Hedingham Hounds

16/02/2025

⚠️ Controversial Post ⚠️

Why do you use a Halti?

Most people will reply so that they can walk their dog without pulling.

Remove the Halti, do they still pull? Yes because they haven't been taught not to pull, instead it's been used as a quick fix to stop pulling.

Halti, figure of 8, gencons, all work because they are aversive, they work on a negative association that if they pull it restricts and causes discomfort. It does not teach your dog not to pull, that's our job. You will see dogs rub, claw and roll around, tails down and ears back whilst wearing it. These are signs they are uncomfortable.

I can see the appeal and understand why owners choose this "quick fix" BUT I also know that one of the responsibilities of owning a dog is putting in the time and effort into training.

Qualified dog trainers will support you to understand the triggers. They will work with you and your dog to provide tailored training techniques to build a relationship where your dog chooses to walk loosely.

There are a few cases where I do recommend desensitising the to support training however this is done with a Systematic Desensitisation and Counter Conditioning program over the course of 5-10 days.

So next time you grab that Halti, think... Have I actually spent 5 mins a day for at least a week teaching them how to walk in an enjoyable way?

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16/02/2025

Real puppy training classes, ditch the village hall and choose puppy classes in a more natural environment.

A huge THABK YOU to Lee at Great Yeldham Vintage Buses for providing a bus for our puppies to socialise.

March puppy classes are FULLY BOOKED but I do have workshops available throughout March.

16/02/2025

Owning a Reactive dog can be exhausting. Especially when the advice you get is wrong or counter productive.

I look at the bigger picture;
🐕‍🦺 putting harness on
🚪 going out the door
🚗 getting in the car
📏 distance
They are all factors prior to supporting the reactivity.

My results and reviews speak for themselves, without negative force, fear or punishment.

Play, Train & Learn!

15/02/2025

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15/02/2025

📴The importance of teaching a dog to switch off.

Yesterday we encouraged H to be a dog and use his nose and not focus on the ball.

"He normally comes back from a walk wanting to carry on playing ball but not today came back and settled on his bed"

13/02/2025

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It truly is a four legged word! From all of us to all of you we hope you have a wonderful day filled with love, fur, and fun. A big thank you to Mighty Dog Graphics for the poster and a really big thank you to all our amazing members that sent over an image or two of their beloved furry family members.
To find out more about us, our members, the committee or how to join go to www.intodogs.net
Happy Valentine everyone

11/02/2025

💜 Kiara 💜

Keeping an eye on the oldest playing football.

11/02/2025

🎉 Meet "B"

Last week I met her exhausted owner. "B" has been physically attacking and biting her when she opens or closes the stairgate for the last year.

➡️ Swipe to see her progress after 4 days

😱 One trainer used aversive methods to correct her, this only exacerbated her behaviour and made her worse. Suppressing the behaviour is not a fix.
⚠️ No educated professional dog trainer would use aversive tools or methods.

🧠 Understanding the triggers, giving them both exercises to do and repairing their relationship was at the forefront of the session. By playing games and completing easy, repetitive exercises that keeps her below threshold means that we are already seeing huge success over a short amount of time

📱When I received the videos I nearly cried tears of joy at how well they are both doing!

Just goes to show how effective getting the right trainer is!

11/02/2025

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10/02/2025

Met this adorable pup at the weekend. A very unusual mix shihpoo X mini daxi.

A highly intelligent, food motivated, pocket rocket 🚀 that needed a little help learning how to switch off.

🗨️Thank you so much today's home visit has been amazing and giving us a lot to do and remember to be able to put our puppy on the right path. He's currently enjoying a bottle with holes cut out filled with treats and he took it straight to his blanket.

Here's what the owners said about me:
🗣️ Made us feel comfortable and taught us a lot in a short amount of time that we will definitely be practicing so we can enjoy our pup 🐶

Are you struggling with your puppy or looking at getting the right training in place to give your puppy the best start.
Book your call to discuss your requirements

10/02/2025

Sensory Class 👀👃🏻👂🏻✋🏻

This weekend my clients trialled a new class.

A twist on the "Rucksack Walk" holding in a class encouraging dogs to switch off from the environment and focus on calming exercises engaging with their owners.

A mixture of dogs attended, a 13 week old rottweiler puppy, 2 labski sisters, a Staffie, cockapoo and 6yr old collie

Looking at spending time with our dogs whilst on their walks as well as working on disengaging from the environment.

Clients were asked to bring a backpack containing:
A new smell
An unusual item
Something they can lick
A new chewie

Look for dates being added on the website.

10/02/2025

🎓 Improvers Grads 🎓

As I offer tailored support throughtout the course it was fantastic to see the dogs improve individually in different ways.

Smiley N was just excited to be there and really was super happy about life, but lacked concentration outside and really struggled with loose lead. This week N done 30 seconds solid of loose lead on a walk (now this may not seem a lot but this dog it was huge progress)

G is a breed I've not trained before, a large musterlunder, his owner very experienced with the breed but she has met her match with him and was loosing her patience. Rather than a collar we opted to support control with a 2 point harness and the rapid fire, treat the good approach. He has made progress and his owner is now learning to read his individual cues.

L is the owners 6th dog and is a loverable dufus. His recall is particularly special where he almost flies off all 4 paws. He is highly treat motivated making him easy to train and quick to please. Although one of the smallest in puppy class is now one of the biggest.

A huge milestone for P, (have a read of my previous post regarding her reactivity journey) due to my previous experience with P we were able ttry her in Improvers Course after attending a few workshops at a dmsade distance. We kept the training dog led and although originally we dropped her expectations of her in the class she succeeded these.

If your looking for unique classes that are relaxed, fun yet informative and (most of the time) structured then book your place on my next course starting 22nd March!

08/02/2025

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Vin has been one of the more challenging dogs attending Moody Mutts but even other attendees have commented on his progress.

When I first met him his owner was using aversive methods and equipment but this made his behaviour even worse.
We swapped to a 2 point harness, we stopped using "NO" and supported his muzzle training by desensitising it with the use of primula cheese 😋

We are changing the behaviour of the owner as well as Vinnie.

Progress may be slow and steady but it's still progress 💪🏻

08/02/2025

𝕋𝕖𝕖𝕗𝕪 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℍ 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕗𝕦𝕟 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟.

We often forget what impact our behaviour has on dogs and that as puppies we accidentally reinforce behaviours we don't like all the time.

We focused on not jumping up when greeting people, reading his cues and marking and rewarding his good choices.

So rather than "AHAH / NO" trying teaching the behaviour you want or taking them away, resetting them and trying again.

General Manners session at the paddock is £75
On a 1:1 basis providing you tailored support for basic behaviours such as:
🗣️ Recall
🐕‍🦺 Loose lead
👋🏻 Polite greetings
😌 Settle around distractions
🚗 Vehicle management (getting in/out car)
And much more

07/02/2025

Emotional Support Worker

Did you know that I'm also a qualified counsellor (for humans) this enables me to support owners on a more holistic level.

Yesterday was an emotional day for 3 clients, I don't judge, I'm empathetic, in most cases I've

"𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓽𝓮𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓻𝓽"

I am there to provide you practical and tailored support ensuring that not only is the dogs' welfare at the forefront in what we plan, but also yours, the owners, the ones facing the issues 24 hours a day.

Client 1 was a adolescent dog who was really pushing his owner, we changed our approach we marked and rewarded all the good stuff over quick successions

Client 2 was a rescue boy who's poor start has effected his behaviour and pushing the family to breaking point

Client 3 was a lost dog, fortunately I was able to locate her and safely get her in my van

If your looking for a dog trainer that provides you additional support then book a call so we can discuss your requirements further.

04/02/2025

Do you have a puppy under 6 months old?

Looking for some socialising classes with a twist?

Relaxed, informative and fun one off workshops providing safe socialisation with a mix of general manners and polite greetings.

6 puppies of up to 6 months old
45 minute one off sessions
Tailored to you and your pup
Qualified and certified instructor
Family friendly
Great Yeldham
£15

Sat 8th Feb 10.45am
Sun 16th Feb 11.15am
Sat 1st March 10.45am

Choose one, two or all 3 sessions
Book online

03/02/2025

Meet Pippa 👋🏻

I first met Pippa at the end of June, she was booked on to the Moody Mutts Package due to her reactivity to dogs when she was on a lead.
She couldn't disengage and would take several minutes to get her attention.
She also absolutely hated the car which also meant that coming to a weekly class needed additional work before the course started.

A tailored plan ➕ hard working owners 🟰 Big improvements

🚗 Car desensitising improved dramatically, reducing stress when going to and leaving places.

🧠 Providing extra tricks, games, challenging existing cues and using that collie brain

☯️ Calm understanding of her triggers and preventing them from occuring then teaching her a more controlled understanding.

🦺 Setting up safe, controlled scenarios for her to learn (and lots of chicken)

If you want to see progress like this then book a call today or message for more information.

03/02/2025

💛 Reactive Dog Class 💛

It's very rare I capture a dog reacting in class but today was a great example

This was a clip towards the end of the 30min class, week 3 of 4.
I was pushing him up to his threshold, but as Enzo the Frenchie, has attended a few of the these sessions, his owner is more than equipped to manage his behaviour.
There was only a break of about 2 minutes between first half and second half of this video.
It clearly shows why I always bang on about your DOGS POSITION when passing a stimulus.