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A frightening read from a colleague....Please πŸ™ check people's qualifications!!!
08/09/2024

A frightening read from a colleague....

Please πŸ™ check people's qualifications!!!

⚠️ π‘Ύπ’‰π’š 𝑰 π’˜π’π’'𝒕 𝒃𝒆 π’‚π’‘π’‘π’†π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒐𝒏 π‘«π’π’ˆπ’” π‘©π’†π’‰π’‚π’—π’Šπ’π’ˆ (π‘½π’†π’“π’š) π‘©π’‚π’…π’π’š

Yesterday, I received the following email from a researcher for the TV programme *Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly*:

"𝑀𝑦 π‘›π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 (redacted) 𝐼 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑇𝑉 π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ β€˜π·π‘œπ‘”π‘  π΅π‘’β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” (π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦) π΅π‘Žπ‘‘π‘™π‘¦β€™.

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘  β„Žπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘š π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘β„Ž 𝑀𝑒 π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑛𝑒π‘₯𝑑 π‘€π‘’π‘’π‘˜ 𝑖𝑛 πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žπ‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘š.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘› π‘‡π‘’π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦ 10π‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘š π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑒𝑠 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘“π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘œπ‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘“π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œπ‘”π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Ž π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘‘π‘œπ‘›π‘’.

π‘Šπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘™π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘›-π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ .

π‘ƒπ‘™π‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘’ π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘œπ‘›π‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛. 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦β€™π‘‘ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘œπ‘› π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ž π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™π‘ !"

My first thought was to delete the email. I'm not a fan of Graeme Hall. I've watched a few episodes of his show, and in my opinion, he seems to make things up as he goes along, relying on outdated training methods.

However, I was puzzled. Was the β€œcravat” unwell, and they needed a stand-in? I'm a nobody – why on earth would they want to film me training a dog when there are so many high-profile trainers out there? Curiosity got the better of me, so I decided to give the researcher a call.

I'm still in shock as I write this. The researcher explained that they wanted to invite me to Lytham with my Border Collie to "demonstrate" to Graeme Hall how I would train my dog not to respond to a phone ringtone.

Graeme would then take my training method and use it to teach the Border Collie of the family seeking help – all while filming it for his TV show!

WTF 😳😳😳

I decided to dig a bit deeper and reached out to the force-free dog training community to see if anyone else had experienced something this bizarre.

It turns out that many trainers had also been asked to attend filming sessions to show Graeme how to train dogs before the cameras rolled. Most reported that they refused because of his methods, but a few had shown him and his team how to train a dog, only to be dismissed without any credit for their expertise.

I then did some open-source research on "The Country’s Best Dog Trainer," as the *Daily Telegraph* calls him. He has no formal training in canine behaviour or training. He’s essentially winging it with the help of whatever trainers are willing to show up and assist him.

According to his website, he charges Β£875 per session πŸ€”πŸ˜§

Now I’m not someone who normally criticises other trainers. I prefer to let my clients decide if I’m the right trainer for them based on how I work with their dogs.

However, I couldn’t let this pass without making it public knowledge.

If you're looking for a dog trainer, please avoid this programme and this man. You have no idea whose techniques he’ll be using week to week, and given that most qualified and accredited trainers want nothing to do with him, the quality of training you’ll receive is questionable at best.

Instead, do your own research and find a local trainer who aligns with your own dog training ethics. Organisations such as The IMDT or APDT - Association of Pet Dog Trainers can help guide you to qualified & accredited trainers in your area.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒑𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’…π’π’ˆπ’” π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒔!

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANINEBEHAVIOURIST AND A TRAINER??? πŸ€”πŸ€”A Trainer is teaching your dog TO DO a skill such a...
08/09/2024

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANINE
BEHAVIOURIST AND
A TRAINER??? πŸ€”πŸ€”

A Trainer is teaching your dog
TO DO a skill such as sit, lay down, loose lead, recall etc.

A qualified Behaviourist helps to REPROGRAMME / CHANGE your dogs emotional responses (feelings) towards something or someone.

For example:

β˜† Reactivity or aggression towards other dogs.
β˜† Reactivity / aggression towards humans - children.
β˜† Resource guarding.
β˜† Seperation distress / anxiety.
β˜† Repetitive behaviours.
β˜† Fears of a specific thing or person.
Etc...

For more support with your dog, contact me on:
[email protected]
07976 781067

Hi...I am a QUALIFIED Dog Trainer and Behaviourist. I work daily with families and individuals across Knutsford and the ...
04/09/2024

Hi...I am a QUALIFIED Dog Trainer and Behaviourist.

I work daily with families and individuals across Knutsford and the surrounding areas.

β˜† QUALIFIED Behaviourist.
100s of hours working with dogs with Behavioural issues.

β˜† QUALIFIED and work as a Dog Trainer.

β˜† KAD (kids around dogs) APPROVED professional working with child safety around dogs.

β˜† APPROVED Trainer and Assessor for Therapy Dog Training UK.

β˜† Trained the Award winning Cheshire Police Well-being Dog. πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί

β˜† KAD approved - SCHOOL Dog Specialist.

β˜† Fully insured.

β˜† DBS checked.

β˜† Puppy Culture trained (understanding of how puppies learn)

β˜† Qualified human teacher.

β˜† Complete regular CPD courses to continue my learning and understanding of new ideas, theories, skills and techniques.

For more information on the services I provide:

Email: [email protected]
Website: leadsandwellies.co.uk
07976 781067

24/08/2024

I am an Approved Professional for:

KAD KAD Kids Around Dogs
Kids around Dogs

For safety; PLEASE ONLY work with a qualified and insuranced Dog Trainer or Behaviourist when working with children and dogs.

Contact me on:
[email protected]
07976 781067
Website...Leadsandwellies.co.uk

Thought I'd share this from my wonderful client who is a Cheshire Dogs Home volunteer.....🀩
20/08/2024

Thought I'd share this from my wonderful client who is a Cheshire Dogs Home volunteer.....🀩

Join us at our SUMMER FAIR

We have the pawfect day out for your pooches including a Dog Show sponsored by The House Of Dog and lots of fun for all the family

Free entry!
We just ask for a donation to use our car park

Please bring cash / change as we have limited card machines on site

See you on Sunday 1st Sept 🧑

18/08/2024

REVIEW FROM MY CLIENT

Recall progress....

"Hi Laura, just wanted to send a couple of videos to show you how well Dolly has come on with her training 😁 She’s suddenly got it! I’m so grateful to you. πŸ™"

Amazing work from this client and her Rottie....great to see her off lead safely, responding to recall and enjoying a run around! 🩷

Contact me on:
[email protected]
07976 781067

09/07/2024

GROOMING...

Daily and weekly brushing is essential for your dogs welfare...

WHY?
β˜† To check for and remove grass seeds, ticks and other items from their coats which could cause irritation or problems.

β˜† To remove knots which can create skin sores and irritation.

β˜† To remove excess hair or dead hair.

β˜† To remove / dislodge mud and dirt.

β˜† 'Brushing stimulates the natural oils in the skin and fur, which helps make for a glossy, healthy coat.'

Contact me on:
07976 781067
[email protected]

Send a message to learn more

PUPPY SESSIONS...THE GREAT ADVANTAGE of 1-1 sessions, means I can visit your puppy in their home environment as soon as ...
05/07/2024

PUPPY SESSIONS...

THE GREAT ADVANTAGE of 1-1 sessions, means I can visit your puppy in their home environment as soon as you bring him or her home...we do NOT need to wait to complete vaccinations.

We can chat about toilet training, bedtime routine, puppy biting, grooming, crate training and much more! If your puppy is happy and relaxed, we can also start some basic training exercises such as, name recognition and SIT.

For more information:
07976 781067
[email protected]

04/07/2024

FANTASTIC loose lead walking from this owner and her very young dog.

What is needed to achieve this result?

β˜† Eye contact.
β˜† Follow me exercise.
β˜† Reward based training.
β˜† Strong owner / dog bond.
β˜† Daily commitment to training.

For more information:
07976 781067
[email protected]

29/06/2024

WHO KNEW AN EGG COULD BE SO EXCITING!!! πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ₯°πŸ˜

She didn't even crack it! 🀣
this gorgeous wellbeing dog...



Contact me on:
[email protected]
07976 781067

Send a message to learn more

28/06/2024

PUPPY SESSIONS...🐢

β˜† 1-1 sessions, based in your own home.

β˜† Bespoke just for you and your puppys needs.

β˜† Sessions will fit around your daily life style and work commitments.

For more information...
07976 781067
[email protected]

Send a message to learn more

Hi...I am a KNUTSFORD based, QUALIFIED Dog Trainer and Behaviourist. I work daily with families and individuals across K...
21/06/2024

Hi...I am a KNUTSFORD based, QUALIFIED Dog Trainer and Behaviourist.

I work daily with families and individuals across Knutsford and the surrounding areas.

β˜† QUALIFIED Behaviourist.
100s of hours working with dogs with Behavioural issues.

β˜† QUALIFIED and work as a Dog Trainer.

β˜† KAD (kids around dogs) APPROVED professional for child safety around dogs.

β˜† Trained the Award winning Cheshire Police Well-being Dog. πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί

β˜† KAD approved - SCHOOL Dog Specialist.

β˜† Fully insured.

β˜† DBS checked.

β˜† Puppy Culture trained (understanding of how puppies learn)

β˜† Experienced and Awarded in training therapeutic and Wellbeing dogs.

β˜† Qualified human teacher.

β˜† Complete regular CPD courses to continue my learning and understanding of new ideas, theories, skills and techniques.

For more information on the services I provide with classes for puppies and dogs, Behaviourial work, working with a new rescue dog, school dog assessments/training, training and assessment to become a wellbeing or therapeutic dog, child / dog safety in a family setting or at school, addressing human fear of dogs and much more...

Email: [email protected]
Website: leadsandwellies.co.uk
07976 781067

This is a wonderful idea Official Knutsford Academy....Animal Therapy work can be an AMAZING support for children's educ...
21/06/2024

This is a wonderful idea Official Knutsford Academy....

Animal Therapy work can be an AMAZING support for children's education by boosting their self-confidence, building social skills, improve concentration, all through a non-judgement interaction with an animal.

Fantastic!! πŸ™

20/06/2024

GREAT WORK from this little Jack Russell Cross this week at busy Shakeley Mere!! 🐢

He is VERY fearful (exhibited through barking etc) inside the house when guests arrive. This behaviour was starting to show outdoors also.

We have had a number of behavioural modification sessions and introduced clicker training...LOOKπŸ‘€ at how fantastic he and his owner are doing!!! πŸ‘πŸ‘

LOVE THE SMILE HE GIVES ME...SUPER PROUD OF HIMSELF 😍

He's a great little dog, he just needs time, space and patience to over come his fears. πŸ™

Contact me on: 07976 781067
[email protected]

14/06/2024

HAPPY FRIDAY!!! GOOD VIBES....πŸ₯³βœŒ

Contact;
[email protected]
07976 781067

VIP PUPPY SESSIONS...πŸ’œπŸ’–We are starting to see more of this gorgeous, little bit stubborn 😜 and gentle breed once again. ...
14/05/2024

VIP PUPPY SESSIONS...πŸ’œπŸ’–

We are starting to see more of this gorgeous, little bit stubborn 😜 and gentle breed once again.

Back in the 90s the Rottweiler had a bad reputation for being a dangerous dog, so much so that they tried the ban the breed in the UK....BUT, as always, it was because of irresponsible and poor ownership rather than the breed.

Where would we be today if this important breed had been banned...😍

09/05/2024

KAD Kids Around Dogs

My 9 year old son did an amazing job this evening training 12 month old Willow. She was fully engaged with him and enjoyed the session in the field.
I didn't get a look in!!! 🀣🀣

What can we see:-
β˜† Close / heel work.
β˜† Recall.
β˜† Sit.
β˜† Lay down.
β˜† Stay / wait.

30/04/2024

‼️RAPESEED‼️

Don’t be tempted by the idea of a fabulous insta perfect pic of your woofer in one of these vibrant yellow fields. The potential issues of a rapeseed field for your dog (and some humans!) are:
‼️Digestive issues
‼️Stomach tenderness
‼️Vomiting
‼️Diarrhoea
‼️Skin reactions

28/04/2024

PUPPY VIP PACKAGE...🐢

(1 year old dog).

πŸ’₯WHERE:-
Brereton Heath - very busy environment.

πŸ’₯WHAT can we see in the clips:-
β˜† Excellent recall.
β˜† Loose lead.
β˜† Close (heel) work past distractions.

πŸ’₯ HOW did they achieve this:-
β˜† Learning eye contact.
β˜† Follow me.
β˜† Loose lead.
β˜† Recall at home, then in low distracting areas and building it up.

EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT!! πŸ‘πŸ‘

Leads and Wellies 07976 781067
[email protected]

24/04/2024

Jules alerted Jade a few minutes before this picture was taken as he detected a change in her odour which meant she was about to collapse due to her condition, . She then knew that she needed to lie down. Before having Jules, this would have happened suddenly, without any warning and she suffered injuries such as black eyes and dislocations daily.

https://www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk/maad-information/

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17/04/2024

IMPORTANCE OF A RELEASE CUE...

β˜† First teach mat / target training.
β˜† Teach a Stay.
β˜† Then add in a release cue so your dog knows they can move.

WHY?
β˜† Food manners.
β˜† Door / gate manners.
β˜† Releasing safely from the car.
β˜† Used when guests visit.
β˜† Placement when someone is at the front door.

For more help with your dog, contact me on:
07976 781067
[email protected]

16/04/2024

STAIRCASE STAY πŸ–....

Willow is achieving amazing skills within her training...

β˜† She now will wait for ANY length of time at the bottom of the stairs, WITHOUT following me. πŸ‘πŸ‘

GREAT WORK WILLOW! 🐢

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