/09/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=702717038565329&id=100064811165383

Please sign jx

I believe that the XL bully is a kind, beautiful natured breed that loves children and people in general, and are very loyal and loving pets.

16/09/2023

In light of the impending XL BULLY ban i am offering free muzzle training.

This is a very worrying time for the dog world especially thoes who own them. Banning won't stop dog attacks but will force people underground or they will move onto another breed.

The issue is poor breeding, very popular lines are incredibly in**ed like brother and sister with very little outside genes. Poor training advice often coming from the breeder based on the very outdated dominance theory.

XL's are big and very powerful dog's and need owners experienced in large breed's they are not suitable for alot of homes but the greedy breeders dont care, they just want the money and seen to have no regard for the dog's they bring into the world.

Please be sensible and read the advice given. If police ask to see your dog, keep calm, be polite, do what is asked, DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING. Keep your dog under control ie on lead in public , desex, muzzel train, good citizens training etc. This should give you a fighting chance to prove you are a responsible owner.

If anyone is worried about this situation please contact me for help.

Thanks
Jenny 🐾

09/09/2023

26/06/2023

What’s the obsession with 🐶dominance?
Why do people often explain how their dog is trying to exert dominance over them or their children by jumping, mouthing, hu***ng, growling, etc?
I’m curious:
🐈If a cat hisses at you, do you think it’s trying to dominate you?
If a ferret jumps on you, do you think it’s trying to exert dominance?
🐰If a bunny thumps at you, would you say it’s being dominant towards you?
🐹If a hamster nips you, is it dominating you?
🐍If a snake is staring at you, is it being dominant?
🦜If a bird eliminates on you, is it being alpha?

I could go on, but I hope you’re already questioning why humans are obsessed with relating normal species behaviors as dominance, but not other pets or animals.
There’s dozens of other reasons dogs do things, and pretty much every one of them has nothing to do with dominating humans. They’re just not that dense!

19/02/2023

A trainer friend posted this so im shearing this as its a perfect explanation.

Your dog's arousal is controlled by a traffic light system.

Green light is where your dog isn't aroused. They're capable of doing things in a calm and orderly manner.

Amber light is when they're a bit excited and fizzier, and have more pep in their step. But they can still focus on tasks at hand.

Red light is too much. Arousal has taken over, and anything we attempt to do is fruitless. Oh dear.

Here's the uncomfortable truth - every situation where your dog gets too fizzy? Is governed by them going through these lights.\

An example - street walks. Let's break down what happens to begin one.

🟢 You grab your dog's walking equipment and put them on it. You head to the front door.

🟠 You open the door and head outside, your dog begins to pull. They begin sniffing everything everywhere.

🔴 They're pulling becomes more intense, they're desperate to get to the street, you're asking them for things and they're incapable of doing them.

Arousal is not a moment. It is always in stages.

This is all well and good, you may be thinking, but how do we solve this?

I have a little secret for you, and it hinges on one question - which light do you think we want your dog in?

You might have answered green. But you're wrong. It's amber.

Why? Because we can't take the arousal out of the situation, but we can teach our dog to work in the arousal.

Amber is the perfect level of arousal. There's fizz there, of course, but we can still train within that fizz. Your dog loves their street walks - we can't dampen that excitement. But what we can do is take their desire to do something at that moment (pull) and turn it into a different behaviour.

If you're trying to keep your dog in green, you're fighting a losing battle. Instead, we can take their amber feelings and turn them into engagement and connection. A win win, right?

14/02/2023

This is an EXCELLENT graphic!

Pay attention to what a dog is telling you. And teach children to respect a dog's space! Too many dogs end up in shelters (or worse, put down) because the adults in charge were not monitoring the child/dog situation.

Many times when a dog bites a kid parents say, “There were no warnings. He just bit him for no reason.”

The unfortunate truth is that there are almost always warning signs, but the humans miss them. This photo shows a few warning signs that the dog is uncomfortable and may bite.

03/11/2022

https://www.whole-dog-journal.com/food/raw-dog-food-and-salmonella-risks/?amp=1

Dogs can get sick from Salmonella, although it s rare. But what if we told you dry store-bought kibble poses as much of a threat of Salmonella as raw meat does?

17/09/2022

14th September as our Queen was leaving Buckingham Palace Poo delivered 6 boys and 3 girl's

18/07/2022

Sibling early morning walk jx

14/07/2022

We know how to keep cool with tasty fish/ chicken both ice pops and frozen KONG.

24/03/2022

I thought this was a very interesting article a trainer/ breeder friend wrote jx

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚊𝚕 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚍

The prenatal period suggests that pregnant mothers who are subjected to heightened, prolonged stress are more inclined to birth puppies with higher stress hormones, rendering them more likely to be more emotional and reactive in stressful situations later in life (𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦 1970)

A test to prove this theory for dogs was conducted using 5 Beagles, who were subjected to separate trials (𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸) and their puppies were then later tested on their responses and learning abilities at 8 weeks old. The result was the same of that occurred for humans, monkeys and rats, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨.

As a canine behaviourist, when you look at stress or problems with dogs we look back at the history - right to how the puppies were raised with a ＢＲＥＥＤＥＲ. How were the puppies raised? How much did you see as an owner? Did you meet the parents? How many dogs did they own? Where were the puppies raised? So many questions to ask but unfortunately not a lot of owners can answer them well...

What determines a good breeder and a bad breeder is how much work they put in and the 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 they have to raise the PARENT and the PUPPIES with consideration of the outcomes later in the dogs life, thus helping to eliminate the possibility of behaviour problems which could lead to the dog being re-homed.

𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒𝙇𝙀𝘿𝙂𝙀 𝙄𝙎 𝙋𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙍!

26/02/2022

This is so funny but gets the message across! 🤣 jx

https://fb.watch/bpF8-A93AK/

30/01/2022

Barney is a teen pup who loves to jump and pull. He's learning to walk on a loose lead and listen to mum without getting really distracted. Jx

30/01/2022

This is Tiffany, she has been coming for a few weeks now. She is nervous very worried about new things. She was terrified of the tunnel ... this is how we got this amazing result with reward based training.

✅ Not putting pressure on her to go in or near it.

✅ useing a shorter tunnel that lets light in.

✅ useing treats and lots of encouragement

✅ building confidence around it.

Then she did soming that amazed me!
She choose to use the big tunnel. 🥰🐕 jx

17/01/2022

It blows my mind that so many people don’t know that puppies are not blank slates. Both nature and nurture matters as a puppy grows to an adult dog. All four L.E.G.S. matter: Learning (all their learning history), Environment (their physical surroundings and social surroundings), Genetics (both their genetics and epigenetics contribute), and Self (their unique internal experience and physical condition, including any disabilities). Even if you socialize a puppy correctly and carefully, he can still grow up to be a highly sensitive dog if his genetics predisposed him to be so. I love working with highly sensitive dogs and their guardians, and it always saddens me when people think they “did something” to “make” their dog this way. People always assure me they have never hurt their dog and raised them carefully, so why is their dog so shy or reactive? What did they do?? People forget to take into consideration all of the other things that go into a dog’s temperament. You weren’t born as a blank slate… you probably have some things in common with your mother and/or your father that would not have changed had you been raised in different conditions. If you adopted your puppy and never met her parents, nor have knowledge of the conditions in which she was born, you just don’t know the full story. I always tell the guardians of highly sensitive dogs that their dog’s sensitivity is one side of the coin, and the high intelligence such dogs have is the other side of that same coin. If you need help with your highly sensitive dog, reach out! My six month course starts soon!

**Edited to add: the ingenious L.E.G.S. model is the work of Kim Brophey, who I am so humbled to be able to call my mentor as a Family Dog Mediator. **

14/01/2022

Please be careful when walking your dog's, Wipe paws with pet wipes or water after road walks to remove road salt that can cause irritation. use a paw balm or coconut oil to protect the pads. Jx

12/01/2022

Boredom buster.
Rea loves her new game. This is perfect for dogs they love to rip paper and de-stuff. I cut lengths of non fraying material stuffed them into the ball with a few hidden treats. Remember to always supervise your dog.
Jx

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