Sally Tarpey Canine Behaviourist

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Thank you for visiting my page, please feel free to contact me for a no obligation chat to discuss any canine behaviour concerns. 007517 582370 or [email protected].

Thank you to Mouses mum for her words.Always happy to speak to prospective clients too if they would like.Sally is quite...
04/12/2025

Thank you to Mouses mum for her words.
Always happy to speak to prospective clients too if they would like.

Sally is quite simply the reason why I still have my dog, who is now well behaved and a joy.
When my husband died I wanted a dog to get me out of the house and, never having had a dog before, I chose a puppy as I thought, they would come with no trauma and behavioural issues. (I know better now).
Mouse was from two working lines, she was easily over stimulated and extremely mouthy.
I was afraid of her and didn’t know how to handle her behaviour, which the more I walked her (in an attempt to’tire her out’) the worse it got.
Other trainers had told me it was her breed mix and I would never do anything with her. We are not saying she is abnormal but’her problems are not within the normal range’.
I was desperate and considering rehoming.
My vet introduced Sally, who explained that she was overwhelmed by all the sounds on the walks, the commands she didn’t understand and the relationship we didn’t have.
We worked to destress and give her an activity she loved (scent work) & training.
Sally worked with me to build my confidence too.
Mouse is now a wonderful dog, we know and trust each other- is she perfect? No, but we have no mouthing (she doesn’t like the vet though and Sally’s muzzle training makes this quiet and stress reduced for Mouse) and I know not to put her in the very rare situations that she cannot cope with.

A friend messaged me recently & said this young man needed a new home & could I help.Witin a week of posting on my page...
04/12/2025

A friend messaged me recently & said this young man needed a new home & could I help.
Witin a week of posting on my page,he was in his new home with one of my clients, he"s now got brothers & sisters, Nellie, the Chow Chow being one of them.
I met him yesterday to start some training, he's just gorgeous & truly landed on his paws, mum sent me a photo of him tired out an hour later.
Huge thank you to my lovely client for giving him a home 💕.

Thank you to Nellies mum for the lovely review & for sending them my way.I'm seeing them later with their new rescue d...
03/12/2025

Thank you to Nellies mum for the lovely review & for sending them my way.

I'm seeing them later with their new rescue dog 🥰.

Sally came to help me out with my Chow Chow Nellie, who I had rescued.
Nellie had got a habit of playbiting and being very boisterous with smaller dogs.
Sally helped me by showing me some tips on how to get Nellies mind ready for training,using scent activities and how to prevent her playbiting by training with treats and squeaky toys and some other helpful advice too.
Nellie has responded to her training really well and no longer playbites, is a much better behaved dog.
Sally also brought her own dogs for playtime with Nellie and it showed that Nellie loved the company of dogs who were willing to let her run round in circles with them.
I would highly recommend Sally,she is accredited,professional,kind and patient.

Thank you to this boys mum for the lovely review, he's been a complex case to work with because of pain, but he's improv...
02/12/2025

Thank you to this boys mum for the lovely review, he's been a complex case to work with because of pain, but he's improved massively since diagnosis & a treatment plan.

Sally came to see me and my young Cocker spaniel earlier this year. I was very close to having to give him up to a rescue centre. I couldn't cope, with all his behaviour, energy, and constant barking. He had had a traumatic start, and had been with me six weeks, when he managed to swallow a large squeaker out of a toy which resulted in an emergency operation, long crate rest, when a lot of his socialisation should have been happening. On top of this, Sally suspected he had pain in his spine, and back legs. She helped with getting him scanned with with a CT, and this showed us what we were dealing with.

Sally has worked with him & me, and her knowledge in all things 'dog' has worked wonders, he now knows when she arrives he's going to have fun, but also works hard.
Alongside all of this, she has looked after me, given me some confidence back, to know I can cope and have a dog that can be enjoyable.
Sally's knowledge, has undoubtedly given me and the dog our happy lives back.

Catching up with some cpd on a miserable day.
01/12/2025

Catching up with some cpd on a miserable day.

Calling my dog people that I've worked with as clients.If you've worked with me in any capacity relating to training or ...
01/12/2025

Calling my dog people that I've worked with as clients.

If you've worked with me in any capacity relating to training or behaviour work, would you mind providing me with a few words as a review please, if it's been a complex case, then maybe a few more words🙏.

If you direct message, WhatsApp or email me it would be most appreciated.

[email protected]

Pic of Ollie Collie feeling a bit festive 🎄.

Me & the gang went to a new dog field today, we've watched it coming to life the last few months as its on the way to on...
28/11/2025

Me & the gang went to a new dog field today, we've watched it coming to life the last few months as its on the way to one of my regular training clients.
The gang loved it, lots of new smells to investigate, tyres to play on & around, a tunnel to explore, logs, a field shelter, running water & Stewie loved the sandpit !
Safe to say we'll hire it again.
Secure dog fields are perfect for dogs who can't cope with busy environments, or are reactive, or, if you're like me, you just want the dogs to have some free time without having to worry about incoming dogs approaching.

I cut the session short for this little man last week, he was too anxious & wasn't coping well.I met him with his dad ye...
26/11/2025

I cut the session short for this little man last week, he was too anxious & wasn't coping well.
I met him with his dad yesterday at a local field to do some work and he was much better, set backs are invetable, we work through them at the dogs pace.
To the people telling the owners "just make him face his fears, he'll get over it", please stop, you'll do more damage.

Another of my rescue gang.This is Stewie, he was being sent into a busy rehoming kennels because his owners had a baby &...
25/11/2025

Another of my rescue gang.
This is Stewie, he was being sent into a busy rehoming kennels because his owners had a baby & said he wasn't coping with the baby crawling, I'd have rehomed the baby myself 🙈.
Anyway, a friend & I set off to get him and here he is.
If you follow my page, you'll have seen him before, he's my blind boy.
His owners hadn't noticed he was blind until I asked them about it, having had him from a pup, I suspect he adapted quickly to their home and knew his way around using his sense of smell & touch.
My vet & I suspect his blindness is due to Collie Eye Anomaly ( CEA ).
An inherited gene defect, as a result of poor breeding, specific to Collies & Collie Cross breeds.
Their is no treatment, he shows no signs of it slowing him down, he enjoys life to the full & copes amazingly well.
Just because he's disabled, it doesn't mean he can't lead a full life, he's recently been coming out to work as a stooge dog with me & made some lovely doggy friends in the process.
His nickname is Stevie
( Stevie Wonder 😎 ).

Look at the curls on these three ladies, aren't they all gorgeous.Mum wants to be able to walk all three together safely...
25/11/2025

Look at the curls on these three ladies, aren't they all gorgeous.
Mum wants to be able to walk all three together safely so we'll be doing some training together over the next few weeks.
The one at the back has had a traumatic past and lacks in confidence, but she was super brave, approaching me & taking treats from my hand.
Her owners have taken their time with her and allowed her to settle without putting any pressure on her, after hearing about her past, it was lovely to see how brave she was.

'Flooding' - nothing to do with the recent storms but a term used in dog training.Associated with continued exposure to...
23/11/2025

'Flooding' - nothing to do with the recent storms but a term used in dog training.
Associated with continued exposure to the dogs stimuli until they stop the unwanted behaviour.
They don't stop because they suddenly accept what they've been fearful of, they stop because they're emotionally & psychologically exhausted, they have no more energy to react, their body is shutting down.

This is a harsh, uneccessary approach & certainly won't help longterm.

I worked with one of my reactive clients the other day, it was apparent after twenty minutes the dog was totally overwhelmed, when I asked if anything different had been going on, the owners had had several visitors that morning. This would have been enough to overstimulate the dog, anxious dogs need structure & routine.

I brought the session to a close and advised the owner to give him some decompression time, we'll revisit the session this week.

If I see a dog, or owner, isn't coping with a session, I won't hesitate in stopping it, we can pick it up another day, their is no reason or excuse to put anyone in this situation.

Another day, another rescue dog 🐾.Fox was struggling in a busy council kennels, she'd gone in as a young stray & no one ...
22/11/2025

Another day, another rescue dog 🐾.
Fox was struggling in a busy council kennels, she'd gone in as a young stray & no one claimed her.
I suspect because of her anxiety & behaviour around moving traffic where she would bark, lunge, scream & spin hysterically.
She was so stressed in kennels she took the skin off her pads jumping up constantly & hitting a hard concrete floor, she had diarrhoea and just looked in poor condition.
Her volunteers would pop her in a wheelbarrow & take her to the paddock to stand on soft grass as she couldn't walk on hard surfaces her feet were so sore.
Cue one of my famous road trips to break her out of kennels 🙈.
She was about 4kg underweight, with a chest infection and needed medication to get her back on track.
She's high drive, too high to work with livestock, she's incredibly sensitive & super affectionate.
I worked through her issues with her & now she can walk roadside with no reactions, no attempts to herd the traffic.
She's the most anxious out of my dogs but has made massive progress and continues to do so.
A long period of decompression and lots of training has got her where she is now.
I'm confident she wouldn't have survived if she had stayed where she was, she couldn't have sustained such weight loss without becoming seriously ill.
If you meet her, she wriggles like a jelly then slide down your legs having a fuss.

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Kidderminster

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+447517582370

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